For @farfromstanford - Reunited and it feels so good..

[chosenbylightning]

It's funny how technology makes the little details of life easier. Your phone wakes you up, calendar acts as your reminder so you don't forget where to be and when. And sometimes? Sometimes it's pretty amazing when an old friend from college finds you on social media and wants to catch up. Jessica was brilliant and Barry was a couple of years ahead of most of his peers, placing him in advanced college courses with students that had at least five years on him. It might have been daunting if he hadn't been enjoying it so damned much. Intelligence was rewarded in college, it didn't get you bullied or into trouble with the popular kids.

Okay, so it also helped that he was far enough away from Central City that most people didn't know his father was in prison (wrongly) for the murder of his mother.

Barry had immediately replied to Jessica's friend request, which started a series of messages that quickly became video calls and almost daily online chats. They talked about work, about their lives, Barry even told her about the lightning strike, but not quite what happened after he woke up, and his new friends. Star Trek marathons with his best friend. Talking to Caitlin over drinks and the infamous Karaoke Incident.

So when Jessica asked if she could visit, he instantly agreed. Sure, Barry could run there in an hour or less, but it'd be nice to see her and introduce her to his friends. She might even be able to charm a smile out of Harry.

.. and maybe he'd bet Cisco fifty bucks to that effect.

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[chosenbylightning]

"I see that," he grins at the flowers in her hair and Effie's excited signing.

He's also totally not blushing at Jess's comment. Nope. It's just, you know, warm and all. Barry smiles and waits for those little fingers to stop flying. Yes he is. He's one of the good guys, and you know what? I just bet you'll see him again.

"Joe said he can probably tap into local surveillance tapes, we can probably get an idea of what happened to our brave little trooper here," he laughs as Effie hugs her Flash action figure again and grabs at his hand to tell him the entire story all over again. "Any luck on finding her parents?"

[farfromstanford]

"Not a peep." She frowns and crosses her arms. In Jessica's experience with worried parents, they ask a million questions, wondering how their child is, what they can do and so forth. The fact that no one has approached CCPD puzzles her immensely. It's entirely possible that Effie's parents are also deaf, but that would be all the more reason to worry. There are a lot of people at this festival.

"I'm really getting worried, Barry." She turns her face away from Effie, trying to keep the girl calm (her lip reading is better than average for the age). "Why hasn't anyone come forward? Contacted CCPD? They're everywhere."

[chosenbylightning]

"Yeah, it doesn't make sense," Barry agrees quietly. He shifts to sit beside Effie again. "Maybe she can tell us what happened. It'll take CCPD and Cisco a while to get through the footage."

Barry smiles at Effie. Can you tell us what happened? How the glass broke, or how we can find your family? Anything would help.