Life in The Districts

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Hello friends!

We hope that you're having a fun time with the writing festival, the pre-games madness and the ending of the Olympics! We've had a grand old time putting it on for you.

We're just here with a little reminder as we make our way into Autumn.

You're not in trouble! Don't freak out, and stop making the 'ooo' sound you make when a kid gets sent to the Principal's office, that ain't what's happening here either.

It has come to the attention of us staff that some people are getting confused about the technology allowed in The Districts.

We just wanted to remind you all that Panem is in fact a Totalitarian state. This means that society is controlled completely by the Capitol, as well as all forms of communication. Media outlets are all in control of the Capitol, as shown in the movies and mentioned in the series. One is not going to flick on their television to watch 'Happy Days' or a similar program. Most likely all that will be found are games, games re-runs and Capitol propaganda.

This also means that any forms of communication between districts as well as within are also not allowed. These include but are not limited to: cellphones, telephones, wifi (no internet), letters and messages tied to bird feet. The only exceptions are the telephones in the Victor's village. On top of this, the Districts definitely do not have the same tech as The Capitol. Even District One, the richest district is poor in comparison. This means that the only forms of transport are: feet, other people's feet, bicycles, horses, carts pulled by animals, carts pulled by other people that have feet, being carried by people with feet. Feet.

There is absolutely no travelling between districts unless one is a wanderer. This means that one cannot be born in District Three and move to District Four. This is a a country that is kept locked up in cage-like communities and is forced to participate in a death match each year. They do not have many rights. Travel is not one of those rights.

The only characters that may travel are Wanderers or Peacekeepers.

I'm glad we've cleared that up!

Remember: Dictatorship Dystopian Totalitarian thing happening here, not happy freedom world!

Thanks,
The Staff.

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Peacekeepers of course, are an exception as they are more of The Capitol than of The Districts. It is most likely that Peacekeepers communicate with a special type of radio, or communicative device. This does not mean however that any random person could get a hold of these and use them. They are strictly PK technology.

Peacekeepers travel by train or by hovercraft.

Thanks for your questions, hope that helped!
Ele

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Language/Accents Clarification in The Districts

In the books, the status of the rest of the world outside of Panem is unknown, so we are going to be safe with this and say that every character must be born in Panem. No exceptions. Along with that, I don’t want to see any characters running around knowing some other language other than English, and accents are out too.

- from thundy's guide on how not to make a character

Phrases are fine, fluency less so, regional accents (i.e. by district - like D10s sometimes talking like southerners) or accents indicative of socioeconomic class/etc are fine but English (any dialect) should be the only language they can hold full conversations in.

- Aya

Phrases = common sayings.