Yeah, well, I was 20 a few years ago and I definitely didn't do acid. That shit stays in your brain stem. [ Cisco gives Harry a considering look and adds, with warmth and a touch of amusement: ] Actually that could explain a lot about you...
[ The crack about keeping an eye on his bed makes Cisco smile, shaking his head as he continues to scratch lightly at Harry's scalp. ]
Careful. If you show up like this - [ He flicks Harry's cat ear, indicating his current state ] - original flavor cat Harry might get territorial. That's kind of an interesting question. I wonder if she would treat you different...
[ He is seriously thinking about suggesting they go over there and test it out (for science), but then Harry keeps talking, and gradually the idea slips from his mind. Part of him feels guilty; Harry is so much more talkative than usual, and that's got to be down to the catnip. But another part of him is pathetically grateful. The mention of Reverb makes his stomach twist with anxiety, but then Harry is saying that he needs Cisco, and his hand goes still for just a moment with surprise. It's so unusual, hearing Harry say he needs anything. Hearing him be so... honest about it. ]
Maybe you're right.
[ Cisco hadn't considered that possibility before - that all of this was part of some elaborate plan to help everyone with their problems, including the awkwardness between Harry and him, since his stint as Reverb. He's not quite as convinced of the Clock's benevolence as Harry, but it's an interesting theory. But it's hard to focus on theories and all the effects of this one change when I need you is echoing in his head. Maybe it's pathetic, wanting to be needed as badly as he does. Cisco knows it's probably not healthy, craving validation as much as he does. But since he has no way of changing it, he just sits there quietly for a while, basking in it quietly, happy and radiant. ]
I'm sure she would be torn up by guilt if she knew.
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[ The crack about keeping an eye on his bed makes Cisco smile, shaking his head as he continues to scratch lightly at Harry's scalp. ]
Careful. If you show up like this - [ He flicks Harry's cat ear, indicating his current state ] - original flavor cat Harry might get territorial. That's kind of an interesting question. I wonder if she would treat you different...
[ He is seriously thinking about suggesting they go over there and test it out (for science), but then Harry keeps talking, and gradually the idea slips from his mind. Part of him feels guilty; Harry is so much more talkative than usual, and that's got to be down to the catnip. But another part of him is pathetically grateful. The mention of Reverb makes his stomach twist with anxiety, but then Harry is saying that he needs Cisco, and his hand goes still for just a moment with surprise. It's so unusual, hearing Harry say he needs anything. Hearing him be so... honest about it. ]
Maybe you're right.
[ Cisco hadn't considered that possibility before - that all of this was part of some elaborate plan to help everyone with their problems, including the awkwardness between Harry and him, since his stint as Reverb. He's not quite as convinced of the Clock's benevolence as Harry, but it's an interesting theory. But it's hard to focus on theories and all the effects of this one change when I need you is echoing in his head. Maybe it's pathetic, wanting to be needed as badly as he does. Cisco knows it's probably not healthy, craving validation as much as he does. But since he has no way of changing it, he just sits there quietly for a while, basking in it quietly, happy and radiant. ]
I'm sure she would be torn up by guilt if she knew.
[ In a softer voice he adds: ]
And if that's why it happened, then... I'm glad.