That was her line of thought too, though she was careful to try swallowing back her hostilities. Jessica had to at least pretend she'd learned her lesson about speaking up when her opinion wasn't solicited. The lesson wouldn't ever really stick, of course, but she had to try. For awhile.
She eyed the man with a guarded look, recalling that she'd seen him before, in the Arena. He was a Tribute, she remembered, though she hadn't paid any attention to his name before. None of the new Tributes had mattered before. They may as well have been nameless, faceless nobodies as far as Jessica had been concerned. After her "rehabilitation" though, it was important that she make an effort to at least recognize who they were.
"That's because they don't give a crap about the Districts at all. If they were invested in us, they'd care about winning for us." She used the word us quite liberally, considering her appearance was that of an extravagant Capitol citizen. She took a long sip of her drink and rolled her eyes. "The whole point of the Games has been lost on everybody."
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She eyed the man with a guarded look, recalling that she'd seen him before, in the Arena. He was a Tribute, she remembered, though she hadn't paid any attention to his name before. None of the new Tributes had mattered before. They may as well have been nameless, faceless nobodies as far as Jessica had been concerned. After her "rehabilitation" though, it was important that she make an effort to at least recognize who they were.
"That's because they don't give a crap about the Districts at all. If they were invested in us, they'd care about winning for us." She used the word us quite liberally, considering her appearance was that of an extravagant Capitol citizen. She took a long sip of her drink and rolled her eyes. "The whole point of the Games has been lost on everybody."