Network | Closed to Matt and Peter

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

They're coming. And we're the only ones left on the team.

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[preemptiveforgiveness]

Okay. Who's coming? What did you see?

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

The dragonbirds. They're coming. It's gonna be really, really bad, Matt. Really bad.

[preemptiveforgiveness]

Dragonbirds. Okay. [ At least that's descriptive.]

STAR labs should still be here. Let's meet there, see if they've got anything that'll help us deal with these things.

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

Okay, right now? I can come right now if that's what you mean.

[preemptiveforgiveness]

In half an hour? [ That'll give him time to figure out what he's got in his apartment that might be useful in whatever sort of situation this is, then when she gives him more details, he might have some options. ]

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

I'll be there in half an hour, then.

[preemptiveforgiveness]

I'll be there.

[oneguyinaunitard]

Whoa. Wait. Hold on. We're the only ones left? What--Who--Where are you, Bo?

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

Just the three of us. I'm still at mine and my dad's apartment. But he's gone just like Barry and Cisco. It's just us now. And it's gonna get bad, we have to stop it.

[oneguyinaunitard]

Okay. That is probably not okay. You staying there by yourself. Aunt May wouldn't even let me stay at the house alone for a few hours when I was your age. Why don't you come over here to my place. Or--or I could come over there if you want. We'll stick together.

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

I've been okay. I'm sad, but I've been doing okay by myself. Is that what you want to do? Because I'll be okay if it isn't, Peter.

[oneguyinaunitard]

Well...yeah. I mean, you're just a kid. I can't promise to be any good at watching after you, but...I can try.

[ Want and should are a little mixed up here for Peter. He really doesn't want Bo staying by herself. He thinks he ought to step forward and do something. He's not sure he's the best person for it, but he wants to try. ]

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

...I'm not just a kid. ( Not a good move to remind a twelve-year-old that she's still not an adult, especially when she likes to think of herself as one more often than not. It's not like she's ever had a real childhood, anyway, what with all the experiments and the bouncing from foster home to foster home and then the whole running for her life thing and all... ) If you want to then that's fine. I'll pack a bag. Sirius won't like it if you move in here and it'll make him panic if I take everything of mine to your house, because where we came from that's how you know someone's gone for good. Their stuff goes away.

[oneguyinaunitard]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Bad move on my part. [ He really didn't mean it negatively, just that he doesn't think she ought to be on her own because she's young. Yeah, he knows Aunt May was probably overprotective, but still. That she hasn't really had much of a childhood is all the more reason for her not to have to grow up so quickly here. ] What do you want, Bo? If you want to come over here, I'd like to have you. Just pack a bag and we'll get you settled here for as long as you want.

[veryimportantlittlegirl]

( What does she want? Honest answer? )

I want my dad. But I'll pack a bag.

( It'll clearly make Peter feel better and she'd rather one of the few people left on the team be so distracted worrying needlessly about her that he can't do what he's got to do to help other people. It's just easier if she goes along with it. Besides, maybe he could use the company. )