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❝ —CISCO.

        The question seemed random, completely irrelevant - but from the look she had just given him, Cisco knew there was a catch here, a trap. There had to be. But he had no clue what it was, and so he sent her a puzzled look, rubbing his neck. Oh well. It was still better than talking about his poor sleeping habits and how slowly his mind was working in the moment.

       “Unless you’re talking about Two-Face then no, I don’t think so. Why? Do we have a meta cutting people now? Should I be concerned?” On a second though, it did sound grievous. Not the worst he had seen but like, high on the awful scale. Something he should have definitely heard about, was the meta app not working properly? “Is he alright?” 

“ what ? “ eyes widen at the questions that were fired back at her, realizing the big mistake she had made. cisco had taken her question a little too literal. in today’s world, no one could blame him. “ no ! “ she cried out, unsure which question she was even answering. “ oh, god, NO, he’s okay. i mean, he doesn’t exist. i mean . . . no. no, you should not be concern, like at all. “ a light chuckle slipped past her lips. hand reaching behind her ear to scratch it lightly. attempting to think of a way to save this. 

that’s when it finally hit her on how to do it. “ you know why ? “ dramatic pause. “ because he is all right. “ lips split into a huge and bright grin. waiting ; hoping that cisco got the joke she had been trying to get across before it had taken a dark turn. 

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❝ —LISA.

the brunette’s eyes widened at the sight of her friend with pink hair. “ it doesn’t look bad. ” she said shaking her head. “ i like it. ”

----------- eyes narrowed and a beat happened before she replied. “ are you saying that as my friend or as . . . any other person out there in the world ? “

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i’m finally here bbs !! i’ll be around all day, so come do Cool stuff with me :))))

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❝ —CISCO.

       He realized his mistake after it was already too late. Well, not a mistake exactly, there was nothing wrong with concern but he hadn’t planned on bringing the mood down by bringing the bad things up. She had just came back to town and there were millions topics they could be discussing, million questions he could be asking her to catch up, but that was gone now.

      “I’m guessing that was a joke won’t do?”

      Cisco waited a beat before daring to look back and - because she was nowhere in sight - he dragged himself to the nearest bench and sat down with a sigh. A perfect opportunity to run away, only that would be dumb.

      He waved at her when she returned, now - thankfully - clothed, managing a smile. “Because I haven’t, not really, but it still was one. A joke, I mean. No worries, I wouldn’t really fall asleep inside water.”

if he thought that by simply saying that ‘ it was a joke ‘ patty would back off, he obviously did not know her well enough. in fact, cisco was doing quite the opposite of easing her worries. he confirmed that he was not sleeping ; not to mention that this did not feel like the cisco she had met a while back. which she probably shouldn’t hold against him consider she, too, had changed. she, too, hadn’t been able to sleep lately.

that didn’t stop her from shooting a ‘ are you serious ‘ look at him. a gentle smile still gracing her soft features as she sat down beside him. taking a deep breath, she nodded for a bit.  “ did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off ? “ patty asked out of nowhere. a completely serious look staring back at him.

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❝ —JESSE.

          “No, listen. You don’t understand, you can’t— I can’t be in trouble in this, um–” Earth? She can’t just say that. “here. My dad will kill me, Barry will kill me, everyone will kill me and I can’t die I’m still too young.” // @detpatty liked.

" you know barry allen ?? “ the teen was probably just trying to distract her. “ DOESN’T MATTER ! do you know how many teenagers i hear that from ? a lot. it has stopped working on me ; sorry. i will have to take you in. “   

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❝ —RAY.

               he’d really been hoping for the INCOGNITO approach , that if he dressed down and limited himself to falling just short of business casual , that this date wouldn’t be overshadowed by the knowledge of his business a c u m e n . not that he expected much anyway — doesn’t really know what to expect at all , this being his first time doing something silly like this — but he’s tired of the constant nagging about not having a PERSONAL life , and so here he is , throwing his hat back into the complicated ring of potential emotional destruction . ( he doesn’t know if he’s ready to give his heart away again ) .

                                                 ──────────  ❝ Uh , yeah . ❞ a hand rises to cup the back of his neck in a little humble embarrassment . then he remembers his manners and extends a hand . ❝ I’m Ray — of Palmer Tech . ❞

eyebrows come together and she’s kicking herself under the table. realizing a little too late that she probably shouldn’t have said that. then again, patty did have the tendency to say the wrong things, but she was usually really good at this stuff. the flirting, the hinting, and being smooth. but ever since barry .... well. her roommates decided she needed to get back into the game. she had listened and now was stuck in what could be an awkward conversation with a very successful person. it was time to back paddle.

with a little laugh, she took his hand and gave it a firm shake. “ patty. patty spivot. “ despite everything, lips were spreading into a bright smile that reached her eyes. “ ex-detective. i’m now a csi student. “ since his work life was now in the open it was only fair she shared hers, right ? “ i didn’t make this weird, did i ? because i can totally salvage it. i’m actually really good at this type of thing. got some killer jokes and pick up lines up my sleeves ! “

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starting off the year with my replies queue and all starters posted !! so, pls come at me for more things bc i want to do more on here. more importantly, though, happy new year lovelies !!! here is to a great year, no matter what happens. we will all prevail, i’m sure of it :D

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( @glittcr → starter call ! )

" new year, new me ? people keep saying i need to be more spontaneous, so i dye my hair. “ a pause filled with worry. “ please tell me it doesn’t look as bad as i think it does ! “

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❝ —LEONARD.

Shoulders taunt, posture rigid against her outward display of concern & forthcoming t o u c h . Unnerved by the openness more so today than most ; last night having fallen with one of the worse nights endured at the Snart household. Wary, near jittery ( suppressed only by practiced years of striving to control his micro - expressions ) over the barest of contact thus reason for him pulling away. Distancing himself from her; physically & emotionally, for who was he to taint her mind with the cruelness dealt by one who was supposed to love unconditionally?

Besides, she had came all smiles & light until seeing his dower expression. Enthusiasm so reminiscent of Lisa’s whenever she had something prized to show him, one she knew he’d be proud of & cherish that she’d shared it with him. Just the same as he saw in Patty minutes before.

Shifting, actions now instinctive as if he were dealing with Lisa herself, to loosen the tension along his shoulders & the rest of his frame, needing to put the other at ease in order to convince. To placate the concern so foreignly directed his way. To distract from him as the main focus & place another in its wake.

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          ❝ Rough night, nothing new.             But that doesn’t s e e m to be the case for you.             Care to share ? ❞

she could tell something was wrong. someone else might have missed the signs, but not patty. not the girl that ENJOYED looking at things under a microscope and piecing together clues. her sharp eyes saw the way he pulled away from her tender touch, and her heart felt a pang at the action. was he scared of her touch ? did he think she was going to hurt him ? all of these horrible questions ate at her mind. despite not wanting to believe the answer was ‘ yes ‘ patty still felt HURT and this showed on her youthful features for a moment.

the look faded quickly though and was replaced with a more concentrated one. eyes furrowed and lips purse ; deep in thought. the blonde had been program to look at things CLOSELY to question EVERYTHING, and piece things together. she was the type of girl that once she saw a mystery or a puzzle she did not stop until she figured it out. he was the mystery now. in fact, he had always been. there was something horribly broken about him that drew the compassionate girl to him. she wanted to fix what was broken. it was a terrible addiction, truth be told.

so, she stood before him, holding her envelope tight to her chest. gentle eyes observing him closely whilst the wheels of her mind turned. only one thing made sense to her : he feared touch. someone had hurt him so much that he didn’t trust being touched anymore. that idea alone made her heart throb, but she kept her composure. head held high with stubbornness. she even shoved the packet into her bag, hiding it away from his eyes.

“ i will if you will. “ a pause. body moving forward out of pure instinct. “ COME ON. you can talk to me, leo. you know i won’t tell anyone ! “

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                                                  ( @deadlyscngs → starter call ! )

eyes were locked on the crime scene that was being blocked off before them. the blood that painted the ground. the obvious chaos and injustice that had happened there. it all brought a bitter taste to her mouth. sometimes, patty wished she hadn’t left her job as a detective behind her. whoever had died today had left behind a mother, a brother, perhaps a daughter. just like her father had been ripped away from her. the deep breath she took was slowly released. patty’s eyes only momentarily shifting to look at the other spectator beside her. “ what do you think happen here ? “ she broke the eerie silence between them, wanting to do something other than just look. anything other than just standing on the sidelines and just watching. 

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Good. What’s changed?

Yesterday I was so embarrassed, and it just kept getting worse and worse. And then I realized that I’m here. I’m alive, I’m breathing… And I make my own choices.

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                                                ( @atomiism  → starter call ! )

" WAIT, i know you from somewhere. you’re ------- palmer technologies ! not like YOU are palmer technologies, but you are the ceo of palmer technologies. “ a mess of words bubble out of her mouth in her attempt to explain herself. when patty had agreed to this ridiculous idea, this had NOT been what she had expected. not that she was complaining either. 

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    ( &&. @catastrophicxscream ❤’d for a starter !

" hey ! excuse me. “ voice loud and clear to get the attention of the nearest person to her. “ sorry to bother, but i’m detective spivot. i’m with ccpd. “ words were proven with a badge she flashed at the person. " this looks pretty bad. “ she pointed out the obvious about the crime scene. “ mind if i ask what happened ? “

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     ( &&. @algidcalc ❤’d for a starter !

" leo, please, just ----------- TALK TO ME. “ everything about her was BEGGING. her words. her pleading eyes. the way her hands started to reach towards him, but stopped when she realized she was still holding on to the letter of acceptance she had come to show him. it was her number one college. patty was PROUD and beyond happy about the letter ! and she had wanted to share that with him. except, the smaller blonde couldn’t be happy if he wasn’t. so, she would do her damn best to fix whatever was wrong. “ i can help ! “ 

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      ( &&. @notimminent ❤’d for a starter !

“ hey ! wait up ! i think you dropped ....--- “ wondering eyes landed on the open pages of the notebook. the words were just there, begging her to read them. so, what did patty do ? she read them. to be fair, though, she did stop when she felt the other looking at her commit her invasion of privacy. “ is this yours ? “ eyes met the other now. “ i didn’t mean to read it ! sorry ! the words were kind of just ----- there. “

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❝ —CISCO.

                           “I CAN, actually. I’m pretty decent at it.                             But I didn’t want to risk falling asleep.”

Doing that while in the water was generally a Bad Idea but with how relaxing it could be? The threat was huge. Especially that recently Cisco was spending most of his nights up.

                          “I know how to pick my fights. And yeah; I do.                             I know Julian. Or about him, we’ve only met like                              few times and I doubt he even remembers me. As                               more than Allen’s friend, anyway. Amazing at what                              he does but pretty hard to work with, the rumors say.”

He wasn’t going to say his main source of information was Barry; that was fairly obvious. Probably. Cisco looked around before picking the bag up and holding it in her direction, careful not to turn back just yet. Clothes were a great idea. The best idea. 

eyebrows twitched inwards at his defensive replied. she even remained silent for a couple of seconds as she stared at the back of his head. sure, the water was calming. a bath was calming, but patty had never felt the threat of drowning from falling asleep. unless.....---

                        “ cisco, have you not been sleeping properly ? “

genuine concerned laced her words and eyes grew softer, even if he could not see them. that was the only thing that made sense to her. and if he wasn’t sleeping then there was something preventing him from doing so. the two of them hadn’t become best of friends when she had been here, but that did not mean that patty did not care for him. so, she dropped all other topics and focused on that one alone. him bringing up barry did have some say in her decision. 

" hold on to that answer, actually. i’ll be back. “ it would be better to have this conversation with her fully clothed. the blonde quickly slipped into the nearest locker room and dressed herself before returning back outside. eyes immediately searching for the male. 

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❝ —KARA.

                   Though  the  weapon  is  of  little  threat  to  her  ,  Kara  raised  her  hands  in  surrender  , before  holding  them  out  to  gesture  for  the  officer  to  calm  down  .  ❝  Woah  ,  easy  !   I’m  not going  to  hurt  you  .  ❞  Kara  assured  her  ,  slowly  stepping  forward  .  Surely  the  officer  had  at least  heard  of  SUPERGIRL  —-  perhaps  seen  her  on  the  news  .  She  was  one  of  the  GOOD guys  ,  not  a  threat  .  

                  ❝  I  just  wanted  to  make  sure  you  were  alright  .  You  hit  your  head  pretty  hard  ,  I wasn’t  sure  –  ❞  Her  voice  trailed  off  ,  deciding  that  explaining  herself  likely  wouldn’t  help  at all  .  So  instead  ,  Kara  lowered  her  hands  slowly  ,  clearing  her  throat  .  ❝  I’m  –  SUPERGIRL  .  ❞ As  weird  as  it  was  to  introduce  herself  ,  ❝  Hero  of  National  City  .  ❞

patty treated humans and aliens with the same equal rights. they were both species with conscious minds that made their own choices. one had guns and the other had powers that made them stronger. the blonde wanted to stop the latter that used their powers for EVIL. they deserved to be put behind bars just like any other human that had killed someone. THAT was justice. THAT’S why she ha rushed to the scene, and that’s why patty lowered her gun when she heard it was supergirl. she was one of the goods one. the type that used her powers for good. 

“ i am SO sorry ! i just, “ hand motion to her head that felt like it was still spinning. “ i thought you were the BAD GUY. “ through strained eyes, the detective manage to see the red cape and whole nine yards. it was truly her. slowly, the moment of dizziness began to pass away, letting her focus on supergirl. “ which reminds me, have you seen him ? or did you already catch him with your SUPERCOOL powers ? “ for a detective that had just gotten up from being knocked out and still felt a little woozy, she was surely smiling a little too big. she was in the presence of supergirl. how COOL was that ?!