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Twenty Second Race - The End
Jul. 22nd, 2011 07:00 pm[ Video ]
[ Wally is holding a pen cap. In fact, he's considering the pen cap very seriously. ]
You know, my powers have changed a lot over the years. And they never really made sense. But the one thing I still can't figure out is why now, and never before, every time I vibrate through something--
[ There's a blur of motion, barely noticable, and the pen cap falls. ]
--it explodes.
[ The pen cap explodes before it even hits the ground, fortunately far enough away from anything to avoid causing damage.]
I know we've got some really smart people on board. Maybe you can--
[ Without any indication of why, the screen goes black. For those able to check remotely, the communicator doesn't even exist anymore. Wally is gone, and so is his room and all his things. All that's left is a pen in the art room, missing a cap. ]
[ Wally is holding a pen cap. In fact, he's considering the pen cap very seriously. ]
You know, my powers have changed a lot over the years. And they never really made sense. But the one thing I still can't figure out is why now, and never before, every time I vibrate through something--
[ There's a blur of motion, barely noticable, and the pen cap falls. ]
--it explodes.
[ The pen cap explodes before it even hits the ground, fortunately far enough away from anything to avoid causing damage.]
I know we've got some really smart people on board. Maybe you can--
[ Without any indication of why, the screen goes black. For those able to check remotely, the communicator doesn't even exist anymore. Wally is gone, and so is his room and all his things. All that's left is a pen in the art room, missing a cap. ]
Twenty First Race
Jul. 4th, 2011 12:47 pm[ Warden Filter ]
I'm curious. How many of you have kids back home? Or had someone to take care of, anything like that. I'm in a bit of a unique situation because when I first came here I wasn't even in a relationship, and now I'm married with kids, but I think it's done a lot towards helping my inmate. I'm not saying we should treat our inmates like they're our kids, but it's something to think about.
[ Private to David ]
Still grounded, kiddo?
[ Private to Drake ]
I was looking back over our old conversations, and I'd completely forgotten about that assignment I gave you. Made many friends yet?
I'm curious. How many of you have kids back home? Or had someone to take care of, anything like that. I'm in a bit of a unique situation because when I first came here I wasn't even in a relationship, and now I'm married with kids, but I think it's done a lot towards helping my inmate. I'm not saying we should treat our inmates like they're our kids, but it's something to think about.
[ Private to David ]
Still grounded, kiddo?
[ Private to Drake ]
I was looking back over our old conversations, and I'd completely forgotten about that assignment I gave you. Made many friends yet?
Second Vacation
Jun. 17th, 2011 11:28 am[ Video ]
I was going to say I could stand to be slowed down for a trip off the barge, but it looks like that wasn't a problem this time. I guess the barge is less predictable than I gave it credit for.
[ So he says, but he looks happy to still have his speed. He glances around behind him at the super cool wonderland that is this place... ]
If anybody sees a manic looking magician calling himself Abracadabra, give me a call, would you? This place looks just a bit before his time, but who knows. In the mean time, I'm gonna have a look around.
[ He's about to turn off the feed, but then something occurs to him. ]
That's right, I almost forgot. I can lend my speed to people, one or two without losing too much as long as you stay in contact. It's been a long time since there's been any place this interesting for me to run around, so if anybody's interested in some sight-seeing on a larger scale, just let me know!
I was going to say I could stand to be slowed down for a trip off the barge, but it looks like that wasn't a problem this time. I guess the barge is less predictable than I gave it credit for.
[ So he says, but he looks happy to still have his speed. He glances around behind him at the super cool wonderland that is this place... ]
If anybody sees a manic looking magician calling himself Abracadabra, give me a call, would you? This place looks just a bit before his time, but who knows. In the mean time, I'm gonna have a look around.
[ He's about to turn off the feed, but then something occurs to him. ]
That's right, I almost forgot. I can lend my speed to people, one or two without losing too much as long as you stay in contact. It's been a long time since there's been any place this interesting for me to run around, so if anybody's interested in some sight-seeing on a larger scale, just let me know!
Twentieth Race
Jun. 7th, 2011 11:30 am[ Oh no! A sad face! ]
Bad news, guys. I asked, and the Admiral says no pizza party.
[ He pauses for the inevitable sigh of disappointment before turning determined. ]
But Dracula's right, we could use a decent party. I know a few people who can supply music. What do you say, Kitchens? Cook us up something special? [ And a grin, ] I can handle the clean up no problem.
How's tomorrow night sound? Nobody has anything malevolent or insidious planned, I hope?
Bad news, guys. I asked, and the Admiral says no pizza party.
[ He pauses for the inevitable sigh of disappointment before turning determined. ]
But Dracula's right, we could use a decent party. I know a few people who can supply music. What do you say, Kitchens? Cook us up something special? [ And a grin, ] I can handle the clean up no problem.
How's tomorrow night sound? Nobody has anything malevolent or insidious planned, I hope?
Nineteenth Race
May. 28th, 2011 06:21 pm[ Video ]
[ He's not even looking at the screen. Wally just looks bored and hungry. ]
Hello, hello, is anybody listening to me...
Just forget it. If this goes on any longer I don't care who loses rations, I'm taking as much food as I want. It's not my fault the kitchen forgot about me. Maybe you'll remember me when you're short a couple of steaks.
[ooc | You know that feeling, 'OH! I remember what it was I forgot now!'? Have some of that. And also a very hungry, bored speedster. ]
[ He's not even looking at the screen. Wally just looks bored and hungry. ]
Hello, hello, is anybody listening to me...
Just forget it. If this goes on any longer I don't care who loses rations, I'm taking as much food as I want. It's not my fault the kitchen forgot about me. Maybe you'll remember me when you're short a couple of steaks.
[ooc | You know that feeling, 'OH! I remember what it was I forgot now!'? Have some of that. And also a very hungry, bored speedster. ]
Third Shift
May. 27th, 2011 05:56 pmOkay, what is up with this flood? I've been trying to talk to people all day and I haven't got more than a word or two in response. Is everyone ignoring me a part of the flood? Because honestly, I'd prefer the random injuries.
[ Sigh. ]
I'm not going to get any responses, am I.
[ooc | For this flood, everybody has forgotten about Wally. You were going to have lunch with him? Something must have come up. There was something you wanted to tell him? Well, it can't have been that important.
Oh, that's right, you were going to respond to this post, weren't you? You're a bit busy at the moment. Maybe later. ]
[ Sigh. ]
I'm not going to get any responses, am I.
[ooc | For this flood, everybody has forgotten about Wally. You were going to have lunch with him? Something must have come up. There was something you wanted to tell him? Well, it can't have been that important.
Oh, that's right, you were going to respond to this post, weren't you? You're a bit busy at the moment. Maybe later. ]
Eighteenth Race
May. 21st, 2011 05:30 amThat was... an experience. What was that exactly? A parallel Earth? I didn't realize the ship could do that, now that I think of it.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that even as different people with different histories some things stay the same. Like our apparent propensity for murder.
[ Private to all cr ]
Is everyone okay? I have to admit I'm a lot less useful in a bind as a 19th century mechanic than I am normally.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that even as different people with different histories some things stay the same. Like our apparent propensity for murder.
[ Private to all cr ]
Is everyone okay? I have to admit I'm a lot less useful in a bind as a 19th century mechanic than I am normally.
Seventeenth Race
May. 16th, 2011 12:15 pm[ Video ]
[ This post is set to video for a very obvious reason: to put on display a massive pile of books, ranging from physics and biology to philosophy and the occult. And when I say massive, I don't mean a college kid doing a research paper. I mean twenty college kids doing a research paper. In fact, Wally is only there in voice. ]
I've been doing some research, working on a problem back home when I'm not working with Drake or trying to convince people not to try to kill him, and I've found something out.
[ A disembodied hand reaches out to grab a book on physics from the year 2099. He flips to a page about the speed of light, explaining how a thing's mass will change with speed. ]
My powers make no sense whatsoever. Do I get a phone home option? Because I'm starting to think Linda made it all up. It doesn't even make much sense mythologically. Yes, I said mythologically. No wonder STAR Labs had so much trouble figuring it out, it's all completely insane.
Does anybody know where I can find a book on the speedforce itself? It sure as heck isn't in this library. You'd think with centuries of material, someone would have written about it eventually.
[ This post is set to video for a very obvious reason: to put on display a massive pile of books, ranging from physics and biology to philosophy and the occult. And when I say massive, I don't mean a college kid doing a research paper. I mean twenty college kids doing a research paper. In fact, Wally is only there in voice. ]
I've been doing some research, working on a problem back home when I'm not working with Drake or trying to convince people not to try to kill him, and I've found something out.
[ A disembodied hand reaches out to grab a book on physics from the year 2099. He flips to a page about the speed of light, explaining how a thing's mass will change with speed. ]
My powers make no sense whatsoever. Do I get a phone home option? Because I'm starting to think Linda made it all up. It doesn't even make much sense mythologically. Yes, I said mythologically. No wonder STAR Labs had so much trouble figuring it out, it's all completely insane.
Does anybody know where I can find a book on the speedforce itself? It sure as heck isn't in this library. You'd think with centuries of material, someone would have written about it eventually.
Sixteenth Race
May. 5th, 2011 04:25 pm[ Voice - Warden Filter after the Doctor's comment ]
I know that time works differently on the barge, but it's hard to get comfortable knowing that trouble's waiting back home. I never really appreciated before how hard some of the wardens here work, knowing that lives are at stake. It's so weird not being able to call Linda and ask how the kids are doing. I know how they're doing, but it's not the same.
How do you guys do it? Sit around all day, reading or going about your business, knowing that while you're stuck here trying to do a long job, the people you care about are dead or dying all the time?
I know that time works differently on the barge, but it's hard to get comfortable knowing that trouble's waiting back home. I never really appreciated before how hard some of the wardens here work, knowing that lives are at stake. It's so weird not being able to call Linda and ask how the kids are doing. I know how they're doing, but it's not the same.
How do you guys do it? Sit around all day, reading or going about your business, knowing that while you're stuck here trying to do a long job, the people you care about are dead or dying all the time?
Fifteenth Race
Apr. 26th, 2011 06:29 pm[ Video ]
Not one of my best floods, I have to admit.
[ Wally is rifling through a handful of dvds he keeps in his bedroom. He finally finds the one he was looking for and holds it up for the camera - Titanic. ]
I have to say, as dreams go, this would be one of the weirder ones. I'm glad there aren't any meteors out here, or I might think we were in trouble.
So I guess it's back to actual warden stuff for a while until the next big disaster.
[ Private to Drake ]
Sorry I lost track of you for the flood. Obviously I was a little confused.
[ Private to Dick ]
I can explain, but you aren't going to like it.
Not one of my best floods, I have to admit.
[ Wally is rifling through a handful of dvds he keeps in his bedroom. He finally finds the one he was looking for and holds it up for the camera - Titanic. ]
I have to say, as dreams go, this would be one of the weirder ones. I'm glad there aren't any meteors out here, or I might think we were in trouble.
So I guess it's back to actual warden stuff for a while until the next big disaster.
[ Private to Drake ]
Sorry I lost track of you for the flood. Obviously I was a little confused.
[ Private to Dick ]
I can explain, but you aren't going to like it.
Second Shift
Apr. 24th, 2011 11:02 am[ Video ]
[ Wally's still wandering around in a bit of a daze. He found his way to the cafeteria for food, and back to his room for what he hoped would be him waking up in a bar in Keystone and finally going home to his wife. No such luck.
The strange not-sky above the deck frames his rather confused face. ]
This was fun and all, but why haven't I woken up yet? I can't stay in Dreamland forever. Linda's gonna be pissed when I don't come home from work. And there's no way that waitress is getting a tip if she let me sleep through the day.
[ Wally's still wandering around in a bit of a daze. He found his way to the cafeteria for food, and back to his room for what he hoped would be him waking up in a bar in Keystone and finally going home to his wife. No such luck.
The strange not-sky above the deck frames his rather confused face. ]
This was fun and all, but why haven't I woken up yet? I can't stay in Dreamland forever. Linda's gonna be pissed when I don't come home from work. And there's no way that waitress is getting a tip if she let me sleep through the day.
Fourteenth Race
Apr. 16th, 2011 10:31 pm[ Video ]
[ Guess who's snug as a bug in a rug in his room on the barge and has two thumbs? THIS GUY. ]
I may be a little lost on some memories of this place, but there is one thing I remember. One way or another, ports always suck. You can count me out. Drake, if you still want to go you'll have to find someone else to take you.
[ Guess who's snug as a bug in a rug in his room on the barge and has two thumbs? THIS GUY. ]
I may be a little lost on some memories of this place, but there is one thing I remember. One way or another, ports always suck. You can count me out. Drake, if you still want to go you'll have to find someone else to take you.
Thirteenth Race
Apr. 9th, 2011 01:08 pm[ Video! ]
[ Oh hello there, barge. Meet your newest warden, a nice looking redheaded man smiling awkwardly at the screen, that way newcomers always do. ]
Hey there! I'm--
[ No wait. That's not right. There's something wrong here. His smile falters. ]
I'm... gonna need a minute, on second thought.
[ The screen goes black. A minute later and there's Wally again, looking appropriately sheepish. And did I mention somewhere around ten years older than the last time you saw him? ]
Alright, I'm not sure what's happened exactly, but I know something's been messing with my memories and I've been here before. Is anyone I know still here? How long was I even gone?
Oh, I'm Wally West, by the way, for those of you who don't know me. I remember about floods and everything, it's just... wow. It's been years.
[ Oh hello there, barge. Meet your newest warden, a nice looking redheaded man smiling awkwardly at the screen, that way newcomers always do. ]
Hey there! I'm--
[ No wait. That's not right. There's something wrong here. His smile falters. ]
I'm... gonna need a minute, on second thought.
[ The screen goes black. A minute later and there's Wally again, looking appropriately sheepish. And did I mention somewhere around ten years older than the last time you saw him? ]
Alright, I'm not sure what's happened exactly, but I know something's been messing with my memories and I've been here before. Is anyone I know still here? How long was I even gone?
Oh, I'm Wally West, by the way, for those of you who don't know me. I remember about floods and everything, it's just... wow. It's been years.
Twelfth Race
Apr. 4th, 2011 10:38 pm[ Voice ]
[ What is this? A voice post? Somebody is in a hurry. Which is unusual, for Wally. ]
Hey, uh, something's come up at home that I need to take care of. And as much as I love time travel, you really can't rely on it in an emergency, I've found, so I have to go. Like, right now.
Drake, you can take care of yourself for a day or two, right? Just don't do anything especially stupid, you should be fine.
[ What is this? A voice post? Somebody is in a hurry. Which is unusual, for Wally. ]
Hey, uh, something's come up at home that I need to take care of. And as much as I love time travel, you really can't rely on it in an emergency, I've found, so I have to go. Like, right now.
Drake, you can take care of yourself for a day or two, right? Just don't do anything especially stupid, you should be fine.
Eleventh Race
Apr. 1st, 2011 02:03 pm[ Video ]
Well, I think we all learned a thing or two from that one. Right?
No?
Yeah, me neither.
[ Private to David ]
How's your head?
[ooc | I have a horrible, awful cold today, so if I disappear for a few hours that's why. ]
Well, I think we all learned a thing or two from that one. Right?
No?
Yeah, me neither.
[ Private to David ]
How's your head?
[ooc | I have a horrible, awful cold today, so if I disappear for a few hours that's why. ]
Tenth Race
Mar. 17th, 2011 05:27 pm[ Video ]
[ Wally appears a little sleepy, but for the most part unfazed by his second bout with unexpected unconsciousness. Well, this is just his way of dealing with it. Later he'll try to contact S.T.A.R. labs and see if they have any insight, but for now, he has much more pressing concerns on his mind. ]
So I've been thinking about these floods we've had so far, and I realized... they haven't really been all that bad. Am I missing something really horrible, or is everyone just overreacting to all of this stuff?
[ooc | P.S. I shoulda done this earlier, so I won't backdate, but Drake can have his ring back as long as he is unable to use it to hurt anybody. Robin knows what I mean. ]
[ Wally appears a little sleepy, but for the most part unfazed by his second bout with unexpected unconsciousness. Well, this is just his way of dealing with it. Later he'll try to contact S.T.A.R. labs and see if they have any insight, but for now, he has much more pressing concerns on his mind. ]
So I've been thinking about these floods we've had so far, and I realized... they haven't really been all that bad. Am I missing something really horrible, or is everyone just overreacting to all of this stuff?
[ooc | P.S. I shoulda done this earlier, so I won't backdate, but Drake can have his ring back as long as he is unable to use it to hurt anybody. Robin knows what I mean. ]
Ninth Race
Mar. 13th, 2011 12:23 pm[ Video ]
[ Wally is bleary eyed, but none the worse for wear. In fact, he looks like he just woke up from a nap. Sadly, a week is only somewhat alarming in Wally World. Mostly he looks confused. Oh, and hungry. ]
I'm starving. Does somebody want to tell me what exactly I'm doing in the infirmary? It isn't Aztecs again, is it? I got more than enough of Tatahiti the first time around, and he wasn't even all that bad a guy.
I keep telling you guys we need a McDonald's here, but I don't suppose somebody could make me... about twenty burgers? That should do it. I feel like I've been asleep for a week.
[ Wally is bleary eyed, but none the worse for wear. In fact, he looks like he just woke up from a nap. Sadly, a week is only somewhat alarming in Wally World. Mostly he looks confused. Oh, and hungry. ]
I'm starving. Does somebody want to tell me what exactly I'm doing in the infirmary? It isn't Aztecs again, is it? I got more than enough of Tatahiti the first time around, and he wasn't even all that bad a guy.
I keep telling you guys we need a McDonald's here, but I don't suppose somebody could make me... about twenty burgers? That should do it. I feel like I've been asleep for a week.
[ The video comes on mysteriously, seemingly unattended. How odd... No it isn’t. It’s Wally’s evil plan. The camera is pointed at a familiar pair, Dick and Wally sitting on Dick’s couch. The reason for this post? Well... ]
--the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive!
IT’S THE-- EYE OF THE TIGER, IT’S THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT!
RISING UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF OUR RIVALS!
AND THE LAST KNOWN SURVIVOR STALKS HIS PREY IN THE NIGHT,
AND HE’S WATCHING US ALL IN THE EEEEYE--- OF THE TIGER.
Face to face, out in the heat...
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry.
They stack the odds 'til… Wally are you recording this?
What? No. Why?
[Dick comes over to investigate the journal. Wally snatches it up before Dick has the chance to confirm that it’s on and turns off... the video feed. Audio is still streaming. ]
See? It’s not on.
Wally, come on. I saw the light on. [ >| ]
You’re just seeing things. See, this is why you need me to cheer you up. You’re so down you’re starting to hallucinate.
I don’t need you to help me cheer up, who says I need cheering up? I’m fine. Just give me the journal.
Mentally healthy people don’t hallucinate.
I’m not hallucinating, what did you post?
...You’ll thank me when you hit the big time! [ /RUNS AWAY ]
[ A few seconds later, at a safe distance- ]
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was our very own Dick Grayson! Save your applause, he can’t hear it from here. I hope.
[No, he is, in fact, fuming in his room and plotting revenge. After, of course, he deals with the fallout. How is this possibly more embarrassing than getting drunk?]
[ooc | Red = Wally, Blue = Dick, Purple = Both ]
--the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive!
IT’S THE-- EYE OF THE TIGER, IT’S THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT!
RISING UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF OUR RIVALS!
AND THE LAST KNOWN SURVIVOR STALKS HIS PREY IN THE NIGHT,
AND HE’S WATCHING US ALL IN THE EEEEYE--- OF THE TIGER.
Face to face, out in the heat...
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry.
They stack the odds 'til… Wally are you recording this?
What? No. Why?
[Dick comes over to investigate the journal. Wally snatches it up before Dick has the chance to confirm that it’s on and turns off... the video feed. Audio is still streaming. ]
See? It’s not on.
Wally, come on. I saw the light on. [ >| ]
You’re just seeing things. See, this is why you need me to cheer you up. You’re so down you’re starting to hallucinate.
I don’t need you to help me cheer up, who says I need cheering up? I’m fine. Just give me the journal.
Mentally healthy people don’t hallucinate.
I’m not hallucinating, what did you post?
...You’ll thank me when you hit the big time! [ /RUNS AWAY ]
[ A few seconds later, at a safe distance- ]
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was our very own Dick Grayson! Save your applause, he can’t hear it from here. I hope.
[No, he is, in fact, fuming in his room and plotting revenge. After, of course, he deals with the fallout. How is this possibly more embarrassing than getting drunk?]
[ooc | Red = Wally, Blue = Dick, Purple = Both ]
First Shift
Feb. 7th, 2011 10:33 am[ There's something different about Wally today. For starters, he seems freaked out. And business-like, something the barge doesn't get to see in him very often. Drake and Arthas may recognize his working face. Of course, the truly strange thing is that he doesn't seem to be moving particularly fast. In fact... ]
Thheeeeeeeerrreeeee'sss ssssooooooooommeeeethhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnngg wrrrroooooooooonnnnngggg heeeeeeeeeeeeerrree. Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisss thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiss aaaaaa ssssuuuuuuuuuupppeeeeeeeer fffffaaaaaaaaaasssssstttt ffffllloooooooooddd oooooooorrr ddiiiiiiiiddd mmmyyyyyy aaallaaaaaaaarrrmmm cllllooooooooocccckkk jjjjuuuuuuuuuuussssssttt bbrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaaakkk tttthhhheeeee llllaaaaaaaawwwwss oooooofff pphhyyssssssssssiiiiiiiiccccsssss?
[ He very slowly picks up a pencil and drops it to demonstrate. The pencil falls... just like a normal pencil. Yup, it's just Wally. ]
[ Private to Kitchens ]
I'm preetty sure my food needs for the daay just spiked. Can you haandle that or shoould I aiiim to sleep thisoneoff?
Thheeeeeeeerrreeeee'sss ssssooooooooommeeeethhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnngg wrrrroooooooooonnnnngggg heeeeeeeeeeeeerrree. Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisss thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiss aaaaaa ssssuuuuuuuuuupppeeeeeeeer fffffaaaaaaaaaasssssstttt ffffllloooooooooddd oooooooorrr ddiiiiiiiiddd mmmyyyyyy aaallaaaaaaaarrrmmm cllllooooooooocccckkk jjjjuuuuuuuuuuussssssttt bbrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaaakkk tttthhhheeeee llllaaaaaaaawwwwss oooooofff pphhyyssssssssssiiiiiiiiccccsssss?
[ He very slowly picks up a pencil and drops it to demonstrate. The pencil falls... just like a normal pencil. Yup, it's just Wally. ]
[ Private to Kitchens ]
I'm preetty sure my food needs for the daay just spiked. Can you haandle that or shoould I aiiim to sleep thisoneoff?
