He's not defeatist when he says it, because before he'd come here, he'd been on the edge of maybe being a part of something that could take on that army, for the first time in his life, in anybody's life since the Dark Days. But the fact that Hawke would want to be a part of that fight if she were there stirs him to more than a simple refutation. She's furious, and she wants to destroy Snow and all his cronies just as much as Finnick does, just from his explanation.
It's the fury that makes Finnick go on. He watches her, sees the clear anger, hears the assessment of her own abilities and history. She's more than just someone who'd dropped by looking for Annie. She can be an ally.
"You know those lists on the computers in the bunker? Lists of names of people here, and other people, who aren't here? The President of Panem was on those lists. If he shows up here, Annie and I are going to kill him for what he's done to us. We could use your help."
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He's not defeatist when he says it, because before he'd come here, he'd been on the edge of maybe being a part of something that could take on that army, for the first time in his life, in anybody's life since the Dark Days. But the fact that Hawke would want to be a part of that fight if she were there stirs him to more than a simple refutation. She's furious, and she wants to destroy Snow and all his cronies just as much as Finnick does, just from his explanation.
It's the fury that makes Finnick go on. He watches her, sees the clear anger, hears the assessment of her own abilities and history. She's more than just someone who'd dropped by looking for Annie. She can be an ally.
"You know those lists on the computers in the bunker? Lists of names of people here, and other people, who aren't here? The President of Panem was on those lists. If he shows up here, Annie and I are going to kill him for what he's done to us. We could use your help."