winn | IC CONTACT @ driftfleet

Same with us and aliens, honestly -

[ why can't they all just be awesome? well, there would be a lot fewer badass fights to watch. ]

Green Arrow -- archer? [ the bow is a surprisingly popular superhero weapon, wow. ]

[ he frowns as he listens, doing his best to keep up. he's a pretty smart guy, and he's watched a hell of a lot of fantasy everything in his life, but when it's real it gets hard to wrap his head around it. ]

So people usually use other people's souls to get stronger?

[ ok see now that sounds monstrous, not the being covered with crystals. ]

What does it...do?

[You should've watched Madoka, Winn.]

Yeah. We didn't know that, though. Most people don't.

[It is monstrous. Everyone had considered tossing their exspheres away, but the truth was, they needed them to survive. To fight. And after they were done saving the world, they would make sure no one would use or make exspheres ever again.]

Exspheres make you tougher, physically stronger, and faster. If you can cast magic, they'll boost that too.

[He laces his fingers across his lap.]

A Cruxis Crystal does all of that and-- makes someone into an angel.

[ so they're basically magical steroids, is he getting it right? ]

Angel? As in - wings, halo, messenger of god?

[ he'll believe in aliens, vampires, werewolves, zombies, whatever you want - no problem. don't ask him to believe his life is preordained by an omnipotent being. he won't be able to get out of bed in the morning. ]

[Magical steroids made from torturing people until they die. Wonderful.

Luke looks a little embarrassed. Okay, a lot embarrassed.] No halo.

I don't think the angels in stories are the people actually running everything. The angels we've met from Cruxis-- they're not angelic at all. They'll kill anyone who stands in their way even if they're innocent. [And they almost killed him, too.]

-- that sounds about right.

[ don't mind him, he's a little bitter about life. ]

Alright so -- this is a magical problem. We need a magical solution. Fortunately - I also met a witch who sounds like she really knows what she's talking about. [ when in doubt - call hermione granger. ]

[It's okay, one of his traveling companions constantly makes jokes about dying, so.]

That-- that actually makes sense. Even our best healer couldn't do anything, but maybe someone from a different world could.

That's what I'm figuring! My world is way more advanced than some people's, that means others' are way more advanced than mine. Some of us have superpowers, some of us have magic, some of us have smarts, put us all together - one of us or some combination's bound to find a solution for any problem. [ including getting home. he's never giving up on that. not ever. ]

[He's already feeling a lot better about this.]

Yeah! Yeah... I won't die here. Not without trying.

[He clenches his fist. It's shaking a little, anyway, but he's trying to look brave.]

[ winn would be thrilled to hear that - because it's what he's desperately trying to go for here. even if he's not the greatest at making himself feel better (he's actually fantastic at making himself feel worse), he wants everyone else to be as comfortable and safe as possible, while he woks on getting them home. ]

No, you won't. [ he's going to do everything and anything in his power to stop it. ]

OK, I say we start with talking to Hermione, she's got the magic. And then we can involve Hank, he's the geneticist - maybe together they can figure something out.

Archer. Badass. Kickass.

[ barry is still better but still. ]

Friend of the Flash and when they team up, it's seriously awesome. and terrifying. since those times are usually...also terrifying.

[ never forget eobard thawne. ]

That's awesome - archer heroes are way more common than I would've thought -

[ but it's a cool weapon so he sure doesn't mind. and if the green arrow is anywhere near as cool as hawkeye! (kate, not clint, he can't vouch for clint) it must be really awesome to watch him in action.

but he nods sympathetically as cisco continues. ]

It sucks, it can never just be cool when they kick ass. [ it has to always also be awful. ]

nope. though - though! as weird and uncanny and possibly creepy as this space scenario is, their tech teams meeting up is awesome.

[ pointing at him, pointing at himself ]

Hell yeah!

[ brace yourself cisco, you've got another highfive coming your way! ]

Our team-up is pure awesome. [ you know. cuz they just make the cool things. no villains required for their team ups! ]

[ ok this is slightly awkward but any amount of awkward should be able to be handled by bros. especially if both bros are nerds.

right? ]

hi

still up for that drink?

[ he gets way too excited about being asked out for a drink by his bro, doesn't he? whatever, he's been worried sick, about cisco and the fact that maybe he's doing the wrong thing by giving the guy his space.

he texts back instantly. ]

absolutely. meet u there?

I'll be there in 15 minutes

[ it's...oddly comforting to have Their Place in this weird space reality show routine. it's almost like having Jitters at home. Cisco will sit at the little nook away from the bar but he'll get up when he sees him ]

hi - over here -

[ it's good, not having to go through the whole routine of figuring out where to meet - 2 texts and he can be on his way. he's so anxious about cisco, he even forgets to be afraid of the trip.

he gives a little wave as he runs up to the nook to join him. ]

Hi -- [ what does he say now? what the hell happened? too on the nose. he doesn't want cisco to feel attacked. ] it's good to see you. [ and it really is. once you find a best bro, being apart is unbearably lonely. ]

I got us beers and while I know we eventually need to talk about the Incident -

[ air quotes, get ]

And I'll...get to that. There is something to easily put away the awkward.

[ he reaches into his work bag and takes out a very simple looking version of this ]

.....dude. I finally got it right. a mini air hockey table.

[ he sits down, the smile coming easily now that cisco addressed the - incident, yeah, feels like a good name for it! ]

Dude, that's awesome! We can game night. And I got a couple projects I need help with that have your name all over them. Specifically - superhero tech needs building.

[ nerd speak for things may be awkward right now, but you're still my bro. ]

You just wait until I get my Operations working. I have a speck of trouble with the wiring but.

[ he puts the little hockey puck on the middle of the board and gets his pusher ]

ok let's try this baby out.

[ it's easier to talk mid game, anyway. especially if he has to discuss the Incident. ]

hit me. what projects?

Anything I can help with?

[ winn's definitely up for it, it's good to have the game as an excuse to take a moment to think if he needs it. ]

Well, project number one I -- don't have a clue where to start and it's not the kind of thing you tinker with blindly, so -- really need your help. There's a guy who needs hearing aids, the frequencies here are messing with his old ones. Catch is - he won't ask for help so we need to work off of a picture and have it ready for when he decides he's had enough.

[ how's that for a challenge? ]

Probably. I'll bring it by next time I'll drop by - which I will announce beforehand this time.

[ he blames the whole Incident on him not sending a simple text to say he's coming over. it has nothing to do with it, probably but he does need something to blame it on. ]

huh.

[ he blinks for a minute before returning to the game ]

it's like a mixture of two problems by two of the most notorious jackasses I've ever met.

[ not that he wants to admit Hartley would have been better for this job since fuck that, his week has been awful already ]

...I can do it.

That'll - be a good idea.

[ because yes ok he's usually with kitty. ]

-- you know a lot of jackasses. [ unless it's all the same one? in which case, dude, you talk about him a lot. ]

Two. The first one is easier to explain than the second. Hartley Rathaway. Major Absolute Total Dick Slash Jackass. We worked together aka I worked and he was busy trying to determine how many days I'll last. His hobbies include putting down other people and kicking puppies in the street.

[ :| ]

and that's before he became Pied Piper - awesome name, I know, if he comes here and you tell him I said that I will kill myself.

[ never ever underestimate the rivalry of hartley and cisco ]

He knows a lot about hearing and frequencies but. So do I. I'll be on that job. What's the other project?

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