[ The sooner Eddie gets used to the fact that they are two entirely different people, the easier it will be to function as a team. It's like exactly what Snow wanted from him in the end, except without all the supposedly dead / paradoxed people. ]
[ More than you already have isn't sent, because he gets it. The murder of Harry's counterpart is obviously a sensitive subject. As for sounding the alarm, that's inevitable; Barry knows it, and he'd been fully intending on it, but he's honestly not thrilled about opening it up to questions from strangers. ]
i know. i just need to find out what he knows first.
[ And now it's his turn to mull something over, and the follow-up takes a few long seconds. ]
[ He doesn't know. He thinks so — because they are different, and there are those tiny visible tells that make it a little easier to curb the desire to punch Harry in the face 24/7.
But it's Eobard. Barry would have to be stupid to think he won't try to take advantage of this, and he's already fooled Barry a thousand times before. Rather than admitting as much outright, he just skips to making plans. ]
what's something about earth 2 that he can't tell me?
[ It's quiet on his end for awhile. There are a few things he could tell him about Earth-2, but who's to say Eobard couldn't somehow dig them up himself? It had to be something not as well known or easy to infer. ]
[ It shouldn't be strange. This isn't the Wells he grew up idolizing. This Wells might still have Tess. Barry isn't shocked, but he does give it a second to sink in, tries to wrap his head around the concept without letting Eobard's delusional comments about paternity twist it. ]
what's her name?
[ Not the only thing he wants to ask. He wants to ask if she's okay back on Earth-2, if she knows her dad is going after Zoom. But this is about tactics, not sharing. ]
[ It's not a discussion he wanted to have. It's not a discussion they've had, with it all still too raw for him. He was never one to let people in before (beyond her); the prospect seems almost impossible now. ]
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[ Which is about as encouraging as Harry gets, but hey. It takes him a few moments to sort out his priorities before he sends the next message. ]
And find out what he wants. If anything. Are you keeping an eye on Detective Thawne?
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yeah. eddie's okay.
[ It feels like being on suicide watch. The rooms don't make it particularly easy. ]
i think i can get thawne to talk to me.
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[ The sooner Eddie gets used to the fact that they are two entirely different people, the easier it will be to function as a team. It's like exactly what Snow wanted from him in the end, except without all the supposedly dead / paradoxed people. ]
I figured. He's fixated on you. We can use that.
I don't think he likes me.
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he doesn't like most people.
you should be careful.
[ He already killed you once. Implied, but tactfully unsaid. ]
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[ The implication of "I don't care" in his words is pretty clear. ]
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[ Like, he can see all of this. What's happening. ]
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I don't like him very much either.
[ After a few moments, he responds again. ]
We need to say something. To the others here.
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i know. i just need to find out what he knows first.
[ And now it's his turn to mull something over, and the follow-up takes a few long seconds. ]
i don't think he remembers what happened to him
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What? Explain.
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eddie remembers dying, right? i don't think wells does
[ Oops. ]
thawne, sorry. i don't even know if he remembers making the singularity in the first place.
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[ That message comes almost immediately, tapped out in frustration.
A few minutes pass before another one comes. ]
That's entirely possible. I doubt he'd be as composed if he did.
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i can't tell with text. i'm going to try to meet him in person.
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Text isn't the best medium for this.
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[ It might be easier to read Thawne in person, but he isn't exactly looking forward to it. On which note, ]
if you see him, leave
[ Assuming the room is cooperative enough, which is doubtful. ]
or just text me a description of the room as fast as you can
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I don't plan on engaging him.
But for now, it might be better for the three of us to stick together.
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[ That literally sounds like hell. He gets the logic, yes, but also please say you meant Eddie. ]
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barry why would you
eDDIE
I'M LAUGHING SO HARD
sorry
[ THANK GOD but also wow that's embarrassing. ]
we need to keep tabs on him though, right? he could tell people he's you
THEY WERE WRONG TEXT IS THE BEST MEDIUM
So I don't get shot.
HAHAHA
[ That's a little flippant, but Cisco isn't here anymore. Someone's got to do it. ]
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[ There's also another small matter, one he's not thrilled about either, but— ]
If it comes down to it, do you think you can tell Thawne and myself apart?
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But it's Eobard. Barry would have to be stupid to think he won't try to take advantage of this, and he's already fooled Barry a thousand times before. Rather than admitting as much outright, he just skips to making plans. ]
what's something about earth 2 that he can't tell me?
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i have a daughter.
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what's her name?
[ Not the only thing he wants to ask. He wants to ask if she's okay back on Earth-2, if she knows her dad is going after Zoom. But this is about tactics, not sharing. ]
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Jesse
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