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socialactivillain) wrote2016-05-31 09:35 pm
socialactivillain) wrote2016-05-31 09:35 pm
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Still— [ Piper's glad for the waitress coming back with their fresh drinks, not just for the alcohol, but for the brief interruption. As she leaves, he sighs and takes a long drink. ]
I've sort of been an asshole about the whole thing, since you two got together.
I've sort of been an asshole about the whole thing, since you two got together.
So I hear. As long as Mick's not swayed, I can't be bothered to care that much. I was closer to my partner than I ever was to anyone else since I was in juvie with thirteen. That was in the Eighties. I ain't exactly used to people approving of who I'm with.
[He shrugs his shoulders, looking down at his drink.]
Sure you can relate.
[He shrugs his shoulders, looking down at his drink.]
Sure you can relate.
No kidding. I was still actively a Rogue in the 80s, and I was barely out of the closet. I had to deal with all sorts of shit from the other guys. [ He rolls his eyes. ] Mostly Boomerang and Weather Wizard. [ A snort. ] Please, like anyone who likes Mark Twain that much is heterosexual.
I barely believe anyone's straight. Just look at Mick. Anyone I can fluster that much never had a very convincing act.
[There's a moment.]
Like James.
[There's a moment.]
Like James.
I gotta admit, I didn't see that coming. Mick always clocked as pretty straight to me.
[ He laughs briefly into his drink as he takes another sip. ]
James, on the other hand... I mean, he lived in West Hollywood in the 80s. I'm amazed he's only just admitting he's bisexual.
[ He laughs briefly into his drink as he takes another sip. ]
James, on the other hand... I mean, he lived in West Hollywood in the 80s. I'm amazed he's only just admitting he's bisexual.
Reckon he's had some time coming to terms with it. Been here a while, hasn't he?
[He wonders how far he can push that while still vaguely fitting into this 'subtle' category.
Eh. Whatever.]
Longer than you.
[He wonders how far he can push that while still vaguely fitting into this 'subtle' category.
Eh. Whatever.]
Longer than you.
Yeah, I think he said like a year or so before the rest of us got here? Maybe a year and a half? And there's plenty here that's weirder and harder to get used to than a crisis of sexuality.
Oh yeah. Like versions of people you know, from other times or other worlds. Or even exactly the same, after you've been here for that long.
[So...
Subtlety. Right.]
Ever ran into something like that?
[So...
Subtlety. Right.]
Ever ran into something like that?
Oh, yeah. You don't happen to know a David Singh, do you? He's with the CCPD in at least one version of our worlds.
[ He takes another drink. ]
Apparently, in his version, he's my boyfriend. He sprung this on me by kissing me at the swear-in, and I... sort of punched him in the face.
[ He takes another drink. ]
Apparently, in his version, he's my boyfriend. He sprung this on me by kissing me at the swear-in, and I... sort of punched him in the face.
David Singh? Yes, I do. Captain of the CCPD where I'm from. But last I checked he was married. Not to you. I can't remember his husband's name right now, but I'd know if it was yours.
[Which doesn't mean that he couldn't also have a boyfriend, sure, but it still sounds like that isn't his world's version.]
I can meet him some time, see if he thinks I'm less ugly than usual. [The ultimate test.]
You talk it out with him?
[Which doesn't mean that he couldn't also have a boyfriend, sure, but it still sounds like that isn't his world's version.]
I can meet him some time, see if he thinks I'm less ugly than usual. [The ultimate test.]
You talk it out with him?
Captain? Huh. Must not be the same one. He said he's the director of the crime lab.
[ He toys with his mostly empty glass, letting the ice cubes clink at the bottom and spinning them around idly. Maybe he should order another one, or maybe that's a bad idea. He laughs at Len's comment, though. ]
Sorry that's our test, but you are kind of an anomaly. Anyway, I think so, but who knows. It seemed like he had a hard time reconciling the idea.
[ He toys with his mostly empty glass, letting the ice cubes clink at the bottom and spinning them around idly. Maybe he should order another one, or maybe that's a bad idea. He laughs at Len's comment, though. ]
Sorry that's our test, but you are kind of an anomaly. Anyway, I think so, but who knows. It seemed like he had a hard time reconciling the idea.
It ain't an easy thing to adjust to. Trust me.
[He'd know, after everything. It's a small miracle that it ultimately worked out the way it did and it had taken a lot to get to that point.]
Y'think James ever had to deal with it? Since he's been here a while.
[He'd know, after everything. It's a small miracle that it ultimately worked out the way it did and it had taken a lot to get to that point.]
Y'think James ever had to deal with it? Since he's been here a while.
Yeah, I'm kind of getting that.
[ He does genuinely feel bad to an extent for being such an asshole about Len and Mick's relationship. He may not think it's the greatest idea either of them has either had, but knowing that Len—Leonard Snart, Captain goddamn Cold—had actually sacrificed himself for someone else? Out of what definitely sounds like genuine love? He's not above admitting he might have been wrong about this Len. He is, however, still not about to go about admitting it out loud and to his face.
At the comment about James, he can't help a short laugh. ]
What, meeting someone from another version of home that he's romantically involved with, or vice versa? That would require any James in any universe having the attention span for a long term relationship.
[ He feels a weird twist in his stomach and finishes his drink quickly. ]
[ He does genuinely feel bad to an extent for being such an asshole about Len and Mick's relationship. He may not think it's the greatest idea either of them has either had, but knowing that Len—Leonard Snart, Captain goddamn Cold—had actually sacrificed himself for someone else? Out of what definitely sounds like genuine love? He's not above admitting he might have been wrong about this Len. He is, however, still not about to go about admitting it out loud and to his face.
At the comment about James, he can't help a short laugh. ]
What, meeting someone from another version of home that he's romantically involved with, or vice versa? That would require any James in any universe having the attention span for a long term relationship.
[ He feels a weird twist in his stomach and finishes his drink quickly. ]
Y'know, you'd think after more than year of living here, there wouldn't be anything left to be surprised by...
Could have had a relationship here, I guess.
[He doesn't comment at the speed at which Piper finishes his drink, just leisurely sips his own and gets the attention of the waitress. Seems like they definitely need another round.]
Tell me what he says if you ever ask him.
[Subtlety, nailed.]
[He doesn't comment at the speed at which Piper finishes his drink, just leisurely sips his own and gets the attention of the waitress. Seems like they definitely need another round.]
Tell me what he says if you ever ask him.
[Subtlety, nailed.]
Well, he hooked up with Harley Quinn, apparently. Which might have been some mutual narcissism more than a relationship, but that might be as close as he gets.
[ Oh, okay. Piper should definitely not have another scotch and soda without ordering food to go along with it. When the waitress comes back over at Len's gesture, Piper orders a couple of sliders to go with his drink. ]
[ Oh, okay. Piper should definitely not have another scotch and soda without ordering food to go along with it. When the waitress comes back over at Len's gesture, Piper orders a couple of sliders to go with his drink. ]
Edited 2017-10-19 08:37 (UTC)
Always got the feeling he liked you.
[Skirting the line of that subtlety, so he figures he can make up for it with a playful dig.]
Though that might just be cause I was wondering why else he'd put up with you. That's like Mick putting up with me, it's gotta be attraction.
[Skirting the line of that subtlety, so he figures he can make up for it with a playful dig.]
Though that might just be cause I was wondering why else he'd put up with you. That's like Mick putting up with me, it's gotta be attraction.
What, romantically? We've been friends for a long time, that's all.
[ He rolls his eyes at the "put up with" comment, though he's glad for the diversion. ]
Mick "puts up with" me, too, you know, and there's no attraction there. Hell, I'd probably still put up with most of the other Rogues, and they're way more hard to get along with than I am.
[ Once a Rogue, always a Rogue. Except Roscoe, because fuck that guy. ]
[ He rolls his eyes at the "put up with" comment, though he's glad for the diversion. ]
Mick "puts up with" me, too, you know, and there's no attraction there. Hell, I'd probably still put up with most of the other Rogues, and they're way more hard to get along with than I am.
[ Once a Rogue, always a Rogue. Except Roscoe, because fuck that guy. ]
That's just Mick. He's nice, he'd like anyone.
[He's known some of the assholes Mick had chosen to befriend and he's criticised him to his face, he feels pretty justified making that claim.]
We never got to that point. Rogues. You say it like there's a capital R. Most I ever had was Lisa and Mick. Then the time travel team, but that was a hero gig. Ain't counting that.
[He's known some of the assholes Mick had chosen to befriend and he's criticised him to his face, he feels pretty justified making that claim.]
We never got to that point. Rogues. You say it like there's a capital R. Most I ever had was Lisa and Mick. Then the time travel team, but that was a hero gig. Ain't counting that.
Yeah, Mick's nicer than most of us deserve.
[ Piper frowns when Len mentions Lisa—not the usual disapproving frown he usually has around Cold, but something distant and sad. But he hides it quickly enough, replaced with an odd sort of nostalgia. ]
I can't imagine the Flash without the Rogues. Though I think it actually kept some of us from causing more trouble for him on our own. I'll give the Cold in my world one thing, he was strict with the rules: no drugs, no killing unless absolutely necessary—and never a Flash. No hurting women or kids, either, not that most of us wanted to in the first place.
[ Piper frowns when Len mentions Lisa—not the usual disapproving frown he usually has around Cold, but something distant and sad. But he hides it quickly enough, replaced with an odd sort of nostalgia. ]
I can't imagine the Flash without the Rogues. Though I think it actually kept some of us from causing more trouble for him on our own. I'll give the Cold in my world one thing, he was strict with the rules: no drugs, no killing unless absolutely necessary—and never a Flash. No hurting women or kids, either, not that most of us wanted to in the first place.
It's not exactly the kind of thing I ever thought would happen. Definitely not to me.
[Now, if it were Matt, he'd—okay, he'd still have a hard time believing it. It's just not something that happens in real life period, and yet here Foggy is.]
But on the bright side, at least bagels and other breakfast foods still exist in this universe! It almost makes up for everything else.
[Now, if it were Matt, he'd—okay, he'd still have a hard time believing it. It's just not something that happens in real life period, and yet here Foggy is.]
But on the bright side, at least bagels and other breakfast foods still exist in this universe! It almost makes up for everything else.
My life back home was already pretty weird, so that may have helped the transition.
I hope bagels are a multi-universal constant. No reality deserves to exist without them.
I hope bagels are a multi-universal constant. No reality deserves to exist without them.
I'd say no, but we'd both know I was lying.
I was starting to think you weren't coming back.
I was starting to think you weren't coming back.
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