What?! [ Cisco looks up at Taako quickly, seems genuinely shocked by the suggestion. He shakes his head from side to side, setting his hands flat on the table, adamant as he leans forward. ] No!

[ He is careful to speak softly enough that they won't be overheard, but there's no hesitation in his voice, and his expression is one of fierce determination. ]

No way am I gonna let these stupid powers control my life, and that absolutely includes interrupting our fun drunk karaoke night. We got a duet coming up, and we're gonna sing it, and it's gonna be dope. And after that, we're gonna go to my apartment and watch a stupid movie and probably fall asleep on the couch, and in the morning I'll have a hangover and you won't because you're a magic elf with magic powers, and we won't even remember that... that that even happened.

[ Before, the two of them hanging out and having fun here had been important because he was spending time with a friend, because he was helping Taako not to wallow in sadness and feel alone and miserable because of the situation at home. Now, though, it is important for another reason, too. It's something good, in his life. Something he doesn't want ruined. ]