Leonard Snart // Captain Cold - IC Inbox

[hypothermic]

ID: coldasice

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[whichend]

I don't think I'm either of those things. Besides, that is how we count where I am from. I am not from your world.

Seven hells, you're old. I suppose I should have known.

The big leagues?

[hypothermic]

True. You’re from a world where people marry their cousin at three and ten and live to a ripe old age of two and five if they aren’t bitten by a plague rat or stabbed first. By your standards I’m practically an ageless wizard with magical ice powers. I’ll take it.

The big leagues are where the real fun happens. Hawk people, metahumans, speedsters, you name it. Opponents who can give you a real run for your money.

[whichend]

And that does not happen in your world? I suppose you all get murdered by cars instead.

Oh, no, you look very old. Not ageless at all. I'm sure you're very disappointed. And there are those in my world with far scarier ice powers.

You've grown used to fighting. You enjoy it.

[hypothermic]

Cars, fast food and amateurs with guns. America in a nutshell.

You said four and thirty. You can't take it back now. Hasn't Cisco taught you about no-takebacks? If you give something and want to take it back, you need to replace it with something of equal or higher value. I'd settle for that oversized needle you stuck me with.

You don't? And here I thought you were the kinda girl who'd love a good scrap.

[whichend]

That's not takebacks. That's trade, plain and simple. I think every universe has that.

The last person who took Needle got that same sword in their chest a year later. You can have it over my dead body.

A good scrap and a "big-league" fight are two different things. It is not that I do not like it, but I fear I like it too much. It is all so surprisingly simple.

[hypothermic]

Everything in moderation, kid. That's the beauty of fighting a real fight. They don't come along every day, but they're worth waiting for.

You'll figure it out with time and experience. When I was your age I had to fight tooth and nail for every little thing and didn't know how to stop. One day you'll wake up and you won't be a dumb kid anymore. You'll realize you can pick who you're fighting and what you're fighting for and none of the small-fry will feel worth your time. That's when you sign up for the big leagues and fight because you want to fight, not because you have to.

[whichend]

[ She's about to mouth off to Snart again, tell him that she's not a dumb kid or a small fry but....by and large, he isn't wrong.

She's not sure how to feel about that. Snart is Cisco's enemy. Snart tortured Cisco's family. She should hate him. She wants to hate him. ]

I fight for little things, yes, but I have a much larger goal. Perhaps not your big leagues, but there is blood I wish to spill. It's a long fight, with many different faces, but at the end of the day, only one enemy.

[hypothermic]

Maybe your big leagues are different than mine. Doesn't necessarily make them any less big.

It's a good thing I'm not your enemy. I'd hate to give you all this advice just to kick your ass and make you cry.

[whichend]

They'd have to be. We do not have metahumans in Westeros. Just assholes.

I'd like to see you try, old man.

[ she is......not denying the 'not your enemy' comment. ]

[hypothermic]

Do or do not, there is no try.

[ That line? Completely original. Not like she's going to know any better. ]

[whichend]

What??

[hypothermic]

It means don't do anything half-assed.