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[ Cheryl is sick. despite that, she's done her hair and makeup and dressed herself in a red silk robe. a lot of effort went into her appearance, but it does little to hide the fact that she's unwell. she looks tired. at home she was a pro at snapchat, and she holds the camera out at arms length. all that's missing is the puppy filter! ]

By now you've all heard of the great tragedy that's befallen us. I was caught right in the middle of everything, an innocent bystander in someone's very cruel plan to shake us all to the core. I don't scare easily and I don't wilt, but I could use your help in this trying time.

First: obviously i am confined to bed until I recover. You can entertain me by chatting with me and telling me your stories. Make sure they aren't boring.

And secondly: If you're able-bodied, perhaps you can avenge me. [ she pauses. smiles. ] Us. It's the right thing to do.

[ and as she ends the video: ] Hashtag Olympia Strong. [ yes, that's right. hashtag. this is Cheryl Blossom, after all. ]

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i can do soup

( believe it or not, he feels like he's actually helping Cheryl. it's a relief, when he feels so useless in every other attempt to help. )

ok, so what kind of story

Something about you.

youre asking to hear about a science camp or the one time i went skateboarding in the west side, you know that right

( because ofc he has no interesting stories to tell!!! doNT BE SILLY!!!!!! )

Then lie and make it a better story!

then it isnt a story about me you know that right

( yeah because exaggerating for the sake of a good story is totally impossible!!! )

YOU ARE SO EMBARASSING SOMETIMES

Good things happen to you. You met me.

oh you wanna hear the one about the time a tiny redhead threatened me in a space station? yeah that was a good time for sure

I heard she was very beautiful, charming, and funny.

yeah yeah, & tiny. like weirdly tiny. and pretty bossy, come to think of it

but she suggested we stick together and it is working out good so far.

( okay so she suggested they inform each other on updates on those in stasis, he's paraphrasing, but she did say make stuff up to make a better story...

the last part, at least, he isn't making up. )

She must be smart, too. How lucky for you.

And her too.

[ she's glad they met. Peter's a good influence on her, even when she has an odd way of showing it. ]

i am glad shes not regretting it yet, gotta say things could be going better for her

( because obviously its his fault she's sick or something???? what kind of olympics did he have to go through to get to feeling guilty about an explosion he wasn't even present for... )

She's had a stroke of bad luck, but that was true at home too. She always perseveres.

[ this isn't your fault, Peter. you weirdo. ]

oh yeah?

i think id rather hear a story about her, she sounds way more interesting than the science camp dude

Is that so? What kind of story?

ok, tell me the craziest thing cheryl blossom has ever done

& maybe i can think of something for you, too. ive done a few crazy things

( UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY... )

[ oh Peter. you don't even know what you're asking. ]

Okay.

At home, Jason was dating Polly Cooper. The Blossoms and the Coopers have hated each other since Riverdale was founded, and both sets of parents refused to allow them to continue their Romeo and Juliet romance. They broke up and the story was that Polly completely freaked out and had to be sent away. Later we found out that Polly was pregnant.
Jason wanted to run away with Polly, and he asked me to help. On the morning of July 4th we went to Sweetwater River and said goodbye. We had a plan that we'd row across the river to drop Jason off on the other side, and then I'd overturn the boat and shout for help. When people came to rescue me, I told them I'd dropped my glove and the boat overturned when Jason reached down to get it, and then he was swept away by the current.

They would all think he'd drowned, and he'd call me when he was safe with Polly away from Riverdale.

[ As Peter knows, that's not how the story ends. ]

( ofc, Cheryl is going hard. he really should have seen it coming......... )

do you ever think about how your story would be different, if one thing changed?

If Jason had made it to Polly? Every day.

[ that's... obviously not what Peter meant but is anyone surprised? ]

( thats actually kinda cute, Cheryl. you could have wished for Jason to never leave, or for him to never get into it with Polly. instead you wish for him to get to the happy ending he never got. )

hard not to think about, i guess
im not a writer but sometimes i think about it too

[ it was better for Jason to leave Riverdale. she knows that. she only wanted the best for him. ]

Do you want to be a writer? You could do that here.

i have yet to even tell you a story and you think i could hash it as a writer?

I think you're smart and you can do anything you want.

( YEESH CHERYL!!! warn a guy before you believe in him like this, he's going to grow some self worth or something??? )

my comp teacher would definitely not agree with you, but... thanks.

i think you can too, for the record. a little violet#### isnt gonna slow you down long, you hear me?

( the joke is pretty empty because he's way more worried about her than he wants to let on. he will personally find the solution, if he doesn't run himself into the ground and contract it himself first. )

Your comp teacher sounds like an idiot.

Yeah. I get it. Good as new, on to the next thing. Whatever that is.

yeah kinda ill be honest

we will figure it out when we get there, okay? & once i get you your soup ill attempt a story.

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