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[ A half-laugh. ] You do know I was friends with Oscar Wilde, right?

Of course I have, but the question is: do you find the friendship rewarding?

Oscar Wilde...I mean, is he some kind of jerk, or...? [guess who doesn't pay attention in english class]

You could say that, yes. From time to time.

I notice you didn't answer my question.

[SIIIGGGHHHH]

I mean. I guess so. When he's not being like this.

Upset? Or something else entirely? What's... upset mean, precisely?

I dunno man, he's just... [Wally can talk smack about Robin to Jaime but even with how close he and Shade have gotten, Wally feels weird talking bad about him to a former villain. Feels kind of like a betrayal.] It's just hard. I dunno if it's worth it.

Isn't there some kind of all-applicable piece of advice you could give me? You're like a thousand years old, don't you have something? [wow rude]

I'm two-hundred years old, you're ascribing to me more years than I've had -- yet.

But I suppose, if you're looking for wisdom, think of this: do you really want to lose a friend? I've lost many, and each left a shadow, once they were gone.

Rrrgh. [why do you give the advice he needs and not the advice he wants]

No. I don't. Especially not Robin. [Especially not him.] So what am I supposed to do then? Just...put up with the bad stuff?

Talk to him?

It sounds like there's a mistake on both of your ends, so perhaps you should be honest, and talk it out. Even Supervillains do that when there are problems.

No no no I don't mean right now I mean like. In the future. To avoid this. Preventative measures. [the flash ur so proud of is an idiot kid sorry shade]

I would perhaps not keep a secret from a friend if you're telling other people.

[ WHY... WALLY WHY... ]

Well-

[BUT]

I mean like-

I mean like yeah, probably that's part of it. I mean- [look okay listen here] That's totally definitely part of it. But that's not all of it.

That's a large part of it, I think! He's upset not because you kept secrets, but because he found out from someone else, yes?

We're all entitled to our secrets, but this sounds like it was something... that he should have known. But perhaps you should think about why you didn't tell him. Did you not trust him?

No, damn- No, it's not like that. I mean, I knew he'd keep anything secret or...it was more like- Ugh. I can't tell you, it's personal. I just didn't-

[DAMMIT SHADE]

Nevermind, this was stupid. I'm just gonna go. Think about this or something.

[ Shade offered a long, long pause. ]

Did I say something wrong? I can only tell you what I know.

No. I just- I dunno.

It sounds really simple, but it's not.

Of course it isn't. But sometimes, simplifying it solves the problem faster than making it overly complicated, yes?

...yeah. Break it down to its individual pieces and solve them one by one.

Just...gotta make sure you do it in the right order.

Precisely.

That's the more difficult task, I'm afraid. Don't get too far ahead of yourself, Flash. Take your time.

I hate taking my time.

Mmm, but you can't rush through everything, you know. Some things need time to marinate, for those of us in your life that do not rush.

Uugggghh, FINE. Fine. [and then, less like a shitty little kid:] Fine. I'll...do my best.

Does it help if I say that I believe in you?

[He could brush this off as a joke, like he's done a dozen times before for a dozen other people.

...no. Not this time.]

Yeah.

It does, actually.

[ There's a pause. A long one. ]

Well, I do enjoy these talks. You're welcome to know that anytime you need it.

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