8739/Title me later Peebs

Title me later Peebs
Date of Scene:	19 November 2021
Location:	Central Park
Synopsis:	Bart and Phoebe share a moment and some pretzels by a lake in Central Park. Phoebe admits that her John is gone, and her relationship with her adopted mother never really existed. Bart lets her know that he is there for her, no matter what happens.
Cast of Characters:	Phoebe Beacon, Bart Allen

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Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Central Park is supposed to be one of those places where you really shouldn't go after dark. There's trouble to be had, trouble that tends to find the lonely, and sometimes even trouble that doesn't find the lonely, it just happens.

    And sometimes, you go looking for the trouble, and it just doesn't FIND you. So you kind of piddle about and try to figure out what you're going to do with your life now.

    What's about where Phoebe Beacon is now. She's sitting, cross-legged on one of the big posts that support the wrought-iron fence on one of the bricked terraces of the lake, staring out over the dark water as the lights come on, humming away as the salt lights that haen't been replaced with LEDs can.

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen is out as well. He had spent a bit of time at the pet shop looking at the puppies and was tempted to get one, but figures not the best idea as he might not be there enough for the dog. So, he is out walking in the park himself. He has stopped at a pretzel place and picked up a few. And a bottle of water. When he notices his friend, he heads over towards her "Hmsmsikndnd" He says which translates "Want some?" in mouth full of pretelize.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe blinks as Bart makes his approach, startling her out of her thoughts. It takes a half second for her to recognize him, and she smiles, and accepts a pretzel. They're still nice and hot.

    "Thanks, Bart. Good to see you too." she smiles to the speedster, holding the knotted dough in her hands to warm them a little.

    "Anything good today?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks over to her and once he has swallowed the mouth full of food, he smiles and says "Well ended up going and seeing the Zebra, and the Zebu earlier today. Finished up the letters so pondering if thats going to be the end of Dr. Impulse." He says softly enough to just be heard by them.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Don't let it be the end of Dr. Impulse. I mean, you can't get credit for it, but it was kind of cool to see the expanded information. And, I mean, pangolins." she gives a slight smile, tearing off a bit of pretzel. "Definitely been the bright spot in a pretty hard month."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods a bit to this and says "If you want we can go back sometime, maybe see if we can help out at the preserve now and again." He offers and hmms "Well will have to think about how to continue it, maybe you can help me figure something out. " He hmms and says "Anything I can help you with?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe loosk down. "That'd be fun. It'd be nice." she states, and then she bites her lower lip.

    "I don't know. Not really anything that can be helped. Just got bad news that can't be un-badded, so..." she shrugs. "Just got to move on with things, 's all. Oh, did I tell you I brought cake home for you?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen 's brow raises a bit and says "You brought me cake?" HE smiles and moves to put his arm around her and smile at her and slides an arm around her friendly like "My friend my pal." He grins more

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe laughs "Yeah, well, it was Bluebird's birthday last night, i know you were busy so I brought home like, half a cake that M'gann baked,a dn there's a bunch of cotton candy sugar cookies. I know you need to keep your caloric intake up my man. How else can I say 'hey can you do me a favor and move these books from Cairo to Gotham in like, a week'."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks to her, and says "You got a specific day you want them in on? I mean I could go do it now if you want me to, should only take me like " He makes a bit of mental math in his head "Maybe 5 minutes if you want me to be extra careful."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "No, I have to get a room ready for them in Gotham, and I have to ask Tim's permission for that. I don't know how he'd feel with the work of a couple hundred generations of my mother's village which may or may not be cursed under his roof." she jokes.

    Phoebe rips off another piece of pretzel. "I can't imagine he'd say 'no', but I'm kind of... I don't know how to feel about them."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods a bit and says "Might want to ward the room your putting them in to or something, your supposed to do that with an occult library right... oh can I make traps?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I'll... have to take a look at some options." Phoebe states, and she looks at her hands a moment.

    "...Bart? Can I ask a sort of personal question?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods and says "Of course Pheb, your like one of my best friends, you can ask me anything." He offers with a smile and munches some more pretzel.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe gives a nod, and she looks over the lake again, thinking about how to phrase things.

    "Do you think I should have healed Caroline Beacon at the fire, even if it meant exposing my powers to the world?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks to her, and seems to think about it for a moment, and says "If you want an honest answer... I would have problem did it, but you had your reasons, if you had healed her, it could have put her in more danger and could have been what they were trying to get you to do. " He looks over at her and says "But what is done is done." He then raises a brow "Wait you called her Caroline Beacon?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "... she's not... she never wanted to be my mom, according to her." Phoebe stumbles a moment, and she leans her head back. Her eyes are holding tears.

    "She went with it because her husband wanted a kid. She thought it was a temporary foster. When he died... if he hadn't had to support a kid, maybe he wouldn't have taken a more dangerous job for more pay. And then when she found out what I could do... and that I chose not to heal her? She was... she got bitter." she shakes her head. "And bitterness turned to anger, and she doesn't want to pretend anymore. So I lost her."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen 's brow raises a bit, he puts his arms around Phoebe to hold her and be there for her. This does not sound at all like the vibe he got from the woman when he had met her. He will rub Phoebe's back, and says "When did this happen Phoebe?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "... when John and I --" she pauses, and she just seems to wilt.

    "... he wasn't John. He was Something Else. This whole last month has been a mess... I'm just so tired, Bart. So tired."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen will hold his friend, and just rubs her back letting her talk if she wants to letting her stay quiet if she prefers. He just holds his friend and is there for her, how ever she needs him to be.