Flex took a long breather, and finally exited out of his room. He walked down the hallway, looking for Iris. He needed to talk to her. "Iris!" he called, not too loudly. "Get over here right now, this is important."
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All the way in the Capitol, Zax Black was pacing back and forth ontop of a balcony above the City Circle, anxious to meet the president. He had scheduled to see him exactly 30 minutes ago, yet the young president was not there.
In his hands he held a large, rolled-up map. It was top secret stuff, only he and the Gamemakers knew about it. And soon, the President would know too.
Then, in the shadows, a voice called: "Good evening, my dear Zax Black."
Black flinched. He turned around, and there he saw them, the snake-like eyes of Present Snow II.
It was incredibly terrifying. But something to admire at the same time...
The President himself could of been around 20 years old. Maybe. Surgery could do miracles these days...He had snowy white hair and the same pale, stretched lips as his father, the former President. But people called the current president President Snow as well. Right now, he was wearing a black tuxedo, the same color top hat, and white gloves. It was rather hard to see his face, to see his youth, in the dark they were in.
There was silence. Then---
"Sorry for the delay, Zax Black," President Snow continued, walking towards the older man. "I had a little chat with the train stations. The tributes will arrive shortly. Anyways..."
Black nodded, and blinked. He waited, but another awkward silence followed.
"Well...?" President Snow said, his voice sickly sweet.
Black didn't understand. Then he blinked again. "Oh! Oh of course, the arena. Forgive me..."
President Snow held out a gloved hand as Zax Black handed over the map. The president unrolled it, scanned it over, and was yet again silent.
A few seconds passed, and Zax Black started to rock back and forth on his heels, anxious. What if the president didn't like it? The Gamemaker could be executed...
Then the president spoke, causing Black to nearly jump.
"Is this a maze? In the arena?"
"Uh, yes sir." Zax Black wondered if the president was either smiling or frowning, it was hard to tell.
Then, to his surprise, President Snow let out a laugh. A long laugh. "Zax Black, you are the most horrible man I have ever met. This is amazing! Just wonderful!"
A smile came to the face of Zax Black, who kept nodding his head and saying "thank you, sir, thank you!".
"Is it all set?" the president asked.
"Yes, sir. The arena have been build a few weeks ago. It's finished and ready to go."
"Excellent. I'm glad I hired you."
Then Zax Black was dismissed, and they both turned around and walked away in opposite directions.