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well, i've been working on the thermostats problem for a day now and the bad news is: it's not heating, and the worse news is: it doesn't act like anything that's broken

and before anyone thinks of calling it 'magic' -- don't. it hasn't been long enough for me to stop being cynical

also, it's cold and i'm not in the mood

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She's a much better student when it comes to paying attention.

[ there's a long pause because how to explain the games and how to explain it so that it works best for him. He can go one way and play the guileless, harmless baker.

Or

He can take the beach right now. Since this 'Game' is a bit more like the 75th than the 74th, he's going to take that stance. He'll have to make apologies to the rest of the victors (probably just Annie) later. It's certainly not the first time he's said something in public and then apologized for it ]

In Panem, every year they throw kids into an arena and tell them to fight to death until there's only one left standing. For entertainment. The 'winner' is called a victor. Everyone here from Panem is a Victor.

[ Not a threat. Just a warning. ]

[there's somewhere that treats kids worse than what the ark did to the delinquents who couldn't be floated. it makes her sick to read it, sick to imagine it.]

why?
why the hell would they do that?

[ Yuuuup there is. ]

To maintain control over the population. Because they could.

[control over the population. how many other leaders sacrificed a few youths for the good of manking? what humanity's there anyway?]

so you're a victor, too

[ at least she sees where he's coming from ]

I'm a victor too and this seems a lot like an arena.

but i'm not a victor and i don't recognize the country of panem so how about we don't start with the killing so soon, victor

If I had any intention of killing you, or anyone else, I wouldn't announce it.

i'm just saying
let's put the idea of it being an arena on ice

I'm willing to put the idea of killing anyone out of mind, but this is an arena. You just don't realize it yet.

it's an arena, it's magic, it's the mountain men, it's wicked
everyone here has enemies that are bigger than them and it looks like this one trumps them

then it goes without saying that we're all in trouble.

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