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[bringstheheat]

Egypt is hot. Blazing damn hot.
But it's not the heat that Mick currently hates. It's the goddamn sand.

Sand in his face, in his eyes, sand everywhere.
Friggin sand.

But it's the one place he can work on his new abilities with fire without worrying about unintentionally roasting his surroundings.

Fire flickers along his arms and hands. Sputters of flame followed by explosions of heat.

Clearly handling powers requires control which isn't something Mick Rory has ever really excelled at.

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[bringstheheat]

"You don't know that," he fires back. Because that's the problem. Mick doesn't want to hurt anyone with fire, not the people he's sharing space with, but he can't guarantee that won't happen. "Not until I get this figured out and even then.. I don't know."

He'd only just gotten to a point where he didn't need his lighter.

Now? Now he's a fucking walking lighter and he has no idea where his control is going to come from or how good it'll be.

[goodviberations]

"No, I don't," he admits. "But I have faith in you, Mick. And I'm a pretty badass Sensei if I do say so myself. We can Karate Kid this ish."

He's already stretching, trying to remember whether arm circles or windmills were more effective for shoulder stretching. He does both just to be safe.

[bringstheheat]

People don't have faith in him.

.. at least not usually.

An eyebrow raise as Cisco starts waving his arms wildly like a lunatic. "I ain't calling you Mister Miyagi."

[goodviberations]

"Dude, that kills the whole shtick," he complains with a pout. "Am I not even allowed to say 'wax on, wax off'?"

Distraction is key here. If Mick doesn't wallow in his worries, then it'll be easier to work him through them.

[bringstheheat]

"Dunno, you want to wake up with pink hair?" An empty threat, but it's part of their overall rapport anymore. Mick shakes out his hands, loosening his wrists. The sun is hot, but with the heat beneath his skin it doesn't impact his scars the way it used to.

[goodviberations]

Cisco gapes in mock horror at the threat, gripping his hair protectively.

"You're a monster," he declares with a grin. "Now, come on. Let's do this. There's actually something I wanted to try."

[bringstheheat]

Eyeroll. You're ridiculous Ramon.

No, that wasn't an almost smirk. Don't be ridiculous. "Something you wanted to try with fire?"

[goodviberations]

And you're gross, Rory.

"Don't make that face," he says, wrinkling his nose. "Something I want to try with our powers."

[bringstheheat]

This is not news to anyone at all Cisco.

That smirk widens a fraction at his reaction. "All right kid. What's your idea?"

[goodviberations]

"Okay, so I use my powers to move people around a lot," he explains. A well-placed breach here and there to allow his teammates free movement through an area. "But I've never tried it with someone else's powers."

He isn't sure it'll even work, but why not try it when there are no stakes?

[bringstheheat]

"I remember. You shot Robin Hood outta one at the wedding."

Frown. "You're what, wanting me to shoot fire through a breach?"

[goodviberations]

"Exactly," he confirms, pushing up his sleeves. He doesn't have his gauntlets on him, but he's only intending to use small breaches, so it should be fine. "Only thing out here to burn is sand, remember? What's the harm in trying it?"

[bringstheheat]

"Haven't been able to really throw fire yet," he admits. But what the hell, right? Being able to throw fire could be pretty impressive. A small shrug. "All right. Let's do this."

And there are some misfires. (HA)
But eventually Mick gets the hang of how to send at least a small burst of flame arcing away from his hands.

[goodviberations]

Cisco beams. How cool is that? Or, hot, as the case may be. Since fire is hot, not cool. Shut up, brain.

"Dude, that was awesome!" He praises. And neither of them are singed, so it's a victory all around.