Settling in

There was a free lounge in STAR Labs, just like on Earth-1; the prospect of somewhere to stay while she was here should have been encouraging.

Instead it was just a reminder that she wasn't going to be able to get off this Earth for a while, which in turn meant she wasn't going to be able to get dressed for- She didn't want to think about how long.

It didn't help that no one on this world saw anything wrong with nudity, or at least female nudity, so along with seeing far, far too much of Caitlin they seemed more amused by her **** embarassment than at all sympathetic. There were almost tears in her eyes by the time she was left alone, tugging her provided blanket over her despite the by-now early hour.

This was apparently all the cover she'd get.

She had a lanyard with her new ID in, the power-dampening bracelet, and a spare pair of shoes from Caitlin, and that was all she was expected to wear. Well, technically that wasn't true; Caitlin had still offered to take her shopping to get some accessories, but nothing that'd stop her being nude.

And being naked in the middle of a shop was somehow a worse prospect than being stuck naked in STAR Labs.

Nervously she glanced around the lounge. That was the other part too; the spare 'room' at STAR Labs was far from small. No matter where she stood she felt exposed.

Ok. A drink of water, that'd calm her nerves. Hopefully. Nora quickly glanced around, making sure she was alone.

There was a tap over to the side. Breathlessly she slipped out from under her sheets, hurrying to the wall.

Any other time and a quick nude walk through her room wouldn't have bothered her. Here, though, not only was she in STAR Labs rather than the comfort of her room, but it reminded her of how she was stuck.

She poured herself a glass of water and gulped it down, before-

"Hi! Nora, isn't it?"

And immediately yelped at the sound of a voice. She almost dropped the glass, spinning around and moving her arms to cover her front in the same motion.

Iris was standing in the doorway; she seemed awkward, though plainly not about her own nudity, or Nora's. Nora meanwhile squeaked again, desperately trying to keep focus on her mother's face.

Oh god, she had to get out of this world.

Stumbling, Nora crossed back to her bed, trying to dart under the covers, cheeks burning at how much of her Iris would have seen.

"Y-yeah," Nora squealed as she got under the sheet, hurriedly tugging it up to her neck.

Iris regarded her, her expression that faint sense of amusement Nora was so very tired of seeing on the inhabitants of this Earth. Oh god, she did not need to see her mother's boobs-

"Barry said you were, uh, our..." Iris's voice trailed off.

"Yeah," Nora squeaked.

And that was why she was self-conscious, of course, nothing to do with all the full-frontal nudity going on. Nora squirmed.

"From another Earth, I know," Iris said. "Still, I was... curious."

"Uh, hey," Nora said, voice high. Did she really want to have a whole discussion like this?!

Iris stared for a few moments. Even if she was baffled by Nora's frantic embarassment, she seemed to at least recognise it.

Nora kept the sheets clutched over her body, peering out nervously.

"Wouldn't mind getting to know you," Iris said. "Coffee later, maybe? I know you're not technically... But still, it'd be nice to hear about another me."

"M-maybe," Nora squeaked. Her cheeks burned at the image that evoked, sitting around in this world's answer to Jitters without-

Oh god. Definitely don't think about that.

"Wells asked me to let you know he was looking for you too," Iris said. "Oh, you haven't met him. He's-"

"I know who he is," Nora said. "On my Earth too."

"Right," Iris said. "He's always been interested in other universes. And Barry was looking for you too, never had the chance to hear from another speedster, and it sounds like you've got a couple of tricks he's never needed. I know you can't use your powers, but you can still talk about it."

"I- I'll try to remember," Nora squeaked.

With meta-humans so widely limited on this Earth, it probably wasn't surprising that their Flash had never needed to push himself.

And Wells- Wells might be an option. She remembered a section of the Flash Museum dedicated to the Council of Wells, iterations of him from across the multiverse. Maybe he could send a message back home.

Though the prospect of being rescued and seen by her real father like this-

She squeaked. Possibly still better than waiting around stark naked to get a license to use her powers.

"Well, see you," Iris said.

"B-bye," Nora whimpered.

She looked away as Iris turned to leave, not wanting the reminder of her state.