15th Throw - [ written ]

[shenevermisses]

[It's a question that's been on Clove's mind.

Okay, she's had a lot of questions lately. Valentine's Day and that whole week... It wasn't unkind, but it made her think too much. There were too many uncertainies. The ones with Cato... She didn't feel like thinking about.

But Katniss. She can talk about some of that.]

What do you all do for a living, where you're from? Or what were you going to do? Does everyone in your area do it?

In Panem... your district says a lot about what your job will be. Not always, but probably. Like me... If I hadn't gone to the Games? I'd probably have been the foreman in a factory. Or an overseer of a quarry.

And what you do... When did you learn to do it? And from who?

Comments

[shenevermisses]

And without it, there's war anyway. At least Panem's system keeps those deaths to a minimum.

[weaponry]

So? Sometimes war is needed to keep peace in the long run. If it ensures happiness, then I think it's needed. This is only prolonging rebellion. It's only a matter of time before people become so unsatisfied with the conditions that the treaty means nothing. It's just a piece of paper. It has intimidating words, but it can easily be broken. That's what happened to my village. [ A surprise invasion by the sand really kinda sucked. ]

[shenevermisses]

War is the exact opposite of keeping peace. It can come after, but there's no peace in a war.

[weaponry]

But there's no peace if it's not desired. There's no peace if it doesn't satisfy both parties. If there's still a notable amount of resentment, then people aren't going to be happy and rebel. [ After all, that's why the Sand village attacked the Leaf. ] Do you really think most people are satisfied with the system?