open ♔ valentine's day

[romanticidal]

♬ Careless Whisper - George Michael

WHO || Anyone and their special someone [Closed]
WHAT || Various Valentine's Day activities
WHERE ||Anywhere
WHEN || Feb 14th, 2016
HOW || Actionspam or Prose

[ It's Valentine's Day! ( aka Singles Awareness Day )  Assume that all missions that are posted already are going out after this. ♥ ]

Comments

[supertardiness]

[Nope, no pity laughs. Barry will grin because that's exactly his kind of joke.]

Sometimes, yeah. Especially because it can seem like things are happening really, really slowly.

[watcherjunior]

[ That grin is a good sign. At least, she'll take it that way. ]

Yeah, that would probably drive me a little crazy. Or probably, like, a lot crazy. I am in awe of your not being completely driven bonkers.

[supertardiness]

Well, it's not so bad when I'm engaged in something. Sitting here, talking to you? I'm good. But if I was stuck on a train or plane all by myself? That would be awful. It's easier for me just to run wherever I'm going.

[watcherjunior]

Good thing the only people who go on missions by themselves are the Claws. So any flying to missions, you'll have plenty of people to engage.

[ And her brain is just now turning over that last part of what he said. ] Well, you can't run everywhere, right? Cause, oceans.

[supertardiness]

[He pauses for a moment, before holding up a finger.]

Actually, I've been thinking about that. I think if I managed to maintain a consistent velocity, I might be able to run on water.

[watcherjunior]

Shut. Up. [ That squeak she just made translates into "OH MY GOD THAT IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!!!11!!" ]

Okay, we so have to test that out. Probably on the lake, cause the pool wouldn't be long enough to really try it.

[supertardiness]

[He nods in agreement.]

That is definitely a plan.

[There's a beat.]

When it gets warmer, because that lake is probably freezing right now.

[watcherjunior]

Yeah, no, definitely. We don't need you getting hypothermia just to test out a theory.

[supertardiness]

Exactly. And my ability to heal is definitely not what it used to be. Better to just wait for summer when it's acceptable to go plunging into the ocean.

[watcherjunior]

Waiting. Eech. [ She briefly makes a disgusted face before smiling. ] Not my strong suit. But patience is a virtue, etc, etc. Plus, you know, good reason.

[supertardiness]

[He laughs a bit.]

Yeah, patience isn't exactly my favorite either. But you learn to deal with it eventually.

[watcherjunior]

Maybe it's one of those things you get better at as you get older? [ There's a quiet 'hmmm' and a thoughtful look. ] Though, I can't really remember anything I've gotten better at as I've gotten older.

[supertardiness]

[Yeah, the only thing Barry's gotten better at as he's gotten older is ... ]

Science?

[watcherjunior]

[ She snaps her fingers. ] Languages! And handling a gun. But I'm fairly sure I didn't do that until I was older anyway.

[supertardiness]

They tried to train me with a gun when I joined the police department as a CSI.

[He cringes slightly.]

Let's just say it did not go well.

[watcherjunior]

That look says there's a story there. And you never know. It could go a lot better this time. I've learned to never go around on a mission without mine, because anything can happen.

[supertardiness]

[He nods in agreement but ...]

I'm not really a gun guy. But I did learn how to throw a pretty decent punch, and now that I'm faster, that can hit ... really hard.

[watcherjunior]

Hit really hard? [ It takes a moment to click. ] Oh! Sorta like hitting someone with a car. On the more crude and violent scale.

[supertardiness]

[He nods in agreement.]

Yeah. The faster I go, the harder I hit.

[watcherjunior]

Wow. You could actually kill someone like that.

[ Way to ruin the mood, Dawn. ]

So, are you actually faster than a speeding bullet? I heard something like that in a movie.

[supertardiness]

Well, it depends on a lot of factors. But a one-on-one match for distance between me and a bullet? I think I could come out on top.

[watcherjunior]

Could? So you haven't really tested that yet, either?

[ Uh oh. She's getting ideas, Barry. ]

[supertardiness]

[He's not sure if he likes these ideas.]

Not really? I mean, I've done it with arrows, but none of my friends are all that fond of shooting guns for science.

[watcherjunior]

[ Pffft. You'll be fine, Barry. ]

Yeah, but arrows are like, only about a third as fast as bullets, on average. Of course, that's not accounting for someone having a-an enchanted bow or anything.

[supertardiness]

He definitely did not have an enchanted bow.

[He gives a small shrug.]

I've managed to push people out of the way of bullets without getting shot? And I did outrun a nuclear explosion once.

[Sort of.]