Linden snorts loudly at that. "As if it's ever easy on Victors in the Capitol," he says derisively, but his anger is aimed a vague direction other than the District 2 Mentor. "But you're right... it's easier to set routines there, and I do so love routines..."

He tips and leans against the wall in the hallway. "I really do think I can make it the rest of the way," he insists softly. "Honestly I'm probably going to be sick soon and it's better if a colleague isn't there for it. It's unpleasant and more than a little humiliating."