Something occurred to me. I don't really care if it's crass to ask people if they're dead or not. There's enough of a sample here that it's worth asking. And then there's Eobard Thawne. Given that he reads everything and reads into everything, I wouldn't put it past him to 1) be very unfortunate about some of the content (people will survive) and 2) perhaps discover some very unfortunate things about himself (this is the one I care about). So perhaps we should instead ask people how they got here and what they were doing beforehand. Pose it as a gentle icebreaker.
oh snap you're right, i didn't even think of that.
[ He really, really should have thought of that. He'd been distracted, focused only on ways to help the people here who are facing a death sentence when they return home. But all the same, there's no excuse. He should have remembered that Barry asked them to keep Eobard's death a secret from him. ]
that's a good plan. if anyone says they were dead back home we can follow up in private, discreetly.
[ He doesn't want to say this. He doesn't want to do this. Every part of him wants to ask Harry to do it for him, but the fact is that the two of them don't really know each other very well, and even though Harry has been nicer to him lately, asking for this would be asking too much. Imposing on his good will. So Cisco sends a follow-up text a minute later that says: ]
and i'll remind eddie not to respond to it
[ What an awful conversation that will be. But Cisco shoves the thought of it out of his mind. ]
That's why we take the time to think these things through.
[ He pauses, considering his device for a moment. If he were being honest, he'd much rather lay everything out in the open with Thawne. It's harder to predict how something will go when it's left up to chance. ]
I'll be blunt: he's going to find out at some point. As much as I hate giving him any sort of credit, he's not stupid. One day — soon — he will figure it out and he will be very, very angry. I can probably mitigate the situation when that time comes. Probably. But that's neither here nor there with what we're doing. Pick a night, come by my workshop, and I'll put it up and we'll see what kind of response we get. We can split up the people we plan on contacting then.
[ Harrison pauses, debating on whether or not to even respond to that last part. It wouldn't really matter, would it? And it's not like he and Eddie really interact over the network, so— whatever, shouldn't even be an issue. But leaving things up to chance can be . . . problematic. ]
Doesn't matter. It's just an icebreaker. He could say he was on the beat and then came here. That's not a lie, is it.
[ Angry Eobard is a very, very bad thing. Cisco doesn't need reminding of that. And Harry's right - it's only a matter of time until he finds out. Cisco's come close to spilling the secret a few times, himself. Not directly, but in a dozen little roundabout ways. He never really had an appreciation for how hard Eobard must have worked, never to reveal anything that would give him away as a time traveler from the future. ]
solid plan.
[ He can tell Harry is trying to help, in his own way. Make a suggestion that might make things easier. But it's not really all that useful. ]
that would be a terrible lie since he is a detective and eobard knows that.
[ Was. Was a detective. ]
it's probably better for him not to say anything than to make up a story and need to remember it. look i've got it covered. don't worry about it.
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I don't really care if it's crass to ask people if they're dead or not. There's enough of a sample here that it's worth asking.
And then there's Eobard Thawne.
Given that he reads everything and reads into everything, I wouldn't put it past him to 1) be very unfortunate about some of the content (people will survive) and 2) perhaps discover some very unfortunate things about himself (this is the one I care about).
So perhaps we should instead ask people how they got here and what they were doing beforehand. Pose it as a gentle icebreaker.
no subject
[ He really, really should have thought of that. He'd been distracted, focused only on ways to help the people here who are facing a death sentence when they return home. But all the same, there's no excuse. He should have remembered that Barry asked them to keep Eobard's death a secret from him. ]
that's a good plan. if anyone says they were dead back home we can follow up in private, discreetly.
[ He doesn't want to say this. He doesn't want to do this. Every part of him wants to ask Harry to do it for him, but the fact is that the two of them don't really know each other very well, and even though Harry has been nicer to him lately, asking for this would be asking too much. Imposing on his good will. So Cisco sends a follow-up text a minute later that says: ]
and i'll remind eddie not to respond to it
[ What an awful conversation that will be. But Cisco shoves the thought of it out of his mind. ]
no subject
[ He pauses, considering his device for a moment. If he were being honest, he'd much rather lay everything out in the open with Thawne. It's harder to predict how something will go when it's left up to chance. ]
I'll be blunt: he's going to find out at some point. As much as I hate giving him any sort of credit, he's not stupid. One day — soon — he will figure it out and he will be very, very angry. I can probably mitigate the situation when that time comes.
Probably.
But that's neither here nor there with what we're doing.
Pick a night, come by my workshop, and I'll put it up and we'll see what kind of response we get. We can split up the people we plan on contacting then.
[ Harrison pauses, debating on whether or not to even respond to that last part. It wouldn't really matter, would it? And it's not like he and Eddie really interact over the network, so— whatever, shouldn't even be an issue. But leaving things up to chance can be . . . problematic. ]
Doesn't matter. It's just an icebreaker. He could say he was on the beat and then came here. That's not a lie, is it.
no subject
solid plan.
[ He can tell Harry is trying to help, in his own way. Make a suggestion that might make things easier. But it's not really all that useful. ]
that would be a terrible lie since he is a detective and eobard knows that.
[ Was. Was a detective. ]
it's probably better for him not to say anything than to make up a story and need to remember it. look i've got it covered. don't worry about it.
no subject
no subject
i'll make sure of it.
no subject
[ why are we still talking about a thing I don't care about. ]