"Phew, it's still a little hot."
Barry tossed the pizza back onto the coffee table and touched his earlobe to cool it down. Somewhat anxiously, he said:
"I'm always happy to have you come to Central City to hang out, but suddenly appearing beside my bed in the middle of the night... Earth isn't really in trouble, is it?"
The Flash was Su Ming's closest friend on Earth-0, while Bobo was his closest animal companion. Aside from those two, he did not really have any decent friends—only useful pawns and suckers.
So when it came to jokes and pranks, those two were usually the targets as well.
"No, but if things get worse from here, it's hard to say."
Smiling, Su Ming took a beer from his waist pouch, intending to share one with The Flash. But since they might need to head out on a mission soon, Barry shook his head and declined. Deathstroke switched it out for a soda before continuing:
"Here's what happened."
He gave Barry a general account of everything that had happened in the days since they had split up.
For instance, the Record Keeper had slipped into his 40K Universe. And when he had gone to Superboy-Prime's world for some fun, he had run into one of the Hand of Creation.
He did not mention the vicious game being played over at Superboy-Prime's place. That operation had been rather dark, after all, and The Flash might not be able to accept treating other people's lives as jokes or sacrifices.
After explaining the general situation, Su Ming offered some analysis. He told Barry about the top-tier "trinity" structure of the DC Universe, as well as the mess Perpetua had left behind, one that they might all have to pay for.
The Origin Court and the