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brb. ([personal profile] accelerate) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2018-02-03 10:06 am

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[ in a bid to try and remember the memories he has lost to flashpoint — a realisation our fast hero hasn't had yet — barry turns to the realm of fandom. what better way to jog his memory than to write some fic? isn't that what the therapists told a young bartholomew allen? (he doesn't know. this isn't his first piece of memory fan fiction.) ]

[ this graces the network in the middle of the night. ]


UN: BEARY


The air crackles with golden electricity. Slick with ice is the street the Flash skids along, easily pulling himself to a confident standing position despite the ice on his shoes and the slightly poor finish to his run.

Captain Cold stands before him, Cold Gun in hand. His parka covers most of his face, and his goggles are as blue as the fabric. "Hello, Flash," he purrs.

"Captain Cold," the Flash says, a little respectively. "What brings you out so late?"

Captain Cold almost shrugs. "I was bored," he drawls. "The nighttime circuit around here isn't as fun as it used to be."

"You can blame your friends for that," says the Flash. He stand with his hands on his skinny hips, face a blur when the captain studies him.

Captain Cold's lips twist. "Want to have some fun, Flash?"

The Flash shakes his head. "No thanks. I've had enough fun for today."

"Oh well," Captain Cold almost pouts. "Save a dance for me next time. I've got my best dancing shoes on."

"And best dance floor," The Flash nods toward the thin layer of ice on the street.

It's now Captain Cold shrugs. "Call it practice. Giving to the poor what they want."

"And what's that?"

"I'll tell you later," he smirks. "During our next dance."

The Flash doesn't look displeased. Glancing at the Cold Gun and then back at Captain Cold, he nods his head, knowing that this is it.

"See you around, Captain." The Flash doesn't take off immediately, glancing at the Rogue who is almost like a friend. With another respectful nod, he's zipping along the street, a little clumsily on the thin ice as he disappears into the night.

Captain Cold watches him go with a little smile.
eloquentness: (sideways concern)

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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hang on. She could've sworn she was checking the network, not Chronicles of Their Own . . . ]
eloquentness: (uh-huh)

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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh. Nope.

This is definitely the Network, and this is most definitely something Barry wrote. With his own two hands. She's already getting out of bed (and probably making a ton of noise as she looks for her slippers and a warm robe). ]


So... Captain Cold's one of your threes?
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Not judging. :|

[ . . . she totally is. ]

It's the cardinal rule of the list. Everyone's entitled to their threes.
catchacold: :) (so cool)

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[personal profile] catchacold 2018-02-03 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
It's the bad boy phase, almost everyone goes through it eventually.
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
Almost, as in... implying you never did? 🤔
catchacold: :) (cold line)

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[personal profile] catchacold 2018-02-03 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yknow.

Technically I think I've just finally reached my good boy phase.
eloquentness: (we could maybe...?)

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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, yeah. I'm going to give you that one.

[ Mick is indeed very good people. ]
catchacold: :) (got ideas)

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[personal profile] catchacold 2018-02-03 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Mid-forties are the new teenager years, who'd have thought.

Do you still write for that rag, because that sounds like a headline for that one.
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-04 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
You might be onto something. They ARE saying 60 is the new 40....

Thankfully, no. I'm freelancing for the Heropa paper now. Mostly metro, but it sure beats our local "Florida Man".


[ She's never gonna be over how she wrote all those articles, only to find out her Florida Man was James Jesse. And during Roguesgiving, no less... ]
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[personal profile] catchacold 2018-02-07 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
That would also explain why the Flash still looks like he's twelve.

I have to keep better track of your work. You write under your name, right?

Maybe you can give the author of this piece a bit of a lesson on good prose. I sense there's room for improvement.
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-08 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, never bothered with a pseudonym.

The author did just fine. Could love the Flash a little more, but I think that'll come with time.
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
No!! Don't take that back!!!!

[ If she weren't so busy heading towards his room (and probably murmuring 'owwww' as she runs into something), she would've written a heck of a lot more. As it stands, she hastily adds: ]

Sorry about the lamp.
(It clashed with the room anyway).
I'll share mine ASAP. Just. Don't take that back, ever.
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Fine, whatever. We can keep supervillain lists.

FTR, my list is:
1) Barry
2) Barry
3) Did I mention Barry???
eloquentness: (give it to me straight)

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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh. That was totally why you bought those magazines of Jessica Biel in 8th grade... because you were into your nametwin.

[ she'll give him this one. Maybe. ]

btw, I may have an extra bag of Cheeto's for him. If he wants it.
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Huge fan, right? In that case, he can take the extra bag. :)

[ There's a knock at his bedroom door, though considering all the commotion outside, it's not really surprising Iris is on the other side. She is, however, holding in her hands an extra-large bag of Cheetos from her secret stash. ]
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[personal profile] eloquentness 2018-02-03 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, Barry...

Iris desperately holds back a laugh as she holds out the bag. It's family-sized, as opposed to the usual size, just because she'd intended on handing it over to him at some point. ]


Yeah, I usually keep an extra bag around in my secret stash. [ She pauses, closing the door behind them, ] Which, for the record, totally didn't exist before tonight.

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