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[sweetwater]

[ 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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[sweetwater]

In my experience, revenge feels liberating. [ does it fix anything? no, not really. but it feels great. ]

[jettisons]

It's liberating until whoever did this builds a bigger bomb next time that infects the entire city because we decided to rush into being vengeful.

[sweetwater]

Then don't give them the chance to build another bomb.

[jettisons]

We don't know how many of them we're up against. If you know something I don't, now's the time to share.

[sweetwater]

[ ok, so she knows nothing. Cheryl sighs, and her tone softens. ] I don't want this to happen again. What if it's not just the flu? What if it's worse?

[jettisons]

I get it.

[This sucks, and he can't say he blames her for feeling the way she does.]

There are people working on figuring out how to cure this. You'll be okay.

[sweetwater]

I hope so. [ she pouts. ] They said we'd be safe here.

[jettisons]

[Bellamy didn't buy that from the beginning, but he bites his tongue on that subject. No need to make this worse for her.]

Where are you? Somewhere safe?

[sweetwater]

I'm in what I suppose is home now. Complete safe, if you don't count possibly infectious. Or that we're on a weird alien planet.

[ but other than that... ]

[jettisons]

We're working with "relatively".

[Which sucks, but it's also par for the course.]

Have you been to the Sanctuary?

[sweetwater]

No, I don't need to be rounded up with other sick people like some sort of charity case. [ she'll sulk alone at home, thank you very much. ]

[jettisons]

Charity case? The Sanctuary is your best shot at getting cured.

[sweetwater]

Peter will take care of me. [ there's a difference between the kind of attention she draws on purpose and the unwanted attention she's reluctant to get. ] I like it at home, I'm comfortable here.