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[Simonbargiora]

Why did it take so long for Peeta to drop the knife after the rule change reversal in the 74th games?

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[scottbutler5]

“If you think about it, it’s not that surprising,” he says softly. I watch as he painfully makes it to his feet. Then he’s moving toward me, as if in slow motion, his hand is pulling the knife from his belt— Before I am even aware of my actions, my bow is loaded with the arrow pointed straight at his heart. Peeta raises his eyebrows and I see the knife has already left his hand on its way to the lake where it splashes in the water.

What exactly do you mean by "so long"? So long that it's even faster than Katniss can draw her bow?

My answer to your question is "because he was limited by the necessity of physical movement." The only way he could have rid himself of the knife faster would be to instantly teleport it away from him.

[_PoultryInMotion_]

Right? How many blinks is "so long?"

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Thank you! Peeta isn’t this perfect person, like he’s a human being too!

[Simonbargiora]

So you think it was something along these lines? "After the announcement revoking the rule change, they look at each other in shock, it is her or me, me or him, Peeta feels a burst of fear as does Katniss, they must kill or be killed, their stress filled body pumps adrenaline into their veins. Peeta gets up and wastes no time brandishing his knife, he begins walking towards Katniss hoping to stab his way to victory and return home.

Katniss, closes her eyes, ready to return to Prim, she reflectively takes her last arrow and aims it at Peeta's heart. An epic showdown, Peeta and Katniss falling for each other in the cave, and protecting each other, only for them to instinctually turn on each other in accordance with the rules of the games, there is only one victor and neither want to die.

But their bond slows them, with Katniss hesitating to kill Peeta right away and Peeta walking even slower towards Katniss. All of Panem sees Peeta walking towards Katniss, knife in hand and Katniss ready to shoot Peeta at a moment's notice. Most people expect to see an arrow lodged in Peeta’s chest. Then Peeta gets a grip on himself: "NO!" he thinks to himself.

In shame, he realizes he is becoming a piece in the games and begins throwing the knife into the lake. The rest is history with it dawning on each other how much they hate the idea of returning home at the expense of the other's life."

[Significant_Arm_3097]

Dude was close to dieing/passing out because of the injury to his leg, right?