Cisco doesn't look like he minds the way Hartley's apartment looks and it makes him wonder if he also has a habit of leaving his work around. Hartley tried to keep things tidy, but his habit of getting lost in his work often makes that difficult. Perhaps it's one more thing they have in common with each other. Hartley hadn't had that in common with Harrison. Harrison kept his place immaculate. Nothing was ever out of place and there weren't nearly as many personal touches. Harrison's home had been nice, if a bit cold and impersonal. But Hartley suspects Cisco's place won't like that at all. He has a feeling Cisco's apartment will reflect his personality. At least, he hopes it will. A home can tell you a lot about the person who lives there.
And Hartley's looking forward to learning a lot more about Cisco. All the things he never had the chance or the interest in learning in the years they worked together. And he's looking forward to seeing Cisco with a dog. He has a feeling he'll be an excellent pet owner. Any dog he gets is bound to adore him. The rats have barely met him, and Flash already seems to like him, if the paws on Cisco's finger is anything to go by (and since Hartley know his rats pretty well, it is). He watches as Splinter inches closer as well, unable to hide his curiosity. "Don't worry, it doesn't take them long to warm up to people," he says, giving Cisco a pleased smile.
"He's not really as well known for this in particular, but Galileo was one of the first to understand sound frequency. He demonstrated that the frequency of sound waves determined the pitch." he says, lifting Galileo up from his pocket. "I've already had rats named Da Vinci and Mersenne." Leonardo DaVinci was the first person to discover that sound traveled in waves, and Marin Mersenne was the first to measure the speed of sound in air. Hartley has a thing for naming his rats after physicists who worked with sound. "Galileo and Hamelin were lab rats before I brought them home, so it seemed appropriate to name at least one of them after a physicist."
He allows Galileo to climb up onto his shoulder, but makes sure to keep a hand on him so he doesn't get any ideas and try to jump down to Cisco's shoulder. He can already tell Galileo's just as curious as the other the two rats, while Hamelin is content to watch from the comfort of the couch. "I wasn't the one experimenting on them. While I recognize its importance and contributions to science, animal experimentation really isn't my cup of tea at all," he says, because he doesn't want Cisco to misunderstand. "In fact, it didn't appear as though they were being experimented on at all when I took them, so I'm not sure what they were doing there." Hartley's dying to ask Cisco about that, but he's not sure how to do that without giving away exactly where it was he got Hamelin and Galileo. He doesn't think Cisco would get angry or try to take them back, but it might be better not to risk it.
[ooc: Thanks! I doubt we'll ever get much backstory for Hartley on the show, so I figured I'd make one for him and explore him a bit. I love your Cisco btw! He's really IC and a lot of fun to play off of. He's my favorite character on the show, so it's awesome getting to thread with your Cisco! I hope you're having a nice week too!]
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And Hartley's looking forward to learning a lot more about Cisco. All the things he never had the chance or the interest in learning in the years they worked together. And he's looking forward to seeing Cisco with a dog. He has a feeling he'll be an excellent pet owner. Any dog he gets is bound to adore him. The rats have barely met him, and Flash already seems to like him, if the paws on Cisco's finger is anything to go by (and since Hartley know his rats pretty well, it is). He watches as Splinter inches closer as well, unable to hide his curiosity. "Don't worry, it doesn't take them long to warm up to people," he says, giving Cisco a pleased smile.
"He's not really as well known for this in particular, but Galileo was one of the first to understand sound frequency. He demonstrated that the frequency of sound waves determined the pitch." he says, lifting Galileo up from his pocket. "I've already had rats named Da Vinci and Mersenne." Leonardo DaVinci was the first person to discover that sound traveled in waves, and Marin Mersenne was the first to measure the speed of sound in air. Hartley has a thing for naming his rats after physicists who worked with sound. "Galileo and Hamelin were lab rats before I brought them home, so it seemed appropriate to name at least one of them after a physicist."
He allows Galileo to climb up onto his shoulder, but makes sure to keep a hand on him so he doesn't get any ideas and try to jump down to Cisco's shoulder. He can already tell Galileo's just as curious as the other the two rats, while Hamelin is content to watch from the comfort of the couch. "I wasn't the one experimenting on them. While I recognize its importance and contributions to science, animal experimentation really isn't my cup of tea at all," he says, because he doesn't want Cisco to misunderstand. "In fact, it didn't appear as though they were being experimented on at all when I took them, so I'm not sure what they were doing there." Hartley's dying to ask Cisco about that, but he's not sure how to do that without giving away exactly where it was he got Hamelin and Galileo. He doesn't think Cisco would get angry or try to take them back, but it might be better not to risk it.
[ooc: Thanks! I doubt we'll ever get much backstory for Hartley on the show, so I figured I'd make one for him and explore him a bit. I love your Cisco btw! He's really IC and a lot of fun to play off of. He's my favorite character on the show, so it's awesome getting to thread with your Cisco! I hope you're having a nice week too!]