Who: Ray Palmer & various
Where: Various
When: Late September-November
Rating: PG13
Summary: Planned threads; follow-ups; request fulfillments; flood prevention; PM for a starter!
The Story: --dig them up; let's finish what we've started. dig them up, so nothing's left untouched. 
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
helena g wells | roof | oct-2
I figured it out.
[ relaxing the previous night apparently helped jostle around the things in his head? either way, ray makes himself comfy in a chair and watches helena with that smirk on his face. ]
I figured you out.
no subject
I didn't realise I was a puzzle.
( lies )
no subject
Hmm, didn't you? I kind of don't buy that for a second, Helena. Cause at first, I couldn't put my finger on it. Something about you-- about your science was so familiar.
no subject
Now that sounds like something to be concerned about.
no subject
[ a compliment he genuinely means, except he's also forming that opinion out of the idea helena's working with a handicap. ]
Considering you're a century behind me, technologically.
no subject
( oh there was definitely a scoff, excuse me and offense in that reaction. helena went fro being possibly charmed by him to incredibly offended )
And I suppose you have inventions of similar design in your century?
no subject
So you aren't denying it? You are from around the 1900s!
no subject
her head dips for a few seconds before helena raises it again, flipping her hair back behind her shoulders, smiling )
1899. Technically.
( look she's an old lady be amazed okay )
no subject
[ he nearly cheers for being right-- and his grin is giving it away, certainly. ]
Why didn't you say something? There are plenty of people here from before the 21st century!
[ don't be ashamed, hels... ]
no subject
( she's made contact with a few herself neener
also she isn't ashamed how dare ray
she's proud of who she is )
Though I don't see everyone else announcing when they're from to the public. You didn't exactly tell me when you were from.
( also she's totally from the 21st century get beat ray )
no subject
[ yes ray argue semantics with the woman you're weirdly outing, that's super cool of you. ]
no subject
( and he's avoiding the question... )
no subject
Really? I think it's pretty interesting. Especially when I've been working with a person and testing their radical inventions for months.
[ seriously, lady. way to hold out. ]
no subject
( you've figured her out. what now? )
no subject
[ wanted to gloat that he figured out a woman who clearly doesn't feel like parading around how she's not from the 21st century.
oh. right. ]
I guess not, no...
no subject
( a little cruel, a little point-proving )
Perhaps there's a reason why I wanted it a secret.
no subject
[ his hands jump up into the air, shoulders shrugging up with guilt masking as confusion. ]
You don't have to keep it a secret...
no subject
( she's got this blending in thing pretty solid, and being insulted once is enough )
no subject
Yeah, no, I definitely didn't ... think that through. [ backpedal time! ] I swear I'm not going to tell anyone, though. I'm-- we can pretend this never even happened!
no subject
( most people probably probably wouldn't care that this random woman was from 1899. it wasn't as if he had her name )
You don't know anything about me to tell.
( hence why she's really not concerned. just a little irked from his assumptions )
no subject
[ don't you want this asshole's validation? jeez. ]
no subject
Is it? ( she's not impressed but helena also does try to fool evetyone ) I suppose you being a 'time travelling inventor' is usually impressive?