Seventeenth Race

[gingerspeedster]

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[ 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.

Comments

[championoftime]

Actually I wouldn't mind talking about it with you, if you've the time. It sounds very fascinating. What did this Linda tell you about it?

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

All sorts of things that didn't make any sense to me. She's the genius in the family. She even rigged up this machine in the basement to try to stabilize how fast our kids are aging, but I have no clue how it works.

[championoftime]

Hmmm. Well, I could probably help if I could find out more about the subject somehow.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

[ He gestures to the pile of books. ]

This is what I've got. Unless I can find a way to contact Linda, there's not much else I can do.

[flashy-magic.livejournal.com]

Convince people not to kill me?

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Sylvanas still isn't exactly your biggest fan.

[flashy-magic.livejournal.com]

Oh. Yeah. Her.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Her. You should try to stay off her radar.

[flashy-magic.livejournal.com]

I do try.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

And I do the rest. Just don't do anything to aggravate her and you should be fine.

[flashy-magic.livejournal.com]

I haven't been doing anything to annoy her.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Good. Keep it up.

[fivestepsahead.livejournal.com]

[ He needs shit to do that's not Dealing With Eddie, so: ]

I've done a couple of tests with Barry before- [ pause ] the Crisis.

I can try to continue it.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Do you think it'll help my kids?

[fivestepsahead.livejournal.com]

It might.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Then just tell me what I need to do.

private;

[fivestepsahead.livejournal.com]

The results are with me.

Come over to my cabin. I have the equipment in the Cave. [ YES HE HAS THE CAVE HERE SHADDUP ]

private;

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

I'll be right over.

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You have a cave on the barge?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

More of less the only thing I agree with in what you just said is the "it's all completely insane" part. Your power is ridiculous.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Says the doctor from Gotham. I'm impressed.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I'm not from your Gotham. So you wouldn't know.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

True. Have you met Bane? Or Killer Croc?

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Are those people or diseases?

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

You'd probably call them both.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

In that case, no. I don't know either.

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[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

I wish I could have you speak to Dr. Suresh or Daphne. She was a Speedster too. Maybe his book is in the library? Dr. Chandra Suresh, Activating Evolution, I think.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

[ He rifles around with the books a little bit and pulls out the book itself. ]

This one?

Video.

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

[She looks shocked, backs up some.] Y-yeah, that one.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

It's a good book, but I'm not sure how much of the genetics apply in my world.

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[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, true. Well...[at a loss here.] Sorry.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. Really I'm just looking for something to do in my spare time.

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[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

If I can help, just holler.