The time had come. The Capitol pleasantries were over. There were no more interviews, no more parades, no more making nice face for the camera. Now it was down to the true hard work before the games: training for the arena. It was a day of going from station to station to try and hone as many survival skills as possible amongst the other tributes of all the districts. It's an entire day for interaction--before the forced interaction of the games themselves. Alliances are formed here (unofficially, of course), as well as enemies. It's up to you whether you wish to draw attention to yourself.
Every tribute wears the same identical training outfit with their district's number sewn into the sleeves.
The training center itself is divided into different stations for tributes to move freely between to practice their skills.
Animal Hunting:
This station will train you on all the ways to hunt animals on land. The best place to shoot different kinds of animals, how to prepare them safely after you've caught them, and even the art of snare making. For those who aren't lucky enough to secure bags from the cornucopia, hunting is the best hope for food you have.
Weapons Training:
One of the only stations manned by an actual trainer, this is where you go to learn skills with new weapons, or improve on the ones you're already good at. From spears to knives to archery, this station will turn you into a killer in no time--if you dare approach it.
Hand-to-hand Combat:
Next to weapons training, the hand-to-hand combat training is designed to teach you to fight and defend yourself if you don't have access to a weapon. Unless you snag one early on, most of you will be stuck with this kind of combat, so its best to train here at least a little bit.
Camouflage:
This station is relatively self-explanatory. You learn the art of blending into your surroundings. This is an artist's dream station, and great for those who do better on the defensive. Just remember, this skill alone does not a victor make.
Edible Wildlife:
So you have no hunting skills, nothing snagged from the cornucopia, and you're starving. What do you do? This station is computerized, used to teach you all about which plants and insects are edible, and which to avoid lest you wish to die at your own hand.
Fire Making:
Making fire is easy when you've got matches or a lighter, but out there in the arena you need to rely on yourself and nature. This station is designed to practice making fire using only things found in the wild.
Fishing:
This is where you learn the best way to fish, catch, and prepare a meal from the water. Making fishing hooks and rods, good bait to use? All practiced here.
Knots:
Did you know that there are several types of knots? Well now you do! The knots station is designed specifically to teach you how to tie all of those different kinds of elusive knots that come in handy out in the wild, from securing yourself to a tree branch, to tying your spoils out of reach of the local wildlife. Knots are more important than you think.
Ropes:
The ropes course consists of a large rope net that stretches across the ceiling of the gym. Only the very nimble can leap around up there. It is not as popular as some of the fighting techniques, but if you should fall from it, be prepared for your fellow tributes to judge you.
Shelter:
Shelter is important to protect yourself from mother nature--and other tributes. Even the strongest tribute needs to rest sometimes. This station helps you determine safe ones, and build your own out of things found in the wild.
The gauntlets are daunting obstacle courses used in the Training Center. They consist of ascending platforms that rise up to a landing. Tributes must jump from platform to platform to finish in the fastest time possible. To make it even more difficult, trainers swing padded clubs at the tributes. This station is very popular and all the Careers have a go at this first. The station is not very popular to the tributes who are shy, less able, or want to stay inconspicuous.
The light comes on in the training session. It's time to begin.
[OOC: Like the other threads before this, this is going to be broken up into separate threads based on the different stations. It doesn't matter who goes where; have fun making tributes from different districts interact! We'll have another plurk for people to announce when they're going where so there's no confusion. Have fun with this! Remember, tensions are high. Most people don't want to die, and everyone in the room is your potential murderer.]