look i think we're just gonna have to accept that what works for you works for you, and what works for me works for me. you go ahead and keep on trusting people and doing your thing, and i'll do my thing. i don't need your advice, and i'm sure you don't want mine just as much.
[ Ray hadn't classify this exchange anywhere near a fight, he also hadn't thought he'd been giving advice, so he actually goes back to reread the whole combo. The closest he can find to advice is telling Cisco that trusting people isn't stupid.
He would've slotted it as a general comment, but Cisco is obviously on edge and understandably not currently down with optimism, so he figures it's easier to drop it. ]
[ Maybe he should just leave it, like Harry said. But even if Cisco doesn't understand how Ray can be so... Ray, he wants to. Cisco isn't someone who gives up easily. So a couple hours later, he shoots back with: ]
y'know we should just get really drunk sometime.
like drunk off our asses.
play never have i ever or something, that's a good way to get to know people, right?
[ It had certainly helped when he was getting to know Eddie. Though hopefully this time no one is going to burst into tears, and Cisco is definitely going to go easier on the tequila. The point would be to get to know Ray, and doing that's hard when you can barely even remember what was said. ]
[ Ray sits on the comment for a couple of hours too. Getting drunk has never been a way to get to know people for him, it's a way to let go, kick back, stop thinking. And last time he'd done it, quite recently, he was pretty sure had ended up kissing Leonard Snart. So.
Drinking is currently off the table for him.
But also he can't explain why drinking is off the table.
But he also can't be cryptic about it because that seems to be part of the problem here.
So he goes for a third option. He can trust Cisco with it. ]
[ Okay so....... that's a no on the drinks date? But whatever, he'd told Ray he could talk to him if he wanted to, and he's talking, so Cisco's gonna roll with it. ]
it was a really dope ring.
[ The fact that he's locating his engagement in relation to the whole Deathstroke thing seems.... ominous. Tentatively, Cisco sends a second text: ]
most of those treasure hunt prizes were actually pretty messed up
[ Well, now Cisco feels like a real asshole for being so tetchy. A loss like that and what Jay had done are really apples and oranges, but that doesn't mean he's unsympathetic. ]
i'm really sorry, man. that's awful.
best cure for a hangover is a cheeseburger. pretty sure that's scientifically proven.
[ Damn, Raymond, back at it again with the healthy life choices. Cisco's never let a hangover discourage him before but honestly that's probably not a good sign so he's not gonna question it.
(And he feels a bit bad for thinking it, but it is some relief, hearing that Ray's coping mechanisms are not "just smile and shake it off" 100% of the time, that he can have a bad day and get trashed and then regret it after. That, to Cisco, is actually relatable, for once. ]
so that's a no on the invitation.
got it.
probably good for your liver anyway
[ He would offer an alternative, but like... he can't really think of anything else. And even if Ray's reasons for turning down that offer were good ones, he'd still turned it down. The ball's in his court, now. Cisco's not gonna chase after someone who doesn't meet him halfway. ]
oh snap, you're right, i totally forgot about that. i've even got most a campaign written up and everything we just need to pick a day and find some dice.
it was gonna be you, eddie, barry, bryn, arya... and you don't mind if caitlin joins us now she's here, right?
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look i think we're just gonna have to accept that what works for you works for you, and what works for me works for me. you go ahead and keep on trusting people and doing your thing, and i'll do my thing. i don't need your advice, and i'm sure you don't want mine just as much.
deal?
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you were earlier tho and i know it was coming from a good place, man, but let's just avoid it from now on.
i don't wanna fight. 😔
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He would've slotted it as a general comment, but Cisco is obviously on edge and understandably not currently down with optimism, so he figures it's easier to drop it. ]
Sure, okay. Whatever you need.
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y'know we should just get really drunk sometime.
like drunk off our asses.
play never have i ever or something, that's a good way to get to know people, right?
[ It had certainly helped when he was getting to know Eddie. Though hopefully this time no one is going to burst into tears, and Cisco is definitely going to go easier on the tequila. The point would be to get to know Ray, and doing that's hard when you can barely even remember what was said. ]
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Drinking is currently off the table for him.
But also he can't explain why drinking is off the table.
But he also can't be cryptic about it because that seems to be part of the problem here.
So he goes for a third option. He can trust Cisco with it. ]
You got that mass text with the ring picture?
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yeah? pretty sure everyone did
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it was a really dope ring.
[ The fact that he's locating his engagement in relation to the whole Deathstroke thing seems.... ominous. Tentatively, Cisco sends a second text: ]
most of those treasure hunt prizes were actually pretty messed up
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It brought up memories, I got drunk. I feel like I'm still nursing the hangover.
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i'm really sorry, man. that's awful.
best cure for a hangover is a cheeseburger. pretty sure that's scientifically proven.
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yeah, aspirin and water and greasy food. i don't think i'll be up to doing it again soon.
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(And he feels a bit bad for thinking it, but it is some relief, hearing that Ray's coping mechanisms are not "just smile and shake it off" 100% of the time, that he can have a bad day and get trashed and then regret it after. That, to Cisco, is actually relatable, for once. ]
so that's a no on the invitation.
got it.
probably good for your liver anyway
[ He would offer an alternative, but like... he can't really think of anything else. And even if Ray's reasons for turning down that offer were good ones, he'd still turned it down. The ball's in his court, now. Cisco's not gonna chase after someone who doesn't meet him halfway. ]
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[ Ray's not up for risking drunken make-outs with another friend, but he still wants to hang out. ]
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oh snap, you're right, i totally forgot about that. i've even got most a campaign written up and everything we just need to pick a day and find some dice.
it was gonna be you, eddie, barry, bryn, arya... and you don't mind if caitlin joins us now she's here, right?
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what are you thinking, mage, thief, undecided?
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