( the sentiment may be corny as hell, but it doesn't make it any less true. some events are thornier than others, and iris is a strong force in her own right, but she's human at the end of the day, and a compassionate one at that: things get to her. she doesn't want them not to. people are hurt, some of them have died, and she didn't know where barry was throughout most of the event. she isn't a fatalist, but wonderland teaches them to brace themselves for the worst. )
Do you ever just want to lock everyone you know into the same room and not let them out of your sight?
[ his lips curve upward as he attempts to appear mock concerned, ] I'm pretty sure that's called kidnapping?
[ but he knows it's the one thing everyone shares. if they could lock themselves up in a room and throw away the key, then things may appear a little rosier than they actually are. but barry knows that the walls have to be made out of a specific kind of substance to stop him from phasing through, the knobs need to be removed, and there has to be absolutely no windows. ]
[ he lets out an exhale through his nose, shoulders sagging a little as tension slips out. ] But yeah, I do. I'm finding it really hard to keep tabs on everyone here, and I'm this [ he raises his hand, index and thumb just a small space apart. ] close to putting a tracker on everyone. And I don't even know where to get one of those!
[ humour, it's the best damn thing to break any sort of real and concerning confession. ]
... and okay, so she knows that he's joking, and that she really shouldn't let him deflect with humor, but it's been a while since iris spoke about her experiences from home. the things she's lived the rest of the team hasn't, and from the looks of it, won't anytime soon. )
That's actually something we do back home. ( iris scrunches her nose. ) Sort of. It worked like a panic button app in our phones, and we could press it if any one of us was in danger. ( so that's actually not a bad idea, even if he was joking ... )
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( the sentiment may be corny as hell, but it doesn't make it any less true. some events are thornier than others, and iris is a strong force in her own right, but she's human at the end of the day, and a compassionate one at that: things get to her. she doesn't want them not to. people are hurt, some of them have died, and she didn't know where barry was throughout most of the event. she isn't a fatalist, but wonderland teaches them to brace themselves for the worst. )
Do you ever just want to lock everyone you know into the same room and not let them out of your sight?
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[ but he knows it's the one thing everyone shares. if they could lock themselves up in a room and throw away the key, then things may appear a little rosier than they actually are. but barry knows that the walls have to be made out of a specific kind of substance to stop him from phasing through, the knobs need to be removed, and there has to be absolutely no windows. ]
[ he lets out an exhale through his nose, shoulders sagging a little as tension slips out. ] But yeah, I do. I'm finding it really hard to keep tabs on everyone here, and I'm this [ he raises his hand, index and thumb just a small space apart. ] close to putting a tracker on everyone. And I don't even know where to get one of those!
[ humour, it's the best damn thing to break any sort of real and concerning confession. ]
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... and okay, so she knows that he's joking, and that she really shouldn't let him deflect with humor, but it's been a while since iris spoke about her experiences from home. the things she's lived the rest of the team hasn't, and from the looks of it, won't anytime soon. )
That's actually something we do back home. ( iris scrunches her nose. ) Sort of. It worked like a panic button app in our phones, and we could press it if any one of us was in danger. ( so that's actually not a bad idea, even if he was joking ... )