[ Personally, based on some of the shit Taako's told him (particularly about the Hunger), her universe sounds way, way, way, way worse, but he still laughs. ]

Hey, c'mon now, just 'cause it's different doesn't mean it's bad! We don't have magic, but we've got metahumans and superheroes and movies and the internet, so, y'know, it's a trade-off is what I'm saying.

[ It would be honestly difficult for Cisco to decide which is better: a place that can product Taako, with his talking unicorn and his prestidigitation and all the rest of it, or a place that can produce Barry, who can run on water and travel in time and save the entire world with nothing but his wits and his speed. Both are wonderful in their own way. ]

Well, a couple of the festivals were kind of downers, but there's usually something going on at least. The walls are pretty sturdy, but that doesn't mean there's never trouble. Had a bit of a problem recently with these carnivorous plants that were coming into the city, that was a bit of a mess, but the Perimeter Guard fought 'em off. And obviously, you know. I mean, this place is actually way safer than Central City - where I lived before - but there's still bad people. There're always gonna be a few bad people.

[ Cisco shrugs; he doesn't want to puncture any of Lup's excitement over the quarantine, but he feels like he'd be remiss not to be honest. ]