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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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

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?

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

You're really going to miss it.

What state would that be?

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

Illinois.

Enjoy the food up there first. Then mourn.

Pretty close, then. I'm from Missouri.

I can do both at the same time. Multitask.

All the good scientists come from the midwest.

Good point. I can only encourage that.

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.

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.

"Try" being the operative word.

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

Exactly.

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

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.

No, it's 1973.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wait, Caitlin? Cisco's Caitlin?

I guess "Cisco's Caitlin" is fair, seeing as he was here first. But, yes, I'm that Caitlin.

I didn't mean it the way it sounded, sorry.

We're on the same ship. He's said nothing but good things about you.

It's fine. No offense taken, no apology needed. I don't really mind being "Cisco's Caitlin." He just better not mind getting referred to as "Caitlin's Cisco" in the future.

I've heard he's been talking about me. I'm sure he's embellished some.

I'll adjust how I reference the two of you from now on to help with that. He has it coming.

I don't know about that, it seems to line up with everything you've told me so far.

Okay, I'm now requesting you take a picture of his face when you call him that for the first time.

Cisco's really the brag-worthy one.

I'll see what I can do.

I'd say you're both pretty brag-worthy.

You would be the best for even just trying.

It's a nice thought. Really, thought, Cisco designs and builds all the tech, he's the eyes and ears to the Flash's legs. We wouldn't be able to do what we do without him.

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