futurology | voice; UN: red streak

Wow this is....this is a bit difficult. Exciting, don't get me wrong but I feel like I'm reading my journal out loud to everyone.

What else are you supposed to say?

Right, right, I remember.

[Regrets and hesitation here. Why did he even say all that outside of being a loser?

Oh right, that explains everything.]

Look, I'm not one for public advertising but with all this excitement, I'd like to help a bit. So...

...ugh, I forgot to introduce myself. Barry Allen, that's my name. I'm a forensic scientist and I kind of own a place called S.T.A.R. Labs.

Which means if anyone has a crime they need to be solved, just give me a ring. Or hit me up if you need anything else. It's what I'm good at. Which was the whole point of this. I want to help out but don't really have a place to start. So if anyone wants to point fingers, point away. My mind is open to all comers.

[Short sentences and awkward. Yep, he was having a bit of an issue.]

That's all, I think. Good bye? Signing off? How do people do this...?

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I'm from the year 2015. Not anything too special. And yeah, before you ask, I'm from the United States. People wonder that sometimes.

You're a couple years ahead of me. And I'm from Maine.

[Not originally, but she tends to keep that quiet.]

I was a sheriff back home, you mentioned crime. Just figured we might be working in the same direction sometimes.

You're right, yeah. That actually sounds really good. IF you need help figuring something out, I'm your man. I've done some side work for other cities so I've got experience, if that's something you're questioning.

I wasn't questioning.

[Not his experience, anyway. Maybe the meta-human criminals.]

My name is Emma. Emma Swan. Just in case you need help figuring something out.

No, I'll definitely give you a ring. I'm not the arresting type anyway. I'm always around after everything happens, dragging samples to the lab.

Which...I'm kind of going to need one now.

That works, I'm the arresting type.

[Previously the arrested type, too.]

Any idea how you're going to set that up here?

Absolutely no idea.

I guess my first step should be to come up with something portable. Which shouldn't be too hard if there's a way to get basic household supplies and chemicals. The simpler things are easy to mix up. It's when you go with the full blown lab that you need specialty supplies.

You might want to get a list of the basics, some of us would contribute, we just need to know what you're looking for.

Will do. When I've got it written up, would you mind if I sent it to you? I'm not exactly, uh...well known around here yet. People might look at me weird if I request plastic bags or something.

I'll help if I can. I don't think anyone is particularly well-known around here. I have a friend who used to be a sheriff too, between the three of us we should be able to get something going.