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Cisco Ramon ([personal profile] thisismadfreaky) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2017-05-03 02:21 pm

{I don't really know if I can live like nothing's wrong

Who: Cisco & Caitlin; Cisco & YOU; Physics Lab peeps
Where: Team Flash lab; various; Physics Lab
When: Early May
Rating: PG-13ish {language, possible vague hints at dark themes, will update as necessary}
Summary: Cisco has squinty suspicions in Caitlin's direction; he also works too much and probably should be made to breathe sometime maybe.
The Story:

[Caitlin - 5/3/17]
Cisco has had a week to sit on the information his new mirror pal had dropped on him about Caitlin and he still isn't sure how to feel about it. A part of him is naturally suspicious, because what if it was just a lie, some rouse to cause tension and dissent? Didn't that line up with everything he's heard about the mirrors? But....

But it just made logical sense to him. If the mirrors are reflections of who they could be, which is basically the feeling he always got about them from anything he's been told before, then it made sense for her to be a meta. To be this ice queen that would suit the Queen's agenda.

He hasn't said anything, not to Caitlin, or Barry, or anyone else. He's just taken closer looks at little things, tried to spot any differences in her demeanor, her voice, her mannerisms. Nobody could play pretend that perfectly forever and she would have to do or say something that would be enough to confirm his beliefs eventually. A reason to properly confront her.

But so far, there's nothing all that strikingly different. Besides the fact that now he knows what she's hiding. He's kept his suspicions quiet, has done everything he can to not give away clues that there's anything wrong at all. But there's a tension in the silence that falls over the lab as they're working in their own spaces, subtle but very much there. Cisco is studying the changes that his mirror buddy suggested to his and Fitz's equation, but can't help surreptitiously sliding his gaze in Caitlin's direction.

[OTA - 5/3-9/17]
In the early days of May, Cisco can be found in various places, scribbling in notebooks with vague diagrams sketched to one side and equations that look far more theoretical than scientifically sound at all.

Sometimes he's in a tea room with the notebook against his knees, squinting in something that's either annoyance or concentration, or at a table in the dining room for a bite between work--the notebook is never far from him these days though. More than once, he can be found in the library, flipping through books about an Einstein–Rosen Bridge or M-Theory. Don't get him started or he probably won't stop, be warned.

He could easily be caught just about anywhere as he throws himself into this project completely, but insists on changes of scenery to force himself out of his usual box. Change breeds creativity and will hopefully lead to some kind of breakthrough.

[Physics Lab - 5/10/17]
Toward the middle of the second week in May, he's on edge. They're close. So close. He could feel it, almost literally, in his fingertips. A breakthrough is coming, maybe not the one they want, but it's coming. He's not seen as much at this point, unless a person frequents the physics lab, all his waking hours are being spent here.

The now too familiar blue glow that accompanies every attempt at breaking the barriers in Wonderland disappears with a soft 'pop' as Cisco steps through it.

....Only to be thrown through the breach across the room, rather unceremoniously, tumbling backwards into a table. Luckily, nopthing falls or breaks, the table just wobbles a little at the sudden force. "Dammit." He mutters, an annoyed huff escaping him as he pushes himself to his feet.
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[personal profile] trigeminalheadache 2017-05-29 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm pretty sure concern is just part of my DNA now." Doesn't it show progress that she's willing to crack genetics jokes, given the cruel joke hers have decided to play on her? She feels like that's progress. A small step, maybe, but nevertheless a step.

Caitlin tilts her head as she studies the diagram he shows her. It looks familiar, though it takes a moment for it all to click into place. She can only imagine how proud Hartley might be, seeing Cisco so willing to incorporate some of his concepts into another project. "This looks a lot like the gun you made to deal with the time wraith--" Aaaaaaaand needlescratch.

"Wait, did you just say Maya?"
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[personal profile] trigeminalheadache 2017-05-30 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cisco..." Her tone is a mishmash of concern and warning and near-scolding. Is he seriously asking her why she finds this odd? "You're making a weapon. For a teenage girl." She crosses her arms, taking something of a defensive stance unconsciously. This topic gets right under her skin, and she's already been party to one public discussion about this. Caitlin Snow, not a big fan of arming kids.
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[personal profile] trigeminalheadache 2017-06-02 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
This is just how her last discussion on the topic, with other Wonderland residents, went. Caitlin isn't against people and kids being able to protect themselves. But she isn't all on-board with giving them weapons. There's too many statistics and stories about what can happen even accidentally.

But this isn't really a fight she wants to pick with Cisco. Especially not with Cisco. She trusts him to exercise caution.

She holds her hands up in an 'I surrender' gesture. "I hear you. I'm not a fan of arming kids, but... " Sighing softly, she puts her hands down. "It's not my decision. It's yours. And I know you'll do everything possible to minimize any negative effects."
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[personal profile] trigeminalheadache 2017-06-07 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It feels like he can sense her lingering discomfort, and that's strangely comforting. She puts her other hand over his and squeezes lightly. "I believe you."

As much as she hates to think about it, it isn't the worst idea. Given that she herself poses a threat to Wonderland at large. Yes, the gauntlets help and yes, she keeps them on nearly constantly. But tech can fail. Events could make them malfunction or disappear. And she can try to ignore it. Ignore everything that sits under the surface. But it's always there.

"Who knows. With Wonderland being what it is, it'll probably come in handy."