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Chapter 14: From the Pit

"So tell me again why Barry isn't here to try all this?" Caitlin grimaced at the row of drinks set out before her and Cisco. Having been trying to find her own perfect combination since the Flash drink hit Jitters, Rose had been spending her free time working on different cocktails that were inspired by herself. Well, her hero self.

"Try this one," she said, pushing the first of the top five towards them. "He said he was going to try and see if Harry wanted any help on figuring out how to close the breaches. I'm going to try helping out tomorrow if I get the chance. Can't let Cisco have all the fun."

He scoffed, shaking his head at the drink. It was a no for the first. "Yeah, cause spending hours with Harry arguing and him throwing my stuff around the workshop has been a blast."

She laughed, giving them the next one. "Yeah, well I need to do something besides work on this and help Arthur figure out a new name. Apparently my dad wants him to come set up headquarters for the Order over here soon and Arthur decided he wanted a new name."

"I can't imagine why," Caitlin said sarcastically.

"Yeah," Cisco added. "Cause the Once and Future King is great name."

"You know what's funny," she said as they pushed back the empty glasses, giving her another no before she placed the third drinks in front of them. "He's actually decided on a new last name already."

Caitlin handed back the third glass, a nod of approval this time, "What's he thinking?"

"Allen of all things."

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"Excuse me. Bar, Rose you good?" Joe asked as he greeted them.

Barry nodded, "I'm good, not to sure about Rose though. Her, Cisco, and Caitlin apparently stayed up late trying to come with some new cocktail."

"You probably needed a drink after dealing with Harry last night," she countered as she took a gulp of extra large latte. "And remember my friend Stevie, that bartender at that karaoke bar we went to?"

"Sorta," he said as Joe led them to the body.

"Well he's opening up his own place and he offered to let me help him come up with a couple of drinks for it. Once I suggested something after Hecate since the Flash has his own coffee, he flipped. And we did decide on one last night. I just have to send the recipe over and it'll be done."

"You two ready?" the sound of Jason's voice making Rose jump slightly. He apologized to her, though the look he was giving the two of them put her a bit on edge. There was something a bit predatory in his gaze, but he continued on anyway. "Victim's name is Daniel Burge. Has a bit of a record, but he came clean a couple of years to be able to buy this place."

Joe added, sending Jason off to go do more interviews, "It looks like he was dipped in a volcano."

Rose set her coffee down to the side as she and Barry kneeled down next to the victim. He pulled back the tarp to reveal what was left of the guy underneath. She grimaced, Barry giving the initial assessment, "Oh, yeah. Actually the depth and uniformity of the burn pattern is something you would see if the body was covered in something like lava, but with a lower burn temp and an added chemical characteristic."

"The fire investigator didn't find a secondary accelerant," Joe replied.

"Probably wouldn't if this is a meta," Rose said, pulling equipment out of her bag. "Let's get some samples and Cisco can run some tests."

"Good, I'm gonna go meet Iris for lunch. She wants to talk to me about Wally."

"Yeah, how's that going, you and him?" Barry asked, helping Rose off the floor as she handed him back his coffee, getting another sip of her own.