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It's not the first time Iris has plowed through an open door leaving the usual streak of red and yellow lightning in her wake. She curses. So much for keeping up with her father. Then it occurs to her that she really ought to work on skidding to a halt.

She manages to slow down enough that the wall stops her. Ow. Good job, Kid Flash. Way to impress the locals.

Iris rubs her nose before she looks over her shoulder. Huh. Where is she now?

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Thad stares for a long moment at her. Well, long for Bart. So, two, three seconds tops.

"Your Wallys daughter? Holy .... Oooh boy. This is gonna be trouble..."

Thad gestures up at the window.

"I have some theories about how our speed force interacts with timeon particles, but nothing definite right now. So far the best answer people give me is magic."

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Long enough for Iris too.

"Trouble?" Her father didn't cause trouble. He just looked down his nose at everyone, including his own children like some God on Mt. Olympus. "Why trouble?"

Iris stares for five seconds. "...Intense."

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"Wally is here."

Bart waits for a moment.

"At the age of about 14."

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Jaw drops. "WHAT!?"

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Thad nods, grinning slightly.

"This place is displaced in time. I have a hard time coming in consecutively actually. I've been known to show up 10 years after i should. It's the whole speed thing i think, maybe my Allen shielding."

Then he gets back on task.

"Yes, your father is here from the moment he got struck by the lightning. Freaky, huh? Even weirder, i boosted him into super speed."

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Nods woodenly too caught up on the notion of her father having been fourteen. And then being fourteen here.

"Thisismega-necrotic."

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Thad nods.

"Completey double plus ungood. So, when're you from?"

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Quietly. "His future."

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"no definite date?"

Thad shrugs.

"I originate in the 30th century if thats any help"

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"Late 21st century."

She blinks. "Icy. What's the 30th century like?"

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"Advanced?"

Thad shrugs.

"Most of my time there was spent in a Virtual Reality simulator to keep up with my accelerated growth. But i keep finding myself back there, and the fun thing about the future is that it keeps changing."

Thad thinks a moment.

"We're cousins then, right? How old're you?"

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She chuckles.

Then she frowns. "That is mega-necrotic too."

Wally wasn't the best father but at least she hadn't been put in a simulator. Though she knows he wouldn't have considered her important enough for a simulator-- and that was enough of that self-pity bullshit.

"Cousins sounds about right. I'm eighteen."

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"Wow older then me. I'm only four."

Thad smiles a bit.

"It wasn't that bad. There was no one else with super speed around to help me, and i was aging superfast."

Thad taps himself and an energy image double pops out of him, scowling. It speaks next.

"What're you talking about? It screwed us up for life!"

Thad shakes his head.

"Hey, it's why we became Impulse."

"And thats a good thing?"

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Iris just sort of stares at him. Amused but confused.

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The time scout is reabsorbed.

"Sorry... Wow, so you're a hero in your time too? Wait'll you meet the rest of the Titans..."

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Iris remembers meeting the Titans but she knows the Titans won't remember. Or maybe they won't be the same ones. Things change awfully quickly and the ones she had met were pretty old and definitely ready to fight on their own.

She smiles. "Yes. I'm a Teen Titan in my time too."

She can't wait to tell the others about this place. Which...huh... "Will I be able to get back home?"

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Thad shrugs

"Maybe? Try the door and see. Barry can't leave, and I'm stuck here until the Bar spits me out."

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Iris debates then zips over to the door. It opens easily but when she peers through it there seems to be a lack of well, anything.

She looks over her shoulder back towards the younger speedster. "What's this mean?"

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Thad zips after and peers over her shoulder.

"I dunno. Try stepping out? I don't really use the door."

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She eyes the darkness and closes the door. And feels incredibly ridiculous as she quietly begs the door to lead her somewhere else.

She opens it and run out a ways. She comes back with a frown and snow all over her jacket and hair. She shuts the door firmly and wipes off the snow.

Flatly. "Well, apparently I can get places. I just can't get home."

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Thad laughs and helps her brush the snow off.

"It's okay, my girlfriend is bound here too."

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Wipes off her red glasses. "There are worse places to be stuck and anything's better than tundra as far as the eye can see." Or the speedster can go in Iris' case.

"What does this mean as far as my home's concerned?"

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Thad shrugs again. He's gotten good at it.

"Maybe your timeline has vanished? or maybe you're just not allowed home yet."

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Bangs her head on the useless bar door. "This is SO necrotic."

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Thad shakes his head sadly.

"Want a drink?"