It took the whole of this morning for him to convince the others of my limitations. The book keeps insisting that she can’t speak and such in front of the cameras, but it always limits her inability to very specific circumstances.  At all other times, she’s fine.  She can charm her way through an interview…

Another force to contend with. Another power player who has decided to use me as a piece in her games She says this as if she didn’t try to manipulate things first.  I mean, here, Katniss has spent a month taking naps even while everyone around her tries to point out that there’s a lot…

The stink of unwashed bodies, stale urine, and infection breaks through the cloud of antiseptic …what kind of antiseptic are you guys using?  You’ve got to pretty much be choking on the stuff to get it to cover up urine. And infection?  Do you know how bad something has to be before you can smell…

“Katniss?” Prim whispers. She’s awake, peering at me through the darkness. “What’s wrong?” “Nothing. Just a bad dream. Go back to sleep.” It’s automatic. Shutting Prim and my mother out of things to shield them. Okay, but why?  We actually have very little evidence that they wouldn’t be able to handle anything.  In part because…

I dump the bag onto a seat, where the loathsome creature begins a low, deep-throated growl. “Oh, shut up,” I tell the bag You shut up.  How do you not realize that he’s scared?  Even if you are stupid enough to think cats work just like humans, how would you like to be stuffed unceremoniously…