[ how Barry still manages to compartmentalize parts of himself, iris will never know.
He is the Flash, and the Flash is him. If he doesn’t believe that he would wield this influence, this kind of power just by being his charming, lovable self - then she’ll just have to make him believe in it. She sits up straighter, steeling herself for a probing question - ]
In what sense is it overwhelming?
[ for the time being, she’s not iris ann west, the best friend who’s hopelessly in love with him. she is, in this moment, the fearless reporter who has to set her inherent biases aside. she has to be neutral for her national audience. she also has to tell the story, while protecting his identity from the world, and act like she has no personal connection.
God, it’s a struggle and she doesn’t even have a secret identity of her own. ]
Or maybe I should rephrase... [ . . . ] What do you think “the Flash” represents to people?
ACTION.
He is the Flash, and the Flash is him. If he doesn’t believe that he would wield this influence, this kind of power just by being his charming, lovable self - then she’ll just have to make him believe in it. She sits up straighter, steeling herself for a probing question - ]
In what sense is it overwhelming?
[ for the time being, she’s not iris ann west, the best friend who’s hopelessly in love with him. she is, in this moment, the fearless reporter who has to set her inherent biases aside. she has to be neutral for her national audience. she also has to tell the story, while protecting his identity from the world, and act like she has no personal connection.
God, it’s a struggle and she doesn’t even have a secret identity of her own. ]
Or maybe I should rephrase... [ . . . ] What do you think “the Flash” represents to people?