"Kept him from running himself into the ground," Joe returns, looking over at Barry. "He was more and more exhausted every time he came by to check in on me and Iris. For awhile I was worried he might've been catching it, and then Central City would've really been in trouble."

There's no reprimand in Joe's voice, just a quiet relief for the turnout of something over and done with, and gratitude towards Yamato.

"He also helped take down a bad guy meta and his gang," Barry pipes in.

"That too," Joe says, nodding towards Barry and what he's said.