It's several minutes before he says anything else. Finally, though.
"If you really want to understand why what you're suggesting is upsetting us, then maybe you should try it yourself. Go to the battle dome. Program in one of your games. Put yourself through it. If you're that convinced you're in the right, then there should be nothing to hurt you there. Nothing that will make you wince or feel bad or question who you are and what you do. And it's a simulation, so you can even back out of it at any time. No real blood shed, no harm done. Just a view of your games from how the Tributes see it."
Another pause.
"No one can make you see what we're trying to tell you, Effie. But maybe, if you have the courage to look at it by yourself, up close and without the veneer, you might. If you don't even want to look at it though, maybe you need to reconsider what it is you're promoting. The worst lies are the ones we tell to ourselves, after all, and the ones that make us into monsters."
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"If you really want to understand why what you're suggesting is upsetting us, then maybe you should try it yourself. Go to the battle dome. Program in one of your games. Put yourself through it. If you're that convinced you're in the right, then there should be nothing to hurt you there. Nothing that will make you wince or feel bad or question who you are and what you do. And it's a simulation, so you can even back out of it at any time. No real blood shed, no harm done. Just a view of your games from how the Tributes see it."
Another pause.
"No one can make you see what we're trying to tell you, Effie. But maybe, if you have the courage to look at it by yourself, up close and without the veneer, you might. If you don't even want to look at it though, maybe you need to reconsider what it is you're promoting. The worst lies are the ones we tell to ourselves, after all, and the ones that make us into monsters."