[ Such a casual greeting, with a subject so morose. Cree resists the temptation to smile, instead raising his arms in a helpless gesture. ]

It's not very beautiful that it was created in the first place, is it? This toxin was to be unleashed one way or another, and it's better for you all that it was done now. Making its distribution equal was the only way to ensure a cure would be found, rather than let one city suffer while the other takes such an unfair advantage.

Your friend... she's getting by, isn't she? Imagine if she'd gotten sick during a war.