"I thought I was here to be everything I've ever been at once. When you've led a life like mine, it takes some serious work to reconcile it all into a single entity that you can point to and call me."
Hal grins and laughs softly.
"Barry is one of my oldest friends, and even he didn't know how to deal with me. I think I frightened him. Maybe I still do.
"But now ... I believe the Bar has helped me to realize that everything I have ever been is nothing compared to who I can be right now. I can be a superhero out in the real world and I can be ... well ... I can use the time I spend in here to just be myself. Maybe I'll take up residence in the room I've reserved, or perhaps I'll help with the building project. We'll just have to see."
Hal smiles, looks down, then back at Sara.
"You should know," he says quietly. "You've made quite an impression on him."
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"I thought I was here to be everything I've ever been at once. When you've led a life like mine, it takes some serious work to reconcile it all into a single entity that you can point to and call me."
Hal grins and laughs softly.
"Barry is one of my oldest friends, and even he didn't know how to deal with me. I think I frightened him. Maybe I still do.
"But now ... I believe the Bar has helped me to realize that everything I have ever been is nothing compared to who I can be right now. I can be a superhero out in the real world and I can be ... well ... I can use the time I spend in here to just be myself. Maybe I'll take up residence in the room I've reserved, or perhaps I'll help with the building project. We'll just have to see."
Hal smiles, looks down, then back at Sara.
"You should know," he says quietly. "You've made quite an impression on him."