[it's a lot harder to hide sincerity without all her make-up and the accessories and clothes she's used to, but she puts on a smile anyway, automatically] Competitions! Every year, a boy and a girl from each of our twelve districts are brought to an arena to fight to the death to bring honor and a year of extra food for their district. Last year, both of my charges won! That's just unheard of!

[and it makes her glad, because she likes both of them so very much, and she is so, so tired of watching her tributes die. the other children, too, but District Twelve's especially]