The Betting Ring

[Raven]

"Are you willing to kill to survive, Cody?" Julian asked.

[Gifted]

"Of course I am. Doesn't bother me at all."

[Raven]

Julian smiled and turned off the camera. "Good luck, Mr. Clark."

"A real compassionate man, there," Jack said, mostly to Jade. He assumed that Cody was going to be her first bet.

[Gifted]

"Compassion was never very helpful to anyone in his business. His sister had it once. Accidentally almost got her brother locked up forever. She quickly grew out of it." Jade told him.

[Raven]

The screen came back on to show someone all of them would recognize, as they had seen his double in the second interview. The only real difference was that Kenny seemed much less concerned. It would take someone who knew him well to realize that he wasn't less concerned. Those people could see it in his eyes. "Kenny Clark," Julian said, and at those words Kenny's eyes hardened, seeming to stare past the camera as his eyes bore into Julian. Julian smiled, though no one except Kenny could see it. "Tell us about yourself."
At those words, Kenny smiled and laid back, his eyes turning to the camera. "Well, hm. I'm a father, a grandfather in fact. I'm a gifted, I was an agent for a long while when I was younger, but I eventually grew out of that. I've got power over people's memories. I can see them, change them, erase them, create them, if I can see into their eyes. Oh, and I'm a serial killer."

"Serial killer?" Julian feigned surprise. "Well, Mr. Clark, what's your MO?"
Kenny smiled thinly. "I'm planning to get out of here, I'm not going to go bragging like an idiot. If I have any sort of time in these games, you'll see it anyway."

[Neon]

Rolan rolled his eyes at that. "What the hell's he think we'll do? Turn him in to the police?

[Raven]

"He has no way of knowing how many people are watching this interview or if it could be bugged, or if there's an undercover here. I'd play my cards close, too," Austin answered.

[Gifted]

"I'm with Rolan." Jade replied. "He already knows the rules, he knows enough to know anyone up ere who decided to turn us in would be as dead as the contestants down there will be soon."

[Raven]

The screen turned off and it was on to the next contestant. Austin shut up as his mother came on screen.
"Mia Clark. Tell us about yourself."
Mia sighed. "My entire family is in the trade of secrets - I've been in it since before I was ten. I have a twin brother, and a son, and as a side job I work in a library."

"What's your power?"
"I absorb other people's powers. Only physical, like electricity, fire, telekinesis - and I can shoot it back at them."

"Can you fight, Mia?"
"Of course I can. I'd be dead if I couldn't." Mia smiled.

"But what do you fight for?"
"Myself, my brother, my kid." Mia shrugged. "Mostly myself."

"And are you willing to kill to survive?" Julian asked.
"In a heartbeat." Mia had nearly killed her own mentor for her brother once.

[Gifted]

"I always did like her." Jade smiled. She kept her voice lower so only Jack would hear. "She's my sister-in-law."

[Raven]

Jack smiled and shook his head. "I suppose I'm not one to talk, spending my time with Leia. We all thought you were dead."

The screen went black again, next was Stephanie Clark.

[Gifted]

"That doesn't surprise me in the slightest."

Stephanie Clark had been busy while the camera was off. She was in one of her childish t-shirts and capris, which was what she normally wore going to school but was the absolute worst persona she could have in this situation. But she had to make do. All they'd let her keep was makeup that could fit in her pockets, so she'd pulled her t-shirt down as low as it could go to expose as much of her breasts as she could. In her makeup that could fit in her pocket she had a tube of mascara, a tube of dark red lipstick, a very small, almost empty tube of light pink lip gloss and a case of eyeshadow in three different colours; pink, a dark and smoky blue, and a light spring green. She applied the dark red lipstick and blue eyeshadow, and with the lightest hand she could possibly manage, used the pink as a substitute for blush. She puther mascara on thickly to make her eyes look bigger and as she sat now with the camera on her she leaned ever so slightly forward, to make it seem as though se was flirting with the viewers. "Well hello," She said, plastering on a seductive smile.

[Raven]

Austin grinned and leaned back as he watched his cousin. This one should be fun.
Jeremy raised an eyebrow, and Jack seemed to sit up taller.

"Hello, miss Clark. Can you tell us about yourself?" Julian asked.

[Gifted]

"I don't think life's very fun without a little bit of, mystery." Stephanie said, twirling a lock of her hair around her finger. She looked directly at the camera. "Though I suppose for you fine boys, I'll make an exception." She licked her lips and looked back at Julian. "What do you want to know?"

[Raven]

Rather than specifying, Julian moved on to the next question. "What's your power?"