[It's always odd, getting together with the other Victors. There's a sense of kinship, sure, but on the other hand, it's not like he'd ever willingly spend time with, say, Enobaria. It's a bizarre connection-- so no, honestly, he's not shocked that Junpei doesn't keep in touch with those in his Games.]
No, nothing like that. Everybody who was thrown into the game had signed up for a Mars mission test experiment. Everyone who was thrown into the Nonary Game were normal people. And the year in between I worked at a detective agency.
...well. [And here he looks a little tired because it's still not a happy answer.] Whenever Carlos and I get out of here, we have someone to find. If we don't, a nuclear war's gonna break out and wipe out eight billion people. It's the timeline we ended up with, so we're going to have to fight to stop it.
[...hah.] Guess that could be considered a rebel group in a way. ...there...are things I want after that. So we'll take care of that first and I'll get what I want when it's over.
[He knows the threat of nuclear war, and he knows there's not a goddamn thing he can say that'll comfort Junpei or help him on his journey. So might as well focus on things that might be good in the future, right?]
A future? [A wry sort of grin, because he knows that's probably not what Haymitch meant.] I don't know. I was kind of always promised that maybe I'd get to grow up and have a normal life with a wife and maybe kids or something. At the end of the day I think all I want is something permanent. Whatever that means.
[Fluid timelines make that a little harder some days.]
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Date: 2019-11-04 03:57 am (UTC)Well, well. You part of some rebel group or what?
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Date: 2019-11-04 04:27 am (UTC)No, nothing like that. Everybody who was thrown into the game had signed up for a Mars mission test experiment. Everyone who was thrown into the Nonary Game were normal people. And the year in between I worked at a detective agency.
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Date: 2019-11-05 04:00 am (UTC)[He's quiet, and then his voice goes slightly more quiet. Gentle, almost, or as gentle as he can make it.]
You think about what you're gonna do afterwards?
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Date: 2019-11-05 04:14 am (UTC)[...hah.] Guess that could be considered a rebel group in a way. ...there...are things I want after that. So we'll take care of that first and I'll get what I want when it's over.
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Date: 2019-11-06 03:39 am (UTC)[He knows the threat of nuclear war, and he knows there's not a goddamn thing he can say that'll comfort Junpei or help him on his journey. So might as well focus on things that might be good in the future, right?]
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Date: 2019-11-06 03:56 am (UTC)[Fluid timelines make that a little harder some days.]