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Caesar; he really does his best to make the tributes shine。 Heˇs friendly; tries to set the nervous ones at ease; laughs at lame jokes; and can turn a weak response into a memorable one by the way he reacts。
I sit like a lady; the way Effie showed me; as the districts slip by。 2; 3; 4。 Everyone seems to be playing up some angle。 The monstrous boy from District 2 is a ruthless killing machine。 The fox…faced girl from District 5 sly and elusive。 I spotted Cinna as soon as he took his place; but even his presence cannot relax me。 8; 9; 10。 The crippled boy from 10 is very quiet。 My palms are sweating like crazy; but the jeweled dress isnˇt absorbent and they skid right of if I try to dry them。 11。
Rue; who is dressed in a gossamer gown plete with wings; flutters her way to Caesar。 A hush falls over the crowd at the sight of this magical wisp of a tribute。 Caesarˇs very sweet with her; plimenting her seven in training; an excellent score for one so small。 When he asks her what her greatest strength in the arena will be; she doesnˇt hesitate。 ¨Iˇm very hard to catch;〃 she says in a tremulous voice。 ¨And if they canˇt catch me; they canˇt kill me。 So donˇt count me out。〃
¨I wouldnˇt in a million years;〃 says Caesar encouragingly。
The boy tribute from District 11; Thresh; has the same dark skin as Rue; but the resemblance stops there。 Heˇs one of the giants; probably six and a half feet tall and built like an ox; but I noticed he rejected the invitations from the Career Tributes to join their crowd。 Instead heˇs been very solitary; speaking to no one; showing little interest in training。 Even so; he scored a ten and itˇs not hard to imagine he impressed the Gamemakers。 He ignores Caesarˇs attempts at banter and answers with a yes or no or just r