[Being a speedster means you're never really still. There's always something to do, something to think about, something more attention-grabbing than what's currently at hand. Just because he's learned to channel and control the need for motion after years upon years of living with it doesn't mean it affects him any less than it does Bart.
Right now though? He's completely, utterly still, blue eyes unblinking and mouth partly open to say something, though what he doesn't know. The choice to wipe Doctor Light's memory - and consequently, Batman's - was one he would've made again if circumstances chose to repeat themselves, but it was far from one of his finer moments. A moment Bart apparently knows about if it's being mentioned right now. True, it could be a throwaway line like half of the references Bart makes and that Barry never quite gets, but considering how hush the League has been about the whole affair Barry finds that explanation doubtful.
(How long has he known? Does he hate me for it—?)
Desperately, Barry wishes Iris were here. She'd always had a knack for knowing how to handle situations like these. But she's not and no amount of missing her will bring her here, so he settles for doing what he knows best to do, which is to zero in on the current problem and look for solutions.
Shifting gears and back into motion, he reaches out to place one hand on Bart's shoulder.]
We'll figure out what's going on, Bart. I promise. There's frustratingly little to go on right now but we'll find a way to get your memories back.
[For all that he awkwardly steps around Bart 95% of the time there's nothing Barry won't do for family. If it means he has to interrogate every last person - and kedan - in this place, then he will.]
But in the meantime, is there anything you want to know, anything I can tell you? We've only known each other a few months. [There's an attempt at a weak smile.] You're not missing that much.
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Right now though? He's completely, utterly still, blue eyes unblinking and mouth partly open to say something, though what he doesn't know. The choice to wipe Doctor Light's memory - and consequently, Batman's - was one he would've made again if circumstances chose to repeat themselves, but it was far from one of his finer moments. A moment Bart apparently knows about if it's being mentioned right now. True, it could be a throwaway line like half of the references Bart makes and that Barry never quite gets, but considering how hush the League has been about the whole affair Barry finds that explanation doubtful.
(How long has he known? Does he hate me for it—?)
Desperately, Barry wishes Iris were here. She'd always had a knack for knowing how to handle situations like these. But she's not and no amount of missing her will bring her here, so he settles for doing what he knows best to do, which is to zero in on the current problem and look for solutions.
Shifting gears and back into motion, he reaches out to place one hand on Bart's shoulder.]
We'll figure out what's going on, Bart. I promise. There's frustratingly little to go on right now but we'll find a way to get your memories back.
[For all that he awkwardly steps around Bart 95% of the time there's nothing Barry won't do for family. If it means he has to interrogate every last person - and kedan - in this place, then he will.]
But in the meantime, is there anything you want to know, anything I can tell you? We've only known each other a few months. [There's an attempt at a weak smile.] You're not missing that much.