[quote=Mach2]An option for Leola would be to go with the story that her mother died...but have it be in a very narrow timeline. If you said that her mother died AFTER her name was Reaped for the 75th games, but BEFORE attending training, then that would probably make the most sense for why they decided to pass the torch on to Leola. Because if her mother had died after the games, logically speaking, there would still be enough Victors in District 1 to have a pool to choose from. District 1 takes their training very seriously, and have won several times if I recall correctly.[/quote]

I think I'll just have it where her mother dies of an injury a while back after winning the games and that's the end of it. I'd rather not have to go back and alter my whole bio in order to add in the part of Leola taking her mother's place as tribute. Unless there is a way for her to take her place without her mother dying recently instead, because I really wanted to highlight the fact that Leola grew up without her mother - it strengthens her reasoning for wanting to survive even more for her son, because growing up without a mother (and even worse for Louie, without a father as well) will be Louie's reality too if Leola were to die.