[They were all good reasons. Very good. Effie had seen what jealousy, pettiness, and hatred could do in the hallowed courts and streets of the Capitol. Smear campaigns, gossip, and whispers could lead someone to the chambers of the torturers, never to return. She'd always been so careful to never give anyone reason to drag her. So clean. So perfect. And now, she'd mucked it up, somehow. Just by trying to give people what she thought they wanted.

Best to continue smoothly. Confidently.]

Trust me -- I'd be very poor entertainment indeed! No, these games would be for those truly adept at creating excitement and pathos for the crowds! There is unity in that sort of thing, you know.