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[sciencewhizard]

Characters: Dick Grayson ( hackingyoursensors ) & Wally West ( sciencewhizard )
Location: Dick's Suite, WO-3A
Situation: The day after Dick's arrival, Wally's going over for a friendly reunion and what pretty much amounts to housewarming.
Warnings/Rating: No warnings.

[ Boy, was Wally eager for this reunion - he had been on this turtle for a long time (okay, only a few weeks, but that's ages for a speedster), without his best bro around. So when he finally has the chance to hang out with Dick again, he was bouncing. It had been a day since their first conversation, and the speedster was planning on making this a little bash. He'd been saving some money from work to start building up his own chemistry lab in his suite; seeing this was a special occasion, though, he decided to use some of it to splurge on food.

Wally had bought the Kedan equivalents of junk food like chips and cookies, but he also brought some stuff they could cook. He had it all stowed away in a cloth bag he had slung over his shoulder as he sped from his suite, through the Wood Sector to Dick's suite. Not too long of a trip. Annnnd he knocked on the door to the suite. ]

Comments

[hackingyoursensors]

[Dick had spent most of his first day being overwhelmed (emphasis on the "over"), confused, frustrated, and hurt. So this little housewarming party would be a welcome break in the routine thus far of "oh by the way, I'm going to unwittingly step on your self-esteem a little more!"

When he hears the knock, he smiles. He'd know a speedster's footsteps anywhere.]

[Dick opens the door.]

Hey, man. Welcome to my humble abode.

[sciencewhizard]

[ It took all of his self control to keep himself from launching at the brunet once the door was open. The speedster settled for a grin and bringing his free arm around his best friend's shoulders to tug him close. ]

Looks great, dude.

[ Of course, he was remarking from just a cursory glance after popping his head through the door. He held up the bag of food once he let go of the acrobat. ]

Like I promised, grub!

[hackingyoursensors]

[He appreciated the half-hug.]

[Amused:] I haven't done anything to it yet.

Awesome. What kind?

[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally sped and slipped past Dick inside of the suite, taking a quick glance around before coming right back. He whistled once he had done so. ]

Niiiii- Oh, right.

[ He held the bag out and open: inside there'd be things mostly in paper wrappers and smaller bags. Some of them looked recognizably like pastries, but other things were, of course, unique Kedan varieties of vegetables and fruits. ]

Takes a little getting used to, but I think everything here's edible.

[hackingyoursensors]

You... think?

[He's yanking your chain, KF. He's fully aware that most of the food here is fine.]

I'm pretty sure that's not the only thing I need to get used to.

[sciencewhizard]

Hey, some of this stuff looks like it'd try crawling up off your plate.

[ Seriously, he pulled out an odd fruit from the bag that smelled like a peach, but was a bright green and had these tendril things sprouting all around it. ]

Apparently, you have to cut all these things off like with a puffer fish.

[hackingyoursensors]

[Okay now he's officially not sure about this food.]

I hope that's the only way it's like a puffer fish.

[sciencewhizard]

[ It's not all completely weird! Wally just lowers that one into the bag and shrugs. ]

I had one of these juiced while I was in the market - it's pretty sweet, and I'm still kicking about, haha.

[hackingyoursensors]

So you're offering to try everything before I eat it?

[sciencewhizard]

...

[ Did Dick really just offer him that? Wally was going to assume yes and perk right up. ]

Definitely. Guinea pig. That's me. Got your back, dude.

[hackingyoursensors]

[He sees that expression. Surely Wally won't eat all of his food. Right?]

What would I do without you?

[sciencewhizard]

[ Of course, not. That's why he brought extra. He lowered the bag to the floor and put his hands to his hips. ]

Clearly, you'd be hopeless. But let's move on from how amazing I am.~ How go things with the neighbors? [ Assuming he had any. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

[Flops on the couch, gesturing an invitation for Wally to do the same.]

Nonexistent. I'm all by myself here.

[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally sped over, taking that invitation in a heartbeat. ]

Luuuuucky. I haven't met my neighbors yet.

[ Pretty sad for a month here already, but that also brought him to another issue... He glanced off to the side, just a tad. Heavy stuff was coming. ]

So- I said I'd tell you about stuff that's happened back home... But are you sure you wanna know?

[ It was Dick's future, after all. Would it change things once- ...if- they got back home? ]

[hackingyoursensors]

[He considers.]

Depends. Do you think I should know?

[Contrary to popular belief, he does (occasionally) trust Wally's judgement.]

[sciencewhizard]

[ And he's grateful for that. Okay, what could he really tell Dick? ]

Here's what I probably can tell you... Things with the Injustice League, a couple months back? They weren't what they seemed.

[ His brow's furrowed. It's frustrating that he knows time travel like this might cause all sorts of problems. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

Not surprised. It seemed kind of suspicious, how they just suddenly outed themselves.

[Looks at Wally.]

For what it's worth, Superman said that whatever you tell me can't change the future.

[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally blinked at that little bit of news. Wait- he hadn't realized that Superman was here. ]

When did- Superman's here?

[ You would think he'd have heard stories about a guy flying around in a red cape. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

He came to see me when I got here. I take it he's been keeping a low profile, then.

[You would think. Then again, you would think that people would also talk about a guy dressed in a cowl beating up thugs.]

[sciencewhizard]

[ Obviously, Wally's been really dense and working way too much since he's gotten here. ]

Huh... I better keep my eyes open, then.

[ The speedster took a deep breath and ran a hand back through his hair. ]

Things are gonna be messy when you go back home, dude. Assuming we go back right where we're taken from. Assuming we get to go back.

...Something happened to Zee's dad that day.

[hackingyoursensors]

[Okay, he really doesn't like the sound of that.

He leans forward.]

What happened?

[sciencewhizard]

[ Okay, he was getting ready to spill the beans. He was actually finding it hard, considering his own experiences. ]

Fate. Zatara put on the helmet.

[hackingyoursensors]

[At first, he doesn't see the problem. But a half-second later, it clicks.]

Fate didn't let him go, did he?

[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally shook his head and just kept his eyes from drifting to the brunet. ]

Zatara let himself be taken so Fate'd give up Zee. She had put it on to help us stop Klarion.

[hackingyoursensors]

[Just going to look down.]

Oh.

["Good job, you got KO'd and couldn't help and now look what happened."]

[sciencewhizard]

[ No, no! He wasn't going to let his bro blame himself, which, after a moment, he suspected might be happening. Wally put his hand to the brunet's shoulder. ]

Dude, there was nothing we could have done. As much as I hate to say it, we were out of our league against Klarion.

[hackingyoursensors]

[He deflates a little.]

I know but... I still should've been there.

[sciencewhizard]

[ Hrm. How to make this better?

Wally settled for the roughhousing way. He threw an arm around Dick's shoulders, tugged him close, and began noogying him. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

[Wally pls.

By which I mean, he's very effectively distracted and so fighting back. Well, not fighting fighting, more like trying to reverse the hold.]

[sciencewhizard]

[ No Dick, you pls. Whatever that means.

Wally was grinning now; this seemed to be working. He let out a small laugh. ]

C'mon Dick, if I can keep a hold on ya, you're doomed.

[hackingyoursensors]

I'm going easy on you. I don't want to break you, Wally.

[Because pssh he could totally have you in a submission hold by now. With several broken bones.]

[sciencewhizard]

[ Well. He knows that, but geeze, he's not going to back down after being told that. ]

You'd have to be able to catch me first, dude.

[ But he decided to let go, just to be nice. ]

I'll spare you the trouble, though.

[hackingyoursensors]

I don't need to catch you. A wall will slow you down for me.

[He'll be nice and not put you in a submission hold, then, Wally.]

[sciencewhizard]

[ ...WOW. WAY TO BE A BRO, DICK. The speedster immediately went into huffy mode and stuck his tongue out at the brunet.

He's obviously the most mature. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

[He's always a bro.]

Eloquent as always.

[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally gave Dick a soft shove, and finally settled into a small grin. ]

Really did miss you around here.

[hackingyoursensors]

[Grins back.]

Dude, you know I'd show up eventually.

[Because when they do stupid stuff, they always do it together. Like true bff.]

[sciencewhizard]

And it's not like I'm always gonna be the one late to things.

[ He sighed a bit, and then looked over to where he had set down the bag of food he brought. His stomach, of course, let out a small rumble. ]

D'ya wanna whip something up so we can break the place in? I've figured out how to cook one or two things. [ After many...

many

many instances of burned food. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

[Looking... uncertain.]

Edible things?

[sciencewhizard]

[ He stared. ]

Yes, edible.

[ He zipped off the couch and over to the bag, rummaging through it, tossing out some of the already-prepared things. ]

We'll have something good prepared in a flash.

[hackingyoursensors]

[Snorts]

I think your uncle is rubbing off on you.

[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally looked up from the bag and just smiled at Dick for a second, because it's not like that's something he'd enjoy.

And back to the rummaging. ]

Up for some- Well. Don't ask what the animal this meat came from looks like.

[hackingyoursensors]

You're not exactly instilling confidence here, KF.

As long as it's not people or kedan, I think I'll manage.

[sciencewhizard]

Well, if it is, people and/or kedan don't taste bad. [ Okay, that was a very terrible joke, but at least it was a joke. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

Dude, you shouldn't say that when you're making food for someone.

Guess I'll have to figure out how to cook, so I know what's going in my food.

[Not a slight against Wally but more Bat-paranoia about eating food made by people whose motives he can't decipher. Wally can't cook for him all the time (Bruce can barely cook at all) so he's on his own most of the time.]

[sciencewhizard]

C'mon, I'm kidding.

[ Wally eventually got what he needed out of the bag to make something like a stir-fry. It was simple. As long as Wally didn't burn any of the ingredients. He zipped over with what he needed to the kitchen. ]

If you want a starting lesson, I suggest getting your butt in here. [ Class is now in session. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

I'm coming. Try to stay at normal person speeds, okay?

[Getting taught cooking by Wally? He thought he'd never see the day.

He enters the kitchen and starts pulling out the pots and pans that just so happened to be in the apartment already.]

[sciencewhizard]

S'not my fault if you can't keep up. [ But really, he was going to go as slow as he had to. Even Wally could manage that now and then. ]

Think you can manage chopping those things? [ And yes, he had to point to a bunch of multicolored root-looking things, because he didn't know their proper names. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

[Stares.]

Yeah. I can manage.

[He of course chops them perfectly well. Please, you think he doesn't have training with knives?]