Finnik?†I say. “Maybe some pants?â€â€¨He looks down at his legs as if noticing them for the first time. Then he whips of his hospital gown, leaving him in just is underwear. “Why? Do you find thisâ€-he strikes a ridiculously proactive pose-“distracting?â€â€¨I can’t help laughing because it’s funny, and it’s extra funny because Boggs looks so uncomfortable, and I’m happy because Finnik actually sounds like the guy I met at the Quarter Quell.
“I’m only human, Odair.†I get in before the elevator doors close. “Sorry,†I say to Boggs.
“Don’t be. I thought you… handled that well,†He says. “Better than my having to arrest him, anyway.â€â€¨

Fulvia Cardew hustles over an makes a sound of frustration when she sees my clean face. “All that hard work, down the drain. I’m not blaming you, Katniss. It’s just that very few people are born with camera-ready faces. Like him.†She snags Gale, who’s in a conversation with Plutarch, and spins him towards us. “Isn’t he handsome?â€â€¨Gale does look stricking in the uniform, I guess. But the question just embarrasses us both Given our history. I’m trying to think of a witty comeback when Boggs says brusquely, “Well don’t expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.
You know,†she said dreamily, passing over his question, “you’re not nearly as handsome as Lord St.Vincent.â€
“There’s a surprise,†he said dryly.
“But for some reason,†she continued, “I never want to kiss him the way I do you.†It was a good thing that she had closed her eyes, for if she had seen his expression, she might not have continued. “There is something about you that makes me feel terribly wicked. You make me want to do shocking things. Maybe it’s because you’re so proper. Your necktie is never crooked, and your shoes are always shiny. And your shirts are so starchy. Sometimes when I look at you, I want to tear off all your buttons. Or set your trousers on fire.