[ He had helped to build those headsets. They both should have worked. Had a wire come loose? Had the power failed for some reason? Cisco ought to have double-checked them. But they had all been in such a hurry - Black Canary was gearing up to hurt hundreds of people, and the moment the pulse was done Cisco had run off to play the world's most dangerous game of dress-up with Caitlin. But he should have been more thorough.
And of course, when it came to it, Harry had given Jesse his headset. He is that kind of father - that kind of man. He would do it in a heartbeat for his daughter - would probably do it just as quickly if it were Barry, or Caitlin, or him. There is a vein of self-sacrifice in him that sometimes reminds Cisco so strongly of Barry, despite their many differences.
Harry still looks pale, groggy, like he's just waking up. Cisco tightens his grip on his hand. ]
I should've double-checked the headsets before we left. I'm sorry.
[ It was one thing, giggling and giving Harry small shocks of pain as he'd honed the frequency. That was just mischief, just good fun that Harry would no doubt repay him for in one way or another. But the thought that something they'd built - something Cisco had built - had actually, really hurt Harry? That's almost intolerable. ]
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[ He had helped to build those headsets. They both should have worked. Had a wire come loose? Had the power failed for some reason? Cisco ought to have double-checked them. But they had all been in such a hurry - Black Canary was gearing up to hurt hundreds of people, and the moment the pulse was done Cisco had run off to play the world's most dangerous game of dress-up with Caitlin. But he should have been more thorough.
And of course, when it came to it, Harry had given Jesse his headset. He is that kind of father - that kind of man. He would do it in a heartbeat for his daughter - would probably do it just as quickly if it were Barry, or Caitlin, or him. There is a vein of self-sacrifice in him that sometimes reminds Cisco so strongly of Barry, despite their many differences.
Harry still looks pale, groggy, like he's just waking up. Cisco tightens his grip on his hand. ]
I should've double-checked the headsets before we left. I'm sorry.
[ It was one thing, giggling and giving Harry small shocks of pain as he'd honed the frequency. That was just mischief, just good fun that Harry would no doubt repay him for in one way or another. But the thought that something they'd built - something Cisco had built - had actually, really hurt Harry? That's almost intolerable. ]