Phyllis Roman
Phyllis Roman is a tribute in the 62nd Hunger Games. She is notable for being a victim of the Morpheus Trap random event.
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| D3F of the 62nd Hunger Games | |
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| District | Three |
| Age | 15 |
| Weapon | Dory (Spear) |
| Training Score | 10 |
| Token | None |
| Alliance | Morbid Sitcom |
| Victims | Guy Montago |
| Place | 13th |
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played by MJS | |
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Early Life
TW: Sexual Assault
Phyllis was born into a large family in District Three - her and her siblings were the result of the sexual assault of her mother by her father. However, Phyllis didn't know her parents for very long as she and her siblings were given away to an orphanage when she was four years old. As she grew, Phyllis grew to be extremely afraid of men. In the orphanage, Phyllis befriended a boy named Leo and their relationship blossomed into a romance as they got older - Phyllis loved him, despite her fear of all other men. When she was fifteen, Phyllis was kidnapped while fetching Leo medicine when he was ill. Her captor sexually abused her, keeping her with several other kidnapped women, who informed her that she was going to be forced to have a child so she could beg on the streets and earn money for her captors. After Phyllis had her baby, Kenai, she began begging, determined that one day she would run away and not be a prisoner anymore.
62nd Hunger Games
Reaping and Training
On the morning of the Reaping, Phyllis was woken up by her captor and was treated to a large breakfast. The man accompanied her to the District Square, and Phyllis had to give her baby to him before she could enter the Reaping section. As her name was called, her baby said his first word - "Momma" - and Phyllis fought to get to him, however her way was blocked by Peacekeepers, who forced her up to the stage. There was no sign of Phyllis' District partner, however in his place Dragan Baron volunteered.
Phyllis approached Damion Winters and Riker Mills, in the Training Centre, and Lydie Mansonna soon joined the conversation. Lydie suggested that, in order to get sponsors, the four ought to pretend to be in two couples - Lydie with Damion and Phyllis with Riker. Phyllis thought of Leo - her only real romance between two horrific experiences with sexual assault - and agreed to the plan, but only if their romance would be completely fake. Her fellow allies weren't aware of her dark past, and so obliviously suggested that she and Riker should have a more physical relationship, while Lydie and Damion aimed for romance. Phyllis began to panic when Damion suggested they kiss, and was uncomfortable when Riker did indeed kiss her. However, Phyllis knew that if she was going to survive, she would have to comply. Their alliance was named Morbid Sitcom.
Phyllis received a 10 in her Private Training Session.
Bloodbath
Damion let his rage and determination drive him through the preparations before the Bloodbath. He noticed how all the other tributes seemed much mroe nervous than he felt - he allowed himself to remain calm as he stood on the podium. As the gong rang, Damion once again thought of himself as the monster he always had been, knowing that that self-view would see him through the killings he would have to commit.
Although Damion immediately saw Riker sprinting off his podium, he didn't catch sight of either Lydie or Phyllis at first. Damion's first attack narrowly missed Ellea Banks as she turned and fled, and then he and Riker teamed up to target Aria Wolfe, who by this point was receiving blows from several of the other tributes, too. By some miracle, still no one had attacked Damion, and he had already collected a few important items without a single scratch on him. Riker, however, was not so lucky, and was the victim of attacks from the members of NDNTRA. Coming to his aid and attacking Alaska Putley made Damion a target, and Alaska lodged one of her throwing knives deep in his chest without a second thought. Alaska and Damion were now caught in a one-on-one battle as the other members of her alliance still targeted Riker, but they both knew they couldn't hold out much longer without other tributes coming to attack them. Within a few more attacks either way, the two, along with Alaska's alliance and Riker, decided to flee the Bloodbath.
Day 1
Lydie and Phyllis caughtt up with Riker and Damion after they fled the Bloodbath, and the four ran into Aria again, decding to attack her. However, Ellea Banks quickly came to her defence, and was soon joined by Ailis Copper, Kiera Dempsey, Wednesdae Drummond, and Demeter Merwin-Glory. Aria and these new tributes ganged up on Lydie, hoping that if they could kill one member of the alliance then the rest would flee. Lydie perished under their blows, and the other members of Morbid Sitcom did indeed flee.
Day 2
The impact of Lydie's death on Damion was to eradicate the shred of gentleness that she had begun to bring out of him. The remaining three members of Morbid Sitcom knew they couldn't dwell on their lost ally for too long - and this was proved to them when on the morning of Day 2 they were suddenly ambushed by a huge Cerberus-esque muttation. Damion landed the first blow, lodging his Dory into the dog's leg. However, the dog retaliated, biting Damion's forearm and wounding him heavily. After one failed attempt, Riker finally managed to kill the dog, and the alliance fled the area in case any more muttations should follow.
Day 3
On Day 3, Naveen Casovnik joined the alliance in the place of Lydie. Damion was at first extremely aggressive to Naveen, asserting himself as the leader of the group. Nevertheless, he and his allies allowed Naveen to rest with them and refill their water.
Day 3 brought another set of muttations to Damion's alliance, namely three Stymphalian birds. Damion was no match for the first bird that swooped down on him, biting a large chunk out of his arm as he only managed to scrape its body with his spear. The fight was over quickly, however, because as soon as one bird fell, the other two scattered, giving Damion and his allies a change to turn and run.
Day 4
During the night between days 3 and 4, Damion and his alliance were plagued with horrifying nightmares, which still stayed with them when they woke. Every member of the alliance blindly tried to fight off the spectres from their nightmares, not knowing that while they fought the monsters, they too were fighting each other. Damion's nightmares consisted of his dead sister telling him horror stories over and over again, before turning into a wolf-like monster with sharp teeth and lunging for him. Without knowing it, most of the allies' attacks landed on Phyllis Roman, who was so unaware of herself that she couldn't even defend from them. Damion, blind with rage and fear, landed the final blow, and Phyllis was killed, at which point the fog finally lifted and the living members of Morbid Sitcom realised what they'd done.
Day 5 and Death
Riker and Damion, having been left by Naveen the previous night, returned to the River Styx, where they encountered "power alliance" The Argonauts, freshly lacking member Kiera Dempsey who had fallen victim to the same Morpheus nightmares that Damion's own alliance had on the pervious day. The two alliances quickly engaged in battle, with the Argonauts being the first to strike, targeting Riker. Riker, Damion and Naveen in turn decided to attack Aria, hoping that their joint efforts might fell one tribute as they wouldn't be able to manage all three. However, The Argonauts were too strong for the two remaining members of Morbid Sitcom, killing Riker. Before Damion had a chance to flee, The Argonauts turned on him. Wednesdae severed Damion's foot, making it impossible for him to get away, at which point Damion knew his end was close. Aria was Damion's actual killer. As his blood ran out of the wound on the back of his head, Damion once again saw Remie reading to him - except this time she was as angelic as she had been in real life, rather than the apparition Damion had seen the day before.
