Muse is not, well, amused with mun idea.

[remediation]

Talon Company is one thing. Super Mutants are one thing. Even- even the Enclave is one thing. That's self-defense. If I don't fight back, they'll kill me.

This? Fighting- killing to entertain people? I won't do it. You might be able to sign me up, mun, but I refuse to go along happily. And besides... some of those people there are scary.

Please, can't we talk this out?

-Lilah

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[inciting]

Nobody does it happily.

[remediation]

I know. Even the self-defense was just... just in the course of trying to find my father. It's a stain that no amount of apologizing can wipe away.

...It's sad, how inured to violence people get after a while. Fighting to survive is just part of the daily routine.

[inciting]

I...I know what you mean. All of it.

[remediation]

You do, don't you? [She pauses, then holds out a hand to shake. Friends?] My name is Lilah. It's nice to meet someone else who understands.

[inciting]

Katniss Everdeen.

I wish I could tell you something, anything to make it better.

[remediation]

It's all right. I think we both know that saying "there, there" doesn't really fix anything. It won't bring my dad back, and it won't make all the death go away.

But I appreciate it. Thank you, Katniss. I'm guessing you have first-hand experience with this whole... thing. [She won't call it a "Game". Games are supposed to be fun.]

[inciting]

I do. And if you do end up there...good luck. If you're in 12, I'll...I'll see what I can do.

[quixotically]

[Killing for entertaining people? Elle frowns.]

What, is the theme of that place based on the Legion's Arena? Why would anyone think anything like that is a good idea?

[lucidmutant]

Such a thing seems incredibly savage, even compared to our world. As you say, fighting to survive is one thing. This is something different, and terrible.

[remediation]

[Fawkes gets a small, sad smile. Someone gets it.]

It is. Dying there doesn't seem permanent, but it's still... it's still hideous. I'm not the kind of person who wants to kill, Fawkes. But my mun seems determined. ...I'm so sorry.