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[It's his second post, and Eddie's a lot more composed than last time, set up in front of the camera wearing a suit, tie, and a small smile.]

Hey everyone.

[A pause, and a slight hesitation. A fidget. Then he takes a deep breath, and throws himself into it.]

I've been kidnapped before. Snatched out of my regular life by someone stronger than I was, and held against my will for a while. So I know that, even after you get free, it can really mess with your sense of security. For a while, I was looking over my shoulder, just waiting to get snatched again.

[A pause, and he takes a deep breath, holds it for a second, glancing away, looking anywhere but the camera, and then he faces it head on, and keeps going.]

Before I came here, I was a Detective in the Central City Police Department, and here, I'm working in security. My name is Eddie Thawne. And this is a standing offer to anyone who was kidnapped, who feels unsafe and doesn't have someone else to call. If you need a walk home, someone to talk to, or an escort somewhere, just give me a call.

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[Extremely dramatic. And he wouldn't be surprised to hear it makes its way across the multiverse.]

Considering how fast The Flash can move? They could all be in the same city in minutes.

[A little laugh, and then a beat.]

JSA? I've never heard of that. What is it?

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... possibly true. I don't think anyone would ever catch that.

[ She pauses at first, if only because she misses her old team even after the split. ]

They're a superhero team. Justice Society of America.

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And that's why he can be such a pain.

[Still with that light, teasing tone. But when she explains the JSA, he makes a noise of surprise.]

Really? I guess I've seen The Flash team up with one other guy, but never really thought of a team. Not of superheros, anyway.

[boobwindow]

There are more superheroes than I can count or name offhand. Which means we've got a few teams running around. Helps when it looks like the end of the world is happening... or it is.

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That's insane. Where I come from it's all meta-humans and most of them don't really want to help. I'd say you're lucky, but I can't say we've ever faced the end of the world, either.

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How many meta-humans are there? It's strange to think of a world where there aren't many superheroes, but it could be the start?

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I don't know. We usually don't find them until they start causing trouble.

[A pause.]

There were less than 10 when I left, but...from what I know, there are a lot more later.

[boobwindow]

Well, if the Flash in your world is anything like the one from mine, you've got a good ally on the police force to help with any trouble the bad guys cause.

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Yeah. He's pretty great, and he is a good ally. Not too long ago, he got off dozens of people wrongly accused of crimes because of a meta, including me.

[A smile.]

Among other things.

[boobwindow]

[ Good ol' Flash. ]

Good to hear. Sounds like you've had quite the adventures so far.

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It's been a trip.

[He smiles, shakes his head and laughs a little ruefully.]

So, you said you're a businesswoman. What business are you in?

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R&D. Environmental focus, mostly.

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Oh, cool. [He brightens up a little bit - even if he can pretty much guarantee he won't understand what she's talking about if she gets into the science stuff.]

Environmental, do you mean like...clean energy, that kind of thing?

[boobwindow]

Clean energy, waste control, even trying to come up with cost-effective regulatory strategies for businesses... yadda yadda. Modern technology is great, but we've got to be careful with the waste it's producing, you know? We've got a planet to look after.

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Wow.

[Eddie looks genuinely impressed - that's all the kind of thing he thinks about, tries to be aware of, but it's not something he's felt capable of addressing beyond using the recycle and composting bins religiously.]

I totally agree with that. It's nice to hear someone's actually doing some work with it. All I do is make sure to do my recycling.

[boobwindow]

You know how superheroes punch a lot of problems away? Unfortunately for a lot of us regular folk we can't, but there are ways to solve twenty-first century problems.

[ But if only she could super punch all her problems away. Well, having a job and civilian life keeps her grounded at least. ]

At Starrware we try our best to tackle these issues.

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[His mouth curves into a slightly crooked smile at that, and he nods.]

Oh yeah. And I've seen my fair share of superhero-related property damage. [But that's not really what she was getting at.]

That's great. Making a big difference in a world full of superheroes, despite not being super. It's inspiring.

[boobwindow]

[ She breaks a lot of stuff herself, oops... ]

Thanks, but so is being a doctor, fireman, cop... putting others before yourself is pretty heroic.l

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[It's forgivable, what with the whole saving the world thing.]

A friend of mine was saying that to me earlier. It's nice to hear. I wonder if they'd allow me on the force here.

[A beat.]

So that's what you do for work - what do you do for fun?

why is there a random l there OKAY SELF

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If you've got the experience, I don't see why not? You can always talk to your local precinct.

[ What does she do for fun? Not much, apparently. ]

Ehh, movies mostly. [ She flies around a lot, but she can't mention that. ] Long walks in the park. Does sampling different pizzerias count? Nothing comes close to New York's, though.

because computers

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[He raises a brow at that.]

Huh. I never thought of just applying.

[The smile is genuine at her responses, and he brightens up a little.]

Movies and pizza sounds great. [A beat.] We should hang out sometime. You could show me the best pizza place around here. I'm getting kind of sick of Cisco's frozen ones.

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I wouldn't know about the process, but can't hurt.

[ She pauses, vaguely surprised at first.

Well, he's not evil so no harm in meeting him in person. Plus her powers are back, so... ]

Sounds good. Where are you usually? I'm up in De Chima.