|| video | @ciscodelamancha | april 7 ||

[franciscoramon]

[ The camera feed turns on revealing a beaming Cisco Ramon, his hair pushed back by the safety goggles perched on top of his head, for that extra science-y aesthetic. ]

Hellllooo, Quarantine! Cisco here, with my guy Barold, and we're here to introduce you all to the newest innovation in cool!

[ He turns the camera to show Barry Bluejeans in a sunny park, next to a makeshift platform holding up what looks like Silver Surfer's wetdream of a skateboard on it. Silver, sleek, and just generally Dope. Barry boots the board up with a touch, and it begins hovering over the platform, underside and edges glowing with a shifting spectrum of colors. ]

That's right, folks. A hoverboard! We call it the Silver Streak. Up to seven feet of lift over any surface - pavement, water, foliage, snake pit, you name it. Max speed of eighty miles an hour, though good luck balancing for anything over thirty-five! Battery life lasts up to three days, we got built-in stabilizers, we got built-in GPS, we got built-in stereo and LED undercarriage-

-Plus this bad boy has 100% magic back up. EMP- that's... what it was called right? Yeah, EMP? No sweat. Magic takes over. Anti-magic field? Engines kick in. This beauty has magic protection to shield all the uh. Juicy bits insideya from exploding if there's an impact-

- and magnetic netting to catch you if you lose your balance!

It comes when it's called and looks for ya so it's safer than just about anything you can use!

Now, who wants to see it in action?

[ A man's voice from just off-screen calls: ] I do!

[ Cisco's hand is visible in front of the camera, urging Barry on. Barry climbs up on the board awkwardly and... wobbles. A lot. He's not the most athletic dude and that's probably super obvious. He flies a few small loops only to quickly lose his balance and beef it. He doesn't fall straight on the ground? There's a brief flash of light - that magnetic netting activating, cushioning the fall a few inches before he hits the ground. It's still really undignified, though, and drops Barry on his butt onto the grass. ]

Maybe uh...

Baaaaaabe? You mind giving us a hand? Pretty please?

[ And someone else is coming on screen - Eddie Thawne, who gives a sheepish wave to the camera as he walks over to where the board is hovering just above the grass, a few feet away from Barry, who is getting to his feet. ]

Um, okay, I've never really done much skateboarding but I'll give it a go...

[ He sounds just as sheepish as his wave was, and he rubs the back of his neck as he heads over to the board. Stepping up on it, he wobbles for a moment, then catches his balance, and abruptly grins, wide and bright.]

Oh wow, this is so cool.

[ Cue Eddie doing a little jump and getting moving, gliding over grass and concrete, and he catches his footing fast enough that he's doing little ollies and grinding the edge of a concrete planter without doing a hint of damage to the surface. Barry and Cisco, naturally, burst into applause, the video going shaky as Cisco appears to jump up and down a few times in sheer jubilation.

There is one last turn of the camera, towards Cisco and Barry whooping and jumping and laughing at the success of their new creation, and the feed ends. ]

Comments

[otherflash]

[ Wally isn't going around telling everyone he's a Flash, but he's actually pretty open about his powers these days. He doesn't see any reason to keep them a secret considering so many people here have abilities of some sort. ]

When you put it that way, eighty might be pushing things.
But I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one.
Custom job or not.
There are other ways to go fast.

[franciscoramon]

yeah, that's what i thought

well you can come give this a test ride if you want
see what it can do

gee, sounds like you're an expert on speed or something
watch it or i'm gonna start calling you sonic

[ Okay, maybe he will make a few very vague speedster jokes... ]

[otherflash]

I might do that.
If you can pry it away from Eddie.
He appears to be a natural.

C'mon, Dr Robotnik.
I could teach that hedgehog a thing or two.

[franciscoramon]

i think he missed his life's true calling as a pro skater

uhhh did you just compare me to robotnik?
think hard about your answer here
remembering that i can revoke your hoverboard privileges at any time

[ Robotnik is a total hack, his tech is always falling apart at the slightest attack; this is a grave insult, Wally. ]

[otherflash]

[ Honestly, Wally should just get points for knowing who Robotnik is. ]

Dude, you can't just revoke hoverboard privileges like that.
Not cool.
But I'll take it back.
It's not like you're shaped like an egg anyway.

[franciscoramon]

i'll let you off with a warning
this time, anyway
but i got my eye on you
👀

[otherflash]

Then I'll just have to move
faster than you can see.

So who is your partner in science?

[franciscoramon]

he's a total nerd names barry
would you believe it?

[ Wally is in a good position to appreciate why that's so funny to Cisco. ]

if you come test the board out i'll introduce you
i bet you two would get along great

[otherflash]

What are the odds.
They must be drawn to you.

[ The humor of it all isn't lost on Wally. ]

If he's a friend of yours, he can't be that bad.
I'll be sure to come by when I can.

[franciscoramon]

or maybe vice versa
maybe i'm drawn to them???

wish barry allen would show up so we could do a battle of the barrys
no idea what that would entail but it already sounds fun right?

i've got pretty great taste in people, yep

[ Excluding the whole Eobard.... situation..... ]

[otherflash]

Lets just say it's a mutual drawing.
At least until we get more data.

We'd absolutely need to come up with something.
I don't know about your Barry A but mine can be sneaky competitive.

You are friends with me so I can't disagree.

[franciscoramon]

oh, does he get sneaky about it in his old age?

[ In other words, yes, the Barry he knew could be very competitive, too. ]

[otherflash]

I can't say anything because I'm just as bad if not worse.
It got to the point where Iris refused to play games with us anymore.

[alldenim]

Hey man!

Barry Bluejeans. Yeah, that's my real name.

[otherflash]

[ That... can't be a real name no matter what the guys says. ]

Wally West. Nice to meet you.

That sure is a pretty thing you guys got there.

[alldenim]

[ LOOK WHO IS TALKIN ]

Hey, most of the style was Cisco. I'd have made it kinda boring. 'Cept for the magic part.

[otherflash]

A boring hoverboard would still be a hoverboard.

[ Which means it wouldn't be boring at all. ]

So you're some kind of wizard?