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           Eventually the doors open. I step out and breathe the Capitol air. I look around and see cameras everywhere. People are obsessed with capturing every moment of our lives before we die. Probably because once we get into the arena, I won't have many left. Me, Shiloh, Ray, and Selena walk into this big building, which I believe is the Remake Center. I don't really enjoy watching the Games on T.V. It's a bloodbath of kids killing other kids. Sounds fascinating doesn't it?
           The four of us don't say a word, but I hear Ray and Shiloh snickering behind me. I go up to my room. The first thing I do is shower. I never knew how high-tech this place was. There are a dozen settings on the shower. When I step out, I'm startled by a blow of air. They even have a giant dryer. I put on a robe and walk out of the bathroom. In the middle of my room are three Capitol people. I can tell they're from the Capitol from all the things they've done to there bodies' in the name of "fashion". There was a short woman with spiky orange hair with matching lipstick and long, talon-like nails. The man in the middle was the brightest person I've ever seen. Literally, he had yellow hair, a yellow suit, yellow lips, and strange looking, yellow eyes. Even his skin was a tinted yellow. The third was a tall woman. There we gold tattoos going up her dark arms, almost as if she injected gold into her skin, which she probably could do. My first impression of my prep team.  They greet me with warm smiles. They each introduce themselves in the order they were standing. The one with the orange hair is Rya. The yellow one was Sunny, shocker isn't it? The girl with tattoos is Coco.
            Before I know it, I'm being remade. They start waxing my legs first.  It hurt so much, I was biting my lip so hard I tasted blood.  When they were done, I looked at my legs, pink as if they waxed off my skin too.  They take about twenty minutes to make me a fresh canvas.  After the twenty minutes, I stand up and someone walks into my room. My prep team backs away as she approaches. The woman has long, platinum hair with black streaks. She also has eerie white eyes.  She walks around me for a minute, admiring my hair, and looking into my hypnotizing eyes.  My stylist backs away a foot, extends her arm and puts on a smile. "I'm Alpha." she says.
            "Juniper," I say, shaking her hand and shyly smiling. "You can call me Juni."  Then I tilt my head so my bang hides my eyes.  I'm not good with meeting new people, as you can tell.
            "Ok Juni," she starts, "Lets get to work." On that cue my prep team seats my back in the chair and they remake me. Sunny goes to work on my nails but gives me an annoyed look when he sees the horrible condition they're in.  I can never stop biting my nails.  Rya has already started on my hair.  I do my best to hold still with her tugging my hair, because Coco is doing my make-up and I would hate for her to mess it up and start all over.  I can't help but think about Miranda. She would love being pampered like this.  Then being mauled in the arena, not much.
             I glance at Sunny doing my nails.  He's doing them in a cow pattern so delicately, moving half a centimeter would ruin it. All of them were so perfect, they looked cloned.  He notices me staring at the beautiful design and looks up at me and smiles. A familiar smile. Liona's smile. Coco moves my head back straight and finishes my make-up.  Soon my team finishes making me pretty.  Alpha walks towards me with something behind her back. "Close your eyes." She says with excitement. I feel soft, silky fabric flow over my body and tighten at my waist a little. "Don't open yet." Alpha warned me.  I feel something being draped on my shoulders.  Then I step into my heels.  I feel something being sprinkled into my hair and I'm turned around.  "Ready?" I can tell Alpha is eager to show me my new self. I take a deep breath, open my eyes, and gasp.
              I stare at the image in the mirror. This is not me. The girl in the mirror is beautiful. She has an amazing, strapless cow-print dress and nails. The bottom of the dress transforms into grass. A gold belt is at my waist with matching heels.  The cape around her is grassy with a gold border. Her hair is half in a braid bun and half down her back.  Her lips are jet black. She has smoky black eye shadow. The only thing I recognize about her is her ice eyes that will make you freeze; my eyes. I never thought I would look beautiful like this. Mom was right, I truly am stunning. The thought of her makes me get teary-eyed. Rya grabs me a tissue and gently and carefully dries the tears away. I quietly say thank you to them.
              After a touch-up, we head downstairs to the chariots.  I notice Shiloh is already there. He looks a little similar to me. Alpha walks up behind me with a bottle of water. "Time for the special effect." She says. I have no clue what she means. "Turn around." She continues. Carefully, Alpha pours the water into my hair. I'm thinking, "What in Panem is she doing?"  As she backs away she smiles, "Perfect." Before I could respond, grass and vines were growing out of my hair, weaving itself into my braids.  My jaw drops in awe. "Time to go on the chariot, Juni."  I walk onto the chariot next to Shiloh.  I stand there for a while admiring the black and white pinto horses that will pull our chariot, until I notice out of the corner of my eye, Shiloh is staring at me. At first I don't mind it, thinking he will cut it out in a few seconds.  It's been a few minutes and he hasn't taken his eye of me. It gets awkward when I clear my throat and break his trance. He shakes his head and gets back to reality.
              Out chariot is about to go out. I hear the cheers of people not very far away. Before I realize what I'm doing, I throw on a smile.  The horses start to trot out and I see all the people and I wave to the crowd as they cheer for us. People start to throw flowers and us. I never felt love like that before.

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           Eventually the doors open. I step out and breathe the Capitol air. I look around and see cameras everywhere. People are obsessed with capturing every moment of our lives before we die. Probably because once we get into the arena, I won't have many left. Me, Shiloh, Ray, and Selena walk into this big building, which I believe is the Remake Center. I don't really enjoy watching the Games on T.V. It's a bloodbath of kids killing other kids. Sounds fascinating doesn't it?
           The four of us don't say a word, but I hear Ray and Shiloh snickering behind me. I go up to my room. The first thing I do is shower. I never knew how high-tech this place was. There are a dozen settings on the shower. When I step out, I'm startled by a blow of air. They even have a giant dryer. I put on a robe and walk out of the bathroom. In the middle of my room are three Capitol people. I can tell they're from the Capitol from all the things they've done to there bodies' in the name of "fashion". There was a short woman with spiky orange hair with matching lipstick and long, talon-like nails. The man in the middle was the brightest person I've ever seen. Literally, he had yellow hair, a yellow suit, yellow lips, and strange looking, yellow eyes. Even his skin was a tinted yellow. The third was a tall woman. There we gold tattoos going up her dark arms, almost as if she injected gold into her skin, which she probably could do. My first impression of my prep team.  They greet me with warm smiles. They each introduce themselves in the order they were standing. The one with the orange hair is Rya. The yellow one was Sunny, shocker isn't it? The girl with tattoos is Coco.
            Before I know it, I'm being remade. They start waxing my legs first.  It hurt so much, I was biting my lip so hard I tasted blood.  When they were done, I looked at my legs, pink as if they waxed off my skin too.  They take about twenty minutes to make me a fresh canvas.  After the twenty minutes, I stand up and someone walks into my room. My prep team backs away as she approaches. The woman has long, platinum hair with black streaks. She also has eerie white eyes.  She walks around me for a minute, admiring my hair, and looking into my hypnotizing eyes.  My stylist backs away a foot, extends her arm and puts on a smile. "I'm Alpha." she says.
            "Juniper," I say, shaking her hand and shyly smiling. "You can call me Juni."  Then I tilt my head so my bang hides my eyes.  I'm not good with meeting new people, as you can tell.
            "Ok Juni," she starts, "Lets get to work." On that cue my prep team seats my back in the chair and they remake me. Sunny goes to work on my nails but gives me an annoyed look when he sees the horrible condition they're in.  I can never stop biting my nails.  Rya has already started on my hair.  I do my best to hold still with her tugging my hair, because Coco is doing my make-up and I would hate for her to mess it up and start all over.  I can't help but think about Miranda. She would love being pampered like this.  Then being mauled in the arena, not much.
             I glance at Sunny doing my nails.  He's doing them in a cow pattern so delicately, moving half a centimeter would ruin it. All of them were so perfect, they looked cloned.  He notices me staring at the beautiful design and looks up at me and smiles. A familiar smile. Liona's smile. Coco moves my head back straight and finishes my make-up.  Soon my team finishes making me pretty.  Alpha walks towards me with something behind her back. "Close your eyes." She says with excitement. I feel soft, silky fabric flow over my body and tighten at my waist a little. "Don't open yet." Alpha warned me.  I feel something being draped on my shoulders.  Then I step into my heels.  I feel something being sprinkled into my hair and I'm turned around.  "Ready?" I can tell Alpha is eager to show me my new self. I take a deep breath, open my eyes, and gasp.
              I stare at the image in the mirror. This is not me. The girl in the mirror is beautiful. She has an amazing, strapless cow-print dress and nails. The bottom of the dress transforms into grass. A gold belt is at my waist with matching heels.  The cape around her is grassy with a gold border. Her hair is half in a braid bun and half down her back.  Her lips are jet black. She has smoky black eye shadow. The only thing I recognize about her is her ice eyes that will make you freeze; my eyes. I never thought I would look beautiful like this. Mom was right, I truly am stunning. The thought of her makes me get teary-eyed. Rya grabs me a tissue and gently and carefully dries the tears away. I quietly say thank you to them.
              After a touch-up, we head downstairs to the chariots.  I notice Shiloh is already there. He looks a little similar to me. Alpha walks up behind me with a bottle of water. "Time for the special effect." She says. I have no clue what she means. "Turn around." She continues. Carefully, Alpha pours the water into my hair. I'm thinking, "What in Panem is she doing?"  As she backs away she smiles, "Perfect." Before I could respond, grass and vines were growing out of my hair, weaving itself into my braids.  My jaw drops in awe. "Time to go on the chariot, Juni."  I walk onto the chariot next to Shiloh.  I stand there for a while admiring the black and white pinto horses that will pull our chariot, until I notice out of the corner of my eye, Shiloh is staring at me. At first I don't mind it, thinking he will cut it out in a few seconds.  It's been a few minutes and he hasn't taken his eye of me. It gets awkward when I clear my throat and break his trance. He shakes his head and gets back to reality.
              Out chariot is about to go out. I hear the cheers of people not very far away. Before I realize what I'm doing, I throw on a smile.  The horses start to trot out and I see all the people and I wave to the crowd as they cheer for us. People start to throw flowers and us. I never felt love like that before.