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[speedforcefreak]

[hysterical giggle] "Bart Allen" isn't real.

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[whitechapelred]

Bart? Are you alright?

[speedforcefreak]

It's not... I'm not Bart, either. That's what's wrong.

[whitechapelred]

Hey? Calm down, breath deep. Now talk to me. Tell me what's happened?

[speedforcefreak]

[Bart shakes his head.] It's too late to fix anything. It's too late.

The real Bart is dead. I'm...

I'm like Thad. I'm a clone. Just an earlier clone.

[whitechapelred]

[He opens his arms to the boy if he wants or needs the support of a hug.] It's never too late. And you're not alone.

[speedforcefreak]

[Bart doesn't move. His voice breaks, and he forces the words out.] Yes it is! He's dead! It's too late for him and I'm not real!

[whitechapelred]

You are real. [He cups his elbows lightly, drawing him to look up.] You are real. Identity is something you can take your time to find but you exist. You live. You are real.

[speedforcefreak]

Everyone I've ever known has lied to me. How can I know who I am?

[whitechapelred]

Look at me. [He orders softly.] My birth name isn't Jack. Jack Whitechapel is the name I give myself when the person I was no-longer existed. And it was the best thing I ever did. Finding yourself will take time but it will be the truth because it will be the name you give yourself. Do you understand what I mean?

[speedforcefreak]

[Bart shakes his head sharply]No. No, I don't get it.

[whitechapelred]

It takes time but perhaps putting Bart aside and giving yourself a new name is a start towards finding out who you really are.

[speedforcefreak]

The only other name that I have right now is "Inertia", because Thad stopped using it.

[whitechapelred]

You don't have to use someone else's name. You can create your own if you like. Or honour someone you care about. Max perhaps?