[Clove is quiet for a few moments, considering the words, the implication of being pieces in a game.]
Maybe they see it as their only way to get by, to survive.
[Because, really, that is how a Career lives. They devote themselves to playing the Game. Life or death. They claim honor and pride. But, really? It's a way to survive. It's an excuse.
Learn how to act, what to say, put on a good show... and maybe you'll live to see the next day.]
Not everyone has nightlock.
[She remembers what District Twelve told her that first day.]
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Maybe they see it as their only way to get by, to survive.
[Because, really, that is how a Career lives. They devote themselves to playing the Game. Life or death. They claim honor and pride. But, really? It's a way to survive. It's an excuse.
Learn how to act, what to say, put on a good show... and maybe you'll live to see the next day.]
Not everyone has nightlock.
[She remembers what District Twelve told her that first day.]
Or the guts to use it.