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[taskforcing]

Greetings my fellow citizens of Cuddle City! [ she makes a face because that sounded so... dorky but whatever moving on.]

My name is Patty Spivot and while this city seems safe enough, you can never be too careful. I was a police officer back home in Central City and I wanted to do my part to help. So I'll be offering self-defense lessons private or maybe even a group one, depending on how many people are interested.

Let me know.

[ she's about to turn off the camera before--] Oh! And don't worry, it won't be a 'wax on, wax off' kind of thing, we'll be doing some hands-on and very effective self-defense training.

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[speedforcer]

[and this is exactly what he wanted to avoid]

Things between us-- They shouldn't have ended the way they did. You deserved so much more.

[which, okay. that's kind of a given.]

You're still important to me though, Patty. I'd like to be able to consider you a friend. So working together should be easy, right?

[taskforcing]

Barry-- [ she smiles softly even if he can't see it.] I understand why you did it. Why you couldn't be honest with me. And the last thing I wanted was to hurt you either.

As for being friends? [ DRAMATIC PAUSE IS UNINTENTIONAL.] I'd really like that.

[speedforcer]

[he can't help but breathe a sigh of relief at that. maybe things aren't as bad as he'd expected.]

Do you want to come to the station tomorrow? I could introduce you to the Captain.

[taskforcing]

[ A part of her wants to make her own introduction but this is an extended olive branch and she wants to take it.]

That sounds good, actually.