Stephen stares. "You are?" he asks. "I mean -- that's great, I'm completely in support of it, but--" He runs a hand through his hair, getting glitter in it. "Look, don't take this the wrong way, but people have been trying to make that happen for years. What's different now?"

He doesn't reply to the district needs you and pick up my slack. The timing of it all is incredibly unfortunate -- it sends a twinge of guilt through Stephen's stomach. Being publicly stupid is what needs to happen to get the Capitol off his back, but it's the opposite of what the District needs. Stephen is trying to find a way to balance them, and he thinks he has one, but only time will tell.