The Hunger Games Page #8

SUPPER:

INT. Katniss’ room, Train to Capitol- DAY.

Katniss is zoned out while examining the mockingjay pin.

Effie Trinket enters the room.

EFFIE:

Dear, it’s time for supper.

KATNISS:

(sigh)

What? Oh, Alright.

Katniss follows Effie out the door.

CUT TO:

Katniss and Effie walk into the dining room table where

Peeta is waiting.

INT. Dining Room, Train to the Capitol- DAY.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:
21.

EFFIE:

Where’s Haymitch?

PEETA:

Last time I saw him, he said he was

going to take a nap.

EFFIE:

Well, it has been an exhausting

day.

Katniss, Peeta, and Effie begin to eat. Effie notices their

EFFIE:

At least you two have decent

manners. The pair last year ate

everything with their hands like a

couple of savages. It upsetted my

digestion.

Katniss narrows her eyes at Effie. She begins to eat the

rest of her supper noisily chewing and with her hands. Effie

gives Katniss an offended look, trying to eat while acting

as if she had not noticed. Beat. Effie slams her hands down.

Haymitch enters awkwardly.

EFFIE:

Are you going to eat properly

anymore?

KATNISS:

Well, I was actually just leaving.

As Katniss stands up from her seat, she wipes her hands on

the tablecloth in front of Effie. They watch as she leaves.

All eyes go onto Peeta. Beat. He slowly rises and leaves.

Once the door closes behind them, beat. Haymitch giggles.

CUT TO:

HAYMITCH NEEDS BEHAVIOR TRAINING

Peeta and Katniss go into another room to watch the reapings

of other districts.

INT. TV Room, Train to Capitol- NIGHT.

Katniss and Peeta watch the program with straight,

hard-as-rock expressions, examining their competition as

closely as possible.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:
22.

The television shows FOXFACE being announced as a tribute

back in district 5 by a CAPITOL REAPING ANNOUNCER that has

been assigned to that district. Foxface has an expression

similar to Katniss’.

Peeta frowns.

Effie enters the room. She picks up the remote and turns the

T.V. off.

EFFIE:

(disgruntled)

Your mentor has a lot to learn

about presentation. And a lot about

televised behavior.

Peeta unexpectedly laughs, slightly surprising Effie and

Katniss.

PEETA:

He was drunk. He’s drunk every

year.

KATNISS:

More like every day.

Katniss and Peeta laugh in unison. As Effie begins to talk,

their laughter fades into silence.

EFFIE:

(Hissing)

Yes. How odd you two find it

amusing. You know your mentor is

your lifeline to the world in these

Games. The one who advises you,

lines up your sponsors, and

dictates the presentation of any

gifts. Haymitch can well be the

difference between your life and

your death!

Katniss and Peeta look at eachother with a frown. Haymitch

enters the room staggering and clutching a liquor bottle.

HAYMITCH:

(slurring)

I miss supper?

Haymitch vomits all over the carpet and falls in his own

mess.

(CONTINUED)

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23.

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