[ The only thing Barry manages to get out of his mouth is this choked off shriek before he scrunches up his face and actually focuses on the question.
Luckily, the scrunched up face quickly morphs into a grin because of Shade asking about Jay. He'll forgive the creepiness because he'd probably do the same thing if presented with the opportunity. ]
At first? I hated him, which had nothing to do with him because he's really cool but I got over it. Since Jay is in no way Eobard. He's smart, though and I mean he's been doing this a little longer than me but it counts. It makes him a mentor and me a mentoree. I never asked if your Jay could do this but he taught me how to do this lightning bolt throwing and it's— so useful.
Really hard to do but so useful. [ By this point Barry is bouncing from foot to foot and it's nearly being done with his speed before he takes a breath. ] I really like him and I want him to stay with my team full time. He's— He may not be old man Garrick but he's mine. Or— that's the complicated part, but for right now at home I get the right now young with me Jay being my mentor and making out with one of my friends but, I maybe would have died without him.
I may also be getting ahead of myself in telling you about that.
Since— I didn't actually ask him. I'm assuming not from the beginning. It's like when I can do the turning myself into a defibrillator thing, only a larger scale?
[ Well, maybe not quite the same thing. It's Shade's confused look that makes Barry just pause and stare for a moment. ]
When— okay when Wally and Bart have talked about Jay he's been an old man. It's me being the current Flash, him being former, and I know you know the lineup of us four. I figured if I ever had a Jay in my world, he'd be older— maybe not as old as Wally and Bart know him, but old enough that it would make sense for him to be a former Flash or something. A true mentor versus mentor who has a bit more time under his belt than me, which is what I got.
Not that I'm complaining, but— remembering it here and putting it with what I thought I'd see is weird. Different is probably a better word there, but I'm not sure.
[ Shade didn't remember that, but he wasn't about to say that. He's the Flash expert, after all, and what if they'd been hiding it from him all this time? ]
Mmm, he's that young? How...curious.
[ Even the Jay Garrick he'd known had never been particularly "youthful". Not old, when they'd started, but Jay had always been wiser than he had any right being, but the fact that he was younger than even anyone expected...
Perhaps Shade's age lends issue to his troubles with perceiving ages these days.
Curiuoser and curiouser. It shows. ]
So? More than that? Tell me about your Jay, then. Is he as wise as I know? Perhaps you know if he's still with his wife?
Yeah, he's that young. I know people called me a baby when I got here at the age I am right now, so he'd be toddler or kid if you wanted to keep that comparison going.
[ Barry looks at Shade for a moment showing just how much he really doesn't want that comparison to ever happen if Jay gets ported here. Not that he thinks Shade will do it because it's Jay even if it's not his but it never hurts to make sure. ]
Definitely wise, I mean he does have that mentor vibe, you know? The old dude in the young person's body thing? It makes him fit really well with the team and me, actually. And he's— [ Barry freezes. Ever since his coma Barry has had a little bit of trouble standing still or sitting still, but when Shade says the word wife and it fully hits Barry what Shade is asking, he can't help but freeze like a deer in the headlights. ]
Um— [ Barry hadn't asked Jay about a wife, since it was pretty obvious to him that Jay enjoyed making googly eyes at Caitlin, but unless Jay was definitely not the man Barry thinks he is— there's no wife in the picture. It actually makes Barry's shoulders hunch a little and he sighs before he has a chance to stop himself. ] If he does have a wife he's being a cheating asshole with one of my best friends. He's— he's not that type of guy even if she's on a different Earth so, no, no wife or girlfriend.
[ Barry shifts a little. ] This is another one of those times I really don't like the differences.
Ah, I couldn't imagine Jay doing that. I'll assume they haven't met yet, or perhaps they are going through a rough patch.
[ Shade ships then. It's obvious from his tone that it's like the royal family breaking up. His face was practically crestfallen, but after a moment, it bounced back, and he grinned. ]
Regardless, you meet Jay! And he apparently made an impression on you!
[ Barry shakes his head, smiling just slightly. Barry is a conflicted shipper now, honestly, because on the one hand he really does think Caitlin and Jay are adorable. But there might be a part of him that thinks about the idea of Jay and his wife and how— it might be like him and Iris and it makes him sad that maybe it won't happen.
However, Shade changes the subject and Barry welcomes it with metaphorical open arms. ]
Yes? Sort of. We keep going on them really but our first one was against— Sand Demon and we were saving Patty— my— coworker. [ Girlfriend. Don't ruin any more of Shade's ships, Barry. ] We're working on getting things in Central City back the way it's supposed to be. Which takes a bit of work. So we work together enough. Not two Flashes going to the same scene usually but— you know how teams work.
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I'll save it for when you get here.
I'm at home, I'd tell you the address but after Thanksgiving, we both know you know where it is. Just maybe don't startle Cisco if you show up.
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Sorry Barry, ur bro is creepy. Look at this guy, walking out of a wall, mild and slipping his hat off, but damn.
He actually looks like he's bouncing from foot to foot. ]
What did you think of Jay?
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Luckily, the scrunched up face quickly morphs into a grin because of Shade asking about Jay. He'll forgive the creepiness because he'd probably do the same thing if presented with the opportunity. ]
At first? I hated him, which had nothing to do with him because he's really cool but I got over it. Since Jay is in no way Eobard. He's smart, though and I mean he's been doing this a little longer than me but it counts. It makes him a mentor and me a mentoree. I never asked if your Jay could do this but he taught me how to do this lightning bolt throwing and it's— so useful.
Really hard to do but so useful. [ By this point Barry is bouncing from foot to foot and it's nearly being done with his speed before he takes a breath. ] I really like him and I want him to stay with my team full time. He's— He may not be old man Garrick but he's mine. Or— that's the complicated part, but for right now at home I get the right now young with me Jay being my mentor and making out with one of my friends but, I maybe would have died without him.
I may also be getting ahead of myself in telling you about that.
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The longer he goes on, the worse it gets, until he simply held up his hand, like he was finally throwing in the towel. ]
First off, since when can he throw lightning?
And second? What do you mean young Jay, versus... old man Garrick?
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[ Well, maybe not quite the same thing. It's Shade's confused look that makes Barry just pause and stare for a moment. ]
When— okay when Wally and Bart have talked about Jay he's been an old man. It's me being the current Flash, him being former, and I know you know the lineup of us four. I figured if I ever had a Jay in my world, he'd be older— maybe not as old as Wally and Bart know him, but old enough that it would make sense for him to be a former Flash or something. A true mentor versus mentor who has a bit more time under his belt than me, which is what I got.
Not that I'm complaining, but— remembering it here and putting it with what I thought I'd see is weird. Different is probably a better word there, but I'm not sure.
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[ Shade didn't remember that, but he wasn't about to say that. He's the Flash expert, after all, and what if they'd been hiding it from him all this time? ]
Mmm, he's that young? How...curious.
[ Even the Jay Garrick he'd known had never been particularly "youthful". Not old, when they'd started, but Jay had always been wiser than he had any right being, but the fact that he was younger than even anyone expected...
Perhaps Shade's age lends issue to his troubles with perceiving ages these days.
Curiuoser and curiouser. It shows. ]
So? More than that? Tell me about your Jay, then. Is he as wise as I know? Perhaps you know if he's still with his wife?
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[ Barry looks at Shade for a moment showing just how much he really doesn't want that comparison to ever happen if Jay gets ported here. Not that he thinks Shade will do it because it's Jay even if it's not his but it never hurts to make sure. ]
Definitely wise, I mean he does have that mentor vibe, you know? The old dude in the young person's body thing? It makes him fit really well with the team and me, actually. And he's— [ Barry freezes. Ever since his coma Barry has had a little bit of trouble standing still or sitting still, but when Shade says the word wife and it fully hits Barry what Shade is asking, he can't help but freeze like a deer in the headlights. ]
Um— [ Barry hadn't asked Jay about a wife, since it was pretty obvious to him that Jay enjoyed making googly eyes at Caitlin, but unless Jay was definitely not the man Barry thinks he is— there's no wife in the picture. It actually makes Barry's shoulders hunch a little and he sighs before he has a chance to stop himself. ] If he does have a wife he's being a cheating asshole with one of my best friends. He's— he's not that type of guy even if she's on a different Earth so, no, no wife or girlfriend.
[ Barry shifts a little. ] This is another one of those times I really don't like the differences.
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[ Shade ships then. It's obvious from his tone that it's like the royal family breaking up. His face was practically crestfallen, but after a moment, it bounced back, and he grinned. ]
Regardless, you meet Jay! And he apparently made an impression on you!
Did you two go on any adventures?
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[ Barry shakes his head, smiling just slightly. Barry is a conflicted shipper now, honestly, because on the one hand he really does think Caitlin and Jay are adorable. But there might be a part of him that thinks about the idea of Jay and his wife and how— it might be like him and Iris and it makes him sad that maybe it won't happen.
However, Shade changes the subject and Barry welcomes it with metaphorical open arms. ]
Yes? Sort of. We keep going on them really but our first one was against— Sand Demon and we were saving Patty— my— coworker. [ Girlfriend. Don't ruin any more of Shade's ships, Barry. ] We're working on getting things in Central City back the way it's supposed to be. Which takes a bit of work. So we work together enough. Not two Flashes going to the same scene usually but— you know how teams work.
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[ He laughed, excited.
Barry and Jay? Working together like that?
It's just like the old days. ]
How was good old Eddie, hm? I'm surprised, he doesn't normally... deal with your end of the country.