Generally, messing around with medicines to make them tasty can make them less effective. Why fix what works? ( she doesn't even come from a world that flavors kids medicines okay, or even has much left in its own infirmary. these little tablets are a godsend by clarke griffin's standards. )

They're only difficult because you're not used to them, and they should work just fine. You're only human. ( very magically gifted, but still purple human in the end. ) It's not going to make you feel instantly better, but it'll help you not feel worse.

( she's going to carefully watch rita take each of those three pills, but then moves to stand and begin making good on her promise to leave the other girl to rest. first thing's first, though, she finds the rooms wastebasket and dumps any stray contents on the floor — those can be picked up later — then brings the little bin to the immediate side of rita's bed. nestles it between end table and edge of the covers, just in case. )