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[defending]

First things first - Initiative? Really? Come on, couldn'tcha be at least a little original? I mean I'm having a serious case of been there, done that. And for the record? Not really looking forward to doing it again. I've had the tour, I've seen the shinies - and I'll say again. Not interested. Opposite of interested. Me and freaky government strongholds go way back. We had a very hot and heavy relationship, but we're seeing other people now, and both of us are better for it. So, second thing? If you could just, you know - help a girl out and point me toward the nearest exit? That'd be real peachy. Failing that? I'm not your strong-arm. You can't control me. Don't even try.

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[accidentalrebellion]

[If he thinks he's frustrated, then it's nothing compared to the frustration she feels. He hasn't answered her question. Of course, considering who she's talking to, that isn't exactly surprising either, but she's hardly in the mood to be patient.

(When is she ever)

Confusion ebbs away and fuses with anger in an instant. This time, her voice is flat and harsh.]

What do you mean, back? [Start talking B|]

[hungover]

[Okay Katniss, fine, put your business face on. He frowns.]

You were here before, sweetheart. We were getting along swimmingly, as a matter of fact.

[Not that she's going to believe him.]

[accidentalrebellion]

[Maybe she considers it for a moment or two. Considers the possibility that he might actually be right, that this place is apparently so hell-bent on trying to make her its pawn that it's brought her here not once, but twice.

But history is against him. He's lied to her before with ease. And even if she's having trouble deciphering what his angle (game) is, it doesn't mean there isn't one. That may be the most infuriating part of all.

So, finally, she answers with a cold, harsh:]

You're drunk.

[hungover]

That's beside the point.

[He never expected her to believe him, so that's why he'd avoided even trying to bring it up. Leave it to Katniss to pull something like that out of him.

He'd never been good at saying no to either of them, and that was what had led him into more than one problem.

He takes another swig of his drink.]

[accidentalrebellion]

[Some people might hang up by now, when it's obvious that answers aren't coming. When frustrations only continue to pile on top of each other like they always do.

Katniss, though, is relentless.]

It is the point. [And he continues to prove it.]

[hungover]

I'd say you should ask some of the people you made friends with in your time here last, but with your personality...

[Well, there aren't any people she can ask that he's aware of. He's not admitting he might've just not bothered to pay attention to those people.]