Then itโs just Venia, whose skin is so pale her tattoos appear to be leaping off it. Almost rigid with determination, she does my hair and nails and makeup, fingers flying swiftly to compensate for her absent teammates. The whole time, she avoids my gaze. Itโs only when Cinna shows up to approve me and dismiss her that she takes my hands, looks me straight in the eye, and says, โWe would all like you to know what aโฆprivilege it has been to make you look your best.โ Then she hastens from the room.
Suzanne CollinsYou canโt miss your schedule. Every morning, youโre supposed to stick your right arm in this contraption in the wall. It tattoos the smooth inside of your forearm with your schedule for the day in a sickly purple ink. 7:00โBreakfast. 7:30โKitchen Duties. 8:30โEducation Center, Room 17. And so on. The ink is indelible until 22:00โBathing
Suzanne Collins