Mt. St. A. was always such a peaceful university as it sits in one of the province’s quaintest towns, seemingly untouched by the outside world. However, it was not long before talks about cuts to school funding raised concern among the community. How would the university provide housing, food, and education to thousands of students? Administration was quick to answer this question with a plan that was so deviously dreadful, the spirit of this once tranquil town would be changed forever.
On March 20, 2325, the president of Mt. St. A. hosted mandatory gatherings for each department at the university to select two tributes. “We had no idea what we were getting into,” said a tribute from the Geography and Environment Department as they described their experience. “We were told that we were players of some ‘survival game,’ but this was no typical game,” they said, turning ominously to the interviewer.
Tributes were transported to the municipality of Hamptermar’s marsh and told that they would never see their families again unless they killed everyone else. Once they reached what would later become a Gen Z cemetery, they fought over weapons and resources. “I was lucky to acquire five days worth of Glowyas rations and a GPS,” said the geography student. “The others just grabbed nonsense like calculators, history books, and computers with Microsoft excel. I’ll give it to the Fine Arts, Music, and Chemistry Departments though — they really know how to turn their instruments into weapons.” For days, the students gruesomely fought, many with pride for their department and determination to make it out, and others out of sheer bloodlust.
“How did I survive?” said the geography tribute, letting out a proud chuckle. “Well, I simply used my GPS and environmental knowledge to hike back to campus. When I unexpectedly showed up, they couldn’t really do anything else but congratulate me on my victory.”
This event would arguably be one for the history books, that is, if the history students had survived to tell their tale… Nonetheless, Mt. St. A. had been permanently shut down and its administration was charged with lifetime in prison for orchestrating such a vile tournament.
