"I can't imagine wanting to spend time in the Districts. I only go to the Districts on rare occasion for business, and every time I do I feel like I need to take a few dozen showers when I get back." Jason shudders; the sole bright spot of his ventures out to District Eleven are his evenings with Lorraine, and the relative anonymity of being just a 'bigshot from the Capitol' and not a Compson that he gets out there.

"Hope he gets his head on straight and thinks better of it. We'll need either your District or mine to try and overthrow District Six's reign." If only because Jason harbors some unpleasant, inexplicable resentment for Stephen. Stephen, who lacks ambition, who sailed into his Escortship when Jason would have done so much more with those opportunities.