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[eloquentness]

[ The feed opens up to a young woman sitting behind the counter of a flower shop. Several flower arrangements are lined up behind her, some more artfully arranged - and frankly, more gorgeous - than others.

(They're works in progress, okay?) On the bright side, she's sticking to safe combinations or single-flower bouquets, rather than branching out. ]

Hey, everyone. [ She beams into the camera; first impressions matter, after all. ] I've gotta ask, especially if you've been here a while: what's one thing you wish you'd known when you first got here?

I'm no stranger to parallel universes - trust me, living in Central City will do that to you - but it's still kind of surreal, you know? This doesn't have to be anything life-changing. It can be something small like, oh... I don't know, your new favorite coffee place?

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[storyseeker]

Extremely. [She laughs.] I know it's dumb, but it made me feel a little more homesick. It didn't help that the Skittles were wrong, too.

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[eloquentness]

No, it's not dumb at all! None of us really asked for this, and I know I'll feel homesick as soon as the new-ness wears off.

[ She's already starting to feel homesick, truthfully. ]

It's always the little things, you know? Not the big ticket stuff, since you tend to expect those.

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[storyseeker]

Some of the big stuff. Just being here is the biggest thing, and I'm pretty sure none of us expected that.

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[eloquentness]

Oh yeah. We've had people cross over into other universes before - or other Earths, I should say, but nothing on this scale.

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[storyseeker]

Seriously? You sound so casual about it. That would be huge where I'm from.

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[eloquentness]

Well, it was like that was a couple of years ago. [beat] Now it's kind of like a Tuesday. Or any day ending in 'y'.

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[storyseeker]

Part of me wishes I lived there. For a journalist, that kind of regular craziness is what I call job security.

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[eloquentness]

True. For what it's worth, this world doesn't seem that different from mine. Even if we're not native, there's more than enough of us saving the day or causing chaos... and someone's gotta report it, right?

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[storyseeker]

Exactly. See, you get me.

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[eloquentness]

Of course I do. We journalists have to stick together, right?

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[storyseeker]

Unless we're competitors.

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[eloquentness]

World's a pretty big place. I'd like to think there's more than enough room for both of our stories.

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[storyseeker]

As long as we're not pursuing the same ones. Then I wouldn't back down.

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[eloquentness]

I wouldn't expect any less. Buuut between you and me, I think we'd make a pretty great team.

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[storyseeker]

Oh yeah? Do you have a lead in mind?

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[eloquentness]

Welllll... back home, I usually just covered the Flash. Or whoever was terrorizing Central City that week.

Given the kind of world we're in, it makes sense to stay on that kind of beat.

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[storyseeker]

I've actually been keeping my distance from imPort-related news. Don't want to pigeonhole myself, you know? But with the right story...I might be interested.

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[eloquentness]

Of course. I'm still figuring out what I'd want to cover, but the second I find something interesting? You'll be the first to know.

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[storyseeker]

Then I'll look forward to it.