Haymitch Abernathy
"Haymitch, don't. Don't let them do this."
Effie's eyes are wide with fear and I just shake my head, scrolling through the list of available sponsor gifts. There has to be something to help those girls.
They've gotten the Capitol viewers all riled up with their ideas of targeting the Careers, if they back out now, the Gamemakers will not take it kindly.
All we can hope for now is getting them through it safely.
Effie turns from me to the other mentors, trying to reason with them instead."Jules, you must see that this is insane!"
"Of course it's insane,"I cut her off."We bloody well know it is. No stopping it, is there?"
Instead of giving up, she changes tracks."What about Peeta? Haymitch, if you spend this much money on the girls, there won't be any left for him. He might die, Haymitch."
As if I don't know that. But the boy isn't planning on making it home anyways, not when the kid could make it instead. Having hopeless tributes who die by day one is really less depressing than this...
I pour myself another drink, hoping for someone else to take the decision away from me.
It's Liz from Eleven who does."Jacker gear's just been added to the list of sponsor gifts."
All mentors share one last look and nod before I hit the button, sending the girls off on their fool's errand.
