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[64th]

Have you ever killed anyone?
Do you feel bad about it?

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[prespangled]

So if you hadn't killed them, they wouldn't killed you? And that's supposed to be a game?

[64th]

they would have killed me or the gamemakers would have. they call it an honor but it's more of a punishment, depending on who you ask.

[prespangled]

No offense, but it sounds plain wrong.

[64th]

Yeah, but I don't see any way it could be fixed.

[prespangled]

What if they just got rid of the game? Nobody kills and nobody has to die.

[64th]

President Snow would never get rid of the Games. it's how he controls the rest of us.

[prespangled]

Can't you get rid of him? Vote him out of office or something?

[64th]

He's been president since before I was born. My grandparents were younger than me when he became president. I don't think there will be an election any time soon.

That's all a world and a lifetime away, anyway.

[prespangled]

Sounds more like a tyrant than a president.

Are things better here? I mean, sure there are monsters and sometimes dinner comes from a can without a label, but no one's making you play any sadistic games.

[64th]

That's a hard question. a lot of bad things happened to me there. bad things happen to me here. I miss my family. but i think I could make it work here and I don't think anything is left for me there.

[prespangled]

When I first got here, I just assumed that everyone wanted to go back home. But then I hear about some of the places that other people come from and it's less black and white. Even my own world isn't so perfect.

I'm sorry you had to go through something like that.

[64th]

Thanks.

It made me who I am. I try to remember that, because most days I like who I am.

[prespangled]

That's pretty important. And I think you should.