He wasn't lost but wanted to know where he was.... and... she could be useful? Something about him made her take a half step back. She wanted to run, felt like she should run. But she did her best to hold her ground. Besides... if Katniss wasn't here... what did it matter if she got hurt?

Yes, depression was making her into a defeatist little thing. She set down Buttercup, so that if she got hurt, at least the cat would be safe.

"You're in the lounge," she said. "They have food."