VIDEO - [morning, September 17th, Central Time]

[speedpariah]

[The video begins, showing Dr. Weller sitting in front of his computer, smiling. He clasps his hands in front of himself before speaking]

Hello, everyone. I hope you're all well. I wanted to speak about the matter of-

[Before Weller can really say anything else, his expression changes. On the viewer's end, one would see Weller sitting there wide eyed, looking around nervously, as if he suddenly didn't know where he was. But on Weller' end, it's as if he's been taken to another time, another place.]

[A room, with a man in a yellow suit, and horrible glowing red eyes, contained within some kind of arch. A conversation plays out; a man, at his side, holding a gun, asking him about the murder of someone named "Nora Allen".

The man in the yellow suit ignores him, and focuses on Wells. He tells him that his goals are beyond his understanding. Weller... no, Harrison Wells responds, boasting about how he knew just how to trap a man with the powers of someone named "The Flash".

"I'm nothing like the Flash," the man in the Yellow Suit replies. "Some might say I'm the reverse."

And then... a blur. Weller's perception cannot tell them whether they're being pulled into it not. And then, the man in the yellow suit breaches the arch, trapping Wells inside with him. The man begins savagely beating him, until a blur with yellow lightning surges out and pulls them off of him.]

[on the other end, all viewers of the video would see or hear is Wells having a completely one-sided conversation, and then suddenly falling out of his chair, and then convulsing as if he were being repeatedly beaten. Finally, it ends, and he's left there, laying and feeling broken upon the floor.]

[ooc - If you wanted to hear the words Weller was saying, please reference this video clip. No one outside of Weller's own head would be able to hear the words of other characters, even those of his attacker.]

Comments

Voice

[solvethepuzzle]

[Nathan had flinched, averted his eyes when the phantom beating began. And it takes him several minutes after it's over for him to calm his nerves, find his voice. And even now, that voice is a little shaky.]

What . . . Are you alright?

voice

[speedpariah]

[Weller is visibly shaking as he pulls himself off the floor. Anyone who might have seen him limp would notice he doesn't move as though he had an injured leg.

His nose is bleeding, a psychosomatic response to his experience just now]

Who...? Did... did someone watch this...?!

voice

[solvethepuzzle]

[The absence of the limp is lost on Nathan. He does, however, take notice of the blood.]

... I'm sorry. It just happened while you were addressing the network. [He'd just felt more inclined to ask after Weller's welfare before asking what happened.]

[And a belated realization, but the tone that has already been set for this conversation prevents him from feeling very awkward about this:] We've spoken twice before, but I neglected to introduce myself. [Because what are social skills?] This is Nathan.

Re: voice

[speedpariah]

Nathan... yes... I remember your voice...

[Weller gropes around for his glasses. He eventually finds them, putting them back on with shaking hands]

I'm not certain what just happened to me. It was as if I had an echo, and yet...

[Video]

[lovesickkiller]

A-are you having a heart attack? Or a seizure??

[Video]

[speedpariah]

No! No, it's not a heart attack! Trust me when I say so, it's just...

[he sighs and rubs the bridge of his nose]

I thought I was... in another time or place for a moment. I believed someone was attacking me...

[Video]

[lovesickkiller]

Do you need to see a doctor...?

[A psychiatrist is what she has in mind, though it looks like he was bleeding too. Maybe multiple doctors are in order.]

[Video]

[speedpariah]

A doctor... a doctor isn't necessary! They'll ask about why this happened to me! Everything I've worked for will be wasted!

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

[.....That happened. Rakka wasn't sure what she just saw, but it was more then a little offsetting.]

H-hello? Are you okay?! Can you say anything?

[Video]

[speedpariah]

[by this point, Weller has managed to stop the bleeding, and he's sitting upright]

Yes... thank you young lady. I'll be fine, for the moment at least...

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

A-are you sure? I think that sort of thing means you need medical attention!

[Video]

[speedpariah]

[And that's when Weller snaps, his tone becoming agitated and angry.]

Are you insane?! If I went in for help and told them I did this to myself, what do you think would happen?! My career is based on the mutual respect of my peers! And if I explained it happened because I'm Numbered... what would happen?!

...

...

[He looks down, as if in horror at his outburst.]

I-I'm sorry, young lady, I just...

[He can't come up with an excuse. Not one that feels good enough.]

[Video]

[radiantchicken]

Dr. Weller? Can you hear me? Do you need help?

[This is an alarming development, indeed.]

[Video]

[speedpariah]

... [Torin is the closest thing Weller has to a friend about the Numbered right now, so maybe... yes, maybe they do need some help.]

I... if you think you could come over to my labs, I'd greatly appreciate it...

[Video] > [Action]

[radiantchicken]

I can do that. Don't worry; I'll be there shortly.

[And he flat-out vanishes in a flash of golden light. Moments later, there's a knock at the door.]

I'm here. Can you move, or do I need to let myself in?

Re: [Video] > [Action]

[speedpariah]

... You may come in.

[Weller is sitting just where he was a moment ago, but he moves to turn off the screen with a shaking hand. He doesn't want anyone to see his meeting with Torin.]

Audio

[knights_king]

Hey! Doc! Can you talk!? Are you having a heart attack!?

[He had barely been paying attention, he admitted. Then, the lights coming off of the screen served only to confuse him as he tried to make heads or tails out of what happened in the end.]

Re: Audio

[speedpariah]

I'm not having a heart attack!

[As he says this, his palms pound against the desk, followed by a frustrated growl.]

It was an echo! At least... I believe it was... but... no one has ever felt themselves being struck during an echo, have they?

Audio

[knights_king]

Wh--No! Well, not specifically!

[When he first gained the Karma of the Dragon, admittedly, he did jump a city block all at once.

It certainly felt like being struck.]

But, you're breathing fine? Jeez, you sound like you're breathing through chunks of yourself, man.

Re: Audio

[speedpariah]

That... that's unsurprising. I feel as though my body has been through hell. My chest hurts.

[he groans, rubbing his forehead.]

The man in my memory... the man I was. I believe his injuries were more severe...

Video

[sparklingscarlet]

Blaise is on the network for one reason, but he sees this as he's on it. At first, as Weller starts talking, he's intrigued. Then there's the sudden silence, the one-sided conversation, and then the brutal appearance of being beat up. Blaise suddenly jerks up as he stares at the screen, wanting to help him, and having no idea how.

"Hey!" he has to fight from overreacting and slamming on the screen as though it were a window. "Where are you!? I'll come find you, help you!"

And then it's over almost abruptly. Large lines of worry are all over Blaise's face.

"Are you okay?! Do you need help? I can get someone!"

video

[speedpariah]

Weller has already talked to several people at this point, before he can make it to Blaise. He seems very tired at this point.

"Someone has already offered to come... thank you, however..."

video;

[brotimaeus]

[They've never spoken to his recollection, but that doesn't mean the man's face isn't familiar to him. When your community is as small as the Numbered one is, you start to learn who everyone is without really meaning to.]

Yo, doc.

[He's more concerned than he sounds, but no point panicking just yet...]

You okay down there? Say somethin'.

video;

[speedpariah]

... I'm fine. Several people have already seen to that, but thank you.

I don't believe we've yet been introduced. My name is Edwin Weller...

video;

[brotimaeus]

Good to know. Few enough of us already.

[He settles back, adjusting the pair of aviator shades on the bridge of his nose.]

Richard Stroud. 'S a pleasure, circumstances bein' what they are.