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Summary
- Lucy Gray's honest conversation with Coriolanus highlights that he hasn't viewed her as a real contender for the Games but as a means to his own success.
- Coriolanus realizes he should have been helping Lucy Gray survive and win the Hunger Games, rather than use her to gain attention for himself.
- They agree to work together on a strategy to help Lucy Gray survive, acknowledging that her odds have improved with fewer competitors left.
- Coriolanus starts to see the competitors as human beings, noting Lucy Gray's condition among the other sickly tributes.
- Lucy Gray is open to playing defense but is hesitant about the idea of killing someone in the Games, agreeing that avoiding conflict and waiting it out could be a better strategy.
- Lucy Gray plans to perform a song with a "whiskey voice," and Coriolanus promises to find her a guitar.
- Coriolanus and Lucy Gray's mentor meeting is cut short, and they return to a high biology lab where tensions are high and tributes' conditions are discussed.
- Sejanus has a moral outburst against the Capitol's practices and Dr. Gaul's ruthless nature, demonstrating his moral conflict with the Hunger Games.
- Sejanus attempts to leave but is reminded that they're locked in; he's reminded of the power and control the Capitol has over people.
- Coriolanus tries to keep Sejanus calm by offering support and advice, hoping not to worsen his situation.
- The class is tasked with writing an essay on the positive aspects of war, revealing Dr. Gaul's twisted enjoyment of suffering.
- Coriolanus secures a guitar for Lucy Gray from Pluribus Bell, a black market dealer who reminisces about Coriolanus's father's wild younger days.
- Lucy Gray performs a poignant original song during the interview night of the Hunger Games, which wins the crowd's support and increases her chances of receiving sponsorship.
- Coriolanus is conflicted as Lucy Gray's success prompts feelings of jealousy rather than elation.