"That's about the short of it, unless you win." Clementine confirmed for her. "It's a bit more complicated than that but I can try to explain everything for you and answer any questions you have. The people who bring us here... they don't like to tell us much. It's entertainment for them what they put us through, so the less we know the better they like it. It makes it more fun for them to watch."

There's no point in sugarcoating it, any of it, not if you wanted to have a chance at surviving. Clementine had learned quickly just how devious the Capitol could be and what lengths they'd go to to give the citizenry what they wanted.