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riverviewlogs2017-07-16 06:25 pm
otherflash) wrote in riverviewlogs2017-07-16 06:25 pm
July catch-all + closed prompts
who: Wally West and YOU (& others)
what: July catch-all
when: Various points in July
where: bar(s), grocery store, Floor 8, & the abandoned city
warnings: Possible monster fighting? Will update if need be.
[ Open option #1 - A speedster walks into a bar... ]
[ In an effort to build some sort of social life outside of hanging out with his best friend, Wally has taken to visiting some of the bars that had been recommended to him.
He doesn't spend a lot of his time there drinking as he's much more interested in taking part in activities such as playing pool and darts whether it be by himself or with a fellow competitor if the place allows it.
Whatever he is doing, his demeanor is almost always friendly and inviting. Won't you come and be his friend? ]
[ Open option #2 - The hazards of grocery shopping ]
[ Just because things like shopping for groceries is a necessity doesn't mean Wally has to enjoy doing it.
The usually energetic young man moves sluggishly through the grocery store with all of the enthusiasm Batman has for... well, almost anything. Which is to say not a whole lot.
There is a point where he tries to speed up the excruciating slow process which results in him accidentally knocking over a cereal box display, but he immediately taps into his connection to the Speed Force to catch every box of delicious goodness before they hit the ground and resets the display in a matter of seconds.
Hopefully nobody was around to see him super-speed into action. ]
[ Closed to the residents of floor 8 - Catching up with the Fastest Man Alive ]
[ Wally really hasn't spent much time in the place he calls "home" beyond sleeping after returning late at night from his Flash patrol or his duties with the Perimeter Guard before being gone early the next morning.
Him being a constant man in motion also hasn't afforded him much of an opportunity to get to know the eight other people he lives with all that well outside of learning their names and exchanging pleasantries on occasion.
That changes when he does finally get a break in his schedule and decides to use the downtime to set up shop with a huge stack of books and three bowls of popcorn laid out in front of him as he sits cross-legged on the floor in the entertainment area. There hadn't been anyone using it at the time and it was as good a place as any for his activity.
Any of his roommates who stumble upon him will find him quickly flipping through the books at a speed where it would be hard pressed for someone to read a single sentence much less entire pages before placing the books in a pile on either side of him. The truth is he's speed-reading to see if any of the books pique his interest for a later read.
It might sound like a confusing concept, but most of the information he gets while speed-reading is only retained for several minutes before it's gone altogether. This way he won't waste any precious time actually reading a book he won't like. ]
[ Closed to Dick Grayson - Just like old times ]
[ It's amazing how easy it has been for Wally to fall into step with Dick since arriving in Riverview.
You would expect there to be some awkwardness or an adjustment period when dealing with a version of your best friend from a different reality, but the sense of familiarity between the two has been there from the beginning despite their respective histories not exactly matching up with the other's. It's almost like the two haven't skipped a beat.
That sense of familiarity is why Wally has a sneaking suspicion there's an ulterior motive behind his friend's invitation to join him in exploring the abandoned city. It's not uncommon for these little outings of theirs to turn into one part adventure and one part therapy session.
There's just something about being on a mission that makes talking about the personal almost seem impersonal. He'll just have to focus on the task at hand until Dick decides to share what's on his mind if his suspicions are correct.
Their task currently has the duo standing outside of a makeshift entrance to what appears to have been a factory of some sort once upon a time. The opening on the side of the building doesn't look to have been man made, but it's the only way in as the more traditional ways to enter have been blocked off by the luscious vegetation or some other means. ]
This place looks like it might have some useful parts in it or something. Then again, there could be things in there who think we have some useful parts to chew on.
[ With his hands on his hips, Wally grins the type of grin that lets his friend know they're on the cusp of doing something they could potentially regret later. ]
I'm ready to be brave and bold if you are.
[ ooc: if anyone wants to set up something different or has any questions, then go ahead and shoot me a PM! ]
what: July catch-all
when: Various points in July
where: bar(s), grocery store, Floor 8, & the abandoned city
warnings: Possible monster fighting? Will update if need be.
[ Open option #1 - A speedster walks into a bar... ]
[ In an effort to build some sort of social life outside of hanging out with his best friend, Wally has taken to visiting some of the bars that had been recommended to him.
He doesn't spend a lot of his time there drinking as he's much more interested in taking part in activities such as playing pool and darts whether it be by himself or with a fellow competitor if the place allows it.
Whatever he is doing, his demeanor is almost always friendly and inviting. Won't you come and be his friend? ]
[ Open option #2 - The hazards of grocery shopping ]
[ Just because things like shopping for groceries is a necessity doesn't mean Wally has to enjoy doing it.
The usually energetic young man moves sluggishly through the grocery store with all of the enthusiasm Batman has for... well, almost anything. Which is to say not a whole lot.
There is a point where he tries to speed up the excruciating slow process which results in him accidentally knocking over a cereal box display, but he immediately taps into his connection to the Speed Force to catch every box of delicious goodness before they hit the ground and resets the display in a matter of seconds.
Hopefully nobody was around to see him super-speed into action. ]
[ Closed to the residents of floor 8 - Catching up with the Fastest Man Alive ]
[ Wally really hasn't spent much time in the place he calls "home" beyond sleeping after returning late at night from his Flash patrol or his duties with the Perimeter Guard before being gone early the next morning.
Him being a constant man in motion also hasn't afforded him much of an opportunity to get to know the eight other people he lives with all that well outside of learning their names and exchanging pleasantries on occasion.
That changes when he does finally get a break in his schedule and decides to use the downtime to set up shop with a huge stack of books and three bowls of popcorn laid out in front of him as he sits cross-legged on the floor in the entertainment area. There hadn't been anyone using it at the time and it was as good a place as any for his activity.
Any of his roommates who stumble upon him will find him quickly flipping through the books at a speed where it would be hard pressed for someone to read a single sentence much less entire pages before placing the books in a pile on either side of him. The truth is he's speed-reading to see if any of the books pique his interest for a later read.
It might sound like a confusing concept, but most of the information he gets while speed-reading is only retained for several minutes before it's gone altogether. This way he won't waste any precious time actually reading a book he won't like. ]
[ Closed to Dick Grayson - Just like old times ]
[ It's amazing how easy it has been for Wally to fall into step with Dick since arriving in Riverview.
You would expect there to be some awkwardness or an adjustment period when dealing with a version of your best friend from a different reality, but the sense of familiarity between the two has been there from the beginning despite their respective histories not exactly matching up with the other's. It's almost like the two haven't skipped a beat.
That sense of familiarity is why Wally has a sneaking suspicion there's an ulterior motive behind his friend's invitation to join him in exploring the abandoned city. It's not uncommon for these little outings of theirs to turn into one part adventure and one part therapy session.
There's just something about being on a mission that makes talking about the personal almost seem impersonal. He'll just have to focus on the task at hand until Dick decides to share what's on his mind if his suspicions are correct.
Their task currently has the duo standing outside of a makeshift entrance to what appears to have been a factory of some sort once upon a time. The opening on the side of the building doesn't look to have been man made, but it's the only way in as the more traditional ways to enter have been blocked off by the luscious vegetation or some other means. ]
This place looks like it might have some useful parts in it or something. Then again, there could be things in there who think we have some useful parts to chew on.
[ With his hands on his hips, Wally grins the type of grin that lets his friend know they're on the cusp of doing something they could potentially regret later. ]
I'm ready to be brave and bold if you are.
[ ooc: if anyone wants to set up something different or has any questions, then go ahead and shoot me a PM! ]
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Our friendship is one of the things I have no doubts about. Seriously, Dick, you're the best friend a guy could ask for.
[ The man sitting on the milk crate in front of him may not exactly be the one who took him for a joyride in the Batmobile years ago, but he is still unequivocally Dick Grayson. This whole conversation just reinforces that fact.
He's silent for a moment, the hesitation he's feeling is evident on his face, before he asks: ]
Does... the name Linda Park mean anything to you?
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Maybe this isn't the friend he'd grown up with. Cared for. Fought with and beside a thousand times. But this is Wally, and on a level deeper than that, it doesn't matter. Dick takes a breath. ]
I- yeah. That's- [ He owes him an answer. The true answer. ]
...Where I'm from she's your wife.
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It takes all of his strength to get a grip on his emotions, but there is no hiding the grief the answer brings in his voice. ]
I remember her being my wife, having a life with her. Except those things never happened for her in my reality. I made contact with her when I was trying to escape the Speed Force, but the connection didn't hold because she didn't know who I was.
[ A sound somewhere between a laugh and a scoff escapes his throat. ]
All she really knows is that I'm some stranger who appeared in front of her during a freak lightning storm and professed my love for her. Then Kadabra took her captive because he knew how important she was to me. Talk about making a first impression, huh.
[ The two of them had maintained contact since then, and Linda had been incredibly nice about it, but he wouldn't blame her for wanting nothing to do with him. ]
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Which-
The thought sticks, nagging at him. That something here doesn't add up. That the life Wally is talking about... ]
If I'd known, I-
[ It won't help Wally to drag him through the gauntlet of parsing it together now. ]
I'm sorry.