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[ in the middle of the night, one barry allen sneaks out from his room and into the kitchen he shares with iris. keeping all the lights off, he uses only his phone light to keep him company. it's useless, though; the speed at which he types produces little flickers of golden light. ]

UN: BEARY

Raise your hand if you've ever been ported out and ported back in? o/

Keep your hand raised if you were ported out for a month and then ported back in? o/

Keep it raised if you were given a free burger because you were ported out and ported back in? o\

I was pretty hopeful with that one. Can we get that one organized? I can set up a petition.org and we can all sign. And get tacos. Spicy sauce, good meat, the lettuce that isn't crap. Anyone know a good taco place?

I'm getting ahead of myself. Midnight is not the perfect time for tacos. 1am is. #tacotime

I'm jw about anyone's experiences with being ported out. Did Beyonce drop another album while I was away? 🍋 Did Taylor finally get her revenge?💃🏻 Does anyone else feel like they've missed absolutely nothing but everything at the same time?

[ one of those questions is not like the other. barry has a very difficult time drilling his thoughts down to be very concise. what he wants to know: has anyone else been ported out and back in, and did they feel completely useless, too? ]

( ooc | fyi, barry is from mid-flashpoint and will be losing his memories if triggered to think back on an event in his life. please feel free to steer the thread to him forgetting something. )

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[airshow]

Man, I WISH being forcibly dragged across dimensions came with a free cheeseburger. I'd invent an entire fake family to sign that petition.

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How many people would you invent to be in your family? 3? 6? 12? When does it start to become suspiciously greedy and concerning considering you have a family of 45 and you're getting only one cheeseburger with fries and a Coke?

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[pyrogue]

Haven't gotten ported out yet but I'd be willing to for some spicy tacos. There's a decent place in Heropa called Pollo, Boyo. Not really authentic, though. Well, it's cheap, anyway.

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[ hey, it's mick! mick rory, heatwave, the man who actually doesn't really want to burn anyone and anything. he remembers this one being overly friendly and nice. he's changing to voice just for you, mick, but note how low it is. he doesn't want to wake the missus ... ]

We can't accept anything less than the best, Dick Mory. [ you bet he remembers that. he's grinning: ] The best will be as hot as, you know, a heatwave.

[ go to sleep, child. ]

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[lightinside]

Haven't been ported out, but I don't think tacos at 1am is good in any universe.

Are you okay?

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Have you ever had tacos at 1am?

[ barry being okay will depend on laurel lance's answer. it's much easier to tie it to this silly tangent he's running with. ]

[ is he okay? in this moment, yes, he is. he's back here with iris and cisco — and now laurel! — but something is amiss ... it's clearly him lacking a taco in his mouth right now. ]

[picksthenames]

dude remind me to take you to Paco's Tacos in de chima. tuesday nights are buy one get one, and Paco gives me a same-name discount.

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Can we pretend it's Tuesday right now?

[ you can't do that, barry. he could easily just run forward and fuck with time, but that may mess with the taste of tacos. ]

Date night. Let's do it. Iris can be our designated walker home.

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[catchacold]

Aw. You really miss me when I'm gone, don't you?

[Why else would they have been ported out at roughly the same time? Why else, honestly?]

But speaking of, that's how it goes here. It ain't about what you missed. It's about who missed you.

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[accelerate]

Did you miss me? Even though you weren't here to miss me, so how could you have missed me if you weren't here to miss me?

[ stop thinking, barry. it'll hurt your beautiful brain. ]

Do you think we held hands when we got ported out? Mine's a bit chilly.

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[ghoulking]

I was never given a free burger. [ that's because he can't eat ok, but no one ever offered anyway ]

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Do you want one?

[ as in right now, because barry allen, while not a delivery boy by designated career choice, is an excellent delivery driver. ]

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[drivesadesk]

I was ported out a few months in my world, but just a few days here. Does that count?

I like the idea of free burgers and tacos for anyone who gets ported out and back in, though. Or anyone who gets ported in. I mean, it's a jarring experience in both cases, and food might soften the blow.

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Being ported out and back in, even for a SECOND, counts! It should count! I'm adding it to my petition write up.

Maybe we need to make another petition. Swear-in ceremonies be foodie conventions! All-you-can-eat buffets! Unlimited food served throughout the day and this is making me really hungry.

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[knaval]

what is............................... a taco

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[accelerate]

OMG

[ this is the best day ever. ]

It's an explosion in your mouth of crunch and lettuce and meat and sauce — Do you have any allergies?

[ he's got an Idea®. ]

[eloquentness]

[ her barry barometer's going off, and with good reason, apparently. Iris hasn't left her bed yet, though she's starting to wonder if she needs to. sometimes, it's easier to just message someone even though he's one or two rooms over - ]

Can't say I know a taco place open that's this late.

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[ why does it feel like he's been busted by the wife? he glances over his shoulder and finds that there's no one standing behind him. hmm ... ]

There is a 50% possibility there is a 24/7 taco shop open in one of the cities. I mean, if you want to think about how well the businesses around here run, there'd HAVE to be! There's a market for it! And I'm not counting me, even though I'm in that market. I'm not the only person. There's plenty of people who would want a taco at midnight who isn't me! If McDonald's can be open 24/7 back home, then why can't a taco shop? Do you think Big Belly Burger would consider being open 24/7?

[ barry, stop talking. she hasn't accused you for eating all the ice-cream yet, because you're sure as hell going to replace it before she does. c: ]

[perfectible]

You've been brought back and sent back that many times? Really?

Also no Beyonce and Taylor are strangely silent.

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Just a couple. Like me-me, as in the me now, I only came here this year. But the me before — who isn't the me-me now, but maybe he was, IDK — was here for a while, too. I think I ... he ... me ... we? I think, at the end of the day, we — a general we, this time — can say that I've been ported out a couple of times. I only remember being ported in twice. Me ...

Me.

[ there's a noticeable pause. barry opens his mouth, rubs his face over his hand, then stops himself. ]

I'm going to stop talking for once, if that's okay?

private. display: mk.

[ewenique]

( OH HEY ITS THIS GUY WHO WAS NICE ONE TIME maybe
she thinks
it was a while ago )

I did not know you had such bad taste in music.

private.

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🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋

HOLD UP
ARE YOU CALLING QUEEN BEY "BAD TASTE IN MUSIC"???

[ before you even ask, yes, he is aware he is capslocking. ]

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[socialactivillain]

I've been here for a year and I haven't been Ported out even once yet. Apparently it's every bit as disorienting as it sounds.

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[accelerate]

Trust me, I'm still trying to figure out where left is and where right is. I think one left to go get me pizza? It'd be nice if you got pizza when ported out. I'm adding that to the petition.

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[bragnificent]

havent gone anywhere no but does it count if when I arrived people already knew me?
bcuz apparently there was some punk ass bitch with my same name here b4 I was so of course I keep having to hear about it

far as I can tell we were nothing alike tho so idk if I really buy it

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[accelerate]

Are you sure it wasn't another you? Like an AU version of you? I think I had one of me here, because I don't remember being here and I'd totally remember my time being here if I could opt into that.

[storyseeker]

Welcome back, pizza guy.

omg i'm so sorry i missed this until now - free garlic bread for life to make up for it?

[accelerate]

Thanks, pizza lady.

Is it wrong a part of me hopes you've never found a more efficient pizza delivery guy than me?
It's selfish, isn't it?
That should be my business name — Selfish Pizza.