She still didn't entirely trust him. Not surprising, all things considered. But the fact she wasn't running off is a good sign, right?
"I know you as Max Guevara." He still kept his hands up. "You're basically what I'd call a mutant on account of your genetic makeup, which has cat DNA in it. You called it...you were a part of an organization called...called Manticore."
He was pretty sure that was right. His memory was pretty good, but hardly perfect.
"...Transgenic. You called us both transgenic. I know you because, in the future - my past - you were brought here before. Will be brought here. You were the first person I knew in the Games that had something in common with me - we're both mutants because of out DNA. We were allies in the Arena, the one Arena you were in, before you won. You became a Mentor, but...then you disappeared."
At this, his voice cracked.
"And now you're back. Just...not in the way I was expecting at all."
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"I know you as Max Guevara." He still kept his hands up. "You're basically what I'd call a mutant on account of your genetic makeup, which has cat DNA in it. You called it...you were a part of an organization called...called Manticore."
He was pretty sure that was right. His memory was pretty good, but hardly perfect.
"...Transgenic. You called us both transgenic. I know you because, in the future - my past - you were brought here before. Will be brought here. You were the first person I knew in the Games that had something in common with me - we're both mutants because of out DNA. We were allies in the Arena, the one Arena you were in, before you won. You became a Mentor, but...then you disappeared."
At this, his voice cracked.
"And now you're back. Just...not in the way I was expecting at all."