Eternally grouchy test-drive

[fortherefreshments]

Right, let's cut the chitchat and get to the chase. They've seen this all before. You want a game.

That's one sick sense of humor you have there. I've just got two words for you.

Like. Hell.

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From one book character to another o/

[unholy_terror]

[Well Haymitch, have a teenager actually handing you a mug for once. Granted it was a fake skull mug but still. The substance was brown and thick but drinks were drinks.]

Here you'll probably need this. This is a Yorick. Makes other drinks look like pisswater and you wake up in the morning feeling like you kicked President Snow in his wrinkled old gnads.

\o Howdy!

[fortherefreshments]

[ This is certainly surprising; he would be lying if he said the description of the drink is not tempting. Still, old habits keep him from the skull mug or showcasing any enthusiasm. ]

Never heard of it, or seen you for that matter.

[unholy_terror]

I'm from a different universe but I've heard about you. If you really want I'll take a drink first. My name is Lex, in case you wanted to know.

He's just...a suspicious little thing.

[fortherefreshments]

Lex.

[ He raises his brows in regards to the introduction, continuing to study the cup from afar. ]

You offer drinks to all the strangers you meet?

Of course xD

[unholy_terror]

Like I said, I heard about you and we share something in common. We've seen a lot of morbid situations.

[fortherefreshments]

[ He scowls and takes a defiant sip from his own flask. ]

My deepest sympathies, sweetheart, but nobody should have to bond over that.

[stillplaying]

It's not going to work.

[There's not much more that needs to be said. She's tried it. She's seen others try it. But in the end, Gamemakers are Gamemakers. It doesn't matter where. It doesn't matter what. They don't care.]

[fortherefreshments]

[ For a moment he seems to heed her warning, studying her with a furrowed brow. The moment doesn't last long, and before he gets a blink in, his attention has wandered again. ]

Always the ray of sunshine.

[stillplaying]

[There's a slight quirk of her lips. Amused. How long has it been since she's last seen Haymitch?

Good to know some things don't change.]

You deserve the warning.

[fortherefreshments]

Don't tell me you're going soft now, sweetheart.

[ Though he's silently hoping that she too is finished with games. ]

[stillplaying]

[She shakes her head. If only she could go soft. If only she was finished with any and all games. What she would give to just be left alone in District Twelve.] Can't.

oh hai!

[flyliner]

I shouldn't have to tell you to watch what you say, but I would be careful mentioning hell.

well hello there, buddy!

[fortherefreshments]

She's too lazy to outdo the concept.

sorry for icons that DON'T MAKE SENSE, no one does batches of this guy

[flyliner]

I wouldn't expect anyone to. Or for you to start censoring yourself now, really. You've got your own image to keep.

[one that's not exactly reputable by effie's standards, but it's still an image]

once I find screencaps, I'm gonna make some for you :>

[fortherefreshments]

[ And he's so pleased to hear someone is competent enough to understand that. ]

Words worth keeping in mind, all the same.

well now I only need three because I FOUND SOME MORE, YAY!

[flyliner]

So where do you plan to go from here?

[because uh, complaints without much behind them aren't exactly effective. and despite the image of conversation, haymitch knows it.]

[swipers]

[ A quiet side glance. ]

Sick sense of humor?

[fortherefreshments]

...you look very familiar.

[swipers]

So do you.

[fortherefreshments]

Small world, then.

[victorbychance]

You know that only encourages them, right?

[fortherefreshments]

Are you implying that you're some kind of expert?

[ But he's happy to see you, Peeta. Really. ]

[victorbychance]

That's what happened with mine. They're like dogs. Talking makes them wag their tail more.

[Right.]

[fortherefreshments]

Then they're trainable.

[ He's had worse cases.. ]

[victorbychance]

[There was a mangy stray dog Peeta tried to adopt once before his mother chased it away for good. He could never teach it to do anything.]

That's giving them a lot of credit.