[pre-video feed]

[yourhosts]

Quentin "Q" Continuum settles into his seat next to Flickerman, ready to commentate over another oh-so-exciting Hunger Games. Hopefully something interesting will actually happen this year. Hopefully the bartender this year remembers how to actually mix drinks. It's hard being Q.

"Think any of them will step off the pedestals early this year?" he drawls to Flickerman as some extremely forgettable gofer brings him his drink. Q takes a sip. Acceptable. He nods and waves the gofer away.

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[yourhosts]

Caesar sighs slightly dramatically. "I'll just have to find a way to move on with my life, I'm afraid."

He's flipping through the various scores and odds of the various Tributes next. "Oh, this will be a very interesting year."

Off to the left of the stage, he can see the stage managers signalling the countdown to the live broadcast. Time to put your game face on, Flickerman.

[yourhosts]

Q leans over and looks at the scores and such as Flickerman flips through them. "Perhaps you can start anew with that unfortunate looking boy from 2."

Ahhh, time to wow crowds and so on. Q takes a last sip of his drink and then carefully places it just off camera. It's a little early in the Games to be his usual self, so mustering up enthusiasm and setting down his trademark drink it is. He straightens up and adopts his usual behind the desk pose.

[VIDEO FEED]

[yourhosts]

Caesar has just enough time to pull a disgusted face at the mere thought of that boy from 2 before he hears the final signal that they're going live.

When the cameras roll and the announcer calls off the intro, he's settled into his seat and wearing his usual bright, cheerful expression. A montage of Tributes plays on the screens beside them - clips from the Reaping, the interviews, glamour shots of the more... appealing ones in the mix.

"The 70th annual games. 70 years of this honored tradition. How exciting." He beams at the camera and Q in turn. "I hear - and this is just a rumor - that the Arena should dazzle this year."

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[yourhosts]

"Dazzle? I should hope so," Q drawls, shooting a long suffering look out at the folks at home, "after all the time they have to work on each Arena."

Q folds his hands on top of the desk and leans forward. "Now then, I think we're just about ready for this year's crop of eager beavers to arrive."