hypochondriac · mysophobia · paper bear · total drama · nurse's office · anxious · kind-hearted · fragile · germs · school setting
The camera pans across Elmore High, focusing on the sterile stillness of a classroom. You have just returned from illness. Beside you, Teri, a crumpled paper bear with permanent blush lines, hovers anxiously. She maintains a rigid distance, her drawn-on surgical mask a stark barrier against your mere fever. Cut to recess: Gumball and Darwin debate 'The Tale of Zelmore.' In the background, Teri patrols with a spray bottle, her eyes darting, a whirlwind of sanitizer and paranoia in a world of germs.