MASK OR MENACE IC INBOX

[runningstart]

WALLY WEST
"You've reached the personal voice mail of the Wall-man. The honor is yours! Leave your deets, I'll holla back atcha."
[ BEEP. ]

KID FLASH
"This is the contact for Kid Flash. If it's an emergency, call Robin; he'll know where I am. Otherwise, leave your info and I'll get you back ASAP."
[ BEEP. ]


[ voice | text | email | action ]

( Please specify in tag subject line if the contact is for Wally West or Kid Flash! )

Comments

[performance]

Yeaaah, not so much.

[ He swings his legs off the gargoyle. ]

You never asked M'gann any personal questions, you know? You never seemed like you cared about her. You see a girl you like and you turn into this guy I don't even know. Some pushy jock stereotype, telling girls how hot they are like that's what they wanna hear and they were just waiting for you to come tell them.

Not exactly sensitive.

[runningstart]

[KF's face grows hotter the more he hears, until he's standing up and throwing his half-eaten churro at Robin. Kind of hard.]

What the hell do you know about how much I liked M'gann?

[performance]

Ow! What the— that cost me a buck fifty! I'm not rich here, dude.

[ Scrubbing cinnamon off his cheek. He snorts, annoyed. ]

I didn't say you didn't like her. I know you liked her.

[runningstart]

And I don't think girls are just waiting around for me to show up. And I'm not a jock stereotype. I'm sorry not all of us can throw giant parties in our giant mansions and invite half the school over and expect the other half to show up just because.

[performance]

[ Because having everyone at your birthday party except for your real friends is great. He loves it. It's his favorite. ]

Yeah, poor Wally. He has to do it like that or Robin would swoop in and steal all the girls. It's not his fault.

Come on, dude.

[runningstart]

You know what? [KF lifts his hands, backing up a few steps.] I don't care. You can make out with every girl in this city and I wouldn't care at all. You can do whatever you like.

[He heads over to the edge of the roof and swings over to grab the rungs of the utility ladder.] And maybe I don't know how to deal with girls, but sometimes dude? You're a real jerk. [He slides down and out of sight. He's going home.]

[performance]

Wait— h-hey, wait!

[ Robin tries to chase him down, but the annoying thing about speedsters is that when they really want to disappear, not even he can catch them. ]

text: the day after boyfights

[performance]

You're right. I'm a jerk.

But I'm not wrong.

text

[runningstart]

real bad start rob

text

[performance]

Honesty is important.

text

[runningstart]

i can honestly tell you where to shove your honesty

text

[performance]

Are you going to keep running away every time I make you uncomfortable or what?

text

[runningstart]

oh im not uncomfortable

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[runningstart]

youre just a jerk

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[performance]

You could at least yell at me about it.

text

[runningstart]

i dont feel the need to go around telling you everything you do wrong

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[runningstart]

because jerks do that

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[performance]

I phrased it poorly. My approach was terrible. I'm sorry for that.

But if you want someone who'll let you get away with whatever you want, you picked the wrong best friend.

text

[runningstart]

tbh i dont even know what to say in response to that

like ur level of jerkness is through the roof rn its kind of awe inspiring

voice

[performance]

[ about fifteen minutes later. ]

I'm not gonna do this over text.

Look. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have— the M'gann thing was a low blow.

text

[runningstart]

yeah it was

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[runningstart]

i got a whole school full of jerks who are more than happy to tell me how much i suck

text

[runningstart]

they dont need help

voice

[performance]

It's not like that.

... You're better than them.

text

[runningstart]

what im better so i should ACT better??? if youre going that route im turning off my phone