002; elevator of forced honesty

[memefox]

elevator of forced honesty

» POST: a top level for your character(s) » RESPOND: to other characters ICly. your characters are now trapped in an elevator together. » UH OH: neither character can lie. » ADDITIONAL, OPTIONAL COMPLICATIONS: at player discretion characters may also... a. be unable to remain silent when asked questions b. be unable to speak around the truth when answering c. be compelled to reveal truths/secrets unprompted THE POWER OF THE ELEVATOR COMPELS YOU.

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[franciscoramon]

The time machine.

[ If it weren't for the honesty thing, Cisco would've lied and picked a second favorite, but. Well. No hiding it now. ]

Listen I know literally everything about that whole situation was super fucked up, but man... it was a time machine, y'know? Plus I made it with Ronnie, and working with him was always way better than working alone, and it was the last thing we ever made together.

[causational]

[For a moment, Eddie's almost taken aback, his eyes going a bit wide, and he can't breathe. That's a little startling. That happened on the day he died, is part of why and how he died, and for a moment he's...well, a little stung.]

Oh. Wow.

[Exhaling sharply after a moment, he smiles a bit even though his eyes are a bit wet.]

I get that. Especially the Ronnie part.

[franciscoramon]

[ He can tell he made Eddie think about dying and that's the opposite of what he wanted. Honesty officially sucks. ]

I told you it was fucked up.

[ Cisco looks away, shoulders slumped. ]

It's like... if you solved a really tough case where a family of five got murdered or whatever. You'd be proud of cracking the case and doing your job well, but you wouldn't be happy people were, like, dead. It was a cool machine. Nothing else about that situation was cool. At all.

[ He would officially like off this honesty elevator now. ]

I miss him a lot. I feel like I shouldn't talk about him sometimes because it'll upset you.

[causational]

It's not. I mean, it's not if you're just talking about the machine. It hurts, but I understand it.

[Licking his lips, he listens to Cisco, and then nods.]

Yeah. That makes a lot of sense. And...and...you don't have to not talk about Ronnie. It's okay if you do. It hurts, but I don't want you to hold back that part of yourself from me. It's okay if I hurt a little bit, and it'll get better.

[franciscoramon]

No, it is. I don't want to like anything that's associated with him, at all, in any way. I want to hate everything he's ever touched. But I don't.

[ Cisco is hunching in on himself, now, and he really ought to stop the conversation from going anywhere near that whole minefield. ]

You remind me of Ronnie, in some ways. Good ways.

[causational]

People are like that, not black and white. You're allowed to be proud of building a time machine, Cisco. That's definitely something to be proud of, even if it had something to do with him. Everything bad that happened is on him, not you, and not the time machine. That...it's just an object.

[A moment, and he pauses, then reaches out and tucks back some of Cisco's hair.]

Yeah? I'd...like to hear about it, if you want to tell me.

[franciscoramon]

[ Cisco shuts his eyes, exhaling slowly and inclining his head slightly into the touch, though he keeps his arms folded over his chest. ]

You're almost the exact same age. You like fancy beer. You take really careful care of your body. You're honest. You never play head games, or make me try to guess what you're thinking. You laugh a lot at my jokes, even the really bad ones. You're... normal and not a total weirdo like me, but you never act like you're doing me a favor being nice to me, you just act like... it's the obvious thing to do, even though it's really not.

[ There's more, but Cisco thinks he's gotten the general idea across. ]

He was my first friend. You know? Like my first real friend.

[causational]

[Eddie presses his palm gently against Cisco's cheek, though he notices the way Cisco is still protecting himself, his arms across his chest.]

That makes sense.

[For a moment, he's quiet, and then it bursts out of him, because he can't really stop it.]

It is obvious, though. I can admit, you're definitely a geek, but you're the cool kind of geek you see on TV, not the kind that makes me feel like I'm stupid and shouldn't exist in their space, you know? You're smart and talented and cute and you always try to make sure I understand what you're talking about. You make me laugh, you're charming...it's really obvious why anyone would want to be friends with you.

[A pause, and then.]

I wish I'd known Ronnie better. I bet we'd have been good friends too.

[franciscoramon]

You better be careful, you're gonna give me a giant ego if you keep saying stuff like that.

[ Parts of it may be true - he does try to make sure Eddie understands him, to include him and make him feel welcome, but the rest of it? Flattery. It's all Eddie seeing him through rose-tinted glasses, nothing more. ]

You would've, for sure.

[causational]

I think I'd be okay with that.

[A little grin, because honestly the amount that Cisco's self-esteem would have to rise to get to the point of having an actual ego would be way more than Eddie could possibly provide with a few compliments.]

I'm sorry...