#accelerated man

“You were magnificent outthere today,” HR pulled down Randolf’s mouth warmer to pepper kisses tohis jaw. “My magnificent speedster.”

Randolf grumbled, “Snart andRory got away…”

“They do that sometimes,quite often in fact!” HR smooched him again, looking at him with bright,blue eyes. “Doesn’t mean your efforts are for naught.  What about that lady today and her children?  They certainly hold you in fond regard!”

“One family saved from a firethat killed a slew of others…”

“Hey…” HR cupped hischeeks. “It’s just you out there, and just me to help you.  They’ll be missteps and mistakes and eventragedies we can’t prevent, but there will also be triumphs.  You make Central City a better place to liveevery day!  People fill with hopewhenever they see that purple trail.  Itlets them know you’re out there, and that you’re willing to help.  That’s more than one can say about somepeople, metahuman or otherwise…”

Randolf perked up, then frownedagain, “Am I really the hero Central deserves though?”

“No…”

Randolf frowned deeper.

“You’re the hero Centralneeds,” HR held him. “Nobody deserves such a selfless, thoughtfulperson in their life, yet you’re doing your best to help as many lives aspossible anyway.”

“Everyone deserves someonekind in their life,” Randolf clung to HR.

“Not your quality of kind, mymagnificent man.”

“Well, you do at least!”

“Me? A charlatan?”

“I asked you to be the faceof my company.”

“You were doing just finewithout me.”

“I’d probably save peoplejust fine without you too, but I do it much better with you.”

“Oh, I wouldn’t saythat…”

“I would, and I am!  You let me know I’m actually making adifference out there, that I’m not alone, that what I’m doing means somethingto someone.”