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Caitlin needed to talk, I'm a good listener. She didn't know I didn't know.
And you don't have to apologize. It's not your fault.
And you don't have to apologize. It's not your fault.
cool
[ It's decidedly not cool - that Caitlin is going through what she's going through, or that Cisco hadn't made it clear who was and wasn't privy to the Eobard secret and had maybe inadvertently put her and Ray in more danger. But sometimes 'cool' is all you can say. ]
we didn't find out until after your visit to central city.
actually i think... barry might've had some idea by that point. maybe.
are you planning on saying anything to your team? cuz if he finds out people have been talking, he will kill someone. or a lot of someones.
[ It's decidedly not cool - that Caitlin is going through what she's going through, or that Cisco hadn't made it clear who was and wasn't privy to the Eobard secret and had maybe inadvertently put her and Ray in more danger. But sometimes 'cool' is all you can say. ]
we didn't find out until after your visit to central city.
actually i think... barry might've had some idea by that point. maybe.
are you planning on saying anything to your team? cuz if he finds out people have been talking, he will kill someone. or a lot of someones.
we've only been going out for three months. i mean, we were friends before that, but on earth, typically the uh... courting period i guess you would call it is a lot longer than on westeros, probably. people don't get married until they've dated for like, at least a year, usually. unless we're talking about vegas.
people don't really have Houses like that in central city. it's just not a thing anymore. so it was me being deliberately old-fashioned, as part of the joke.
people don't really have Houses like that in central city. it's just not a thing anymore. so it was me being deliberately old-fashioned, as part of the joke.
Edited 2016-05-25 22:24 (UTC)
[ The idea is to be informative and reassuring, but there's literally no way to break this news without feeling like he's hitting a panic button. The fact that it's a message he has to send more than once just makes it feel like some kind of obituary; if it comes off as a little blunt and detached, that's why. Mostly why. ]
zoom's here. i think he's from right before we opened the breaches back up.
he knows i don't have my powers, but i'm okay. where are you right now?
zoom's here. i think he's from right before we opened the breaches back up.
he knows i don't have my powers, but i'm okay. where are you right now?
please in the love of everything that's holy let this be another incredibly meanspirited glitch
did u send this text
did u send this text
no one is killing anyone. we're a lot smarter than we look.
being smart and being discreet aren't always the same thing.
i just don't want you underestimating him. like, you gotta know right now i'm 100% sure he reads everything on the network. like EVERYTHING.
[ Cisco wants to say that he's half-convinced Eobard has or will find a way to read private messages and personal inboxes, too, but even he recognizes that is baseless paranoia talking. ]
i just don't want you underestimating him. like, you gotta know right now i'm 100% sure he reads everything on the network. like EVERYTHING.
[ Cisco wants to say that he's half-convinced Eobard has or will find a way to read private messages and personal inboxes, too, but even he recognizes that is baseless paranoia talking. ]
I don't bring up sensitive subjects on the network. And I usually talk to my team in person anyway, I promise it's okay.
[ Cisco takes a minutes or so to process. Let it sink in. Get his shit under control. Then he is in Team Flash Business Time mode: ]
i'm sorry did you say that WE reopened the breaches?
[ He knows already that Zoom got back through somehow - how else could he have taken Wally, and made Barry hand over his speed. But he's been assuming that was Zoom's doing. ]
did you tell harry and caitlin?
i'm in the bookshop
are you actually okay dude or are you doing the stoic-heroic "no i'm fine" but you're actually injured, because you haven't got your healing powers anymore barry and if you're hurt you need to for serious get medical attention.
i'm sorry did you say that WE reopened the breaches?
[ He knows already that Zoom got back through somehow - how else could he have taken Wally, and made Barry hand over his speed. But he's been assuming that was Zoom's doing. ]
did you tell harry and caitlin?
i'm in the bookshop
are you actually okay dude or are you doing the stoic-heroic "no i'm fine" but you're actually injured, because you haven't got your healing powers anymore barry and if you're hurt you need to for serious get medical attention.
[ Shit. He frowns at the question, then lets out a frustrated sigh and drags a hand over his face.
This isn't what he needed right now. Nice work, Barry. ]
we reopened them.
[ A slight delay. ]
technically you did, but only because i asked you to. can you get back to your apartment?
and yeah, i'm really okay. it was just humiliating.
[ Humiliating in the same way that getting literally dragged on TV had been, having his own helplessness rubbed in his face, begging for Zoom to back off and leave his friends alone. But he's physically fine, so hey, not totally full of shit. ]
This isn't what he needed right now. Nice work, Barry. ]
we reopened them.
[ A slight delay. ]
technically you did, but only because i asked you to. can you get back to your apartment?
and yeah, i'm really okay. it was just humiliating.
[ Humiliating in the same way that getting literally dragged on TV had been, having his own helplessness rubbed in his face, begging for Zoom to back off and leave his friends alone. But he's physically fine, so hey, not totally full of shit. ]
no offense, dude, but you don't seem like a guy who's good at keeping dangerous secrets.
[ Neither does Rory. Snart, well. Cisco isn't as worried about him accidentally blowing the whole thing. He might talk a lot of shit but he is deliberate about it. ]
[ Neither does Rory. Snart, well. Cisco isn't as worried about him accidentally blowing the whole thing. He might talk a lot of shit but he is deliberate about it. ]
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i mean that as a compliment.
it's just not great for this particular sitch.
it's just not great for this particular sitch.
how? did i tell you enough about whatever i used to do it that you could get me going on the right track so i can build it here and maybe we can bust out of this place for good?
[ Clearly thinking in terms of tech, not powers, here. ]
i can get there. might stop and check on harry first.
do you have somewhere safe to go?
[ They should all be getting their asses behind locked doors as soon as possible, especially now that Jay knows Barry's powers are gone. He can't be happy about that.
Barry doesn't use the word 'humiliated' lightly and Cisco knows it. ]
😣 i'm sorry, barry
[ Clearly thinking in terms of tech, not powers, here. ]
i can get there. might stop and check on harry first.
do you have somewhere safe to go?
[ They should all be getting their asses behind locked doors as soon as possible, especially now that Jay knows Barry's powers are gone. He can't be happy about that.
Barry doesn't use the word 'humiliated' lightly and Cisco knows it. ]
😣 i'm sorry, barry
What dangerous secret have I slipped on lately?
don't ask me to pull receipts man, that'll just make me feel like a dick.
[ Like... he could, but let's not go there, buddy, pal, that's a dangerous road. ]
i just meant you're an honest guy. and you trust people.
[ Like... he could, but let's not go there, buddy, pal, that's a dangerous road. ]
i just meant you're an honest guy. and you trust people.
well how nice for you
[ ......okay, maybe that was a bit harsh, Cisco. Dial it back a bit. ]
but i bet you trusted dr. wells before you talked to caitlin didn't you?
[ ......okay, maybe that was a bit harsh, Cisco. Dial it back a bit. ]
but i bet you trusted dr. wells before you talked to caitlin didn't you?
I talked to him, he picked me up after I was beaten in Russian prison. Kinda hard not to trust.
you see what i'm getting at though right ray
your 'usually' didn't apply. you trusted him and you were wrong.
doesn't surprise me he jumped at the chance to help you. that's totally his m.o. find someone who's hurting or vulnerable and make them trust him and feel like they owe him. then he can use them however he wants.
your 'usually' didn't apply. you trusted him and you were wrong.
doesn't surprise me he jumped at the chance to help you. that's totally his m.o. find someone who's hurting or vulnerable and make them trust him and feel like they owe him. then he can use them however he wants.
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i get it. i have a better picture of what's life been for you guys the past few months.
i'm sorry.
i'm sorry.
[ That assumption actually earns a huff of exasperated laughter, because it's so incredibly off track and so incredibly Cisco. ]
yeah, kind of.
but there wasn't any building.
[ At least they're all on the same page with the lockdown. That's making this easier. The idea of getting himself behind a locked door hadn't quite occurred to him, but only because Zoom's already made it clear Barry's old news. ]
he doesn't want to fight me. but yeah, i'll get somewhere safe.
[ Somewhere safe being Cisco's apartment, well after everyone else has gotten there. And, a little belatedly: ]
thanks ☹
yeah, kind of.
but there wasn't any building.
[ At least they're all on the same page with the lockdown. That's making this easier. The idea of getting himself behind a locked door hadn't quite occurred to him, but only because Zoom's already made it clear Barry's old news. ]
he doesn't want to fight me. but yeah, i'll get somewhere safe.
[ Somewhere safe being Cisco's apartment, well after everyone else has gotten there. And, a little belatedly: ]
thanks ☹
i wasn't looking for sympathy. i'm just saying... don't be as stupid as i used to be.
????? sooooo we opened it by accident? a side effect of something? throw me a bone here dude if i'm gonna have any hope of getting us out of here then i need to know how it went down
he might change his mind about that, he's pretty freaking crazy, i wouldn't exactly count on consistency. better safe than sorry.
he might change his mind about that, he's pretty freaking crazy, i wouldn't exactly count on consistency. better safe than sorry.
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