He knows he's not really saying anything earth shattering, but it still feels good being able to talk about these things. He'd forgotten how nice it could be to have friends. Not just colleagues collaborating, though that can be pretty exciting too. But this, this is different. Cisco actually seems interested in what he has to say, in learning about him. Until this date, Cisco was the last person he would have expected this from. He'd still been a little skeptical about whether this could work when he first got to the restaurant, but now he's confident that it can, that they can work. Agreeing to this date is turning out to be the best decision he's made in months.

"Yeah, I do. I've had rats off and on since I was a child. Most people think rats are disease ridden thieves, but I love them. They're so intelligent and affectionate. The thief thing is true, but my rats are healthy." This probably wouldn't seem like appropriate dinner conversation to most people, but luckily they're not most people. "You don't live with your brother now, right?" he asks. "You could always get a pet now." Unless Cisco's place isn't pet-friendly, which would be a shame. Cisco seems like a pet person. Maybe he can befriend his rats. Hartley thinks they'd like that. They love attention.

"Everyone has seen The Princess Bride. I loved that movie when I was younger." And he still loves it, so even though he's already seen it many, many times, he certainly wouldn't mind seeing it again with Cisco. He thinks a movie date would be fun.