[The reply is instant and without thought but her mind keeps going even though her mouth stops. Why wouldn't he wear a suit to the office? What kind of suit was he wearing? Was it ruined, did it have holes in it or something?]
[What? Not being part of Team Arrow was the last thing that he wanted to do. Barry shook his head.]
No, I still want to help you guys out when I can. I just... have my own team now. There's others. Like me. Non-nice mes, that were affected by the lightning. We've been stopping them.
Of course. You've met Caitlin. She's the definition of 'precaution.'
[Dr. Wells did everything he could do to help Barry, too. And Cisco. Barry's own team was pretty great. They didn't have the dynamics that TeamArrow had, but they'd get there. Someday. Hopefully. He smiled at her.]
[Barry's smile was sheepish. That had been a 'on the fly' decision to rush out of there. From now on, he was keeping spare clothes in his locker at the Police Station. Not going through that again!]
I won't be doing that again. Once was embarrassing enough!
[Barry looked at her in mild surprise. Sure, Cisco knew how he'd always felt about Iris. Pretty much since the age of 14, when he'd truly discovered girls, and Iris was always the best of the best. Every girl got compared to her. But of course, Iris thought of them as brother and sister, and to be honest... After meeting Felicity, he was beginning to feel the same way about Iris -- all familial. And mostly, he knew he didn't have a chance with Felicity, either. Between him and Oliver, it was obvious who the real catch was -- definitely not Barry.]
I used to like her. But she never thought of me that way. Iris gets a little protective of me, she thinks of me as her brother. If he made it seem differently... it's not. It's really, really not.
[Barry looked at her for a moment, eyes intent, before glancing away again. Felicity easily made him flustered. That's one of the things he really liked about her. Her ability to make him feel crazy.]
[He wanted to ask about the Italian, but another part of him didn't want to know. Because from the expression on her face, he could kind of guess. While he would love to be a comforting presence, he knew he'd be jealous, too. And angry that anyone hurt her. Even if it was just the slightest bit.]
Let's do sushi then. I like fish. Raw fish. They wouldn't accidentally serve poisonous fish, would they? That would suck. I like you living and breathing. It's kind of a good thing, you know?
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Just my silly mun. I... didn't, really! I forgot my clothes, and I had to wear something. I left them money.
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[Oh, naked. She opens her mouth without thinking, almost asking what store, but then her brain catches up with her mouth and she closes it.]
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No! I was dressed. In clothes. Kind of. Just, not clothes I could be wearing to work.
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[That may be disappoint in her voice.]
What were you wearing?
[Wait, that didn't sound right did it?]
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I--you--what?
[Barry's face was bright red.]
I was wearing...my suit... There's something, uh, I might have forgotten to tell you.
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[The reply is instant and without thought but her mind keeps going even though her mouth stops. Why wouldn't he wear a suit to the office? What kind of suit was he wearing? Was it ruined, did it have holes in it or something?]
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So... remember... when I was struck by lightning? There's something I didn't tell you about it. And you have every right to yell at me!
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[She's just glad he woke up.]
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[Barry glanced away, the words rushing out.]
...I have these abilities. The lightning gave me the ability to run fast. Faster than the speed of sound. I can run a mile in three seconds.
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That's really fast. Does that mean you don't want to be part of team Arrow anymore? Because that would totally suck.
[And she means that.]
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No, I still want to help you guys out when I can. I just... have my own team now. There's others. Like me. Non-nice mes, that were affected by the lightning. We've been stopping them.
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Her eyes widen slightly at what he said because that's pretty cool - except for the bad guy part, that's not so cool.]
You're being careful right, like, taking precautions and stuff?
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[Dr. Wells did everything he could do to help Barry, too. And Cisco. Barry's own team was pretty great. They didn't have the dynamics that TeamArrow had, but they'd get there. Someday. Hopefully. He smiled at her.]
You should come by sometime. Check things out.
['I miss you,' he didn't add out loud.]
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[She really wants to see him, but she's got enough heartbreak already (not that she'll actually admit it).]
I, uh, saw Caitlin and Cisco a little bit ago. You were still asleep.
yay Caitlin!
I won't be doing that again. Once was embarrassing enough!
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Iris won't care. At least I don't think she will. And I really want to see you. We haven't talked since before. You know... all the crazy.
[Barry smiled at the mention of her visiting him.]
I couldn't have been very interesting then. But I'm glad you came by. Did you three get along alright?
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[She's actually holding her breath here; but not literally since she speaks after the question.]
I mean Cisco made it sound like you were ... well, together - even though you were asleep.
[Is she rambling? She's pretty sure she's rambling.]
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I used to like her. But she never thought of me that way. Iris gets a little protective of me, she thinks of me as her brother. If he made it seem differently... it's not. It's really, really not.
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[Because that would be great. Like, really really great. She tries to keep the small smile that turns up the corners of her mouth from showing.]
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[Barry looked at her for a moment, eyes intent, before glancing away again. Felicity easily made him flustered. That's one of the things he really liked about her. Her ability to make him feel crazy.]
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Then I'd love to come over. We could have dinner - if that's still on the table.
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...It was never off the table. We should. If you want to. Where would you like to go?
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[Which could clearly be eaten off the table but that wasn't the point.]
hello /chinhands
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[No, Barry wasn't eager at all, was he?]
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Caitlin! I--you. I'm not that bad yet.
[Yet was the keyword here.]
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[He's not the only one.]
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[Though...] If you start having acute memory loss, tell me. I can't figure out what's wrong if you keep any medical issues to yourself.
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[Have a grin?]
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Yeah? I'll pick you up in 20 minutes? Do you know any good places to go? Because I don't.
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In Starling City or Central City?
[With how fast he was she wasn't sure. Hell, he could be taking her to China or something. Ooh! China, that would be kinda cool actually.]
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[He's going to make puns for the rest of his life, isn't he?]
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Pings is pretty good.
[Pings is one of the few places that didn't get destroyed by Slade's goons.]
Hey, do you need to eat more now, should we do Italian instead or something?
[It would only make sense. Super speed, super apatite and all.]
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[He did a small chant in his head, 'Please don't say something cheesy, please don't say something cheesy.']
Besides each other's company.
[There went that hope.]
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That was really lame.
[That is not a complaint.]
Well, the last thing I had was Italian [She grimaces.] and that didn't go well at all, so sushi.
shall we bring this to a conclusion and just take it to the other one?
Let's do sushi then. I like fish. Raw fish. They wouldn't accidentally serve poisonous fish, would they? That would suck. I like you living and breathing. It's kind of a good thing, you know?
Sounds good.
I don't think it's legal for them to sell poisons fish. Besides, we can have those little cups of tea and eat fried noodles. It'll be great.
Okay, then I'll end it here with this! <3
Fried noodles sounds pretty good right now, actually. I'll come pick you up in 20 minutes.
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Not funny.
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Sorry. I'll behave. But really, I promise you'll be the first to know if something happens, okay? I get it.
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[Comforting? No. Honest? Yes.]
So what is your [she makes a vague hand gesture.] person going to do with you?