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[makes_the_toys]

[oom: we have a rogue speedster]

When Cisco hustles into the bar he's a bit out of breath, but tries to act casual once he's through the door.

Looking around for any evidence of a wayward speedster, Cisco heads for the counter.

"Heyyyy, Bar," he greets, "Just wondering, have you, uh, maybe seen Barry around at all? No major reason, just kind of, y'know, checking in. That's all."

Clearly all is totally fine.

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[angry_friendship_wolf]

Ah, dammit. Yamato's not sure he wants to see anyone right now, but he might want to see Cisco the least. There's a paranoid part of him that imagines Cisco agreeing with every scornful remark Barry made.

But he can hear what Cisco's saying to the Bar, so he has to say something as well, right? So he approaches, looking like he's seen better days: He's favouring one side, and still has some nasty bruises on his face, and plenty more visible on his shoulders where he got rammed into the wall.

"He was here a few days ago, kid. Left to go find Eddie," he says, gruffly. "Sorry. I tried to stop him leaving, and I failed."

Beat. Then, awkwardly: "That everything you need?"

[makes_the_toys]

Turning when he notices Yamato, Cisco's eyes widen and he's about to ask if the guy ran afoul of Overkill again when Yamato speaks.

"What-- he didn't-- that's not all from trying to corral him... is it?"

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Mostly," Yamato says. He turns his head to the side, focusing his gaze on a particular interesting wooden pillar. "It doesn't matter."

He means that, at least: Some bruises and a few busted ribs aren't important to him. But there's also a tinge of it doesn't matter because I don't matter to his tone, because maybe, maybe a few days of stewing over the stuff Barry said to him has taken its toll.

"He's not thinking straight. Guess you know that already."

[makes_the_toys]

"Oh, man... " Cisco replies, otherwise speechless for a moment.

"He's been whammied," he says to explain the situation. "Our rage meta got to him and now Barry's out of his skull and apparently going Charles Bronson on people."

Cisco frowns, looking at the door and back to Yamato. "It's only been a day in Central City though, I'm guessing Milliways time shenanigans are at play. But seriously, are you alright?"

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato resists the urge to snap that he already knows Barry got rage-whammied, because Cisco's just trying to help.

Being asked if he's alright does prompt a spike of irritation that he can't quite ignore, though.

"I'm fine, kid, I can take a punch, I'm not completely -- ..." He stops that particular growled response before he can finish that sentence with useless without my powers and gives Cisco an apologetic look. When he talks again, his tone is a lot gentler: "I'm fine. Worry about curing Barry, okay? Before he does something he regrets."

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco draws back a little on Yamato's tone, regretting choosing this particular detail now.

"I'm pretty sure he already has," Cisco says, looking Yamato up and down. Cisco can't exactly apologize for Barry, but his expression tries to anyways.

"But we're working on it. Even called in some backup."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"You know what I mean," Yamato mutters.

Then again, Yamato can't even quantify what exactly it is he means, so expecting Cisco to have any clue at all might, he reflects, be completely insane and unreasonable.

"Good," he says, turning his head to avoid Cisco's eyes again. "I know you can do it."

[elegantdisaster]

Celine has not been told about any of this. Being on the wrong end of a reset means that for her, none of it ever even happened. There was no angry, awkward trip to the ER and more time spent worrying about what had happened.

So when Cisco comes rushing in, it's alarming just from being sudden and without warning.

"Is everything all right?" she asks from nearby.

She's dressed a little more... decently than the last time they saw one another.

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco turns around to that voice blinks at who it is.

"Oh, you." Did he get her name? Cisco wracks his brain trying to recall it, but gets tied up in thinking about how things went last time and worrying about setting her off again and Wilford. Where's Wilford?

All of it on top of the current crisis make Cisco anxious and he nods too quickly and lies, "Totally alright. Everything."

[elegantdisaster]

The situation was a little too frantic for exchanging names. Celine didn't get Cisco's name either.

"Are you sure?" she asks. And because she is not a frantic mess right now, she can cut through the awkwardness a little more easily. "Sorry, I don't think I got your name last time we met. I'm Celine."

She doesn't know where Wilford is. They've both kind of been... not exactly avoiding one another, but definitely enjoying their personal space.

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco looks like he's been pinned in the headlights when she asks her question, because no, he's not sure at all.

"I-- um, what-- I... " He's too stressed out to try and pass off another lie, so he just gives in and says, "I'm in the middle of a crisis situation right now and looking for a friend. But otherwise things are cool."

He gives a smile that's mostly jangled nerves and belatedly adds, "Oh, right. I'm Cisco."

[elegantdisaster]

"Oh."

Yeah, that sounds like it could definitely be a crisis situation.

"Is the missing friend the crisis, or separate?"

Missing people aren't the sort of thing she can generally help with, unless they're dead, unfortunately.

[makes_the_toys]

"Well... "

Barry being the crisis is pretty damn accurate, but Cisco would feel a little guilty saying so.

"Let's just say it involves him. You wouldn't happen to know Barry Allen, would you? Or maybe have seen a very angry red streak tearing around this place?"

[iscaremonstrs]

Boo watches Cisco slip to the floor after his conversation with Celine and she frowns. Someone looks sad! That's no good.

Boo bounces up to Cisco and tilts her head at him for a second before brightening.
"Hi!!"

To make sure he gets the full effect, she waves cheerfully.

Operation: Cheer Up The Sad Floor Sitting Man is underway.

[makes_the_toys]

He needs to get back to S.T.A.R. Labs, but he can't at the tail end of a panic attack, and so Cisco decides to just sit on the floor for awhile.

It seems like a good plan.

Until a little girl suddenly rolls up on him and he jumps.

"WOAH, hey, where'd you come from?"

[iscaremonstrs]

Boo giggles A Lot. Startling grown ups is one of her favorite things!

She sits down on the floor near him, babbling in Toddler.

If he could understand her, he'd know that she's talking about how grown ups usually sit in chairs instead of the floor, but being on the floor is better cause there's so much room on the floor, and you can lay down or color on the floor. And also that cookies are good if you're sad.

But, sadly, most of this is in indecipherable Toddler.

[makes_the_toys]

"That's not funny!" Cisco protests sharply.

"Just what are you-- " wait... "Wait! What are you doing here? This place is a death trap, where are your parents?!"

[iscaremonstrs]

Boo giggles more at the protest. Grown ups are so funny!

She frowns slightly at the mention of parents.
"I Big Gurl!" she says defiantly. The "and I don't need parents" is implied.

[makes_the_toys]

"Oh sure, you're a big girl until Hannibal Lector and Oogie Boogie show up to eat your liver and feed the rest to the bugs," Cisco counters, lifting his head to look around for anyone who might be searching for their lost child.

"I'm telling you now kid, if the chupacabra rolls through here I can totally outrun you and will."

[childofrebellion]

Cassian's tending to a little blood on his face and his hands at the counter when Cisco enters, "What's been happening with Barry?"

Cisco looks very worried.

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco turns around, startled.

"What? Nothing. Why? Have you seen him?"

[childofrebellion]

"No, I haven't been in for a while. Should I have seen him?" Cisco looks panicked.

[makes_the_toys]

"We've... got a bit of a situation and we're trying to track him down," Cisco replies, both relieved and disappointed that Cassian hasn't run into Barry.

Naturally he's relieved that Cassian hasn't run afoul of he potentially raging speedster.

The disappointing part is, if Barry's not here, than where the hell is he?

[childofrebellion]

"He's hiding from you?" That doesn't sound like Barry.

[makes_the_toys]

"Not quite hiding so much as just not responding to any calls and not about to come back to the lab on his own," Cisco replies, hesitating a moment before adding, "He's been whammied."