She rolls her eyes. Haymitch can be charming and likable when he wants to be, which is admitted something he often actively chooses not to be.
"Don't pretend like I'm your only friend! You're friends with Chaff!" she pauses, searching for another example. "And Peeta." That one probably doesn't technically count and she moves on quickly. "People don't know you here. They're not going to be - "
Effie trails off, knowing that what she means to say is people aren't going to act like they're from the Capitol. It took years for her to realize Haymitch is just an ordinary person who experienced an extraordinary tragedy. She still has to remind herself that he can't turn that part of himself off just because they're far away from it.
"I just think people are going to like you," she finishes hastily.
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"Don't pretend like I'm your only friend! You're friends with Chaff!" she pauses, searching for another example. "And Peeta." That one probably doesn't technically count and she moves on quickly. "People don't know you here. They're not going to be - "
Effie trails off, knowing that what she means to say is people aren't going to act like they're from the Capitol. It took years for her to realize Haymitch is just an ordinary person who experienced an extraordinary tragedy. She still has to remind herself that he can't turn that part of himself off just because they're far away from it.
"I just think people are going to like you," she finishes hastily.