[forward dated to 6th April] video;

[garrick]

Sooo. Starting to wonder just what this place holds against us. Not that I'm going to dwell on that too much, I think that's already covered. That and I think the topics of what's gone weird in this place is starting to become old news by now.

[ Actually gives a small shrug. It's not that Jay doesn't care, he just knows that too much bad news will just lower the tone of...well, everything.]

Anyway. I thought I was familiar with the idea of the multiverse, that one's always going to be a favorite for the textbooks. I didn't think I'd wind up not only in a place like this, but where a lot of people know a different me. So I had to think in my down time how to try and fix that — I can't let you guys have all the fun now, can I? It doesn't feel right that I can barely put faces to names and I want to remedy that.

Barbecue. Food is the great equalizer and maybe I just want an excuse to burn some things on the grill. I will say that everyone is invited, or to bring friends, as long as it doesn't turn into one of those horror stories you hear in the news. You know, the kind where eight hundred people turn up, trash the place, then mysteriously vanish when it comes to cleaning up.

This is more to find out who wants to join in. When I have an idea on how much advance notice we'll have to give Heropa of the oncoming famine and it's duration, I can let you all know when it'll be.

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[rathercommon]

[ With a laugh in her voice: ]

I didn't know that people being absolutely rubbish friends often made the news.

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[garrick]

[ That tone of voice is infection enough to get a grin.]

Sometimes it did. There would be these news reports where some kid invites their friends who invite their friends and it snowballs enough to just about level the house.

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[rathercommon]

And then they published the friends' names and faces to shame them, I hope.

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[garrick]

You'd think so, though I don't remember it going that far. I think the parents just cleaned it up and grounded the main culprit. I'd be taking names and numbers, personally.

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[rathercommon]

Posters everywhere. Do not make friends with these arseholes.

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[foreshadower]

I should have known someone would suggest barbeque. It had to be you, didn't it?

[ UGH!! ]

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[garrick]

There's nothing wrong with a barbecue as long as this place behaves. And of course I suggested it. I take it that's a no?

[ So amused. All that terrible food, poor Shade. Though Jay also doubts it's a no...]

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[foreshadower]

Like I could say no to you.

Although it sounds like I may need to pitch in, just to make sure all you eat isn't meat.

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[garrick]

Seems that way.

And alright then, I'll bite. If you are going to pitch in, what are you thinking of bringing with you?

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[khajidont]

You know, it's not all that common for people to know different versions of you. More common here than anywhere else, of course, but...

[It seems like a big thing from his world, honestly.]

Sometimes I think people from all these universes that kinda match should get together and make a chart. [He pauses.] Maybe even over barbecue.

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[garrick]

You're not wrong there, kid. Though it seems as if the world I came from was pretty limited when it came to the multiverse. We were only just getting used to having one extra Earth.

I need a chart. And a barbecue. It's the only logical solution.

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[khajidont]

I dunno if that's something that you ever get used to. Technically speaking, my world knows that there are tons of alternate worlds out there, but... most of us just kind of ignore it? It's just a little harder to ignore here.

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[garrick]

I can't even imagine what it would be like if other versions of me kept popping up. But I have seen one with my own eyes — he was reading a book on spiritual existence by Hesse, and that is just strange.

Do people travel between them where you're from?

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[runningstart]

I get dibs on any and all potato salad. Like, it's mine. It's all mine.

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[garrick]

[ Now hold on just one moment. No way is he going to let go of the yet-to-be-made potato salad that easily.]

You mean my potato salad?

[ Dramatic pause.]

You and what army, kid?

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[runningstart]

Excu- me, army of me! Look I called dibs on potato salad when I first started speaking, like those were my first words and as we all know, dibs protocol withstands any and all interdimensional travel.

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[garrick]

My barbecue, my territory, my potato salad.

So you're going to have to use your words and ask nicely. No nicely, no potatoes.

[ Jay can't help his lips from twitching slightly, trying his best to contain the amusement thus far.]

video, private; id reads robin

[performance]

[ Well, having a rough time of things or not, Robin can't not insert himself into this. After all, he's basically common law married to Wally at this point. He pipes up, sunglasses acting as a makeshift mask because that's completely how hiding your identity works, right? Right. Hiya. ]

I hope you're prepared to buy out pretty much every grocery store in the northern half of the state.

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[garrick]

[ It's only right that Jay gets to meet the in-laws so to speak. And as for identities being hidden and all, he certainly doesn't mind.]

Only the northern half? I think we'll be aiming for the entire state the way things are going.

[ All of that + Shade's baked cheese. They really should be alerting the city for an oncoming famine.]

[performance]

Ambitious! I like it. How many speedsters are we feeding now? At least three...?

[garrick]

[ Taps his chin as he thinks. Last Jay looked, it was now three. Maybe even four, but then the Reverse Flash wasn't invited to anything ever.]

Depends on who's counting to be honest. [ aka, Who's asking?]

[tardily]

At least here they could make the excuse that they got ported out.

[ Worst joke ever. ]

I'm willing to make a run to the other cities so we don't starve Heropa.

[garrick]

They'd better get ported out if they trashed things like that.

[ Grins and shrugs. ]

I can help out with that. We're going to need a metric ton of potato salad too for Wally it seems.

[tardily]

You know how parties go. No one likes the end or the beginning, it's only the middle everyone loves. I promise I won't use that excuse.

[ No, if Barry's own grin is anything to go by, he's just going to run to the other side of the country. Got to catch him to have him help you clean, Jay. ]

I personally vote for making him get that. Unless he'll eat it on the way. There's this one place in Texas that has some good meat. I mean really good. Honestly, I don't have to eat that much to be full, I just do anyway.

[garrick]

[ Makes a hand motion of pointing to his eyes, then at Barry via the video feed. He's watching you.]

After what I just heard he might eat it on the way — Wally may even need a potato-intervention at some point. When I pin down a date for this, I'll let you know and then we can both head on out there. And I know what you mean, it's nice to be able eat a lot for once.