That acceptance would earn Linden his Tribute's support in a nod and a tiny smile, even when they enable each other in such a way. As he watched the festivities go by, Phillip's eyes filled up with the same sort of wonder that Stephen saw as he was taken to the Capitol for the club incident. Whether or not he could call this place home was up in the air but for tonight, it would be.

He watched the fireworks and grinned in a self-deprecating way, "To this and every Arena." There was something left of the young man who wanted to work at Freddy's, it was just focused on doing his best to survive. "But as bad as being sober gets, at least we get to remember things, good and bad."