[ He wasn't sure Barry was going to say anything at all after that. Like maybe he just got added to a shitlist. Again. Which he wasn't looking forward to, but wouldn't have been surprising. This, though... this is unexpected.
He can't even be offended at being called harmless. It's a hell of a lot better than being a murderer. ]
We tried. I swear we tried.
It was never like that in the old days. I think the Rogues probably thought he'd get away at the last minute, just like always. That was the game. And yeah, I realize how crazy that must sound, but that's the mentality, you know?
[ Another short pause. ]
Anyway, I guess I owe him. And you. And Wally. Whole lot of really bad karma wrapped up in all that. And I don't get to make up for it back home. So I've got his back here, whatever that's worth.
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He can't even be offended at being called harmless. It's a hell of a lot better than being a murderer. ]
We tried.
I swear we tried.
It was never like that in the old days. I think the Rogues probably thought he'd get away at the last minute, just like always. That was the game.
And yeah, I realize how crazy that must sound, but that's the mentality, you know?
[ Another short pause. ]
Anyway, I guess I owe him. And you. And Wally. Whole lot of really bad karma wrapped up in all that.
And I don't get to make up for it back home.
So I've got his back here, whatever that's worth.