I can do you one better. Want to go hit up the best bakery in town?
[He dusts a bit of nonexistent dirt off his sleeve, then rakes his hand through his hair like he's getting ready to put on a show. He doesn't need to, not here, but it'll make Katniss feel better to see these small signs of it--to read that he knows she's out of her element here, and that he's not, and that they may not be District partners but they've been partners in other things before (anguish, and horror, and death), and they'll get through this arena together, too.
He remembers all too well; that was always his goal, back then. Keep Katniss and Peeta alive. Cinna was the one fixated on keeping them happy and content and oblivious. Finnick was the one keeping them safe and secure and breathing.
That's always his job, isn't it. It's what he's good at--protecting them.]
And try to act like you're happy to be hanging out with me, will you? Put on a smile and you might even convince some of our audience that you're as fun to be around as I am.
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[He dusts a bit of nonexistent dirt off his sleeve, then rakes his hand through his hair like he's getting ready to put on a show. He doesn't need to, not here, but it'll make Katniss feel better to see these small signs of it--to read that he knows she's out of her element here, and that he's not, and that they may not be District partners but they've been partners in other things before (anguish, and horror, and death), and they'll get through this arena together, too.
He remembers all too well; that was always his goal, back then. Keep Katniss and Peeta alive. Cinna was the one fixated on keeping them happy and content and oblivious. Finnick was the one keeping them safe and secure and breathing.
That's always his job, isn't it. It's what he's good at--protecting them.]
And try to act like you're happy to be hanging out with me, will you? Put on a smile and you might even convince some of our audience that you're as fun to be around as I am.