LITTLE LION MAN

“I hope to.  You wouldn’t happen to have a suggestion for an additive that would assist in speeding the drying process, would you?”

“Afraid not. Maybe talk to Alix or one of the other doctors, see if they might be able to recommend something?”

O-okay. I’ll g-get…everything together…

“Thanks, Alix.”

…Probably not, no.

“Didn’t think so. My other option is a strike; stop working since Thirteen’s work oriented. Don’t work until they agree to hear us out. Can’t lock up and sedate all of us for misbehaving, right?”

Smarts and assassinating anyone who comes close to him.

“And anyone who’s against him running the show.”

“That’s why I’ve been working on it.  If the simple repairs hold better it’ll get people back in the thick of it sooner, even if they technically should be resting.  It’s coming along well.  I’ve just got to figure out an effective applicator for it because it is really sticky until it dries.”

“And we all know how well we handle resting despite our injuries,” he muttered, though he was very well to blame for that as well. “If it’s coming along as quickly as it is, I’m sure you’ll figure something out.”

…………I don’t know that word.

“It seems to be what they do best, I mean. What they’re known for.”

I can t-try….the treatment….again? I w-wish…..I had….more resources…

“I know, you’re doing what you can with what you’ve got. Still appreciate it all the same, Alix. We can give it another shot, see if it helps any.”

“How’d you — nevermind.  I’ve been working on a more affective formula stitch glue for field use during combat situations.”

“Cool. With all the fighting that went down recently in Six, that’d be nice to have in the field. How’s it coming along?”

“Ajax is dead.”

“Ajax-- shit. Nyx, I’m so sorry.”

Why do you need to know?

“Just curious. Feel free to tell me to shut up if you don’t want to say.”

Well it’s okay I guess.  I mean I got away from them, and Kai had the same problem so I know that it wasn’t just me.

"Better to be here where you're accepted versus being stuck in The Capitol, I suppose. I'm glad you don't see it that way, but hearing it happened to someone else, too, only makes me wonder if it happens more often than we think."

Maybe they are but I just don’t really trust them and I’m tired of getting my hopes up.

“You have to trust them if you want things to be better, Owen. They’re the only ones that can actually help you with this professionally. Letting it go as it has been isn’t helping.”

But….it’s…not your…..fault. It’s….it’s Thirteen….being horrible. Again.

"Might as well get used to it; being horrible seems to be their shtick."