[Almost immediately, Eddie's mouth purses a little bit and he glances away from Cisco - of course he remembers that casino being robbed, because that had also been the day that Barry tried to get with Iris, hit on her blatantly, made her uncomfortable, stirred up the anxious pit of half-formed insecurity that had already been brewing for a while. Remembering that day makes him feel distinctly uncomfortable again, and it takes a few moments to work out why.
That had been the day Barry went back in time and corrected. The day that Cisco had died, and then afterward, they'd set the trap. For a moment, he's quiet, slowly piecing over the things he remembers, and realizes why there's that discomfort - for Barry to have hit on Iris so hard, there had to have been something in that alternate timeline that made him think she'd go for it. As much as he'd bought it at the time, after a bit of thought, the whole 'lightning psychosis' thing is pretty ridiculous, especially in retrospect, when he knows exactly why Barry had been acting so weird.
For a moment, he's really angry again, like when he'd punched Barry in the face at the casino. But that fades away when he remembers that yeah, he had heard about Cisco being kidnapped and the new guns - he just hadn't thought about that day in a long time because it had been, frankly, a really upsetting day for him too. Not nearly as much as Cisco though, apparently.]
Oh my god. I'm sorry that happened to you. Especially that way. That's really underhanded, honestly, and...your brother too. Wow.
[The empathy is genuine - even if Cisco noticed the way he hesitated and looked consumed with his own thoughts, the concern and care is genuine when he responds. When Cisco mentions Taako again, he sighs, tilts his head back.]
Yeah. It's just...complicated. Taako isn't exactly the talking type, you know? Not really open about his feelings or anything, and even when he is, it's usually only over text. Which...I dunno. It makes things hard.
[Licking his lips, he glances over at Cisco, and laughs softly.]
You've got to be kidding me. It's almost as much of a mess here as it was back in Central City.
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That had been the day Barry went back in time and corrected. The day that Cisco had died, and then afterward, they'd set the trap. For a moment, he's quiet, slowly piecing over the things he remembers, and realizes why there's that discomfort - for Barry to have hit on Iris so hard, there had to have been something in that alternate timeline that made him think she'd go for it. As much as he'd bought it at the time, after a bit of thought, the whole 'lightning psychosis' thing is pretty ridiculous, especially in retrospect, when he knows exactly why Barry had been acting so weird.
For a moment, he's really angry again, like when he'd punched Barry in the face at the casino. But that fades away when he remembers that yeah, he had heard about Cisco being kidnapped and the new guns - he just hadn't thought about that day in a long time because it had been, frankly, a really upsetting day for him too. Not nearly as much as Cisco though, apparently.]
Oh my god. I'm sorry that happened to you. Especially that way. That's really underhanded, honestly, and...your brother too. Wow.
[The empathy is genuine - even if Cisco noticed the way he hesitated and looked consumed with his own thoughts, the concern and care is genuine when he responds. When Cisco mentions Taako again, he sighs, tilts his head back.]
Yeah. It's just...complicated. Taako isn't exactly the talking type, you know? Not really open about his feelings or anything, and even when he is, it's usually only over text. Which...I dunno. It makes things hard.
[Licking his lips, he glances over at Cisco, and laughs softly.]
You've got to be kidding me. It's almost as much of a mess here as it was back in Central City.