[ At first, Arya thinks that this can't be STAR Labs. She's seen the STAR Labs room in the Clock, and it doesn't really look like this. There's more stuff in it. Soon, Arya begins to realize that STAR Labs could -- and does -- span multiple rooms. There might be more than just one STAR Lab. There might be thousands. She and Cisco had tossed around the idea of other worlds plenty of times, but only now does it hit Arya that this is another world. This place isn't just a series of rooms. It's insides and outsides, cities and countries and cars and billions of people. That's a lot. The Clock might have been infinite, but somehow, in this basement, Central City feels bigger.
Arya watches Cisco close the breach, chewing her lip and trying not to second-guess what she's done.
Cisco has a plan though, and that's reassuring. Secure the cat. That's not hard. Arya's been on a few journeys in her lifetime, and she knows by now that the key is to keep putting one step in front of another. She nods, and after Cisco leaves, occupies herself with fully exploring the room. She feels all the walls, crawls under some of the equipment, experiences as much as she can with as many senses as she can.
When Cisco returns, Arya hops back up and follows, pausing every so often to take a look at something that catches her eye. It's slower going than Cisco is probably used to, but Arya wants to learn as much as she can about this place.
Then, Cisco tells Arya the rest of the plan and she speaks up, confused. ]
What is a van? And an elevator? I can walk for days and days, we can walk to your home if it's easier.
[ Arya assumes that Cisco doesn't think she could make it back, not that it's not feasible to walk. For her, walking has always been the go-to mode of transportation, especially across cities. She's known little else. ]
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Arya watches Cisco close the breach, chewing her lip and trying not to second-guess what she's done.
Cisco has a plan though, and that's reassuring. Secure the cat. That's not hard. Arya's been on a few journeys in her lifetime, and she knows by now that the key is to keep putting one step in front of another. She nods, and after Cisco leaves, occupies herself with fully exploring the room. She feels all the walls, crawls under some of the equipment, experiences as much as she can with as many senses as she can.
When Cisco returns, Arya hops back up and follows, pausing every so often to take a look at something that catches her eye. It's slower going than Cisco is probably used to, but Arya wants to learn as much as she can about this place.
Then, Cisco tells Arya the rest of the plan and she speaks up, confused. ]
What is a van? And an elevator? I can walk for days and days, we can walk to your home if it's easier.
[ Arya assumes that Cisco doesn't think she could make it back, not that it's not feasible to walk. For her, walking has always been the go-to mode of transportation, especially across cities. She's known little else. ]