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he's beauty he's grace he'll fall right on his face.

Barry Allen
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The Flash
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[ Barry doesn't know if he wants to go with this charade that he's Barry or if he wants to admit to Snart that he hasn't gone by that name in a while. A long while. In the end, he goes for a mixture with a simple word. ]

Why?

You can keep the charade going, I don't mind. But you know me, you should know better.

No pulling needed and no pain from doing this.

[ Would Frost apologize? From what she'd seen, probably not. ]

You hate being called Barry just as much as I hate being called Caitlin.

[ Against all odds, Barry ends up snorting at her comment about just calling him a liar. She's not wrong and honestly, it's the truth. No matter how much Hunter might want to dress it up or explain it away he's a liar who lied to all their faces about something they desperately wanted. With Barry it was a mentor and for Karen it was just wanting Jay Garrick to be here. He shakes his head. ]

No, and I'm not sure why. [ His hand moves to the back of his neck and he just rubs it for a moment. ] I understand him not doing it before I knew— he had to keep up his little charade. But now I know and there's no reason not to go after me.

[Just a moment's thought, then he switches to voice. Paranoia or suspicion, he banks on the latter. People have been out to get him far too often.]

I just noticed some unexpected things around here. Checking in on my Flash.

That can't be good.

[ If he's been after Barry, but hasn't attempted here, Peej has a suspicion Hunter's biding his time. ]

I'm sure you know already... but be careful. He may not be the Zoom of my world, but it sounds like he's still incredibly dangerous.

Be there in a Flash. :D

It could be possible. I mean if I could remember things from here when I get ported out, I'd ask him. Honestly. Maybe I should figure out a way to make that happen.

Because you're deciding that you need to be a scientist about it and signs do kind of point in that direction. We do have me and Oliver and all the pieces just not maybe in the right order? It's like the Star Trek movies, you mess something up, everything goes out of whack.

You like saying that a little too much.

That's still so strange to me, that we won't remember things here if/when we leave. Like, we would forget seeing Eddie again.

I need to be a scientist about everything, Barry. You've been here longer, you've talked to more people from similar worlds. What else are we missing back home?

[ Barry doesn't want to get Snart, not in a way that's particularly bad. They have an understanding, of course they're on different sides where he comes from but he's a man of honor sometimes.

Barry doesn't say anything for a good few seconds before he laughs. There's something wrong about it, something more sinister than Barry should be capable of. ]

Look at you— checking up on me. You know, Caitlin asked me the same thing. Just wanted to check up on her Barry.

Seems as if I had a point. You sound just a little under the weather.

Barry.

[He's been overpronouncing names since before Barry was born. He also hears the tone, hears the laugh. Under the weather is one way to put it.]

Tell me if you need some cold medicine.

What? No Bartholomew, Leonard?

[ Not Mayor Snart, not Captain Cold, not even Snart. If this was video, he could see Barry's head tilting just a bit but he can't. ]

Is that a threat? I thought we had an arrangement.

I thought it was Barrybert.

[Rolling with the punches is one thing, but he's not even sure what world these punches are coming from.]

Remind me, what's our arrangement again?

Barrybert, Leo, that is weak. You can do better than that.

[ Barry tries not to snort but he does before he can even stop himself. Oh, this is entertaining. Playing with this Leonard Snart is hilarious. ]

You don't remember, I'm hurt. It involves one of us doing very bad things and the other one deciding to just look the other way because it's in our best interest. Sound familiar?

[Leo? He hasn't heard that in a very long time. Last under very strange circumstances, but there's nothing good down the path of thinking about that.]

Can't help that you look like one.

Not really. Seems like a lousy deal for me and I don't make lousy deals.

[He's trying to get a hang of opposite day.]

So. Up is down, Barry is bad, cold is hot? Original.

It's the exact opposite of good.

[ Even if Barry usually would assume that stranger things would happen than just Hunter playing nice indefinitely, it doesn't feel like that's the case. It feels like the other speedster is a ticking time bomb and Barry isn't sure he wants to be near when he goes off. ]

Caitlin— She said he'll steal my speed. I wouldn't be surprised if he killed me. Even if he's not the one from your world, I think that if past experience has taught us anything it might just make it easy to assume they're both pretty crazy and dangerous.

No, you hate being called Frost as much as I hate being called Barry. I appreciate the effort but I'm hurt you think I don't know my girl.

Makes me wonder about your Barry and you.

So you and Frost are, what. Together?

Wonder what about Barry and me?

Fishing for knowledge you don't need to know, are we Snowflake? If I told you anything, I'd be a dead speedster.

Just how close the two of you are if you thought that was enough to fool me. You should know better.

One day I should ask you what exactly a Barrybert looks like beyond me. You mean to tell me that Leonard Snart doesn't enjoy having a speedster in his pocket. Oh, you wound me with the idea that I'm a lousy deal. How will I go on.

[ If he could be more mocking, that would have been said in a singsong voice. ]

Cold is good, Barry zooms and well, up and down all depends kind of on your perspective. Don't tell me, you're a bad boy right now.

I'd say that's pretty telling on its own.

I know him. You are an entirely different creature.

I'd say that depends on your perspective too. And on my mood.

[Just off. Wrong, he supposes, but he's dealt with worse. Doesn't make it less unsettling.]

From what I gather, I'd not be a big fan of zooming.

Don't pin your wishes on us, Caitlin.

We're not so different. He's just a good boy and I don't think I am. Or well. You don't think I am.

I don't have any wishes, Zoom.

I know you aren't. Don't kid yourself. You know you aren't, either.

On your mood. Suddenly you can shift physics?

[ There's that trace of the Barry Leonard knows hidden in that comment, but as soon as it appears it's gone. ]

Aw. You're a big fan of it where I come from. You love it.

I wouldn't underestimate me, but mostly I was just referring to being good or bad. Not up and down.

[That's a lot of emphasis on that 'love', he didn't miss that.]

Really now? I see. How do I express this love?

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