[tri OOM] Odaibananigans with Barry and Cisco

[angry_friendship_wolf]

When Yamato opens the door to the safehouse and ushers Barry and Cisco through, it's not as busy as it usually is, but there are still a few people milling around the main room of the apartment.

Sora and Jyou are both at the kitchen table, Sora carefully working on a flower arrangement while Jyou reads through a medical textbook and scribbles notes. Nearby, on the couch, with a laptop resting on his knees, is a boy who looks almost identical to Yamato, minus a few years and with much more boyish features.

Yamato carefully shuts the door behind them. "Welcome to Chez Chosen, I guess," he says, crossing to the kitchen table to pick up his digivice and clip it to his belt.

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[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Just so long as I don't have to cosplay as well," Yamato says.

"You're basically pulling off a Ghidorah cosplay at all times anyway," Taichi says airily, reaching over to flick a strand of Yamato's hair. To Barry, he adds: "Shame you couldn't show him the sights, though."

"They showed me a coffee shop. That was good."

Taichi frowns. "You can't be trusted in coffee shops. You keep flirting and puppy-dog-eyeing with baristas for free food. You're a menace to small business owners just trying to make a living selling java."

[run_barry]

"He doesn't like when I speed him around, either," Barry says with a sigh. Otherwise they could have seen All the sights!

Looking over at Yamato, Barry laughs and shakes his head, replying to Taichi.

"Does he now? He must have been on his best behavior at Jitters, because I didn't see any flirting there."

Yamato was perfectly nice to Iris and--

The thought striking shows visibly in Barry's expression and the way he suddenly goes stock still, quickly running through the memories of that day to verify there wasn't actually any flirting.

"No he-- he was good," Barry says with a smile and jerky nod, mostly positive, just a touch unsure.

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco chortles beside Yamato, then grabs up a piece of pizza and chomps down on it to keep himself from saying anything.

It doesn't stop him from throwing a gleeful look Yamato's way though.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato lifts a hand and claps it down on Barry's shoulder, giving it a few quick, comforting pats.

"Taichi's exaggerating," he says firmly, suppressing the urge to make a joke at Barry's expense. He catches that gleeful look from Cisco, though.

"City-wide trail of angry boyfriends and angrier coffee shop managers says otherwise," Taichi says airily.

[run_barry]

That shoulder patting brings Barry around and he smiles strong again.

"Well, I haven't seen Yamato followed by a trail of girlfriends so, I think the angry boyfriends things is probably on them." Jealous for no reason seems likely to Barry.

[makes_the_toys]

"His pics do get a whole lot of likes on the 'Gram, though," Cisco says. "And more than a few DM requests."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Exactly, Barry knows what's up," Yamato says, patting Barry's shoulder a few more times before pulling his hand back.

At Cisco's remark, he shakes his head. "Still not convinced that actually exists."

[run_barry]

"It exists," Barry assures Yamato. "Caitlin thinks he should take it down, since he's using your image and pics, but she hasn't gotten demanding about that yet."

[makes_the_toys]

"Yamato said I could do it!" Cisco argues.

Or, rather, Yamato hadn't said that Cisco couldn't.

"His adoring fans would be heartbroken if I closed the account."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Cisco's just giving the people what they want," Taichi says spiritedly, clenching his fist dramatically. "Is it his fault if this what they demand? No, he's merely a servant to their whims."

Yamato gives a long-suffering sigh, waving a hand. "It's fine, I don't mind."

"I think I have some pictures you could probably use," Taichi adds to Cisco, pulling out his phone.

[makes_the_toys]

"Yesss! What have you got?" Cisco asks excitedly, pulling out his own phone.

[run_barry]

"Oh man, don't enable him," Barry says to Taichi, shaking his head with a laugh.

He's not actually going to interfere though, unless Yamato decides to change his mind and stop it.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Let's see ... I've got these ones of him cooking ... a couple from the last music gig he did ... a few from a boxing tournament ... this one where he dozed off in the safehouse ..." Taichi says.

"I don't have any photos of you," Yamato notes.

"You don't have any photos of anything, you don't use your phone's camera at all."

[makes_the_toys]

"Aww, look at him sleeping," Cisco says, leaning over to see the pics.

"Yes, give me which ones you want to and I'll make sure they go up for the internet to see."

[run_barry]

"It's kind of my fault, really," Barry admits to Yamato with a touch of apology, watching Cisco and Taichi trade pics. "He can't start a Flash page so he decided to make you internet famous."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"I blame you completely," Yamato jokes, giving Barry a light shove. "It's a shame, people in Central City would love a Flash page."

Taichi, meanwhile, gives an enthusiastic nod and starts transferring pictures over.

[run_barry]

Barry elbowed Yamato back, smiling and finishing off the last slice of pizza from his pie.

"Nah, I'm good. The blog thing is strange enough," Barry says.

[makes_the_toys]

"Sweet. Great camera work, too," Cisco compliments. "If you want any of mine just let me know."

They could totally start a Yamato photo library.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Yeah, I know how much you just hate that blog," Yamato teases.

"I could've been a professional photographer. An artist," Taichi says, with faux-wistfulness. "Might take you up on that offer sometime, though."

[run_barry]

"Dude," Barry says, reaching out to elbow Yamato again when he teases Barry.

Not about to confirm or deny that, Barry drinks his drink and tries not to smile too much, or look too embarrassed.

[makes_the_toys]

"I'll be sure and give your skills credit when these go up," Cisco replies, matching Taichi's wistfulness with his own solemn tone.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato chuckles, nudging his head against Barry's. "Just saying, I think it might be your favourite blog ever," he says. After a moment: "Okay, okay, I'll stop."

Taichi claps a hand to his heart. "It's so good to meet someone else with an artist's soul," he says to Cisco, dramatically. "You're a true friend."

[run_barry]

"Yeah, yeah," Barry says, butting Yamato back.

"Anyway, what'd you guys want to do now?"

[makes_the_toys]

"Hey, I get it, man. I get it," Cisco replies, reaching over to pat Taichi.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"I can text Jyou and see if he's up for giving you guys that ride around the bay on Ikkakumon," Taichi offers.

"Or there's the rollercoaster. Or the VR multiplayer zombie game," Yamato says.