Iris seems grateful of all the things they had done to save her. There's a
sadness in her eyes that speaks volumes; she knows the price that was paid
for her safety.
After a whole day of visiting, with Caitlin periodically interrupting to
check on things like fluids, protein bars, and willfully ignoring the big
belly burger bags that were being hidden from her sight, people began to
slowly file out and return home. All of them with warm hugs and whispered
gratitude for the price he had paid.
And he's grateful to them, for all of it. What it'd be like if not for them, he has no idea. It probably would be a mess. He'd probably be a mess. "Thank you. For letting them come." He really appreciates it.
"It's the least I can do after locking you in a tie last night. How are you
feeling?" she asks, sitting down in what is now just her seat next to the
bed. "After seeing everyone, I mean."
"Better, I think. Less...disjointed?" Not by a lot but enough to relax, anyway. "It's weird, with Iris. Obviously. But I can't do anything about that."
"I uh...talked with Felicity and Joe and Barry and...we wanna help. Help
you settle here or Coast City or Star City. Wherever you'd like. Start a
life for yourself. I mean, if you stay here, you'd save me the commute to
check on the progress of your healing. And you already have friends here.
Joe even said he'd say you're Barry's long lost twin or cousin, if you'd
like."
"Long lost twin, huh?" It's a little funny, but a little not. "It'd probably be easier to stay here." But also somehow harder. Well. There's no rule saying he can't change his mind, is there?
"Of course." She makes a note about it on her tablet. "I'll send word to
Felicity. How does..." She looks at him, tilting her head a little. "B.
Henry Allen sound?" They had a lot of Harrisons run around and figured out
nicknames for each of them. "You could go by BH."
She smiles and sends the message to Felicity to set things up for one B. Henry Allen. Caitlin sets her tablet aside and gets up to check his monitors again.
"You're always going to be you, B," she says. "Once you're up and running again, so to speak, we can start settling things like maybe a job, a place to stay, things like that."
He nods, flashing her a bit of a smile. "Sounds like it's a plan then. What about..." Gesturing around. "This?" Not the building, he doesn't mean that. "Obviously being the Flash himself is out."
"It's up to you." Though if he is truly like Barry, he would want to help. "We could use another speedster. That way, Barry and Wally wouldn't be overwhelmed. Nor would you be saddled with full time superhero duties."
"Nope, no whooshing until your spine is healed up. Icing you to keep you
from moving is still a very real threat," she warns. Though there's a
little crook upwards at the corner of her lips.
And this is a moment, she's glad that she wasn't settled down with
something ridiculous like power dampening bracelets when her meta abilities
emerged. Caitlin gets up to get the salve for his face. This time, she sits
on the gurney with him and gently applies it to the burn.
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Iris seems grateful of all the things they had done to save her. There's a sadness in her eyes that speaks volumes; she knows the price that was paid for her safety.
After a whole day of visiting, with Caitlin periodically interrupting to check on things like fluids, protein bars, and willfully ignoring the big belly burger bags that were being hidden from her sight, people began to slowly file out and return home. All of them with warm hugs and whispered gratitude for the price he had paid.
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She gives him a small smile.
"It's the least I can do after locking you in a tie last night. How are you feeling?" she asks, sitting down in what is now just her seat next to the bed. "After seeing everyone, I mean."
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"How's it weird?" she asks.
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Caitlin nods a little.
"I uh...talked with Felicity and Joe and Barry and...we wanna help. Help you settle here or Coast City or Star City. Wherever you'd like. Start a life for yourself. I mean, if you stay here, you'd save me the commute to check on the progress of your healing. And you already have friends here. Joe even said he'd say you're Barry's long lost twin or cousin, if you'd like."
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"It's a good place to start," she offers. "And stay if you want to. Do whatever it is you wanted to do. Within reason."
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"Well, I wouldn't go and streak down past the station," she teases.
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"Of course." She makes a note about it on her tablet. "I'll send word to Felicity. How does..." She looks at him, tilting her head a little. "B. Henry Allen sound?" They had a lot of Harrisons run around and figured out nicknames for each of them. "You could go by BH."
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“But do you like it? This is your chance to pick out a name you’d like,” she replies. Her finger hovered over the send button.
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"You're always going to be you, B," she says. "Once you're up and running again, so to speak, we can start settling things like maybe a job, a place to stay, things like that."
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"Nope, no whooshing until your spine is healed up. Icing you to keep you from moving is still a very real threat," she warns. Though there's a little crook upwards at the corner of her lips.
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"Good."
And this is a moment, she's glad that she wasn't settled down with something ridiculous like power dampening bracelets when her meta abilities emerged. Caitlin gets up to get the salve for his face. This time, she sits on the gurney with him and gently applies it to the burn.
"Let me know if this hurts."
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