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[trigeminalheadache]

Who: Caitlin Snow + YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Hospitality Deck
When: Now!

VIDEO

[ The video starts suddenly, with Caitlin sitting straight up, eyes open and wide with fear.

More than what's warranted with waking up in a strange place.

Her head bows, her eyes going directly to her wrists. It seems she's checking both of them, rubbing absently at them, as if she expected to find something. (Shackles or handcuffs, that's what she's looking for.) If she's reassured there's nothing there, she certainly doesn't look it. When she looks back up, her gaze sweeping around the room, she's trying to place where she is, what's happened. This isn't Barry's lab at CCPD, it isn't STAR Labs, and it definitely isn't Zoom's lair.

It's a few minutes before she looks right into the camera, her head tilting with curiosity. ] Hello?

[ Then the feed cuts out. ]

TEXT

[ The text follows about ten minutes later. ]

This is going to sound odd, but: whoever or whatever brought me here, thank you. I need to get back to Central City, though.

Comments

text;

[beathach]

Hah. I know how that is. I was much, much younger than my classmates as well. May I ask what your job is?

Until someone stronger than me takes a crack at it, at least.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

Currently? I'm something of a personal physician with a side of whatever else may be needed. Officially, I work in bio-engineering, with further background in biochemistry and genetics. Some physics.

And that will not be me. So we'll just have to wait for someone else to come along.

text;

[beathach]

[. . . waaaaait a minute. He has to read that twice]

That's incredibly impressive. I'm biochemistry and genetics as well - and some engineering and physics.

I'll keep my fingers crossed. But until then, you should relax and enjoy the food up there. You'll miss it as soon as you're transferred.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

What field of engineering? If you don't mind my asking.

Why does that sound so ominous?

text;

[beathach]

Mechanical and aerospace, mostly. I did a lot of work with supersonic flight.

Sometimes the food leaves something to be desired. But if there's a cook then it isn't so bad.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

That sounds exciting. My best friend, he's a mechanical engineer.

"Not so bad" is still in the realm of bad.

text;

[beathach]

It was exciting, yeah. What sort of work did he do? Did you two work together?

Well, I won't lie and say you won't miss decent food right away.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

We did. Still do, actually. He helped build the particle accelerator that was going to be the centerpiece of the billion-dollar research facility that employed us.

I'm really going to miss my kitchen, aren't I?

text;

[beathach]

That's really impressive. The last one I heard of being built was in my home state.

You're really going to miss it.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

What state would that be?

Good that I'm forewarned, then. I can do my mourning now.

text;

[beathach]

Illinois.

Enjoy the food up there first. Then mourn.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

Pretty close, then. I'm from Missouri.

I can do both at the same time. Multitask.

text;

[beathach]

All the good scientists come from the midwest.

Good point. I can only encourage that.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

I'm inclined to agree with you. We're not biased, you don't think?

It'll keep me occupied until something else comes along.

text;

[beathach]

Not at all. If someone wants to prove us wrong they're more than welcome to try.

That's true. I know there's files on the network too that will help pass the time.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

"Try" being the operative word.

Files. I guess Netflix would be too much to hope for?

text;

[beathach]

Exactly.

Probably not? I don't know what a Netflix is.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

I'm guessing it's not 2016 when you're at home.

Netflix is a monthly subscription streaming media service. Movies, TV shows, original programming, all available on demand.

text;

[beathach]

No, it's 1973.

Oh - that sounds a little familiar. I think someone may have explained it briefly.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

Wow. Neat.

Spoilers for the future. From your point in the timeline, there's still cable and satellite TV and those monopolies that go with it. That's about 20 years or so, while internet speeds for the average consumer are brought up to required download/upload speeds for streaming.

Sorry. Apparently I ramble in text form, too.

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[beathach]

Huh. I'm still amazed that it's something available to everyone. I know they've been developing something like it, or what might even end up becoming that. I've tried to keep up even though I'm not working in those fields anymore.

You're talking to someone who tends to ramble, too. I don't mind.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

It's still monopolized posing as a free market. It ends up being a small handful of companies that really control the whole thing. The tech behind it all is fascinating, even if it isn't really my expertise.

Good. Thanks.

text;

[beathach]

Of course it is. I can't say I'm all that surprised, considering what television is like for us now. I'm honestly more interested in the tech, even if some of it might be a bit beyond my understanding at first.

No problem. What's your name? I'm Hank McCoy.

text;

[trigeminalheadache]

It's a bit above my understanding, aside from how to operate it as a consumer.

Nice to meet you, Hank. I'm Caitlin Snow.

text;

[beathach]

Wait, Caitlin? Cisco's Caitlin?