Catching Fire #15

Catching Fire

Pg.204-217

4/12/11

Summary: Katniss goes to see Flavius, Venia, and Octavia, her prep-team, to get ready for the opening ceremony. What Katniss didn’t realize was how sad her prep-team was because they had really gotten to know Katniss, and became heart-broken when they heard she had to go back into the arena. Even though Katniss was touched, she got sick of all the tears, so when Cinna walks into the door Katniss threatens to kill him if he cries. Cinna doesn’t cry, and takes Katniss over to the changing room where she puts on her new dress for the ceremonies. Katniss looks amazing. The dress illuminates to look just like a fire and matches the coal theme of mining in District 12. Katniss decides to go down onto the ground floor to wait with Peeta for their chariot. However, Peeta hasn’t arrived yet, and before she knows it another tribute from District 4, Finnick Odair, is right next to her. Apparently, to many young woman Finnick is beautiful with his, “Golden skin and bronze-colored hair and those incredible eyes” but Katniss personally isn’t attracted to him so when Finnick tries to flirt with Katniss, she isn’t impressed. Soon enough Peeta meets Katniss on the ground floor, just in time as well, for their chariot has just arrived. They get in to the chariot, and are on their way to the opening ceremony while following Cinna’s advice on not to wave and smile, but to simply look ahead. At last they are back in the City Circle, and Katniss leads Peeta into the Training Center where they meet back up with their team. While in the Training Center Katniss and Peeta meet their new Avox (the person who tends them right up until the games). Their Avox looks to be the twin of their last Avox in the Hunger Games, and for some reason the man looks familiar to Katniss. Then it comes to Katniss, their Avox is Darius, the man who lay unconscious in the square while the life bled out of Gale!