"They don't now exactly how far they are away from their natural habitat, only that they're very far away. Exact distance is a hard concept to explain and their attention span isn't that long."

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Josh thought about it for a moment and then nodded. That made sense. "Well, I'm sure that as long as they're happy here it doesn't matter how far they are from it," he mused. "Though I'm not entirely sure how one would tell if a fish was happy or not."

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Cait smiled. "I generally just ask them. They miss the open water, but they don't miss the predators."

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"Well I wouldn't miss something big and fangy that was trying to eat me all the time either," Josh replied. He started to laugh but paused. "Wait. You ask them? And...they talk back?"

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Cait nodded. "I do. You could say I have a way with marine life."

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Josh blinked a few times. He took a moment to make sure he hadn't stepped into some hidden camera reality show before his attention returned to Cait. "So you talk to fish. Well if that's the case then having your head in the water makes more sense than having it in the clouds," he concluded with a nod.

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"Yes. Surface idioms confuse me at times." She smiled. "I'm an Atlantean."

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Josh was a little surprised at how Cait just admitted that. He stared for a moment then shrugged. "Well that would certainly explain why you're registering so differently than the rest of the people here," he said with a smile.

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Cait never hid who she was. Well she never hid the fact that she was an Atlantean. She did hide the fact that she was an Atlantean princess. That just complicated things.

"Registering? How so?"

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Josh frowned a moment. "Never actually had to explain this to anyone before," he remarked. "Well...I can sorta sense people. All living things really. And what they are. You don't register as human," he tried to explain. "Just one of the powers I have."

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"Interesting. What is your other power?" Cait was curious as a dolphin.

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Josh glanced back and forth before he answered. "Well..." he took a breath. "I can heal people. And myself."

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"That's a really good power to have," Cait said. "It could be used to do a lot of good."

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"I'm certainly hoping I can do some good with it," Josh said. "I have a lot to make up for after all."

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Cait tilted her head. "What do you have to make up for? What happened?"

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Josh looked down and smiled sadly. "Both my parents well..." he shrugged. "Murderers. Mom was normal but she killed a lot of people. And my dad...well. He was responsible for much more until he went up against the Flash."

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"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry. I can be as curious as a dolphin at times."

"I can understand about living up or down a parent's reputation."

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"Naw, it's alright. I'm rather enjoying actually talking to someone," Josh replied as he looked back up at Cait. "First conversation I've had in weeks."

"You do?" the healer was curious now.

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"Yeah. My father is well known and well, he can rub people the wrong way. Some expect me to be like him."

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"Well, I've got no idea who your father is but you seem to be a nice person," Josh replied.

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"Thanks," she said and blushed a little. "It was nice meeting you Josh. I should probably get back to work. They don't pay me to stand around and talk all day."

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Joshua was surprised again. He didn't expect someone that looked so young to be working in a place like the Aquarium. "Nice meeting you too, Cait. And sorry again about the collision."

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She shook her head. "It was my fault. Take care of yourself, Josh. Maybe I'll see you around sometime again."

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"I'll try. You keep safe too," Josh offered. "Maybe. I'll be in town for a nice long while."

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"Thanks." Cait nodded, waved and then headed off to finish the rest of her shift.

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"See ya," Josh offered. The healer watched Cait go for a moment before he turned back to the tank. "See you guys later too," he said to the fish. He then laughed and started for the exit. "Good day so far..."

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