Guess who's back?

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Who | Garrett and you!
What | Garrett has, rather unexpectedly, found himself back in the Capitol and isn't happy about some of the changes
Where | A bar
When | July 27
Warnings | Mild drunkness may happen

Garrett can be found in one of the Capitol's many bars, sticking to the darkest corner he can find (like usual). He looks no worse for wear physically, but his normally stoic expression has been replaced with one of deep concern and confusion. He was missing...damn, how much time was he missing? Had he died? He couldn't remember being killed, and it hadn't taken him nearly this long to come back the last time. He picks up a glass of cheap beer, his second so far, and takes a drink. He normally wouldn't have more than a glass at best, but right now...right now, the booze seems very, very friendly.

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[lionhearted_victor]

Yeah, you're not enjoying that drink anytime soon as the third glass would be stopped by a particular man. Leonidas figured this one was a tribute that came in after the credit announcement and racking up a tab on D2's dime was not happening.

"Get up," two words and laced with disdain at a poor performance or two. "You've been cut off from your endless credit and you have months of catch-up to do."

[fivefingereddiscount]

Garrett looks up in surprise.

"What?"

He just got back! And since when was there restriction on their spending?

[lionhearted_victor]

Garret could be Katniss freaking Everdeen but he was wildly disappointed in the Tribute's performance in this last Arena. He was even more annoyed about the lack of survival instinct this time around. "What the hell happened to you in the Arena? You were one of the better Tributes out there."

The bartender knows when to walk out, and Leo's temper is infamous here.

[fivefingereddiscount]

"Why don't you tell me? One minute I'm trying to get some sleep in some haunted castle, and the next I'm waking up on the slab after the Coronation is over!"

That's what really made him irate. This was now the second time he'd apparently lost a significant amount of time, and no one had been able to give him any answers.

[lionhearted_victor]

"So you do wake up on a slap...fascinating," Leo's priorities are skewered to say the least but he shrugged off the sentiment Garrett had over this sort of things. "You died, that is fairly obvious. Probably from complications of the Offworlder disease everyone caught this time around. Things have changed and now we've learned that the Districts are paying for the Tributes' tabs as well as their usual production. So excuse me if I seem a little tender about you racking up a bill and my home paying for it."

Who has two thumbs and still mad about the Districts paying for the likes of Gary Epps?





THIS GUY.

[fivefingereddiscount]

"So, what, they keep us dead for weeks now?"

He finishes the last of his drink and plants the glass firmly on the counter.

"Relax. I've only had two drinks. And your people really need to work on their communication skills."

[lionhearted_victor]

"No, they shouldn't just keep you in the metaphorical freezer, but something tells me your revival was more difficult than the rest. You were using your powers weren't you?" Leo replied to the best of his knowledge, which was sadly not as much as he'd wished. The people comment earned Garrett a look, "These are not my people, these are Capitolites, I am a Districter. I...serve the Capitol."

The disdain is just barely bubbling under his skin but Cora is enjoying his work here and he's already dishonored his family name once.

[fivefingereddiscount]

"After seeing some of the fireworks after everyone else used theirs? Can't say I was too keen on the idea."

He picks up on that disdain, because it's something he's been struggling to hide in his own voice when he knows he's actually being watched.

"A Districter, huh? So why aren't you working there?"

He knows he's playing with fire, but to hell with it. If he was going to have a bad day, he could at least spread the misery a bit.

[lionhearted_victor]

"I was summoned here to help Tributes like you survive longer than two weeks, which is more I can say with everything that's happened in your last run," Leo quickly shot back, "It is an honor to be here, to serve the most glorious games in Panem...A chance I'll show my worth to the Capitol."

As if an offworlder would understand this honor...

"At least you have quick learning on your side."

[fivefingereddiscount]

"Yeah? Well, unless you've got a cheat sheet for the next Arena up your sleeve, it seems to me that there's not much I can do to prepare myself that I wasn't already doing."

Throwing sarcasm at an authority figure? He almost feels like he's right back at home. He takes a gulp of his drink, almost daring the man to snatch it away.

"I'd be long dead if I didn't catch on quick."

[lionhearted_victor]

"If only I could read the Gamemakers' minds," Leo rolled his eyes and instead of snatching the drink, he takes the bottle and caps it away. His own way of saying Last drink, get up is much more effective than simply saying it. Garrett was a tough Tribute but he did have the skills of a Career if he could just focus on actually surviving.

"One of the points of the Games is seeing how Tributes handle the surprises it throws. Careers and Outlying Districts have roughly the same odds to win and to die."