[There's no flicker of surprise or shock on her face. There's no look of disgust or revulsion at the thought. If anything, she almost looks disappointed. That? That was his big, desperate idea? She almost has to laugh. Almost wants to. She had been that desperate once. More than once.
Even if it was a complete contradiction to her normal survivalist instincts.
The first few times, she hadn't be successful. She had bit down on Peeta's hand rather than the nightlock pill that would mean instant death. Gale refused to shoot her despite her pleadings. And her attempts at starvation hand't been given enough time.
That raw desperateness to just end everything had died away for a while. At least, until Peeta had disappeared from Luceti. And then? Then she had finally given in.
Quietly, head tilted, she responds:] I've tried that. It didn't work.
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Even if it was a complete contradiction to her normal survivalist instincts.
The first few times, she hadn't be successful. She had bit down on Peeta's hand rather than the nightlock pill that would mean instant death. Gale refused to shoot her despite her pleadings. And her attempts at starvation hand't been given enough time.
That raw desperateness to just end everything had died away for a while. At least, until Peeta had disappeared from Luceti. And then? Then she had finally given in.
Quietly, head tilted, she responds:] I've tried that. It didn't work.