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ID: hanyolo

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[franciscoramon]

first of all, this isn't against the truce. technically. i think.

what if i tried to vibe some of dr. evil's stuff when he's not around. we still don't know almost anything about him so extra info can't hurt. maybe i can find something to use as leverage.

p sure he still doesn't know my powers do anything except give me horrible flashbacks to dying in timelines you've reset, so it's not that dangerous.

[ Maybe. Hopefully. ]

[causational]

Hey Barry, sorry to bug you.

This is gonna sound weird, but do you know if Cisco is okay? Did something bad happen to him?

[reactant]

what? why are you asking?

[causational]

He's acting kind of weird, and I don't know him very well, so I'm not sure if it's normal.

[reactant]

[ Panic subsiding?? A little?? ]

yeah, i get you. define weird, maybe?

[causational]

It's hard to explain. Nervous? Self-conscious? Usually he's really confident.

[A moment later.]

I mean it's kind of a weird situation thanks to Creepsville, but I've never seen him like this.

[raw]

maybe?

[reactant]

oh man, i feel you

you made plans, right? what did she say?

[reactant]

[ There are a few reasons he'd be nervous, none of them particularly good. But if Cisco's with Eddie, that's one less reason to worry. ]

i mean creepsville makes everyone nervous sometimes
what's the situation?

[causational]

[Eddie has no idea he's causing Barry so much stress, or he'd feel bad.]

True.
I mean. We're both mostly naked, so a little nervousness makes sense.

[reactant]

wait what
how

[ BRIEF PAUSE: ]

why are you both mostly naked and also texting

[raw]

i asked if she wanted to get coffee. she said yes. so we're getting coffee.

[reactant]

how were the vibes before you asked her to get coffee? i'm guessing you guys were getting along well if she said yes.

also, nice 👍

[causational]

It's a long story.
But it's not normal nervousness for this situation and I noticed it before the mostly-naked thing.

I was just wondering if something happened at home after I left, that I should know about, that would've made him feel bad about himself.

[raw]

i guess. we talked about my dog. but maybe she's just really nice.

[reactant]

what kind of dog?

and i hope she's nice, otherwise it's probably a bad idea to get coffee with her. but honestly, if you guys already get along just keep doing what you're doing. try not to think about it in terms of date or no-date.

[reactant]

seriously is that the only explanation i'm getting for mostly naked
what kind of friend are you

and no. i mean, there was kind of a rough patch with a relationship, but i think he's okay. he's seemed okay?

[causational]

The kind who doesn't kiss and tell.

[A beat, and then.]

I'm joking. We were trying on some clothes.

Alright. Thanks. It must just be a side of him I haven't seen yet. We've only hung out a couple times. Don't tell him I asked about it?

[reactant]

[ this conversation is more disorienting than he would've predicted, honestly. ]

yeah of course
did you find the closet?

[ um. ]

the miami vice one
cisco said there's a closet full of clothes somewhere here

[causational]

[Eddie can actually sense the discomfort through text. That's pretty impressive.]

No, we weren't in the closet.

[A beat.]

I have no idea what you mean by Miami Vice one, and I'm a little scared to ask.
It's a dressing room. Cisco picked out a really interesting outfit for me to wear.
I have him in a suit. He looks seriously great.

[reactant]

you should ask cisco about miami vice, he can probably explain it better than i can

[ 0:) ]

also cisco in a suit are you kidding me? are you guys taking pictures
do i want to ask what you mean by "interesting"

[ Expecting head-to-toe leather tbh. It is Cisco. ]

[causational]

Alright, alright, I'll ask.

If he'll let me. He hasn't properly looked at himself yet, and I'm going to fix his hair.

Well. Cisco calls my outfit 'mad hot.' The shirt is missing most of the sides and the pants are.

Really tight.

[raw]

terrier. he's not here.

and thanks.

[reactant]

lucky. we never had pets growing up.

and np. if there's an sos while you're on the maybe-date, you know where to find me.

[breacher]

[ welp that was some a+ quality metahuman outing there, sure trumped that one time with the watch and it was all text dang son.

how to awkwardly bring this up and check in. ]

Still mad at me?

[ nailed it. ]