Hang on -- [ he grabs a bottle of water and leads him back to his room, closing the door behind them. kara isn't being particularly careful with her secret, but that doesn't mean he gets to be. ]
[ oh man, he didn't even fly with her. he feels a pang of jealousy, even though it's illogical - she'd take him if he asked, it's his choice to keep his feet to the ground as much as possible. ]
She's great at those. [ he nods. kara's been making his dreams a reality since before she was supergirl.
but after? man, she's been fulfilling like 10 nerdy fantasies a day. ]
She's got freeze breath, too.
[ he's always going to be a huge fan of how that particular power thwarted his father's scheme and kept him from blowing up a convention center full of kids. excellent power. bless that power. ]
Don't get me started. I've seen two and both of them were terrifying.
[ killer frost even more so if only because she was caitlin's evil doppleganger risen from the depths of hell alongside Reberb ]
I took the one designed for firefighters and um, updated it a little to suit our needs. You know, with him going so fast and making turns and running up buildings.
Two? -- I guess that kinda makes sense, cold and speed are opposites, and they always somehow manage to have just the worst powers.
[ its so inconsiderate. can't supervillains ever just have powers that have no influence over the hero? they'd come up, all gung-ho, and then it'll literally just feel like they're tickling them or something? statistically, at least one has to have useless powers, right! ]
Smart - [ definitely impressed there, picking up a firefighter's turnout to build off of is resourceful. ] what'd you upgrade it with?
Ah that's awesome - can't wait to see it! So you're like - an engineer back home, too?
[ now he feels like kara got jiffed with his suit, all it does is cover her up. it does it well - it's sturdy and takes everything she puts it through which is a lot to ask from any fabric. but it doesn't really do anything additional. of course, kara has so many superpowers she doesn't really need the aid of a super suit -- but it sure would have been cool if he could make her one anyway. ]
mechanical engineer, yeah man, that's me. And a vital part of Team Flash. Or - the you of Team Flash, me and Kara decided that. Or - you're the me of Team Supergirl. wait am i the you of Team Flash or are you the me of Team Supergirl?
[ he is so ok with being the you of team supergirl, cisco. ]
Well - more like a me - or - I'm a you - cuz I'm - I'm the computer genius, not the mechanical engineer. I mean, I can whip up sick toys I just -- it's faster when the DEO takes care of those? I need to expend. [ his sidekicking pride is hurting here. ]
That's my job too. I mean, here and at home, I make the toys and I'm there to make sure the ones that need improvements are Cisco'ed.
[ a little long suffering look ]
is she taking care of the suit? 'cause let me tell you, he really doesn't sometimes. I think he forgets that while I make extras, it breaks my heart to see them destroyed. literally. heartbroken.
Not so much destruction so far, but that's more to do with how sturdy my suits - and Kara - are, less her being careful. She just - [ whooshing with his hand ] straight into danger.
[ he gets to admire it because alex is there to tell her to stop and think and the deo has her back. but it's still scary and worrying sometimes. ]
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he offers cisco a sympathetic smile, and pats his shoulder ]
C'mon, let's go get you some water.
[ always necessary after a shuttle ride, if one can't get their hands on something stronger. ]
I can't figure out if they think they're funny -- or are just using a really unfortunate random word generator for these.
[ but yeah. the names suck. on the other hand - line of punny t-shirts! ]
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[ he gestures well above his head ]
wow.
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What kinda wow we talking about here?
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[ because karate kid, the female blonde version :D ]
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[ he tries to picture the person cisco is describing - but he's pretty sure he hasn't met someone like that? ]
Who's your captain?
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[ he feels like a hobbit next to her if he were the kind to feel embarrassed, that would definitely the moment to go for it. ]
Yamanaka Ino. I'm pretty sure she's a ninja.
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[ he can already picture the slapstick.
and hey, you're in good company here, cisco. there's nothing wrong with being a hobbit, hobbits saved middle earth! ]
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[ another high five must be a thing ]
Coming soon to the inter-galactic cinema near you.
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I wish.
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[ gdi, space. he waits until they are alone before he all but squeals ]
ok! Kara. Seriously?
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Super seriously. How much did she tell you?
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[ firm, firm nod ]
she let me fly with her. I feel as if I just fulfilled a life-long dream I never knew I had.
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She's great at those. [ he nods. kara's been making his dreams a reality since before she was supergirl.
but after? man, she's been fulfilling like 10 nerdy fantasies a day. ]
She's got freeze breath, too.
[ he's always going to be a huge fan of how that particular power thwarted his father's scheme and kept him from blowing up a convention center full of kids. excellent power. bless that power. ]
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[ not that he wants to think about captain cold especially not in relation to kara. or any relation. ever. ]
she told me about her suit. What did you use for it?
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[ freeze breath is cool
badum tish. ]Structured polymer composites - she's bulletproof, but it'd be pretty embarrassing if the suit fell apart in the middle of an armed robbery.
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[ he doesn't care how barry insists there's something there. nope. nyet. ]
Our problem was him catching on fire when he stopped running.
[ firm nod. oh the good ol' days. ]
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[ he's getting a feeling. can't have a superhero without them, after all. ]
What'd you use?
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[ killer frost even more so if only because she was caitlin's evil doppleganger risen from the depths of hell alongside Reberb ]
I took the one designed for firefighters and um, updated it a little to suit our needs. You know, with him going so fast and making turns and running up buildings.
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[ its so inconsiderate. can't supervillains ever just have powers that have no influence over the hero? they'd come up, all gung-ho, and then it'll literally just feel like they're tickling them or something? statistically, at least one has to have useless powers, right! ]
Smart - [ definitely impressed there, picking up a firefighter's turnout to build off of is resourceful. ] what'd you upgrade it with?
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[ the first time has been traumatic enough. barry had forgiven him, of course but cisco still blames himself for the entire matter.
in a way, didn't he create Captain Cold? ]
I can track it all over town, it has the comm inside so he can be in contact with us all the time.
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[ now he feels like kara got jiffed with his suit, all it does is cover her up. it does it well - it's sturdy and takes everything she puts it through which is a lot to ask from any fabric. but it doesn't really do anything additional. of course, kara has so many superpowers she doesn't really need the aid of a super suit -- but it sure would have been cool if he could make her one anyway. ]
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[ cisco why is this important ]
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Well - more like a me - or - I'm a you - cuz I'm - I'm the computer genius, not the mechanical engineer. I mean, I can whip up sick toys I just -- it's faster when the DEO takes care of those? I need to expend. [ his sidekicking pride is hurting here. ]
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[ a little long suffering look ]
is she taking care of the suit? 'cause let me tell you, he really doesn't sometimes. I think he forgets that while I make extras, it breaks my heart to see them destroyed. literally. heartbroken.
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[ he gets to admire it because alex is there to tell her to stop and think and the deo has her back. but it's still scary and worrying sometimes. ]
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