Finnick is trying not to stare at Annie like he so often wants to do, because they're in public and that means they're friends, not lovers. But between looking at his curry, he glances up at Annie, and he can see the thoughtfulness in her face.
But her reply isn't direct; it's oblique, a question that addresses just one thing, but that one thing enough for him to realize that she's noticed others as well. Some things are less safe to talk about in public than others.
Finnick shrugs, one-shouldered and lopsided.
"I never understood half the tech in the Capitol. Guess some of the illusions could be holos. The other stuff, not sure. Didn't see any obvious tells of a trick, did you?"
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But her reply isn't direct; it's oblique, a question that addresses just one thing, but that one thing enough for him to realize that she's noticed others as well. Some things are less safe to talk about in public than others.
Finnick shrugs, one-shouldered and lopsided.
"I never understood half the tech in the Capitol. Guess some of the illusions could be holos. The other stuff, not sure. Didn't see any obvious tells of a trick, did you?"