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[picksthenames]

	You've reached: CISSSSCOOOOOOO RAMOOOOOOON*. I'm off doing something more interesting than answering the phone, so you know what to do after the beep!
ｖｏｉｃｅ － ｔｅｘｔ － ｖｉｄｅｏ － ａｃｔｉｏｎ

[ *Said in an echoing voice not matching the rest of the message, much like an announcer in a stadium.
In fact it's an audio clip of Barry Allen's voice that Cisco has pieced into the rest of his outgoing message. ]

Comments

AUDIO. during his porting out. | 1/4

[accelerate]

[ before barry begins to leave his voicemail, there's a pause as he processes cisco's greeting on his phone. (can cisco create his own greeting for barry? is technology here that smart? let him take it personally on purpose just for laughs.) ]

... You're doing something more interesting than going and seeing a movie that doesn't exist on our planet? Dude! Come on!

Call me back.

AUDIO.

[accelerate]

[ later in the morning, when barry calls again, there's a pause before his voice echoes, much like an announcer in a stadium: ] Cisssscooooooooo Ramooooooooon.

Can we make that your voicemail message? That way I won't feel personally victimised.

[ he'll send him a few sound bites of cisco and vibe as well as future mr jennifer lawrence. ]

AUDIO.

[accelerate]

[ it's early afternoon when he calls again. ]

I dropped by your place. Where are you? Let me know where you're working, I'll come by with pizza. They've got really cool toppings today!

AUDIO. | /5, god i cannot count.

[accelerate]

[ in the evening, he leaves a more clipped voicemail. ]

— Muh muh muh muh.

This is our Bat Signal. I'll keep singing it until you find me. Or call me back! Whichever comes first, chicken or egg.

AUDIO.

[accelerate]

[ an hour later, his message sounds less like the carefree barry and more like the one who doesn't take it lightly when his friends go missing. he can easily recall when snart had kidnapped cisco, and it doesn't sit lightly with him his friend, who's usually someone who doesn't evade his phone calls, isn't picking up. ]

[ maybe he's busy. but there's no way in hell cisco's the type to give him the cold shoulder because he's busy. ]

I've been singing this song for an hour. I'm starting to hate "Poker Face" and I'm starting to wonder if this city's not all it's cracked up to be if I can't find you. If you're in trouble, Cisco, I'm going to find you.

» voice

[ex_clobbers559]

Oh my gosh I just saw that you're here! It's me, Kara. Er—uhhhh that is I'm hoping you remember or know me. Timey-wimey shenanigans complicate things, don't they?

( She should probably leave off there and not just go with the assumption that he might remember her, but; here she goes anyway. )

Anyway! I figured I'd say hi and that I'm really glad to see you're here. How've you been?

[picksthenames]

Kara! Hey girl hey! Yeah, I saw your name on the import directory but I wasn't sure if it was gonna be you you or another Earth you. Timey-wimey shenanigans aren't the only things messing things up around here.

I've been good, yeah. Trying to get myself settled and thinking of trying to make a name for myself as a superhero costume-and-tech guy. What have you been up to?

text.

[magnitudes]

ISCO-CAY AMON-RAY

oi so I need help with a codename and a costume that doesn't look like hangover wear

apparently "Thunder from Down Under" isn't appropriate

this is Sarissa btw

*sorry, Arissa-Say

[picksthenames]

YO WHAT UP

you have come to the right place.

lets start with the codename. tell me your skillset. i need to know what im working with.

audio »

[eloquentness]

Okay, two things. One, I don't think we've christened my apartment - Barry's and my apartment? - with a proper movie marathon, so we should get on that stat.

Second, um... you've been here a while, so when you've got a moment, I wanted your opinion on the "Justice League."

[ By now, Iris knows Barry and Cisco have been roped in, but the idea of a superpowered team is still hard to wrap her head around, and well? If Cisco's been here a while, he knows more than her. ]

[picksthenames]

Say no more, I'm in. Do we have to cater to Barry's taste in movies? I don't know if I'm in the mood for a musicals marathon.

[ As for the Justice League, he's not so sure how much he should say. ]

Are you writing an article on the League? Or is this just a casual interest?

audio »

[eloquentness]

[ She doesn't want to make this call, she really, really doesn't, but she's absolutely at her wits' end here and her frazzled voice is enough proof of it - ]

Hey, Cisco? By chance, have you seen Barry anywhere? He's uh - he's not responding to any of my calls.

1/2

[picksthenames]

[ Okay, don't panic. If Barry's not picking up Iris' calls, there's probably a good reason. ]

Hang on, I'll try him. Lemme call you back.

2/2

[picksthenames]

[ Five minutes and three attempted calls to Barry's phone later, Cisco officially starts worrying. He calls Iris back. ]

What was the last time you talked to him, or saw him?

[ Meanwhile, he opens his laptop and starts pulling up the GPS trackers for the Flash suit. ]

voice

[the_caped_crusader]

You and I need to talk.

[picksthenames]

[ That's never a good opening line. ]

....Yeah? What about?

VOICEMAIL.

[specialise]

[ it takes raven a little while before she sums up the courage to battle her pride and reach out to that cisco ramon magnus had been speaking about. ]

Wow, that's your outgoing message? [ raven, focus. her tone changes from judgy to conversational, with a slight edge of frustration — at herself, although her ears are ringing a little after that ... ] You don't know me, and I don't really know you, but someone told me you may be able to help me out. I'm Raven. Call me back; I have a feeling you'd find helping a girl with bionic physiology how to swim a hell of a lot more interesting.

[ what she doesn't mention: she's got a neat little handicap. mentioning that wouldn't make things interesting, would it? ]

[picksthenames]

[ Cisco admits that it's not the most professional-sounding voicemail message, but with Barry gone he's not about to get rid of the only clip of his best friend's voice that he has left. So the message stays.

Anyway, he's intrigued by the voicemail, so he calls Raven back immediately. ]

Hey, Raven. It's Cisco. You said something about bionic physiology and swimming?

TEXT.

[accelerate]

[ its during this conversation that barry shoots this sweet text cisco's way. ]

What superhero name would you give to someone who can generate coffee at will, speak and understand any language, and write killer articles?

[picksthenames]

i think for ms Wests alter ego we ought to go with S.T.A.R. - Super Translator And Reporter. after all, she is the star of STAR Labs.

text

[h2no]

hey i gave an ornery old bastard your number cause you're good at something he needs help with
let me know if he's a dick and i'll get crobat to poop on him or something


ps sorry

[picksthenames]

[ First Magnus pimps him out for swimming lessons, now Archie recommends him for god knows what... ]

ok...?
thanks?

Voice

[notayoungman]

[ Do you hear the doubt in his voice? There's plenty of it after that irritating greeting. Also, ignore Archie. ]

I hear you're good with tech.

Voice

[picksthenames]

That I am. Would you be the guy Archie sent my way?

[ the "ornery old bastard" ]

delivery to cisco ramon

[the_caped_crusader]

[Some stock ass holiday card with a thousand bucks inside. Probably signed by his secretary.]

thx BW

[doitforthevibe]

[ Sweet, he'll cherish it always. Or, at least until he spends it on supplies and hardware. ]