"Yeah, stooges," Mindy said, "cannon fodder. Whatever you wanna call them, you know what I mean. People loyal to the big bad."

She was careful NOT to say that the big bad was the Capitol. Never knew who would be listening in, after all.

"What the hell are you gonna do with a mallet, Harley?" Mindy asked, looking dubious. "You know that the Capitol would never allow rats that big to run around here. Nice, uh, new fake fur stole, I guess?"