“Barry,” he introduces himself, holding out his hand with a disarming smile… that he notices is not returned.
“Uh, Barry Allen. Good to uh, meet you, Damien.”
Trust was something that the man didn't play with. It was something that needed to be earned. In this case, his trust was thin.
His eyes remained on the other, watching his every move. He was taught that while in the force.
"Damien." He didn't bother to give his full name. "Yours?"
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Damien ✘
“Pffft, lots of work? Nahhhh.” Barry tries to pass it off as soooo casual, trying to inch behind the other to get into the alleyway to try and leave first.
“Hey, uh, what did you say your name was?”
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"I thought it was one?" Now he was growing suspicious. Damien knew better than to get into other's business but something wasn't right. It was fishy. He felt like he needed to get to the bottom of it. For now, he'd play along.
"Seems like a lot of work for one person."
Damien ✘
“Oh, it’s —“
Barry tries to shrug it off.
“It’s — uh — I’m undercover. Yeah! So… i probably shouldn’t tell you that, but hey! There’s actually three bodies, and this is a closed crime scene, so, uh — just leave it to me!”
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"I've seen it all. Gruesome...you name it. It's a part of being in the military."
At the mention of him being CSI, he raised an eyebrow but didn't question it. Instead, he began to follow him - looking back once at the alley.
"Why isn't there caution tape? Or a ton of police vehicles?"
Damien ✘
“Yes! A body, there is a horrible body down there — it’s like, so gruesome and stuff too, so you probably shouldn’t go see it. Uh — I’m a CSI, so I kind of have to be here. Heh.”
Barry forces a smile, and then gestures out.
“So… this way, please.”
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His deep brown eyes scan over the man in front of him; almost as if he's trying to read him or know what he's thinking as if that were possible.
"A secret?" He points in the direction of the alley. "Down there?"
A pause.
"Is there a body or..." His calmness while he spoke was unsettling.
Damien ✘
“It’s —“
Barry frowns lightly. Could he really just say that was the side entrance to S.T.A.R Labs?
“It’s… secret.”
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Damien stops in his tracks for a brief moment - a small pause. Looking over his shoulder to see who it was, he raised an eyebrow.
"Why not?" His deep and raspy voice echoed in the alley. He didn't know it was off limits.
Damien ✘
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“Uh, wait, hang on!! You can’t go in there.”