I'm afraid the Malnosso only saw fit to bring me with my district partner Cato. [Who definitely made more of an impression in the parade, she knows. But shw got hers in the interviews. And by scoring the same as Cato with the Gamemakers. Let him have the initial showmanship. Ariadne had told her that. Then show what she was made of.]

Neither our mentors or our representative is here.

[The sweet tone and easy smile are what keep the profanities she wants to say about the Capitol residents in check. They're the ones with money.

...There's no money here, but she hasn't ruled out the value of allies and sponsors. How it would work here, she doesn't know. But best not to burn bridges.]