ϟ barry allen | the flash

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[recolte]

[She sticks her tongue out at him for thinking she'd make such a childish mistake.]

Speedsters aside though, how many metas have you met with the same powers?

[supertardiness]

[There's a pause and a breath there as he tries to think back.]

Not a lot, actually. I mean, there's Dinah Squared back in Star City, but one of them is from Earth 2 so I'm not really sure that counts. I think the speed force has a bit to do with that, though.

[recolte]

That doesn't count. If you factor in doppelgangers or the lack thereof in some people's cases-- [Looking at you, Dad. Uncle Harry told her that Earth Two Barry Allen is just a big nerd and no superpowers at all. And that doesn't even take into account that Nora and James don't exist on that Earth, at least not as speedsters or twins.]

Which does exponentially increase the chances by a factorial of fifty two but there's not that many metas who can jump between Earths so the chances of meeting them unless we go to them are actually pretty low.

[She's quiet for a moment, scratching her chin because that's what you do when you're pondering something massive.]

I wonder why speedsters are hereditary and others don't appear to be.

[supertardiness]

You'd have to ask Caitlin, but I'm ninety percent sure it's the speed force. It's the only thing we have that other metas don't.

[At least, not that he's aware of. He knows that Cisco can basically feel the universe and discern between one Earth and another, but he doesn't have some kind of external force leading the way.]

Maybe it's bonded to our DNA in some way.

[recolte]

But isn't the dark matter bonded to other metas DNA too?

[Why are you arguing with her, Barry, you know that she's probably smarter than you.]

So anyway, unless we come across Top Jr, and mini Weather Wizard, I'm upgrading your suit.

[supertardiness]

[HE'S NOT ARGUING, he's just positing theories, why are you being so hostile about it. HE IS NOT CAITLIN HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW THIS STUFF WORKS.

Ahem.

Anyway, he also just likes hearing her talk about science stuff.]

True. But also, it's highly likely that the metas we've run into haven't procreated.

[As they are in Iron Heights.]

a year and a half later

[recolte]

I don't know have you see Weather Wizard? He's easy on the eyes.

[Not that she would do anything with him because he's literally old enough to be her dad and also a villain and those are automatic strikes. A girl can look though. She looks at Oliver Queen too. Her mom taught her how.]

And Snart's gay. So I see your point.

[supertardiness]

[Daughter of his, do not make those kind of comments about Weather Wizard. He was also a sociopath who kind of wants to kill her father, let's not forget that. But she'll move on.]

Snart's not a meta, but good. Let's just focus on that point and not the other stuff you were saying there.

[recolte]

[Weather Wizard would probably kill her too, if given the chance. That does make him less attractive, that's true but objectively speaking-- he is nice to look at. Nora smirks at him.]

I mean, neither of them are Oliver Queen level of handsome.

[supertardiness]

[His head falls back a bit in response, trying to keep his cool as Iris has been teasing him about it for years, but he's just going to choose to ignore it.]

I'm sure Oliver will be very pleased to hear that.

[That is piles and piles of sarcasm.]

[recolte]

[She wins! Or something.]

What were we talking about again? No baby evil metas, that's right. I'm going to need a sample of your DNA too. For research. So don't wash your dishes tonight. Can I have your hairbrush too?

[supertardiness]

[. . . . . . ]

Sure. Are you going to do the dishes when you're done ... collecting my DNA?

[recolte]

Yeah. Sure. Whatever.

[The dishes take like two seconds! That's basically nothing, and if that's the price for doing whatever she wants with experiments, then it's worth it. Nothing kills creativity like your dad being a buzz kill.]

Can I borrow Gideon too?

[supertardiness]

[They may take two seconds, but he also knows how distracting things can be.]

Sure. But put her back as you found her.

[recolte]

You make modifications one time.

[Do you see the eye roll? She got it from you.]

Admit it, she works better now.

[supertardiness]

I will admit nothing because when we needed her, she was incapacitated and still on your work bench so ... let's work on that part.

[recolte]

I think you needed a valid lesson in not relying so much on technology.

[supertardiness]

I'm sure that's totally what it was.

[And definitely not her getting caught up in a project, just like her dad, and forgetting to put something back.]