"I mean that other drag queens have a thicker skin, being in the Capitol, which is already a fucked up place. Last I heard, she got punched in the face by a tribute."

Yes, it just so happened to be Eva.

Mindy knew the rest to be true, too, that kids were less likely to win this thing as long as adults were around. They had to be MORE vicious, smarter and willing to weather everything that they could, and even then they had to also account for whatever the Arena threw at them.

"I'll do my best," Mindy promised. "If you're going to go all murderous of me, give me a heads up, huh?"