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[shrinkage]

Raise your hand if you think it's unfair for Wonderland to yank you back in mid-event.

[ the video is framed far enough away that you can actually see ray raise his hand to his own question. vigorously. think back to that kid in your class who had to hold up their raised hand with their other arm. were you that kid? yeah, bet you were.

ray grins and shrugs. ]

I guess Wonderland doesn't really do fair, huh? Either way, I'm back! What'd I miss?

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[catchacold]

Nothing yet.

Get dressed, Raymond. Be ready.

[Obviously this is serious business, he's getting right down to it.]

Where are you?

[shrinkage]

I missed you too. [ he tries not to smirk, but ray can't help himself. but after processing snart's question, he frowns. summoned already? he wanted to shop! ] What? I was just about to head the markets.

[catchacold]

You can head later. I'll even give you a ride, if you sit in the back and wear your seatbelt.

[Clearly he's determined here.]

Now, where are we picking you up?

[shrinkage]

[ so demanding. ray huffs, and reluctantly spills his beans: ]

I'm at the arcade.

[catchacold]

Of course.

Head outside. I promise, you can buy yourself something pretty afterwards.

[shrinkage]

[ it's been too long in his mind to feel the instant zing of paranoia about this. ray wants a reminder that snart is real, alive. not gone, not forever. ]

Okay okay, I'm coming out now.

[ while he waits outside, ray tinkers with his omnitool, and holds a prize in the crook of his elbow. ]

[catchacold]

High time.

[Whatever that is supposed to mean, Leonard is already waiting outside, in the passenger seat of a flying car. Three guesses who's the driver and the first two don't count. He waves to Ray, pressing a button to open the door to the backseat.]

Come on in.

[That done, he turns back to Mick.]

We're teaming up with a raccoon, I wanted to bring something small and annoying too.

[shrinkage]

Teaming up?

[ penis joke forgotten, ray turns and waves brightly at mick as he settles into the seat. ]

Hey, buddy!

[boilover]

We should have brought something else.

[Mick realises as soon as Ray gets into the car that this is going to be a mistake. No one wants to turn up to the party with a nerd like this. It would kill all their cred.]

The raccoon sounds cooler.

[catchacold]

The raccoon is cooler. Knows how to hold his liquor too.

[Can't knock that raccoon. But hey, if this was about who can bring the biggest nerd, they'd be in the lead for sure.]

Seatbelt, Raymond.

[shrinkage]

[ it doesn't faze ray to obey the reminder and clip the belt into place. he's too excited to just be included. ]

The Raccoon? [ whoa ] That's kind of a weird code name. Who is it? Do I know them?

[boilover]

No, it's an actual raccoon.

[He hasn't met him but Leonard has told him things. Weird, confusing things that didn't add up but hell, this place was weird and he'd hung out with skeletons, lizards and Rip Hunter so apparently the strangest things can happen here.] We don't do code names. We're not five year olds playing cops and robbers.

[catchacold]

That's right, Heatwave. [He adds that last part under his breath and with a smirk at Mick, but it's not as if Mick's wrong. They've never really used the names for themselves.

Much.

Look, sometimes they are a bit like five year olds playing cops and robbers.]

We are teaming up with a raccoon, the vampire who bit me, his brother and their friend.

[shrinkage]

[ his legs don't seem to want to fit right, so ray's sigh is undercut by fidgeting. ]

You know, the least you can do is buy me my first drink if you're going to mess with me like this...

[ thunk-- his knee bangs into where the glove compartment would be, and he dips his head down to search for how to push his seat back. ]

[boilover]

It sounds like a bad joke, Snart.

[A raccoon, a vampire, a nerd and a load of cons walk into a bar.]

I can't believe a vampire bit you.

[catchacold]

I know, that's why I brought our incredible shrinking man.

[If there is going to be a joke, he at least wants to be part of the set-up. Leonard looks back at Ray to figure out why he is unable to sit. He doesn't know.]

I'd rather have the vampire have bitten me than the raccoon.

[shrinkage]

[ ;lasdjkf why is the seat moving FORWARD WHY IS THIS RAY'S LIFE ]

OK I'm starting to feel like you two are insinuating that there are vampires in Wonderland.

[ oh god his knees are going to poke his eyes out the car is trying to eat him at least sarah convinced him to try yoga but also wow this is not like yoga at all ]

[boilover]

Vampires do exist in...

[Mick stops as he looks at Ray, being slowly swallowed by his own seat, then looks at Leonard in disbelief.

God. He can't even sit right!]

What are you doing?

[catchacold]

Should I have stashed him in the trunk?

[He's not even sure if he's joking. It may have been safer for Ray, had he done that.]

[shrinkage]

I was trying to make more room!

[ figures the genius with an amount of phds determined by whether you open the box and measure them can't figure out a space car huh

but he won't give up, voice at once muffled and also desperate: ]

If vampires exist in Wonderland and you were bitten by one, why are we working with them, again?

[boilover]

[Mick would help him but he has to keep both hands on the wheel or he'll get another 'both hands on the wheel, Mick' lecture and he's not really in the mood.

Also he doesn't wanna.]

I dunno. Cause Snart is into it? [Mick isn't sure either. He's kinda pissy himself over it. He didn't like this vampire guy.]

[catchacold]

[Leonard could help him, but

he doesn't really want to.

Instead he helpfully leans his own seat back a little and shrugs.]

That's right. I love a man who bites. [Well.] He was out of it at the time, didn't mean to bite me.

[shrinkage]

[ ray grunts, partially in disbelief and partially in an effort to maybe intimidate this car to behave???? ]

You should've told me, I would've borrowed one of Sarah's crosses...

[boilover]

Sara doesn't have -- wait. [Look, he just started hearing the other Sarah being used, it still throws him off.] The Sarah with the weird h.

[Stupid, weird silent letters.]

If he bites you again, I'm setting him on fire. Fair warning.

[catchacold]

Mick has an issue with silent letters. [But at least he doesn't have any issue sitting in a chair. Leonard watches Ray with amusement and, yes, that issue with the silent letters may explain why Leonard pronounces Mick's name as if it has at least two syllables.

He glances at him, flashing a brief smile.]

Thanks, dear. Appreciate your support.