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[pyrogue]

Bet you he feels the same way about us. [ He's still a bit fucked up over being his "oldest friend". ]

I probably would too, but ten years ago I was running with the real Cold, so... you know. Ten years ago I would've been an idiot anyway.

[airshow]

Maybe you. His version of me is WAY different.

And hey, man, stop making sense when I'm trying to be all nostalgic.

[pyrogue]

How different?

Nostalgic is how it starts, then the next thing you know you're fighting Justice Leaguers and thinking listening to Abra Kadabra is a good plan. [ Thanks for convincing them all to sell their souls, jerk. ]

[pyrogue]

Did he say anything about his version of me?

Would it be weird if you asked him?

[airshow]

Crusty old man trying to blow up kids on Christmas different.

He didn't, no. But I can do some detective work.

[pyrogue]

What the hell?

[ After a pause: ] Cold gets to look twenty years younger than he is, and you turn old and get your Joker on? How does THAT work?



I'd appreciate it.

[airshow]

Some people get all the luck. Honestly, I don't like thinking about it. The idea that there's another me out there and he's like THAT... Shudder.

Anything in particular you want me to find out?

[pyrogue]

After yours, now I'm not sure I want to know.

[ He sends, but after a moment sends a follow-up anyway: ]

It's just... the way he talks about him. Almost makes me feel guilty I'm not the one from his world.

[airshow]

He likes the guy that much, huh?

Figures. I made a dumb joke and he got all weird for a second.
Not REALLY weird, maybe not something someone else would notice, but it threw me.

Maybe he DOES have feelings.

[pyrogue]

Cold, with feelings? Never.

Do I want to know what joke you made?

[airshow]

You really don't.

[pyrogue]

James.

[airshow]

It was G-rated!

[pyrogue]

Why wouldn't it be G-rated?

[airshow]

No reason.

Look, I may or may not have possibly 100% insincerely and hilariously implied you two were married is all.

[pyrogue]

Trickster.

[ Oh no, not even "James". ]

[airshow]

[ This is where a person with good judgement might apologize. ]

Hot Stuff?

[pyrogue]

[ Mick fully intends to do the text equivalent of hang up on Trickster after that, so it's a good ten minutes before he remembers that there had been a point to asking about the joke in the first place.

Which makes him think about it. ]

Hold on, you said he "got all weird" about it. He didn't just tell you to shut up?

[airshow]

No. He turned the comm away with what I choose to interpret as a meaningful soap opera pause and said he's not the marrying kind.
And I swear I'm not messing with you this time!
I couldn't make up something weirder than that!

[pyrogue]

What does that even mean?

[ Oh no. ] You don't think he...


You know what, nevermind.

[airshow]

Don't think he what?
Because I kind of think he might.

[pyrogue]

No, it's Captain Cold. Alternate Captain Cold is still Captain Cold. [ Alternate Captain Cold who keeps hitting on him. ]

You think so?

[airshow]

Let's just say I wouldn't rule it out.

[pyrogue]

What should I do?

[airshow]

Gee, Mick, do I look like the kind of guy who's qualified to give advice on something like that?

Don't break his heart.