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[effective]

[Katniss is looking as cheerful as ever. Which is to say, not at all.]

Even if all these investigations find a way to fix the turtle, what's going to be done about the game? The kedan are coming to us for food, and what you can call a forest has basically been stripped clean. Unless we're just all living off vegetables until the next few breeding seasons have passed.

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[charmspeaks]

[A frown.] I think you already know the answer to what happens when it dries up, but I really don't think we're going to just let it happen without a fight.

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[effective]

How do you fight starvation?

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[charmspeaks]

I don't know. [She's never had to starve before.]

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[effective]

[There's a pause, because Katniss honestly hadn't expected that response.] That's...honest.

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[charmspeaks]

[She looks confused.] Was I supposed to lie?

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[effective]

[A shrug. She's starting to get tired, the effort of talking to so many people grating on her] Most people would rather make something up than admit they don't know what they're talking about.