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[eloquentness]

"Hey, it's Iris. Leave a message!"
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[doitforthevibe]

hey.

[ Perhaps a lackluster and therefore ominous greeting, but it's all Cisco has the muster for right now. ]

just checking in. i disappeared last two days.
the good news = the porters semi-functional, bc im back now.

text;

[eloquentness]

[ oh man. that explains all the unanswered texts. ]

I'm just glad you're back.
Are you okay??
Physically? Mentally?

[ dang, now she's typing like Barry, but she's just so relieved. ]

My powers are back to normal, btw.
Coffee on the house? Wherever you are? :)

[doitforthevibe]

im alright. older. like, a year older.

yeah my powers are back on too. and then some.
im in heropa, @ my workshop.

[eloquentness]

Whoa. 😲
Give me 10-15 min and I’ll be right over.

[ and sure enough, there’s a knock at his workshop door at that specified time. She’s even brought two empty mugs, just so she can make coffee then and there. ]

[doitforthevibe]

[ Cisco opens the door to Iris right away. And he's the same Cisco, just with hair that's a little longer, a little curlier. And an expression that's a little more frantic. He waves her inside and shuts the door. ]

Thanks for coming. I just wanted to... [ He trails off, running anxious fingers through his hair. ] It's good to know everyone's still okay.

[eloquentness]

[ Some day, she swears she's gonna ask about his hair care routine. This isn't that day, though - it's not like Cisco to be so frazzled upon returning to Earth-Heropa. ]

Yeah, yeah. [ she pauses, setting the mugs down. ] I take it something happened back home?

[doitforthevibe]

Few things. [ He kind of wants to talk about them, but not knowing where Iris falls on the timeline is making him wary of spoilers. ] Nothing we can't handle, it's just... It's stressful.

[eloquentness]

[ That was incredibly unhelpful, and Iris’s frown certainly speaks for her right now. ]

Okay, define stressful. Worse than Zoom?

[doitforthevibe]

No. [ He's quick to answer. ] Not as bad as Zoom. Not as bad as Savitar. [ They'd get Barry and Caitlin back, he knew they would. No one's life was on the line. ]

[eloquentness]

[ she's quiet for a long moment, before she dares to ask - ]

Who's Savitar?

[doitforthevibe]

[ Oh. Shit. She's not there yet.

Fuck, he swears inwardly. He can't tell Iris her life was on the line for a whole year. ]

Just, uh... Another evil speedster. You know. They're a dime a dozen. NBD.

[eloquentness]

Cisco . . .

[ He's not telling her the truth. Which means that whoever this Savitar is, he's seriously bad news. ]

This guy may not be relevant now, but when the time comes? [ she draws a breath, ] You'll have to tell us eventually. Okay?

[doitforthevibe]

[ Sigh. ] I know. And I will. But... You're safe here, and that's what matters.

[eloquentness]

[ Wait... why was her safety ever in doubt?? ]

Uh... [ . . . . ] What do you mean? That’s never been a problem before.