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Back when I arrived (the first time), someone posted this. It was a lot of fun, so I thought I'd do it tonight. It's better than staring at this data and willing it to change.

Word association. Reply with the first word that comes to mind. No cheating.

To start us off: help.

[ ooc: threadjacking is not only allowed, but fully encouraged! go nuts, people. ]

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My priority is Mick and it's my place to deal with him. Besides, it's me he's got the right to be angry at.

[Although, admittedly.]

And you.

Anyway, that's all I can tell you. Maybe there's something else I'm not getting. I'm better with children than manchildren.

If that is your summary of the situation, then you have indeed missed a rather large point, Mr. Snart. To twist a cliche, those who think in narrow boxes probably shouldn't throw stones.

[Okay, so that was a bit tortured. Still.]

Whether you want to admit it or not, neither you nor Mr. Rory is on your own, either as individuals or a pair. It may seem the simple course to shoulder Mr. Rory's anger on your own, but for someone like Raymond? That is literally asking him to watch the needless suffering of another.

I'll admit, even I attempted to take Mr. Rory's target off of you. Back on the ship, I mean. [When he'd claimed responsibility for having Snart dispatch Mick. It hadn't worked of course, and in the time Rip remained focused on Per Degaton, Leonard had found a resolution quite similar to the one they'd arrived at in Wonderland.]

And that was before you opted to be the one who set off the Oculus at that.

Mick is my partner.

I have no idea how often I have to say this before anyone grasps it.

Also, Mick opted first. I just opted for Mick to live. I opted not to live without him.

Perhaps as often as I have to point out that I'm your Captain--or Raymond, to convince you that he is your friend.

And I'm aware. You had your reasons, Mick had his, and Raymond his. The end result of anyone making that sacrifice would have been the same for those who survived: a comrade died, and because of that, the rest of us got to live.

It's a rather heavy burden. I'd almost say it was selfish of you to avoid it.

This isn't about you or about Raymond. What's between you and Mick, that's between you and Mick. Whatever the hell kinda partnership Raymond has with Mick, that's between them too. But Mick came here angry at me. Mick came here wanting to hurt, because he was hurting, because of me. I kept him from lashing out against the world. That was on me.

I knew I wasn't going to make it the moment Chronos revealed himself. I don't need any Time Master or Oculus to predict my fate when I know my actions and myself. The only way I'd not have come back for Mick before they got their hands on him was that I wasn't going to make it.

Selfish, maybe. But I don't need to explain to you why I couldn't stand by and let my partner die.

[Seeing as Rip broke all rules and then some to try and avoid that fate for his partner and their son.]

[It's almost painful to realize that with a few different names and different circumstances, Rip could be reading these words about himself.]

I don't disagree with you, Leonard. I just don't think you're entirely right.

[But Rip also knows when he won't be able to win an argument. It's done for now; moreover, he's gotten the information he needs. Antagonizing Leonard further won't benefit either of them.

Particularly with all that comes after. It's a strong argument in favor of destiny, even with the Oculus no longer in play.]

No, you don't. If I'd had the opportunity I would've made the same selfish choice in a heartbeat.

[His life for theirs. Unfortunately for Rip, the Time Masters hadn't granted him that freedom anymore than they had given his family their lives.]

Pretty rare that anyone's entirely right. Especially about feelings.

[Part of why Leonard doesn't like dealing with them, at least openly.]

Then we understand.

It would seem that we do.

[And in turn? Rip now has a better idea of what to address when he ultimately approaches Raymond. As said, Rip still considers himself their Captain, even without the presence of his ship. He’d much rather have his crew on speaking terms with each other.]

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