d5 debate {ruined v mercier}

[djed carnelian . d8m [kap]]

Castle Ruined

Question 1 to Candidate A: Think back on a time when you experienced great difficulty. How did you get through it?

Castle spoke into the microphone to respond to the question.

"Every time a family member passes away, whatever the reason may be," she began. "There's likely to be someone in the family that it hits extra hard. Personally, I had a really tough time when my cousin Lorenzo Ruined volunteered for the 75th Games and didn't make it out alive. It broke me, for a while, and I believe that's also why I wasn't fit for election back then. Now, however, as I've started to move past it, thanks to the help of people in the community of District Five, I feel that I'm in a place where I can help others, rather than relying on them to help me."

She paused for a moment. "I just want people to know that, no matter how difficult a time they're going through, they deserve the support they need, and that I'm grateful I had the support I needed when I needed it."