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It's a quiet day in Central City. No dead bodies have dropped to call Barry into his day job, and a quick zip around the city yields only a mugger and one jaywalker who would've been pancaked by a garbage truck if 'The Streak' hadn't been there to rush him to the safety of the sidewalk.

(Seriously, he needs a better superhero name.)

With things so chill at home Barry is glad when he finds Milliways in his apartment. He was looking for something to eat, but the fridge and cupboards in his place are bare.

Obviously it's time for him to join Costco or something, but in the meantime...

"Hey, Bar," he greets the counter, sliding onto a stool wearing blue jeans and a sweatshirt. "Can I get a-- "

A platter appears with deli meats and cheeses all cut down to fit on the accompanying Ritz crackers. It's the type of tray usually made to feed small armies of party guests.

"--snack."

Barry grins and while he starts assembling cracker sandwiches, Bar produces a chocolate milkshake; which earns a wary glance from Barry, but he soon discovers this one isn't a protein ruse.

[ooc: Here all day, and this will be open through the weekend.]

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"A few weeks?" Baze says, his eyes widening. "That's... You must have missed out on so much! Your foster father must have been so worried, too. Oh, man, that's awful. I can't even imagine being in a coma for eight or nine months."

"I would have been half out of my mind if Baze had done that." Chirut agrees.

This is a lie.

Chirrut would have lost his mind entirely.

"Nine months," he says with a nod. "Yeah, a lot happened while I was out so I'm just kinda trying to catch up while at the same time moving forward."

He rubs his hands together, thinking about things he missed and what it must have been like for those who were left waiting for him.

"My family was pretty freaked. They don't say it a whole lot, they mostly just tell me they're glad to have me back, but I'm sure it was terrible for them."

Especially given how many times they lost him before he was finally truly stabilized.

"Joe and Iris were there a lot, though, and Iris promised that they kept my dad in the loop. And now thanks to S.T.A.R. Labs I'm totally fine so... yeah."

"I'm glad you're all right, now," Baze says, shaking his head. For a given definition of all right, anyway. Missing nine months must be incredibly difficult. "Did you have to learn how to walk again?"

"But back to running, after that - it's impressive." Chirrut adds - they dealt with their fair share of rehabilitation in the temple, before it fell, both for themselves and others.

Edited 2017-06-20 06:42 (UTC)

"Yeah, I had to figure out some stuff," he replies with a nod, getting a little bit shifty again. It's true, just not in the way they're thinking.

"But I'm good now, back to work and everything. Caitlin's even eased up on her doctor-mode some. When I first woke up she was quick to jump on me when she thought I was overdoing it." Or doing things she thought were crazy and reckless like running into burning buildings...

He finishes off his tea and gives an expressive shrug.

"Anyways, I don't recommend it to either of you, it kinda sucks," he cracks with a smile.

"Sucks? That's new," Baze says, chuckling as he pops another turkey circle into his mouth. "Well, I for one am glad that everything is back to normal. Thanks for the chat, Barry, and the snacks. May the Force of others be with you!"

(OOC: Thanks so much for the thread! Barry is lovely.)

Edited 2017-06-21 06:51 (UTC)

Barry grins, trying not to geek out over the phrase.

"Thanks, you guys, too. It was great meeting you both," he replies with a nod and smile.

[ooc: Thanks to both of you! <333!!!]