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[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

The Flash is on the job - pondering a vacation from said job.

He's feeling a bit burned out lately, but he has no idea what he'd do if he took time off.

He's heard a few reports about some funky orb going around, so he's trying to find it and corral it for study.

He comes across it sooner than he expected, and he's not quite ready for what it's going to show him...

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[watcher-uatu.livejournal.com]

"I am not permitted to interfere," the large-headed man says, shaking his head. "Indeed, you should never have learned of my presence. I cannot give you the answer."

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

His power isn't responding the way it should.

"You're interfering right now by talking to me. The least you can do is tell me how to get back."

[watcher-uatu.livejournal.com]

"Nay, bold one. If there is to be a way home... you shall not learn of it from me. My cousin Uatu has been known to assist others as you suggest... but he watches yet another universe, just as unreachable as your own home. And the others of our kind grow weary of his bending of the rules."

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

"Hey, now! I know you're here, the rules are already bent! Trust me, I can be extremely annoying if you don't shuttle me back home! C'mon, I'm sure you're one of those all-powerful glowy-eyed cosmic weirdos who can just grant me this one boon with a flick of your fingers, but you're getting all anal about this?"

[watcher-uatu.livejournal.com]

The entity blinks. "If I chose to break the rules, destroying you would be just as easy as granting your wish."

He pauses, as if considering.

"However... there are others who could grant your wish. If, for example, you were to seek employ with the Timebroker..."

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

"Employ? What, like I can't pay for my dinner, so I've gotta wash dishes until I can afford to go home? This isn't fair! What does this guy do, sell time-shares on Apokolips?"

[watcher-uatu.livejournal.com]

"Repairs what he sees as damage to universes. Perhaps, eventually, he might even allow you to go home..."

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

"Now aren't you interfering by even telling me about this guy? Why can't you just go 'oogedy boogedy' and put me back where I belong so you can keep watching me?"

He REALLY doesn't want to do this... especially if he doesn't even have power in this world anymore.

[watcher-uatu.livejournal.com]

"I'm afraid not, mortal. Now... begone!"

And the big-headed man vanishes.