[ 'accelerated man' gets him back onto the same page, and his hand moves up, as if to say 'one second' before it drops to his side again. He's standing normally now, though, no longer in mid-run or about to bolt. ]
Huh. [ It's said with conviction--'that's neat' without using his words, and his hands move to his hips, eyes narrowing. ]
'A flash' seems sort of rude, but not in a bad way, just---maybe demeaning? The flash was sort of what I was going for? [ Why that was phrased as a question is beyond him. ]
Are you--I mean, you're not me, but are you-- [ his voice dips, whispering: ] Did you get struck by lightning?
[ He mumbles when it comes to the answer and it sounds an awful lot like 'something like that' but is a little too indecipherable, probably on purpose but mostly because he's a little distracted.
There's someone else here. Someone that knows how to go super super fast. Someone else that calls himself the Flash.
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Huh. [ It's said with conviction--'that's neat' without using his words, and his hands move to his hips, eyes narrowing. ]
'A flash' seems sort of rude, but not in a bad way, just---maybe demeaning? The flash was sort of what I was going for? [ Why that was phrased as a question is beyond him. ]
Are you--I mean, you're not me, but are you-- [ his voice dips, whispering: ] Did you get struck by lightning?
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[And he grins because meeting other speedsters was always the coolest. The origin stories were always awesome.]
Yeah, on the night a particle accelerator exploded. You too?
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There's someone else here. Someone that knows how to go super super fast. Someone else that calls himself the Flash.
Barry blurts out the first thing he thinks of: ]
Are we an army?
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No, no. But we're all connected by the speed force.
[He then glances around, concerned.]
Maybe we should take this elsewhere.