Karen/Try to dodge Marie's knife-strike

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Your body instantly slides to the left and you feel Marie's knife slice the air next to you... and before you can process what's happening, you hear a sickening sound of a blade slicing into human flesh. You look and see that when you dodged, your arm and blade rose up and Marie, springing forward, moved right into their path. She drops to the ground, her throat sliced open, the light leaving her eyes.

"Don't... become... a... monster..." Marie gurgles.

"I won't," you whisper. "I promise."

"Good..." Marie manages to gasp out. That's her final utterance. You reach down and gently close her eyes.

You close your own and try to process what's happening. Is the nightmare over? You open your eyes again to see a TV camera and crew approaching.

"The winner of Battle Royale, Karen Andrews!" the announcer booms, sticking a microphone in your face. "How'd you do it, Karen?"

"Strategy, teamwork, and some luck in the final fight. I wasn't trying to stab Marie there, just get out of the way of her attack."

"Did you plan to take the lighthouse right away?"

"Yes. Once Shania and Damien joined me, and we realized it was Zeke holding it, I figured 3-on-1 we could take it from him."

"What do you plan to do now?"

"Forget about all this. I'm not Zeke, I don't enjoy killing."

"And there you have it!" the announcer says. "Tune in next year at a new location for the next Battle Royale!"

After the TV crew leaves, a man appears with a check. "I'm the sponsor," he says. "Here's your $200,000. Now let's get you home."

6 months of therapy later, you make your peace with having been in Battle Royale. The $200,000 goes mostly on a nice college education and the leftovers get you off to a good start in life.

Status
Character:	Karen Andrews
Alive:	1 student
Hours Remaining:	[Finished]
Weapons Aquired:	[None]
Friends:	Boy #12 Damien Ryan (ELIMINATED), Girl #2 Shania Hart (ELIMINATED)
Kills:	Tasha Kimes, Peter Earl, Danny Lei, Zeke Davidson, Marie Carpenter