Given the topic, he should be expecting it, but the question still surprises him, catching like a punch. But he falters for only a second before quickly recovering to paste on the slow, coy smile he's used countless times in the Capitol when asked variations of that very same question.
"I have many," he says. "Did Katniss not tell you? I have admirers far and wide back in Panem."
And he knows, even as the words leave his mouth, that he's trying too hard.
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Date: 2012-02-07 01:01 am (UTC)"I have many," he says. "Did Katniss not tell you? I have admirers far and wide back in Panem."
And he knows, even as the words leave his mouth, that he's trying too hard.