âIt is a tough spot.â he agreed. âBut my friends ⌠theyâre human. I mean, theyâre metas, but we didnât know at the time - itâs, uh, itâs complicated.â Barry piff-paffed a hand. âBut they still stood by me. And they still - helped. And Iâve had to deal with that before. Even from myself, Scarlet.â he admitted, shaking his head a little. âI have a normal life, too.â Less normal than most folk, but that wasnât the point. âGot a day job, all that jazz. They get scared, anyway. But they help. Thatâs the point. And when you do something dumb, they - they stand by you, and they tell you youâre an idiot, but they help you make sure you donât make a mistake again.â
He sighed. âYou need - training. To learn to be a hero, itâs not easy. I had them, but I made a lot of dumb mistakes. You donât have to be alone.â he insisted. âEven if you donât want my team⌠maybe I can help train you.â
Scarlet nodded. She was sure eventually Azure would get used to the idea of her being Miss Botany, especially once she realizes how determined Scarlet is and that sheâd not going quit. For right now, though, Azure doesnât want to be a part of it any more than she has to be. Scarlet understood, but that didnât stop her from being disappointed. âSheâll come around eventually, Iâm sure.â
She looked away for a moment. She was tempted to say no. Sheâd never relied on more than her mom, her aunt, and Azure. Maybe it was time to change that, however. She looked back at him and smiled softly. âI definitely need some training... and if youâre offering, who better to learn from? Iâve never really used my powers like this... or much at all before and Iâve had them since the explosion.â