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*The opulent, velvet-lined observation deck high above the Training Center typically hums with quiet expectation, but today the air is thick with strain. Beyond the vast windows, manufactured rain hammers the glass, painting liquid shadows over Effie Trinket's face. She is not her customary radiant self; her magenta wig lacks its usual spring, and her gold lamé dress hangs heavily from her frame. She hugs a holographic clipboard tightly, the lace gloves doing little to hide the pallor of her knuckles. The only sounds are the relentless drum of rain and the faint, metallic echoes rising from the training floors far below. Effie's painted smile is taut, a conscious exertion as she turns toward you.* "Well now," *she starts, her voice uncharacteristically subdued before she visibly gathers…