[the words are soft, because jack can already tell that she knows that too - everything has a price, and it can't always be paid for with something as simple as money.
jack pushes his food around on his plate for a moment, looking up at her before sighing. whatever is in his glass now, he takes a drink of it before speaking.]
You'd think I was something more like your Capitol. My father, crowned by God, built Shiloh from the ruins and ash. With my mother by his side, they created something that most people couldn't even dream of touching. I was a part of that dream. [he bites his bottom lip for a moment.] I gave them everything too, hoping that one it would all be worthwhile, that I would be king. But all I did was lose my happiness, my soul. [jack smiles at her, a little bitter.] All I got was leftovers too. And when I tried to take more, I lost everything.
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[the words are soft, because jack can already tell that she knows that too - everything has a price, and it can't always be paid for with something as simple as money.
jack pushes his food around on his plate for a moment, looking up at her before sighing. whatever is in his glass now, he takes a drink of it before speaking.]
You'd think I was something more like your Capitol. My father, crowned by God, built Shiloh from the ruins and ash. With my mother by his side, they created something that most people couldn't even dream of touching. I was a part of that dream. [he bites his bottom lip for a moment.] I gave them everything too, hoping that one it would all be worthwhile, that I would be king. But all I did was lose my happiness, my soul. [jack smiles at her, a little bitter.] All I got was leftovers too. And when I tried to take more, I lost everything.