"I guess that explains why you decided to turn to Jose Cuervo last night," he chuckles. He's had a few nights like that himself, though usually he turns to Jack Daniel's when he's in a self-pitying mood. "I don't care if she knows about this. You can tell her if you want," he says before quickly adding, "Or not. I'm okay with whatever you decide." He has no idea how she'd react to something like this. He doubts she'd care that Cisco's dating a guy, but maybe she'd care that Hartley's the guy he's chosen to date. Either way, Cisco's closer to her than Hartley's ever been, so he'll leave it up to him to decide whether or not Caitlin or anyone else on team Flash learn of this.

He waits until the waitress (and he thinks she can tell they're on a date, but it's just as possible that she's checking Cisco out) leaves after taking their orders before turning to Cisco again. He takes a moment to think about what he can tell him that he doesn't already know. There are certain subjects (Harrison) that they should probably steer clear of for now, since they're a bit too heavy for a first date. But now that he thinks of it, perhaps there are a few interesting things he could tell him about.

"I play the flute," he settles on after a moment of thought. "Well, sort of. I played a little when I was younger, but I picked the hobby back up when I decided to call myself Pied Piper. I thought it fit nicely with the theme," he says with a grin. "I don't get the chance to play as often as I'd like though, because my awful neighbors keep complaining." Which is as close as he's going to get to admitting his playing kind of sucks.