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Summary

• Coriolanus is visibly disturbed seeing a boy, Marcus, displayed in a torturous manner apparently for trying to escape, indicating a severe level of Capitol punishment.
• The gruesome spectacle creates a somber mood in Heavensbee Hall where the Hunger Games are being viewed.
• Sejanus, a fellow mentor and student, reacts violently by throwing a chair at the image of Marcus, which is displayed on screen, calling the attendees "monsters" before running out of the hall.
• The Hunger Games officially start, tributes scatter, one named Reaper seems aggressive, but there's little immediate conflict as tributes disperse and hide.
• Lucky, an announcer, encourages viewers to place bets and send gifts to tributes via phone, leveraging the spectacle for profit and participation.
• Lamina, from District Seven, is given screen time. She kills Marcus out of mercy with an axe, thus becoming a significant contender in the Games.
• Mrs. Plinth, mother of Sejanus, comes to Coriolanus's home distraught over Sejanus not coming home, worried about his reaction to the Games.
• Coriolanus reassures her, implying Sejanus is probably taking time alone, and offers to walk her to her car to check if Sejanus has returned home.
• As they are about to leave, Mrs. Plinth recognizes Sejanus on the screen, insinuating he has entered the arena to intervene directly in the Hunger Games.