Okay. This'll be quick. I'll take a cheek swab as well in case it was something in the coffee.
[ He might not be a doctor, but he's taken enough blood samples while Caitlin had her hands full that he's decent at it. Cisco starts collecting the first sample. Cisco can tell that Taako's avoiding his gaze, which is pretty damn worrying, actually. If he's messed up enough that he's not cracking jokes, something is really, really wrong. Cisco's stomach twists with fear and he does his best not to speculate a million different horrible things that might have happened.
As he is switching vials to take the second sample, he says, simply: ]
I'm not gonna ask if you're alright, 'cause I'm not, like, an idiot. And I'm not gonna make you talk if you don't wanna.
[ Not that he could, even if he wanted to. But he figures it's worth saying that he's not going to try to force a conversation, here, even though he can still something is badly amiss. ]
But just consider this, I guess, a reminder that I got your back, Taako. Okay? No questions asked. Fucking ride or die.
[ He caps the second vial and pulls the needle free, wiping Taako's arm clean and popping a hello kitty bandaid over it. He picks up the swab, holds it up and waits for Taako to open his mouth. ]
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[ He might not be a doctor, but he's taken enough blood samples while Caitlin had her hands full that he's decent at it. Cisco starts collecting the first sample. Cisco can tell that Taako's avoiding his gaze, which is pretty damn worrying, actually. If he's messed up enough that he's not cracking jokes, something is really, really wrong. Cisco's stomach twists with fear and he does his best not to speculate a million different horrible things that might have happened.
As he is switching vials to take the second sample, he says, simply: ]
I'm not gonna ask if you're alright, 'cause I'm not, like, an idiot. And I'm not gonna make you talk if you don't wanna.
[ Not that he could, even if he wanted to. But he figures it's worth saying that he's not going to try to force a conversation, here, even though he can still something is badly amiss. ]
But just consider this, I guess, a reminder that I got your back, Taako. Okay? No questions asked. Fucking ride or die.
[ He caps the second vial and pulls the needle free, wiping Taako's arm clean and popping a hello kitty bandaid over it. He picks up the swab, holds it up and waits for Taako to open his mouth. ]