MASK OR MENACE IC INBOX

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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."
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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."
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[ There's a noise, and the lights turn on, and if it were anyone else, he'd jolt awake in a second, but it's just Wally and even his subconscious is comfortable enough with that to give him at least a moment of bleary, half awake staring. He pulls his head up slowly, hair all out of place, and blinks at Wally.

Oh, right. ]

...mmmhey, you came back.

[ He pushes himself up with one arm into a sitting position, made slightly awkward by how he's not quite used to the cast yet. ]

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Yeah, I came back. I live here. [That's not exactly fair of you to say considering all last week, but whatever Wally.

He peels the mask and hood portion of his uniform off and ruffles his hair. He should probably get a haircut soon.]

What's this? [He gestures to the cupcakes. His stomach rumbles and he picks up a cupcake questioningly, pointing at the candle.]

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—don't eat it yet! You have to light the candles.

[ He rubs the back of his neck. It feels kind of lame now, without the fun of actually surprising Wally. ]

It's, uh... kind of a happy birthday thing. I might be off by a few days, but I think I got pretty close. And I didn't wanna make a big fuss, because I know you're probably gonna want a real birthday party when it's, you know, your real birthday, and anyway, I didn't think of it until recently, but...

Surprise?

[ ...jazzhands... ]

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-Ah!

Ahhhh! What the heck, it's my birthday! Oh my god! Did I seriously forget?!

[WOW HE IS SO MAD AT HIMSELF RIGHT NOW]

It's because of the time thing and it's stupid summer and I'm used to it snowing-! Dammit, I can't believe I forgot- Think of all the people who don't know!

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[ ... should I have thrown him a party? ]

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I think if there's any reasonable time to forget your own birthday, it's when it's four months early.

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Dude, did you seriously count? [Wally didn't even know anyone remembered when he was from. Makes sense Robin would know though, detective and all.

So if it's his birthday now and then again four months from now...

And then he notices that the cupcakes are in a lightning bolt shape, and yeah that's definitely a present here and Robin's not exactly made of money in this world. He grins.]

...thanks.

[Birthdays back home tend to start off very differently, but this is all right too.]

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[ Robin grins, too, warm and sincere (and really hoping Wally doesn't take any of it the wrong way). ]

I didn't go totally nuts or anything. It's just, I'm pretty sure when you're from was right when school started for me, so I remembered when that was... and then it was just basic math.

[ He gestures to the desk, where he'd left the lighter. ]

Wanna make a wish before you dig in?

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Sure, yeah. But I'm gonna spit on each and every cupcake here. [Wally grins and holds out a candle for Robin to light, then helps him light the rest and slaps the switch by the door.]

-oh god, but don't sing. Okay I'm just gonna- [He leans down and blows out the candles, just in case Robin was gearing up for a song.] There. [He flips the lights.] Completely covered in my spit. Enjoy.

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Pshuh. Like your saliva's gonna deter me. I've been waiting here for hours.

And I wasn't gonna, but since you asked so nicely—

[ And he's belting out as much Happy Birthday as he can before Wally forcibly stops him. HE SINGS LIKE AN ANGEL. ]

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[we're just gonna cram a cupcake into that open mouth to shut him up ok? ok]

There that's better. [Silence is worth sacrificing one cupcake. even if robin is a better singer than wally]

Seriously though dude, you didn't have to. I mean, I don't even know- am I just gonna turn sixteen again in November? Or maybe I should have a July birthday from now on, change my sign and all that. Mix it up.

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Mmfnghf—!

[ FACE FULL OF CUPCAKE. It's sort of an ordeal, but Dick chews and swallows and wipes his mouth and winds up with frosting on the tip of his nose anyway. Also there are crumbs in Wally's bed now. ]

... I dunno how it works, dude. I know it's not really official or anything. I just thought... if it were me, it'd be cool if someone remembered? [ shrug. ] Anyway it's not like I went out of my way for anything.

[ Except going to the bakery. And a trip out to Cape Canaveral for the present, but that's only because there's no mall here in Heropa. ]

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Uh huh. [Wally gives the cupcakes and present a pointed look. Didn't go out of your way, really?] Well...thanks. [Wally shifts his weight, unwrapping another cupcake to devour.] Sorry you were here until- geez, it's two in the morning.

-oh hey, dude! I haven't even signed your cast yet! [Wally shoves the rest of the cupcake into his mouth and dusts off his hands, snagging a marker from his desk. time to play 'how many dirty words can i fit on this cast before robin stops me' ]

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Dude! C'mon— [ He almost says "be professional" before he stops himself from opening up that can of worms again, so he just smacks Wally's hand before he gets too into it. ] —I have to go to work with this thing on, you know. At least deface it with lightning bolts or something.

[ He flops back so he's laying on the bed again, keeping an eye on Wally and the marker. ]

... Hey, why were you so late, anyway? Busy night?

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[Wally rolls his eyes but at least the next thing he scrawls onto the cast isn't laden with profanity. ...although it is a signature from "your hero, Kid Flash" inside of the Flash symbol.]

No, not really. I was just running.

[Up to places he was considering moving to.]

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Oh yeah? Go anywhere cool?

[ He snorts at the very fanclubby signature, but doesn't stop him. ]

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Uhhh if Pennsylvania counts as cool. Which it doesn't, by the way. [Wow Wally leave some room for everyone else to sign- wally do not write over the signatures of people you don't know you brat]

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[ He should probably say something, but Dick lets him have free run of the cast. ]

You're right. That sounds way lame.

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I'm gonna need more art supplies to really make this awesome, [Wally mutters, giving Dick's cast a critical stare.]

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You have my full permission to bedazzle my leg.

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[Wally looks up before capping his marker with purpose and backing away.] Wait. Wait right there. Don't move. [He stuffs a cupcake in his mouth and vanishes with a gust of air. He's gone for all of a minute before he comes back with a shopping bag of dollar-store stick-on earrings and glitter pens.]

You don't want to know the looks I got shopping for these while wearing this, [he announces as he dumps out the bag and begins to stick crappy little fake jewels all over Robin's cast.]

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[ Dick laughs, pushing back up into a sitting position. ]

Oh my god, you shouldn't have. I'm gonna be the prettiest girl at the prom.

[ He grabs a pink sticky heart and presses it to Wally's cheek. ENJOY. ]

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[Wally peels it off with a semi-dirty look in Robin's direction and sticks it to his cast.] Excuse me please, I'm the artist for this piece of work. Don't touch my supplies. [He begins to scrawl what is obviously a little cartoon princess on Robin's ankle.]

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Dude, what's that supposed to be?