Hartley rolled his eyes at Cisco talking to him, but he smiled, even before he got coffee and a kiss. He closed the door while sipping on the coffee and followed Cisco into his place, amused at his excitement over the rats. He pointed at them, one by one.

"Echo. Schrödinger. It's short for Schrödinger's Rat. And that's Rathaniel, he's shy."

It was unsettling to talk without hearing himself, so he preferred not to do it too much. Instead he sat down by the coffee table and watched Cisco play with the rats, finally speaking again. "I'm good at lip reading."