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The Mayor of Twelve refuses to fix the reaping for his daughter. Instead of Lucy Grey a sick fourteen year old girl is reaped. She doesn't survive the journey to the Capitol. Without a tribute Coriolanus Snow makes no impact on the 10th Hunger Games. He never attends University and fades into obscurity.
Panem continues to evolve along similar lines to the familiar universe, but without Snow the Capitol treats the districts and the victors with less vindictiveness. The districts are still poor (especially Twelve), but there is less starvation; tesserae are more generous. Punishments for crimes are still severe, but the peacekeepers across all districts are more like the 'pre-Thread' peacekeepers of 12.
By the 1st Quarter Quell, the victors have their monthly stipend and the Victor's Villages have been established. There is a contract of rights and responsibilities for Victors. So long as the Victors go along with their responsibilities they are left alone.
Victors' responsibilities
- To take up a hobby from the approved list and spend at least 6 hours per week engaged in that hobby.
- To take part in the victory tour six months after their victory. During this tour their behaviour must beyond reproach (by Capitol standards).
- To be present in their district for the month leading up to the reaping and to be present at the reaping.
- To be present in their district for the month of the Victory Tour.
- To come to an agreement each year with the victors from your district to provide a mentor for each tribute (where available).
- Not to take paid employment (except by invitation from the Capitol government), although they can earn money from selling the product of their hobby or by investments.
- To use no more than 1% of their income (from all sources) for charity.
- To abide by the victors code of conduct (a long document that basically boils down to always showing the Capitol in a positive light and promoting the Hunger Games).
- To represent their district in the Capitol.
- To abide by the laws of Panem.
Victors' rights
- To live in Victor's Village (with their immediate family). Note that they don't own the house, this remains the property of the Capitol.
- Paid a significant monthly stipend for the rest of their lives.
- They may open a Capitol bank account.
- They may rent property in the Capitol.
- They may live in the Capitol (except for the two months about the reaping and the victory tour).
- To have further education. They do not have to stay at school but may attend if they wish. Education institutions will make reasonable steps so that victors can meet their other responsibilities.