It’s your 21st birthday and your parents wake you up with smiles on their faces. Your parents don’t resemble you in the slightest because you were adopted years ago in a program to make Capitol people feel better about themselves. The orphaned children in the districts can be adopted by some Capitol people and you were one of them.

"Darling," your mother says. "We got you something extra special for your birthday this year."

You get up and yawn, your parents telling you to go to the kitchen when you’re ready. After brushing your teeth and hair, but not changing out of your pajamas, you see your parents standing in the kitchen with a very handsome man. You recognize him. Finnick Odair.