He's heard Districters comment about his brother's suicide that it's suiting that a Capitolite would value life little enough to throw it away. He knows it's crap, that there are suicides out in the Districts too, but there is something to be said for the weight that Capitolites put on their survival. Their very recreation tends to be drugs, mind-altering substances and risky experiences, as if their lives are collateral in every day deals.
"I guess it's just...more trouble than it's worth to die. Just because it's harder than living doesn't make life easy." He takes her hand moves her fingers to a place on his temple. "It feels like someone's driving a nail in there with every heartbeat. Jesus."
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He's heard Districters comment about his brother's suicide that it's suiting that a Capitolite would value life little enough to throw it away. He knows it's crap, that there are suicides out in the Districts too, but there is something to be said for the weight that Capitolites put on their survival. Their very recreation tends to be drugs, mind-altering substances and risky experiences, as if their lives are collateral in every day deals.
"I guess it's just...more trouble than it's worth to die. Just because it's harder than living doesn't make life easy." He takes her hand moves her fingers to a place on his temple. "It feels like someone's driving a nail in there with every heartbeat. Jesus."