❝ 003 ❞ v i d e o ( forward dated to the 31st )

[animosus]

[Hal's recording this from Barry's place and he looks uncharacteristically hesitant.]

I think Barry's gone. My ring can't find him and I know it couldn't find people when everyone did that ghost trick a while back, but he also left his-- [He belatedly realises he can't say Flash ring.] --wedding ring behind and he'd never forget it.

[He falls silent again as he figures out what else to say.]

It's like I just got him back and now he's gone again. [He hasn't worked it out, but it feels like in all the years he's known him, Barry was dead longer than he was alive.]

I never really paid attention to what people did in this situation, but I guess I should tell Bart to get over here. Anything else I should do?

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[animosus]

Have you met the Star Sapphires?

[Somewhere Carol's 'Hal is being an idiot' senses are tingling.]

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[looksfine]

[The looks on her face said it all: 'Unfortunately'.]

Yes.

They do not like me.

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[animosus]

Lucky you, they had this weird obsession with me for the longest time. I had to kiss one of the Zamarons to get them off my back for a while. [He pulls a face at that.]

But my point is that they like to do that whole encasing in crystal thing. Marriage is like that.

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[looksfine]

[Aya did not consider herself lucky to be on the end of such unwarranted ire, but hey.]

Was the Zamaron in question their Queen, perhaps? I recall her being particularly...friendly towards Razer during our last visit there.

[Bitch]

I also do not recall Razer ever speaking of his previous marriage in such a restrictive manner. Nor Sergeant Kilowag.

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[animosus]

Might have been. [See one blue alien, you've seen them all.]

That's why it's so insidious. You don't realise what's happened to you until it's too late.

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[looksfine]

[Actually, they weren't very blue. More pink-ish.]

Are you certain?