Ask Madge Undersee
If you were in the arena instead of Katniss and you were asked to do the starcrossed lovers thing with Peeta,would you?

I don’t know.  I mean, Peeta and I were good friends, so it might have been a little weird.  And he only had eyes for Katniss, so I don’t know if he would have gone along with it.

I would probably die in the bloodbath anyway, so it’s a moot point.

Dear Madge,I have a couple of questions.One,why the strawberry obsession?Two,How did you survive the bombing?Three,you and Gale?
Anonymous

1. I don’t think it was an “obsession” as much as a fondness.  Fruit was expensive in District 12, even for the mayor’s family, so they were kind of a treat.

2. I already answered this, here’s a link: http://askmadge-undersee.tumblr.com/post/10047191711/what-happened-to-you-after-the-district-12s-bombing

3. Nothing happened.  Sure, I might have had a bit of a crush on him, but I’m over it, and besides, he was always more interested in Katniss than me.

Dear Madge,what do you think of Cato and Clove from the 74th Hunger Games?
Anonymous

Well, obviously I didn’t want either of them to win, because that would mean Katniss had died.  I didn’t really think much of them except to root against them.

Dear Madge,do you have any idea that people are writing stories about you and Gale as a couple?Do you think the stories could be true?
Anonymous

No, I had no idea!  I guess I’m flattered that people would take the time to write a story about me, but it’s a little weird, the thought of someone controlling a fictionalized version of yourself.  It’s not true, because Gale and I were never a couple, but if people want to keep writing stories, I’m okay with it.

Dear Madge,have you kissed Gale?
Anonymous

No; I never really talked to him outside of school, and he wasn’t interested in me anyway.

are you going to the beatles: the lost concert" movie when it comes out next month?
Anonymous

No, what are “the beatles” and how can they lose a concert?

Did you ever have a crush on Katniss?
Anonymous

Umm, no?  She was a good friend, that’s all.  I certainly admired her, for her determination and unwillingness to give in, but had a crush on her?  Definitely not.

Hello, Madge!

Hey, Gale!  What’s new with you?

So, in the upcoming Hunger Games movie I was very upset to see that they cut out your part in giving Katniss the mockingjay pin.. It was your aunt's pin, after all, and I feel like the pin has a little bit less meaning because of this cut.. :( How do you feel/
Anonymous

When you say “movie”, are you talking about a documentary about the 74th games/75th games/ rebellion?  Well, most people don’t know that I’m the one who gave her the pin, so I can’t say I blame them.

OOC: I was a little upset at first, but I’m okay with it now.  Here’s my reasoning: If Katniss gives Prim the pin and says that if she has it she’ll always be safe, and Prim gives it back during the goodbyes, then it quickly establishes the love and devotion between the two sisters who have nothing to give each other except promises, and this is a token of Katniss’ promise to not let anything bad happen to her.  Prim giving it back is a way of saying “you make sure nothing bad happens to yourself”.  Since we won’t be in Katniss’ head as much as in the books, it’s important to get that out there in the beginning, and as much as they can.  Plus, it was another actress they didn’t have to pay and introduce and set up a whole backstory for and whatever.

Hope I eased your upsetted-ness. :)

When they dug through the rubble of your ruined home in 12 they said the whole family and the two that worked for them were found.. Whose body was the one they mistook for you? Glad you managed to make it out, by the way.. :)
Anonymous

I’m not sure whose body it was.  I don’t think I want to know either; I knew most of the people in District 12 and it’s already hard to think about who survived and who didn’t without knowing specific names.  If I had to guess, I would think it was someone who lived nearby, a neighbor or something, who wanted to see if we had a way out as the mayor and his family, and if they could come too.