Linden's had years to warp and grow crooked, and his sense of humor is no exception. It takes a little while for people to realize he has one, sometimes, but it's absolutely there; it just requires a certain level of squinting and head-tilting to see it.
"Ms. Caroline," he repeats heavily. "Too bad I can't draw hearts very well. Not on that scale... even if people from my District tend to have a knack for art, I can't draw all those little tiny chambers and veins without a needle and a microscope. Too bad."
He shrugs, seeming to dismiss the remark about cruel fates. If he seems flippant about the potential consequences that could still drop for his recent actions, it's likely that he's just resigned to the fact that there's little he can do to alter their outcome.
"Jail was boring, mostly. Just a token punishment... they didn't even let me have my chessboard, can you imagine? Like they were afraid I'd file a Bishop into a lockpick or something."
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"Ms. Caroline," he repeats heavily. "Too bad I can't draw hearts very well. Not on that scale... even if people from my District tend to have a knack for art, I can't draw all those little tiny chambers and veins without a needle and a microscope. Too bad."
He shrugs, seeming to dismiss the remark about cruel fates. If he seems flippant about the potential consequences that could still drop for his recent actions, it's likely that he's just resigned to the fact that there's little he can do to alter their outcome.
"Jail was boring, mostly. Just a token punishment... they didn't even let me have my chessboard, can you imagine? Like they were afraid I'd file a Bishop into a lockpick or something."