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Back up on the Legion Outpost...

Feb 27, 2007 14:46

Dr. Mid-Nite had done his job, setting up the bones properly so that whenever the Flash felt up to it, he could speed-heal himself with no problems at all ( Read more... )

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itsastretch February 27 2007, 23:47:58 UTC

Ralph wheels his chair up to Wally's place in the bay, stretching out an arm to rest on his shoulder.

"Hey, I know I make the crippled thing look good, but you don't need to go trying to follow my fashion statement, kiddo."

fleet_feet February 27 2007, 23:53:12 UTC

It takes a minute to bring him out of his own head.

Shift himself into something approximating his normal state of mind.

"I don't know. It's such a chore, running everywhere all the time. Might be nice to take a load off for a while..."

itsastretch February 27 2007, 23:55:22 UTC

"You're just mad because I was calling myself the fastest man in a wheelchair."

fleet_feet February 27 2007, 23:57:34 UTC

"You're just mad because you know Babs would smoke you in the 50-yard dash."

itsastretch February 28 2007, 00:01:14 UTC

"Well yes, hence why I was only the fastest man."

fleet_feet February 28 2007, 00:03:16 UTC

"Point."

A small sigh.

"Any word on how the Watchtower repairs are coming?"

itsastretch February 28 2007, 00:05:21 UTC

"Nope." He's lying, of course. Ralph has this way of keeping track of things, but he clearly feels that isn't the topic at hand.

"Want to tell me why you haven't healed yourself yet?"

fleet_feet February 28 2007, 00:08:58 UTC

That gets a very slight smirk, that fades quickly.

"I don't know, Doc. Perhaps we can call my mother together and discuss how her passive-aggressive behavior patterns are negatively affecting my chakras and my feng shui."

itsastretch February 28 2007, 00:11:09 UTC

Ralph nods, steepling his fingers in front of his face. "That sounds like a great idea, I'm sure someday Allanah will read me the riot act, what with all the new age psychology they're developing. That, or you could cut yourself some slack."

fleet_feet February 28 2007, 00:15:48 UTC

"Yeah. Yeah, I could. It wasn't just me this time, it's routine in this line of work, not anything that could have been avoided."

itsastretch February 28 2007, 00:18:27 UTC

"There's always ways to second guess. And being able think a thousand times faster than the rest of us probably means you've had about a thousand times as many what-ifs, I'm sure of it. And Starro is never routine, but you definitely can't blame yourself for anything that happened while under its control."

fleet_feet February 28 2007, 00:42:34 UTC

His head shifts, and he looks over at Hourman, lying a couple tables away. Stabilized, but savagely beaten, and still a major concern for the doctors.

"I'll heal when he does."

itsastretch February 28 2007, 00:45:53 UTC

Ralph nods. "I can understand that. If you change your mind, the recovery and repair efforts, or at least patrols while resources are being pulled back could really use the Flash."

fleet_feet February 28 2007, 00:48:40 UTC

He's right, of course.

Wally doesn't always respond to 'right.'

"Bart can use the extra work. The extra responsibility."

itsastretch February 28 2007, 00:52:50 UTC

Ralph nods. "He could. And you could use getting back on your feet. And with so many people hurt, it'd do a lot of folks good to see you out there. We could all use all the morale we can get."

fleet_feet February 28 2007, 00:57:47 UTC

A deeper sigh, now.

"Give me a little while to get my head back in the game, and I'll be out there."

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