“He was a good man,” her gaze goes a little distant. It’s probably the only fully honest thing she’s going to say to Gaius. She shakes the thought from her head and continues, “I’m sorry to hear you lost someone as well.” She was quite sure they weren’t similar situations but appreciated the sympathy.

“I’m sure it would be more interesting if you had more tools to work with. A microscope and some slides aren’t much,” on a scale of one to generous it was actually pretty damn frugal.

His question on the observation deck seems sudden, “Briefly but I didn’t stay long.” That was an outright lie. She had a conversation with that Katniss girl there. “Is there something particularly fascinating about the Observation Deck?”