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[kid_flash_found]

[Bart looks at the camera, trying to decide just how to say what he needs to without rambling on.]

Hi, everyone. I’m Bart, I just got here, and, well, I have a few questions I couldn’t quite pin down during the whole welcome spiel. I mean, nobody answers in the affirmative if you ask them if they’re secretly evil, right? And what kind of government not only pulls people from other worlds into theirs and apparently gives us superpowers and a job and housing and everything,.

I can’t be the only one wondering if this whole thing is really legit, right?

Also, it’d be nice to find some folks from home, too. I’m originally from Keystone City, home of the Flash. Yep, there are heroes where I’m from, too. The big three most people can name are Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, but there are plenty of others.

But really, any suggestions, tips, pointers, places to get really good pizza? I could use any and all of the above. Most especially the pizza. I've tried the stuff at the place they gave me a job, and it's not bad, but, well, there's not bad and then there's amazing, right? Right.

[He pauses, taking a breath, and reviews what he said.]

I don’t really know how people do this, hopefully I’m not sending this into a void. Anyway, I’ll be around, so drop me a line or whatever y’all say here.

[With that, he gives a wave to the camera and the video blinks out a moment later.]

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[helpdesk_hero]

[Can you see David wince at the name 'the Flash'? Honestly, he can't get too hard on other hero names, because it's not like his world has the greatest ones. But that one?]

If this is anything like my Earth? Best pizza is in Chicago. I accept no arguments.

And is it okay if I make a shot in the dark guess here? You're fast.

[David may have known too many speedsters. However he definitely has so many questions and things he wants to say to Bart. About how he doesn't trust this place. But who says that's safe to say over something like this?]

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[kid_flash_found]

[Bart laughs at that first comment. He can't help it.]

You realize statements like that are going to bring folks from New York out of the woodwork, right? Besides, crossing half the country isn't something I do for anything less than my Aunt Joan's baking. She makes these insanely good butter tarts.

What, you mean powers? It's on my file, but they could have gotten the details off. I haven't really tried anything since I got here.

[hatestrashcans]

Oh, it's probably a trap.

[kid_flash_found]

Yeah, but the questions are what kind, and to what end?

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[giveaway]

Hi Bart, I'm Stephanie. [She says with a small smile, not entirely sure if he'll recognize her. For one thing, it's been ages since she worked with YJ and it's not like she did much either or got to know any of them very well aside from Tim? And for another, there's the whole anyone ever could be from an alternate universe thing.] I'm from Gotham, home of the- well, you know. Like you said, it's always nice to find someone from back home. Sadly I'm still looking for good pizza places myself, so let me know if you actually find one.

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[kid_flash_found]

[Bart blinks, a sign that his mind is racing through the ideas, because while he met Spoiler ages ago, things are still kinda weird for how to handle the general secretive nature of Tim and everyone else.]

You aren't the Stephanie who used to hang out with Alvin Draper, by any chance?

[Using that alias was a long shot, but if it was the one Tim had been allowed to give Young Justice, and this was the person who he thought she might be, it would be vague enough, right?]

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[mysterioisthetruth]

I've not heard of those heroes before. Are they on an Earth?

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[kid_flash_found]

They exist in some form on most of the Earths I've known.

private video;

[cassassin]

[ she's not even gonna do the usual song and dance, she can't be bothered.

so, shot in the dark: ]

Hi Bart. You missed Tim.

private video until further notice

[kid_flash_found]

[His reaction is obvious, it's like a punch in the gut.]

Anyone else? Kon?

[On one hand, he would be overjoyed to have any of his team here, but Kon and Tim? They are his best friends. It has him running a hand over his face, trying to figure out how to feel. So he takes a deep breath, and continues.]

It's good to see you, Cass.

[He'd know that abrupt speech and controlled posture anywhere. As little as their paths usually crossed, he did feel relief at seeing even one person he was familiar with.]

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[harvesthoney]

[Lacey smiles and waves.]

Hi there, Bart! I'm Lacey. I'm a chef at Harold's Heart Attack Diner. I make amazing pizza. As a bonus, I have a nutritional manipulation power. I can make your pizza super healthy without changing the taste. What kind of pizza do you like?

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[kid_flash_found]

Well, I have some rather extreme metabolic requirements, so healthy isn't the same for me. Mostly I burn through a huge amount of calories whenever I'm using my powers. And I'm not horribly picky about toppings. It's sometimes easiest to just order a bunch of varieties so everyone else can get a slice or two or their choice. I end up polishing off the rest.

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[made_up_names]

Dude, I wanna hear any tips you get about the pizza. I'm craving it hardcore.

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[kid_flash_found]

I'm working at ZIP ZIP 'ZAS in Maurtia Falls. It's pretty much about what you expect from generic pizza delivery place anywhere.

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[by_candlelight]

Hey. Anyone given you the FAQ yet? Not the one written by the government.

Also, I don't really know a lot about what qualifies as a good American pizza - I'm from Japan - but I like the pizza from Estella's Pizzeria in downtown DeChima. The workers didn't even bat an eyelash when I asked if they had corn.

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[kid_flash_found]

A FAQ? Not yet. Love to see it, though.

Corn on pizza? That's...unusual. I'm in Maurtia Falls, though.

[threeisapattern]

what kinda pizza you want?

[kid_flash_found]

As long as it has more complex carbs than simple sugars and doesn't require silverware, I don't discriminate.

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[melodramagic]

You're definitely not the only one wondering if the government is being honest with us or not. I'm still convinced they haven't been.

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[kid_flash_found]

Yeah, there's the whole government stooge thing to filter everything through. Not that I'm against government as a concept, I just have had some rather polarizing moments in my life.

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[khajidont]

[ Oh. Oh, god. That's Bart. But it's not his Bart, that's for sure. He steels himself before piping up, as casual and normal looking as ever. ]

Hey. Nice to meet you. I'm Jaime, and I'm from your universe - or one with all the same things in it. You probably know how that goes if the place you're from is anything like mine.

[ The multiverse, right? What a pain in the butt. ]

I wouldn't call this legit, but I wouldn't call them evil either. I'm gonna say it's more, like, neutral incompetence versus a power nobody knows how to control.

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[kid_flash_found]

I had to be in the same room as three different universe's versions of Brainiac-5. Yes, I definitely know how that goes. Some days I'm not entirely sure which version of Earth I'm from anymore.

[Bart runs a hand through his hair, trying to find better words.]

My mom's side of the family kinda left me with a distrust of government stewardship. But EarthGov then is totally different.

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[eloquentness]

[ There's a lot to unpack here. First, a kid named Bart from Keystone. Specifically, a Bart who knows superheroes and seems to be from the same world as Jaime? In this world there aren't really coincidences, but Iris has to wonder... ]

Hey, Bart. I'm Iris. [ she pauses, having gotten that out of he way, ] As for pizza, I'm pretty partial to a place in downtown De Chima. Restaurant recs are about all I'm good for, honestly speaking.

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[kid_flash_found]

Clearly I've been placed in the wrong town. Or is porting around for meals a thing here? Seems a bit extreme.

[He's wondering if there's more than one Iris on the 'net, or if this is the one Cass mentioned.]

text | id: oracle | super encrypted to bart

[bodilesswarrior]

[She's glad the kryptonite is gone, because seeing Bart Allen triggers a lot of emotional tumult all by itself.

She remembers when he first ended up in their time, and Wally asked her to help craft a legal identity for him. She remembers watching Young Justice grow as a team, as heroes. She remembers seeing that team shattered by tragedy, which seemed to set the tenure for them going forward.

She reminds herself that shes can't make assumptions; there's no telling if their timelines are the same, or how far apart they are. Bart looks like he's from before the latest Crisis, but it's just a guess.

So. Playing it safe, seeing if he recognises the code name.]

No, you're not the only one.

text | super encrypted between Bart and Oracle

[kid_flash_found]

[Funny how just a familiar if distant codename can be a relief. Maybe he didn't have a lot of experience with Oracle, because Robin always handled those communications, but he knew the name, and what it means.]

Anything you feel I should know?

[He doesn't want to presume too much. Just hearing from the mysterious Oracle is not something he really ever expected.]