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[The feed clicks on to reveal a red-headed teen with yellow eyes, who's currently peering at the device like it's going to explode.]

Okay, power button. Check. I thought this could be like that episode of The Twilight Zone where they execute people by blowing up in their rooms and that maybe someone was clever for a change and made the self-destruct button look like the on/off. But! Obviously not, because I'm still here.

I think I'm getting paranoid. It's like there's this voice in my head going -

[Bart holds two fingers up to either side of his head, so they stick up through his hair like ears.]

"Trust nothing."

[He puts his arms down, and he really drops them. They're just suddenly gone, and the camera picks up maybe two frames of the action, but even that's a little lost in a yellow flash. Bart only laughs with relief.]

Hey! Look at that, they weren't lying about that either. Now, if it would just hurry up and work all the time.

So, uh. Hi. Bart Allen. Anyone know where to find the games on this thing? I gotta pass the time until the rest of you slow down.

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[It's fine. Not fine. But definitely not entirely unexpected. Why should Wally be any happier to meet him this time around? He's cringingly young and probably still Kid Flash himself. That doesn't make Bart any less annoyed by the stare down.

He scrubs at his face with his right hand and leaves it on his forehead, propping his head up.]

Why does everyone need confirmation on that? Yes, he comes back. If my present's your future, everything is A-OK. When did I get a reputation for tall tales?

[ Well, with how anxious he's been about this whole thing, he's not going to let that ring slip by his attention. He tenses and leans forward. ]

Dude- Where did you get that? [ He knows the ring, more or less. Barry has one back home. Wally has one. He should understand what it means, but he can't bring himself to say it.

His mind's racing, recalling conversations with Kyle. If Wally is Flash in that universe, and this kid's roughly from the same time and has a ring like that... It's starting to come together and he doesn't know whether he should laugh or be angry. ]

You're Kid Flash?

[Bart's eyes widen at this. Okay. He kinda blew the secret identity himself. He'd been caught moving too fast on camera. Even at home, it's not even much of a secret - there's been museum exhibits of him. But he can't believe Wally just threw it out there. Bart had hoped that the subject had gotten buried in his talk with Dinah and would be forgotten.

He takes his hand away from his head and looks at the ring.]

This? They sell them as souvenirs at the Flash Museum.

Smooth. Real smooth. When I get home, that's gonna get thrown in your face.

[Bart's smiling awkwardly. It's more a nervous reaction.]

Cause toy ones don't do this.

[Bart touches the ring, and he catches his uniform in one hand. He doesn't change.]

Let's start this over with 100% less freakouts. I'm Bart Allen - I'm your first cousin, once removed. And yeah, I'm Kid Flash.

[ Wally was about to reply and call "bull" on the Flash museum story, but then there's this and he has to stare in momentary shock. The costume really is in there... This has to be legit, and it would explain that familiar feeling he got from looking at Bart's face. ]

First cousin once removed... [ He lifts his hand up, as if he's counting on his fingers on how to calculate that. Last name being "Allen," means descended from Barry... so this is... ]

Barry's grandson. Aunt Iris' grandson? And I'm Flash. [ Not yet. Not here. ] And you're Kid Flash. [ He's getting it, he promises. It's just a lot to take in. ]

Okay. Right. Good. Got it.

[Bart nods along to all of this and confirms each statement.]

Yes. Yup. You're pretty darned good at it. I'm no slouch either.

[He rubs at the back of his neck.]

I gotta say this is weird for me. Is it weird for you? Rhetorical question.

You were like ten years older than me when I met you.

[ Wally sits back some, trying to take that all in, for the umpteenth time. He should have really been expecting this, with his conversations with Kyle, but... it's still a blow to finally get it. ]

It's weird... Definitely weird. [ He nods. ] But... [ And then, a grin makes its way to his lips. ]

It's kinda cool. Always wanted another person in the family who could do what I do. [ Y'know, aside from Barry - closer to his age. ]

[His own grin a little slower in coming, because that's... something to hear. It's the quickest that any of the modern era speedsters have posited that Bart, playing the role of 'another person in the family', was wanted around. There's so much confusion on his face that all he can manage is a tiny smile.]

It's totally kinda cool.

[Wally actually just said that. Even if it's not the the right one - or the younger right or whatever is going on here, Bart will still take that sentence and tuck it away somewhere with his residual hero worship for a rainy day. And now he is grinning and relaxed into a much looser way of holding himself.]

Hey, we need to have a Kid Flash pact or something. I'll try and avoid any spoilers, and we don't argue over the codename and colors. I mean, there's two Flashes back home. Who says there can't be two Kid Flashes here?

[ Well, if it ever came down to a discussion, Wally could probably come up with all sorts of reasons why he's happy to have Bart around - another speedster in the family. He manages to pick up that Bart's in a lighter mood now, so it naturally means he's in one himself. ]

Pact? [ He arches a brow, his grin growing a little more mischievous. ]

Sure thing. I can share. [ He's a big boy when he wants to be. ] One thing, though- Just tell me now... Kyle Rayner, if you know him...

[ And then dramatic pause. ]

He's not like, some old flame of mine where you're from, is he? [ The look on his face is totally serious now. Kyle and Zatanna have been trolling him for months, and it'd be good to get some confirmation from family. ]

Whaaaat?

[Bart's so thrown by this that he has to talk through giggles.]

Uh, no? Not as far as I know, anyway. Remember, you were in your twenties when I met you. Long story. [Shrugs and coughs, trying to match Wally's serious business face.] I do know two things: you, sorta, and that you were... already the Flash when Kyle became a Green Lantern.

[Yeah, he just promised to avoid spoilers and almost spilled the beans about the whole married thing. He's not the best at this.]

Gotta love the Teen Titans files. Anyway, unless you were secretly a jerk and managed to hide it from everyone - newsflash: impossible, I don't think you and Kyle dated. He's your best friend. One of them. Shoot. don't tell Dick and Roy that I didn't pluralize that at first. ANYWAY. that's why he's giving you a hard time.

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[ Way to allay his fears there at the beginning, Bart. Already kind of flushing at the giggles. But then he gets that almost-confirmation and it's enough. He lets out a sigh of relief. ]

I think I'm gonna kill him and Zee... [ He mutters that off to the side and then looks back, grinning again, but still kind of red in the face over the darn thing. ]

So- uh, cousin-from-another-universe. Outta curiosity- how'd you get your powers? Did you get 'em from Barry or did you create the "experiment" too?

[Sorry, Wally. That one completely blindsided him. Of all the future knowledge to worry about, he was worried that he'd dated Kyle Rayner. It was such a non-issue that Bart couldn't help laughing at it. He doesn't try to exacerbate the blushing, though, like he would if he knew this Wally better. Probably because now that he's thinking about it, Bart's getting a little pink himself.]

Enh, don't kill them. It's a prank. You get revenge.

[Bart looks unsure as he answers this. He's hoping the answer doesn't get poked at too much, because he's going with the truth and, well, because the whole truth could be a problem.]

I inherited them from both sides. My dad... he was a speedster, too, and they run in my mom's side of the family.

[ Okay, now it's time to really move on from the embarrassing things. That bit about having speedsters on both sides really catches him. ]

Both sides? Huh. Only speedsters around where I'm from, aside from me, are Jay Garrick and Uncle Barry.

Well. You're not missing that many from your contemporaries. Maybe you just haven't bumped into them yet. I dunno exactly when you met them. Just that you did/do/will know them.

[He wished he was better at calculating the odds of things. Like the chances Wally would let it go at that. Probably slim.]

The other side of the family involves time travel. You don't know them.

[Nope. Not bringing up Professor Zoom and Inertia. NOPE.]

[ Ooookay. Wally's just going to hold on to that for now and deal with it later. Especially with all the time travel stuff. He's learning not to trust it because of Kyle and his shenanigans. ]

Right, I guess we'll leave it at that, then.

So- especially since we're family and stuff, don't be a stranger. My suite's over at WO-2C if you need me.

[Bart is just so blase about time travel at this point. He's aware that it sounds ridiculous, but once you've wrapped your head around how Linda went from not pregnant to delivering twins in seconds, you can say anything aloud and make it sound obvious and normal.

Still, there's no point in breaking Wally's brain. Bart wants them to get along, and he's smiling happily at the offer.]

Got no plans to be. I'm over at ME-3B if you're ever bored.

Excellent, I'll make sure to catch you around then. See ya, cuz.

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