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Eɴᴊᴏʟʀᴀs; ([personal profile] orestes) wrote in [community profile] thecapitol 2014-02-04 10:52 pm (UTC)

"Whatever you are drinking is fine, my friend." Enjolras hadn't missed their failure to order, but figured whatever it was Marius needed could take precedence for the moment. Besides which, people tended to give him a wide latitude since the Arena, unsure of exactly where they stood with the tempestuous Victor. While the Machiavellian implications of such a contention horrified him, Enjolras could not argue with the fact there were benefits to being feared as well as loved.

"There was another Victor who petitioned for Capitol citizenship shortly after I arrived here, as did a Tribute she killed." He frowns, struggling to remember the details of Momoko and her companion. It's been a long ten months and Enjolras often considers it a marvel he can remember his own name, let alone the political affairs of Panem. Had they both been granted it? And if they were, did that contribute to the fact that neither of them were here now? In petitioning for Cosette's release would they be making more of a target out of her? And, if so, was it not better to keep her in the relative immortality of the Arenas than expose her to life in the Capitol? She's unsuited to the brutality, that much is sure, but what are the dangers of an alternative? "I am unsure of the specifics, but the institutions do exist. We would not be forging into uncharted territory."

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