considering pre-canon for tushanshu

[chiot]

Oi--'ey there, missus, whatcha draggin' me out for, eh? Lemme go back to bein' the mayor of Saint Michele, I've got thin's to do!

An' normally I ain't given much to settin' thin's up but everyone relies on good ol' Gavroche to do his work, an' that's what I'm gonna do! No one's smarter than the pups, miss, not when it comes to who's who and what's what.

I don't need no turtle, I already got an elephant!

Comments

[takeswing]

What's an 'elephant'? And aren't you too young to be a mayor?

[chiot]

An' Elephant! Tiens, it's huge and it's home.

You're never too young to be mayor, you just gotta be someone the people follow. An' everyone follows Gavroche, because Gavroche is free!

[takeswing]

I thought the mayor was elected, and everyone followed them because the Capitol told them to.

[chiot]

Paris is the capitol of the country, but not of the people. It's in our hearts, right here. [ Taptaptap. ] An' I'm the mayor 'cause I knows best an' people follow me.

[takeswing]

...What's 'Paris'?

This is so freaking adorable asdfg

[chiot]

You dunno Paris?!

I know!

[takeswing]

[shakes her head] Uh-uh. Just District 11, and the rest of Panem.

Re: I know!

[chiot]

Ain't never heard of Panem. Or distrits like that. [ And the elephant thing still weird him out. Rue, where do you even come from. ]

Paris is the greatest city in France! Or it will be, once les amis do revolution!

Re: I know!

[takeswing]

[Oh, Gavroche, you don't even want to know.]

A revolution? But, what if you fail?

[chiot]

Hah. We'll fight like twenty armies an' still not even need lunch! I won't fail--ol' Gavroche'll never surrender!

[takeswing]

[shakes her head sorrowfully] Rebellions always end badly. That's how the Games happened.

[chiot]

What're the games?

[takeswing]

The Hunger Games. After the Districts tried to rebel against the Capitol, the Capitol came up with the Hunger Games to remind the Districts that the Capitol was stronger than they were. Every year a boy and a girl from each District is picked to go into an arena and fight each other to the death. The last person left standing is the winner.

is there any way I can tempt you to tu shanshu

[chiot]

[ Gavroche stares at the other, taking it in. He's surprisingly not moving--odd, since, like Rue, he constantly looks like he's about to take flight. ]

Well then it's simple! You gotta start a Revolution! Tiens! Build a barricade, fight for your rights!