It's Finally Movie Night!

[goodviberations]

This is it, guys. Finally, finally they're going to have the movie night they've been talking about for months. It's been a rough few weeks on most of them, and Cisco is determined to cheer everyone up. He'd stumbled across a 40s movie theatre- the kind that would have shown nickelodeons back in the day- and decided that it was the perfect venue for them. Plenty of room for everyone to spread out, and they could set up a snack table in front of the small stage beneath the screen.

Party time, here they come.

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Setting up before the movie

[timefragmentmod]

Mick - OTA

[bringstheheat]

Cisco has been on cloud nine about this movie night, thrilled to death that he'd found the perfect venue for it. They had both put in plenty of time in the kitchen beforehand and Mick is at the snack table setting up the last of the food. Brownies, empanadas, various other snack foods. Beer, wine, anything anyone could possibly want to drink.

But if the speedsters are wanting to eat till they're full they had better be bringing more food.

Right now he's got a beer in hand, watching Haircut engage one of the other dragons in a game of tag in and out of the chairs.

He's stumbled into one weird-ass life but so far? It's not been that bad.

[goodviberations]

Cisco is the happiest he's been since before the storm. All his friends are going to be together, watching movies and just spending time together. Good food and good company are his idea of a perfect day. The event is a bit bigger than he'd originally anticipated, and he'd been sure to apologize to both Mick and Savitar for that. Neither one of them are big on crowds, and while he wanted them both there, he also didn't want them to feel pressured. Since Mick is beside him helping set up the snack table, apparently he'd decided it was worth it to come. Cisco can't help being a bit proud of him for that.

Haricut and Pascal nearly knock him off his feet as they run past, and Cisco laughs as he sets the last container of empanadas on the table.

"Pascal really likes picking fights with dragons twice his size," he says, shaking his head. Fortunately it's all in good fun, but his little dragon needs to learn to pick his battles.

[bringstheheat]

Mick doesn't like crowds as a rule because when it comes to conversations? He's not that good at it. But Cisco had thrown himself headlong into planning this event so he could at least be a decent friend and show up, right? Right.

Besides, food and beer and Cisco promised him at least one ninja movie.

A snort as the dragons race by, chirping and trilling in their fun. "Yeah, wonder where he coulda picked that habit up from."

Caitlin - OTA

[snowandfrost]

Caitlin only is here for Cisco's own good. She's setting up the dampeners with Harry and has every intention and plan to walk back out and go back to STAR Labs. Maybe hide in medical for a little bit. Maybe a lot bit. Ever since that patrol, she had been in a relatively anti-social mood herself, staying mostly either at STAR Labs or her own apartment. Or babysitting Barney.

The white Frost streaks had gotten more and more frequent, despite Caitlin trying her best to ignore them or tell Frost that she's fine and not that scared or angry or even otherwise, emotionally distressed.

As soon as she finishes the set up, she moves into the party as if nothing suspicious is going on. She wants to see her friend happy, especially after all that he had gone through and Mick? Mick made him happy.

[bringstheheat]

"Hey Frosty." Something is clearly up. She's not quite Frost and not quite the Doc judging by the white streaks in her hair and the way she's carrying herself. Stiff, guarded.

.. a hell of a lot like Snart on bad days.

"What's up with you? Pilot's been over for fire baths every other day."

[snowandfrost]

As soon as he mentions Pilot, Caitlin frowns a little, worried.

"He has? I could have sworn I kept the fire bath lit for him at STAR Labs and that he had plenty of red meat to eat for meals."

She's tense, she knows it, but Caitlin hopes that she could pass it off as her normal self rather than anything being wrong.

During the movie

[timefragmentmod]

Oliver Queen - ota

[havingprecision]

If he were honest, Oliver would admit that he doesn't want to be here. Since Caitlin had abruptly ended things before they had really gotten started, he hasn't been in the most social of moods. But with enough cajoling from both Barry and Cisco.. here he is. A beer in one hand and sitting off by himself with only a little dragon for company.

Pilot has been ferrying between him and STAR Labs and the little dragon had at least been cooperative enough to send a note or two to Caitlin, simply asking if she was all right.

For now he's playing with the dragon, eventually stroking his back and scratching under his wing while they wait for the movie to start. "Think they'll have Die Hard?"

Frost - OTA

[snowandfrost]

Caitlin made it too easy for her to come out. Repressing emotions, choosing not to feel any of them, anger at herself, essentially putting them under house arrest. The only outside interaction the moodier roommate let them have is playing with Barney and a girl can only take so much being cooped up. She almost wishes that they could talk to each other more easily.

And then someone just had to say something. Luckily, they are in a public and among friends. Her rage quelled to a simmer. For now, at least. But oh no, she's not letting Caity back out.

Frost pours herself some vodka and grabs some popcorn before she plops herself down. At least she could get movie night to socialize somehow. The meta glances around to see whom could be her target of her throwing ice cubes at.

[havingprecision]

Oliver has been doing his best to keep his distance from Caitlin. She wanted distance and he would at least try and respect that even if he didn't know why or how things had changed.

But seeing a familiar flash of white hair and the shift in the overall temperature, Oliver at least has to ask.

"Frost, is everything all right?"

[snowandfrost]

Can't a girl make herself a drink in peace? Her bartending days definitely help her in this situation as she mixes up a cocktail. She ignores him for a moment, stirring the mix before lifting up the martini glass and frosting the glass a little. Then she turns her attention to him.

"I don't know what you two did but Caity doesn't want to come out and play."

A Conspiracy is Afoot

[timefragmentmod]

Harry Wells - OTA but aimed at the conspirators

[binarythinking]

He really wasn't one for social gatherings like this. He's still just not that good with people.

However this is a special occasion. Tucked away in his jacket are the necessary power dampeners as well as the two remotes to activate them.

It's for Ramon and Snow's own good.

[commanderspecs]

Barry had brought over a bottle of...something that he had found at one of the saloons and that he was sure is some kind of bourbon for the party. He's still not great at socializing with the others just yet either and when he sees Doctor Wells, he gives a huge wave and smile, making a bee line for the man.

[binarythinking]

For the moment Harry is waiting for the speedsters to set up the dampeners. It's not something he can do without raising suspicion and this whole mess wasn't his idea anyway.

And it's good to see Allen on his feet again, looking more like his (overeager, enthusiastic) self again. "Allen."

"Oh. I have something for you."

A watch with a glowing blue face. "You'll have to charge it daily, but that will act as a power dampener until you get things under control."

Re: Harry Wells - OTA but aimed at the conspirators

[citizen_cold]

Leo was chuckling to himself as he looked over the group. Honestly he was glad he was taken because he wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of this group and their matchmaking plot. "We ready to go on this thing Wells?"

[binarythinking]

They're clearly idiots so when Savitar had come to him about getting involved and a day later both Cisco and Snow are asking him to build dampeners to inhibit the others? Harry had to get involved simply for the sake of getting any real work done.

And well. He'd been married before.

"Mhm," a nod. "I'll hand them off to the speedsters and they'll get us all out of here once they're placed."

Savitar - OT Barry For Now

[vivifier]

Once he got the dampeners and the keyfob from Harry, he made his way over to Barry with the intent on enacting their plan here. He raised both eyebrows at his 'brother' of sorts, and slipped him the keyfob before moving to set the dampeners in two key locations.

Is Barry ready to run?

[chosenbylightning]

Barry's got the dampeners in place shortly after they're given to him and his lips only barely twitch in reply to the raised eyebrows. They'll whisk out everyone but Caitlin, Oliver, Mick and Cisco before turning the dampeners on.

"Let's go."

[vivifier]

It's easy enough to whisk everyone who isn't the trapped foursome out of here. Then? Turning to Barry once the doors are locked shut. "Diner?" That was the plan, right?

Trapped!

[chosenbylightning]

Clearly the Speedsters are up to something. A few swift rushes of wind and Frost, Oliver, Cisco and Mick will find themselves alone in the theater with the doors locked.

Hanging on the main door they will find a note.

'Guys -
This is for your own good. Figure things out. We'll be back in two hours.'

[goodviberations]

Cisco is the first one to realize something's wrong. He looks away from the screen- had he started with a Bruce Lee movie because he knows Mick loves ninja movies? Maybe- only to notice that almost all of his friends are gone.

Mick is still a seat away, shoveling popcorn into his mouth at a frankly alarming rate. Caitlin- and she is Caitlin again. How weird- is in the row behind him, looking confused. And Oliver is in the corner, looking like a mopey teen. But that's it. Everyone else is gone.

For a split second, he worries. Had something happened? Had the others needed to rush out to deal with some crisis? He pushes to his feet, making his way to the aisle to attempt to get out to the lobby. But the doors won't budge.

Which is when he sees the note, written in his best friend's handwriting.

"I'm gonna kill him."

[snowandfrost]

Frost would if she was there. Caitlin sits there, shocked that she's there when Frost immediately goes away. She gets up and looks around, not finding Barry or Savitar, or anyone other than herself, Cisco, Mick, and Oliver. She walks over to where the note is hanging by the main door and reads it over.

Her eyes widen when she realizes that the dampener she worked on for Cisco had to have had a duplicate that was able to dampen her powers--

Oh no.

Crystal - Diner after being sped out - OTA

[froststorm]

"Whoa!"

She tried to get her bearings once the world stopped rushing around her. Crys still clutched her bag of popcorn with one hand still raised with a long gone handful of popcorn. Probably somewhere along the trail between where she was at the theatre at Tio's party and the diner.

Crys took a hesitant step, just in case she was being whisked away again just as quickly. It looked like some of the other guests from the party were there with her. Though, she frowned, she didn't see Cisco. Or that man that seemed to not ever want to be far away from Cisco. Or Caitlin. Or...Oliver. When it didn't seem like she was going to be sped away somewhere else, Crys let out a breath, sitting down at the counter.