Katniss and Madge, District 13.

[inciting]

She still wasn't settled here.

She probably would never be settled here, even if she lived here till the day she died. The air it's self weighed her down. And the feeling of people looking at her, the things they expected. She was going to drown under all of it, she was fairly certain.

At least she had made deals. For the safety of those in the Capitol. And for her sanity, being able to get up out of this hole. A big, fancy hole, yes, but just another hole in the ground. She hated coming back down here after hunting, but there wasn't really another choice.

Pushing around her food in the cafeteria, she was at least glad they could bring a little flavor into this, too. The stew today had some of the game they'd caught, and was better for it. Last night had been full of nightmares, and even knowing how much she needed this meal, she was having trouble making it go down.

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[themayorsdaughter]

Madge came into the mess hall very shortly after Katniss had sat down. She was silent as she sat down across from her. It was almost a little like things had been back home, the way they would just quietly join one another.

It was a little bit of comfort to her in a world where she felt alone and isolated, even though she wasn't sure that he offered anything to Katniss that had meaning.