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Character(s):Location: Outside Artemis' Dorm.
Rating: PG
Open/Closed/Finished: Closed
Summary: With Robin being gone, Wally's looking for a way to distract himself. Artemis is good for that! Plus, the two have to talk about that whole denial thing.



The week had started off with such promise. Wally was feeling pretty pleased with himself. By applying his science know how and chemistry skills, his baking venture with M'gann had been a success. Granted, he baked most of the easy stuff but he was still all for giving himself a pat on the back.

Then the week took a sudden and sharp down turn. Robin was no where to be found. No matter how many times he ran around the school, he couldn't find any trace of him. He'd been here long enough now that he had an idea of what that meant. At least one of them was back home, but that didn't help with the loneliness he was feeling. Sure, he'd eventually go home and see his best friend again, but that could be months, even years! Stupid archaic technology, and stupid meddling"magic". The more he learned about magic, the more he came to hate it.

After a day or two of moping, he decided he needed some distractions. Researching the technology in this world only left him more frustrated than distracted. Fortunately, there's one activity that's always good for a distraction; annoying Artemis. After all of the showboating she did while she had his powers, he felt like showing off to her. He still had some baked good left overs. He was pretty sure even she wouldn't be able to deny they tasted good. Then he could tell how he used his smarts and speed to make them, on top of all of the other awesome things he can do with them.

That was the plan at least.

Unfortunately she wasn't there when he arrived and his mind got to thinking about Robin being gone again. When he arrived at the dorm, he had 12 lemon bars with him. Now he was down to two. He's propped against the wall, sighing to himself, and finishing off the 10th lemon bar.

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"That's where science comes in. If I follow the exact method I did before, then I should yield similar results. Though there is always room for error, since there are conditions I can't control. Like having M'gann there adds a new variable to the equation."

He doesn't say it, but he appreciates her taking a softer tone and not taking a shot at him. He nods his head in agreement with her.

"Exactly. I've been doing the same thing. I mean even if this whole thing -is- magic, the magic I've researched still has some rhyme or reason to it. Look at the Chaos Lords, they just can't go "poof!" into another world. They need something like an anchor to keep them in the new realm."

Closes his eyes over and rests his head against the wall.

"It makes me wonder if there's even any point to anything we do here? I mean, if we don't remember any of this back home, which I am assuming we don't otherwise people coming from different times would have different experiences or have heard from one of their friends about this place, what's the point in doing anything here?

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She takes a moment to think about it, before deciding that she might as well chance it.

"How about I be the new variable? I've never made lemon bars, but I do know how to cook."

She looks awkward for having asked, because it's not exactly the sort of thing she's used to asking about. Really Artemis talks a big game, but she's actually just as inexperienced with most of this stuff as Wally is.

"I guess we can't expect the rules to work in every world. Maybe the laws of this universe are different from ours." Not that she's really sure, but so far that's the best she can come up with from the data she's dug through.

Then he asks a question that she actually knows the answer to and it's actually quite reassuring. At least there's something she knows the answer to for once.

"Because we're not the type of people to just sit and do nothing. So we'll continue to take classes, continue to learn, and who knows maybe we'll make a difference for the people on this world before we leave. Sure beats sitting around and moping. Especially if there's a chance we'll be here for years."

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Doesn't respond right away to either of the things that she says. He already knows the answer to the question he asked as well. Every word she said is true. They are heroes; whenever there's trouble they respond. Even if they don't remember it, the people here will.

"You're right. Might as well make the best of the situation, and this world might turn out to be some weird dream to us, but it's real for the people here. They're real people with real problems."

Pushes himself off of the wall and looks at her, contemplating the whole variable situation. At some point, he probably should talk to her about what he picked up on before the dinosaur intrusion. But right now, he wants to keep his day simple. With these two, who knows if that will last, but he's going to try anyway.

"And sure. We could go make some now, if you want. I still remember some of the recipes that M'gann used, or at least the general gist of them."

Offers her a small smile. Whatever her intentions are for offering to help him, they are appreciated all the same.

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It's not a matter of thinking he doesn't know the answer to his own question, but more the fact that she just needs to voice her thoughts on the matter. She's had similar thoughts herself ad voicing her conclusion out loud in front of him just makes her resolve all the more real.

"Once a hero always a hero. Once you're part of the life it's something you're stuck with no matter where you are."

When her offer to cook with him passes without any sort of barb or insult Artemis visibly relaxes. Maybe thing wouldn't be weird between them after all. At least she can hope things are cool anyway.

"Great. I could use something to eat anyway. I'm starving and food you cook yourself always tastes better somehow."

She returns the smile. It's small and awkard, but at least it's genuine.

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"Exactly. And when you're next in line for The Flash mantle, you're definitely a hero for life."

Flashes the quick thumbs up.

"Agreed. It's because you can make it the way you want. Want more kick to it? Done? Want it a little sweeter? Done. Want lots and lots of it? Done and done."

Pats his stomach. He may have devoured 11 of those lemon bars, but there's still plenty of room for more.

"I'll head over to the home EC room and get stuff started up. I'm going to guess you probably want to dry off and get a change of clothes."

Rocks back and forth on his feet, giving her one last look over.

"Wearing your hair down's a good look for you."

And then bam! Off he goes in a blur. Speeds over to the room, picking up various ingredients here and there on the way.

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She rolls her eyes at his talk about the Flash mantel, but she's good and skips the lecture about how legacy titles shouldn't have anything to do with the future in the long run.

"And here I thought it was just the sense of accomplishment you get for making something with your own two hands. Silly me." There's sarcasm in her voice, but it's a playful sarcasm aimed to be shared with him not aimed at him for once.

With all the talking she'd forgotten about the fact that she was standing around talking to Wally in a damp t-shirt. That's certainly something she's very aware of now. Crossing her arms tighter over her chest she frowns a little, but it's not like she's trying to chew him out or anything.

"You're right. I'll meet you there in five?" Maybe she'd been going to say more, but the way it's obvious he's looking her over nip that in the bud. Instead her mouth just slam's shut briefly before he's zipping off to the Home Ec room.

Maybe she should clean out her ears too while she's at it. Either way that doesn't matter and when she shows up at the home ec room 4.5 minutes later her hair is pulled back in it's usual ponytail.

"So is the first batch done or should I leave and come back later?"

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Wally's different than the rest of the team in that regard. They all want to go on and forge their own identities. Even their code names symbolize a certain degree of independence from their mentors. There's Aqualad, but he won't be Aquaman. That title will likely be passed onto the King's son. Wally on the other hand, -wants- to be The Flash. He has his doubts and insecurities about it, but he wants it all the same.

By the time Artemis arrives, he's already got one batch in the oven and he's helping himself to a huge roll of cookie dough. He takes a massive bite out of it and swallows it.

"You know, I think cookie dough tastes even better than the cookies themselves."

Takes another bite, almost demolishing half of the roll in the process, and then sets it down. He was sitting on the kitchen counter, but now he pushes himself off of it and moves over to her.

"The first batch is the experimental batch. I wanted to try it out without any additional variables at work. The second batch is going to be the controlled batch. We'll work on it together like I did with M'gann, and then compare the two when I'm done."

Gestures towards the ingredients they'll need, and there's some additional flour and frosting as well.

"I thought we could make some extra stuff too. Maybe some brownies or cake, might as well go all out if you're hungry, right?"

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Then again Artemis probably has a skewed idea of legacy and things anyway, after all just look at her family. That particular legacy is something she's been fighting in some form or another for a while. Maybe if she had the same sort of family he did, Artemis would be all for the idea too. Who knows?

She probably should have expected him to already be well under way. She's actually fine with this, though she walks over to swipe part of the cookie dough once he sets it down. Might as well get at it before he eats it all.

"I depends on the type of cookie. Sometimes the dough isn't all that." Her finger, covered in cookie dough pops into her mouth then and she makes a small satisfied sound down in her throat.

"This isn't one of them though. That's really good."

Watching him talk about experimental batches and controlled batches Artemis can't help but smile a little bit. Bring science into a subject and he really comes into his own. When he really gets going it's hard to believe he's the same awkward and annoying speedster sometimes.

"Sounds like you've got it all planned out already." She glances over at the ingredients thoughtfully and then smiles again. Really this baking thing is probably just what she needed.

"So what are we waiting for? Let's get started! We can worry about cake vs brownies later."