How It All Goes Down
Partridge (Humanity)
- Partridge is being taken to his father by Iralene and a guard named Beckley.
- Apparently, Partridge's story has been leaked to the press as: Partridge meets Iralene at dance, shows off to her, falls into a coma because his something went wrong, she stayed by his side the whole time, and now they're engaged.
- Yay propaganda.
- Also, Iralene is super-jealous of Lyda.
- They take a monorail to Ellery's sick ward, and on the way he has to pretend he's engaged to Iralene.
- Ellery is extremely ill now and only being kept alive by machines; he's happy that Partridge is there to see him.
- Another father son bonding moment coming right atcha.
- Ellery tells Partridge that he's a hero in the Dome, but Partridge tells him he wants to be a leader.
- Which is what Ellery's been waiting for his whole life: Partridge wanting being a leader.
- The only catch: Partridge needs to be wiped of his memory of being outside the Dome.
- Yeah, that sounds totally fair.
- Partridge calls his bluff, but Ellery reminds him that Arvin Weed can almost do anything because of his intelligence.
- Hmm, Partridge needs to lead, but he doesn't want to forget what happened outside the Dome — even if it was scarring. What a predicament.