Cisco knows a little bit about how blind people's other senses become sharper in order to compensate for their loss of sight, and he assumes Matt can hear things Cisco could never hope to unaided, but Matt's ability to know where they are, to sense what's coming, is starting to seem almost supernatural. It's not something that puts Cisco off guard (dealing with humans with superhuman abilities is kind of his thing), but it does make Cisco wonder if there's more to Matt's story that he doesn't know yet.
Of course there's more, he reminds himself. He and Matt have only just met, and it's not as if he's not keeping his own secrets. But, as even just a scientist, Cisco can't help how curious he is about how Matt does what he does.
Here in his own apartment, Matt walks around without any caution or hesitation, and it makes Cisco admire him that much more. His life will never be like it was before the particle accelerator exploded, but there are a lot of things in it that are still effortless easy and normal. It probably took Matt a long time to get to a place where he could relax and just be after his accident, and Cisco's not sure he's made of strong enough stuff to do something like that himself.
Flicking on the light switch, Cisco moves through Matt's living room, taking in the things that make it different than his own apartment. There's no television, no coffee table covered in books, no pictures on the walls. The furniture is on area rugs of different textures, and Cisco wonders if that's something Matt uses to orient himself in space. Crossing to the two big windows beside the couch, Cisco notices the light pouring in from outside is coming from a billboard that is so close to the building that it's like standing in the middle of Times Square.
"Can you see that billboard in your bedroom?" he asks as he turns around, then cringes and quickly rephrases. "I mean, is there a window tin there that faces the same direction as these ones?"
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Of course there's more, he reminds himself. He and Matt have only just met, and it's not as if he's not keeping his own secrets. But, as even just a scientist, Cisco can't help how curious he is about how Matt does what he does.
Here in his own apartment, Matt walks around without any caution or hesitation, and it makes Cisco admire him that much more. His life will never be like it was before the particle accelerator exploded, but there are a lot of things in it that are still effortless easy and normal. It probably took Matt a long time to get to a place where he could relax and just be after his accident, and Cisco's not sure he's made of strong enough stuff to do something like that himself.
Flicking on the light switch, Cisco moves through Matt's living room, taking in the things that make it different than his own apartment. There's no television, no coffee table covered in books, no pictures on the walls. The furniture is on area rugs of different textures, and Cisco wonders if that's something Matt uses to orient himself in space. Crossing to the two big windows beside the couch, Cisco notices the light pouring in from outside is coming from a billboard that is so close to the building that it's like standing in the middle of Times Square.
"Can you see that billboard in your bedroom?" he asks as he turns around, then cringes and quickly rephrases. "I mean, is there a window tin there that faces the same direction as these ones?"