Neither am I. [ and barry doesn't say it with a downturned curve to his mouth. he says it with a familiarity, an acceptance of it, as one would when speaking of something completely normal within their world — like water being wet, belly burgers being so good even when the world's falling down around you. ]

So the whole witch thing is literal ... [ he nods his head, accepting that. he looks at stefan and clarifies with a shrug: ] Some people have claimed witches made them do things, or that so-and-so's a witch. I work at the police department, so I've kind of heard it all. I once told Joe leprechauns stole the cookie from the cookie jar. Can't say he didn't believe me, it seemed pretty legit.

[ no, it didn't, but it's supposed to ease any tension. barry's been on the receiving end of it all, and though relating it back to his time at ccpd may not give anyone who's used to the supernatural any confidence he can relate, it opens the doors to it. ]

What did you do to piss off a witch?