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- "We would all like you to know what a... privilege it has been to make you look your best."
- —Venia to Katniss Everdeen[src]
Venia is one of the three members of Cinna's prep team for Katniss Everdeen.
Biography[]
74th Hunger Games[]
Alongside Flavius and Octavia, Venia worked under Cinna, who was one of District 12's stylists during the 74th Hunger Games. They first prepared Katniss, the female tribute, for the chariot rides; while waxing Katniss's body hair, Venia commented on how hairy she was.[1] When it came time to prepare Katniss for the interviews, Venia worked strands of red into Katniss's hair, which she braided over the girl's right shoulder.[2]
After the Games, she and her coworkers were ecstatic that Katniss and Peeta Mellark returned alive, and they prepared her again for the victor crowning ceremony. Venia gave Katniss a pair of flat leather sandals to wear.[3] Katniss imagined that her prep team was bouncing around with excitement as they took their bows on the stage. The following morning, they came to prepare Katniss for another interview.[4]
Victory Tour[]
Venia, Flavius, and Octavia all accompanied Katniss and Peeta on their Victory Tour. When they arrived at Katniss's house in the Victors' Village, Venia shrieked when she saw how much Katniss's eyebrows had grown in, and Octavia patted her on the back comfortingly, lamenting about the state of Katniss's nails.[5] The next day, the prepared Katniss on the train for her appearance in District 11. Flavius was disappointed that Cinna said they couldn't do any alterations on Katniss, and Venia replied that he would have to let them once she was older.[6]
During their stop in the Capitol, Venia and her coworkers attended the party at the president's mansion and got drunk. When Peeta was about to drink something, unaware it was an emetic, Venia explained that he had to go into the bathroom to drink it or he would vomit everywhere.[7]
Post-tour[]
Later, the prep team arrived in District 12 for Katniss's wedding dress photoshoot three weeks earlier than expected. Over the course of their preparations, Katniss listened to them speaking about shortages of seafood, electronic gadgets, and fabrics, and she realized this was the result of uprisings in Districts 3, 4, and 8.[8]
75th Hunger Games[]
After Katniss was reaped for the 75th Hunger Games, every member of her prep team burst into tears "at least twice" while preparing Katniss for her second Tribute Parade.[9] However, when faced with preparing Katniss for her interview, Venia stayed strong and firmly made her teammates leave when they cried, saying to "remember what Cinna told [them]". As a result, she and Flavius prepped Katniss without Octavia for the whole morning, and around lunch, Katniss felt Flavius's silent tears on her shoulder. Venia gave him a look and he left, so she had to finish the work on her own. She only looked Katniss in the eye when Cinna showed up to dismiss her, at which point she took Katniss's hands in hers and told her it had been a "privilege" to make Katniss look her best.[10]
Second Rebellion[]
Venia, Flavius, and Octavia were taken hostage by District 13. President Alma Coin thought she would be doing Katniss a favor if she captured and tortured them for her. Flavius, Venia and Octavia were fed but not enough, so Octavia stole a slice of bread and was caught. The prep team was thus taken into a room and beaten until Gale distracted the guard and Katniss entered the room to discover her prep team. Katniss demanded that they be taken to her mother for treatment. Venia recovered, thanks to Mrs. Everdeen, but was still terribly fearful. Of all of them, Venia was the one to recover the quickest. Venia and the others prepared and dressed Katniss for the role of the mockingjay. She trembled constantly, still scared of what had happened to them, but trusted Katniss. Katniss took them to eat and would often eat with them. The prep team assembled again after President Snow was tried, found guilty and sentenced to be executed. They dressed Katniss up in her mockingjay uniform and watched her during the trial. After Presidents Coin and Snow died, Flavius, Venia, and Octavia most likely went back to the Capitol.
Personality and traits[]
Venia seems to be the strongest-willed of Katniss' prep team as she is left to work on Katniss alone before the 75th Hunger Games when the rest of her team succumbs to their despondency at her once again being thrust into the arena. She does not let her emotions get the better of her when preparing Katniss.
Physical description[]
Venia was thin and angular with spiked aqua hair and gold tattoos above her eyebrows. In the film, she had a blonde bob and aqua streaks. While in District 13, Katniss noted that Venia's hair lay flat instead of in spikes, and her roots were growing in gray.