#also haymitch would really be a gulf war vet

[districtunrest]

If THG's characters are living in modern world (now), what do you feel would be their profession?

Also, what would they study in university?

PS : For Peeta (baker or painter) and Mrs Everdeen (nurse or doctor), could you list another profession beside those please?

You can include as many characters as you can or want.

Thank you so much 😀

@curiousnonny

I'm very picky when it comes to modern!AUs and I mostly avoid them when it comes to THG. the characters are hard to translate to another universe the way I'd want. a direct translation wouldn't involve coffee shop baristas or librarians, you know? and I think TBOSAS made clear only Capitol characters go to university.

like, Haymitch is the equivalent of that guy you thought would 'make it out of this town' until Something Bad happened to him - Vietnam war? deadly driving accident? idk! - that left him a bitter, washed up drunk that makes everyone around him kinda sad and uncomfortable.

Katniss is a poor Appalachian girl whose father died in the mines. that's something that still happens today. she'd work odd jobs to pay the bills and hunt game to put food on the table. only difference is she wouldn't star in the state-sanctioned child sacrifice.

(Gale, in similar circumstances, would probably get his head turned by some radicalization movement that targets young, angry men.)

President Snow would be, uh, the president who rose to power through corruption and a carefully curated image of someone with a high education and either military or law enforcement background, take your pick.

Caesar Flickerman is the quintessential new year's eve host who is publicly loved for no discernible reason, and serves as a zany, politically comfortable government mouthpiece on Twitter. ("the Peacekeepers are here to keep the peace! it's in the name folks!!! please observe the curfew and notify officials of suspicious behavior.")

Finnick would start as a super competitive (and beautiful) child athlete from backwater Louisiana that gains crazy media attention overnight and attracts sponsorships, movie deals, modeling gigs, etc - and spirals from there.

but yes, it would still track that Peeta remains a baker, from a family business. he does the frosting on the cakes. he paints on the side.

and Katniss' mom: maybe a home midwife or a pharmacist working at a rural hospital. she's still poor, it would take a lot of resources to go to pharm or med school (and rural Appalachia is a healthcare desert), but it's not impossible.