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[ohhmrburnsides]

I guess if the visions come to you, it's kind of like the opposite of an oracle, huh...

[It takes a while for the thought to occur to Magnus that this is a weird thing where Cisco comes from. Otherwise, Magnus probably would've been told by now.]

It took a lot of courage for you to tell me that, huh?

[As much as Magnus wants to know how he would've beefed it in that cave (this curiosity is going to kill him), he doesn't want to make Cisco re-live that scenario. Maybe he'll ask Cisco about it some time later, but for now he drops it.]

Thanks for trusting me enough to tell me. And for saving me. That was pretty cool of you too.

[franciscoramon]

Yeah. I'm... working on being able to control them, but it's still pretty tricky. They get triggered by, um- [ He'd been about to launch into an explanation about neurotransmitters but that would just be wasting time, and also confusing Magnus. The truth is simple enough, but stating it straightforwardly is strangely difficult. ] -I get them when I'm really afraid. And like, a couple times when I'm sort of happy-nervous, but mostly just whenever something scares me pretty bad. So I must've been having a nightmare or something, 'cause I was asleep when I got the vision about you.

[ He realizes how that might sound and adds, with conviction, as if he's certain before Magnus even says anything that he's going to suddenly not believe him, question his abilities entirely: ]

It wasn't just a dream, though. I can tell the difference.

[ The defensiveness, though, is misplaced; Magnus's thanks, and his realization that it must have been difficult to tell him, catch Cisco off guard. His throat's gone a little tight and he shrugs, too modest to admit that maybe it had been a bit courageous. He gives himself a moment by taking a sip of that hot cocoa finally. That affords him a few seconds to compose an answer, and he admits: ]

I don't, um... really like people knowing. So if you could, like, not... tell anyone, I'd appreciate it. Taako and Lup both know already. And, I mean, Eddie, obviously.

[ There are a few others he hasn't mentioned - Teddy, and Billy - but it's not a long list of people, at all. The amount of trust it had taken is no doubt underlined by the brevity of that list. But he wasn't going to let Magnus get hurt just to protect himself. That's bullshit. ]

It... would really really suck if you died.

[ohhmrburnsides]

I wholeheartedly agree, my dude. I like being alive.

[Whatever had been in that cave, it surely wasn't on the (alarmingly long) list of things Magnus would be willing to die for.

He'd sat patiently through Cisco's explanations, knowing how difficult this entire conversation is for him. Just gotta let him do his thing.]

For sure, man. I won't tell anybody. You can count on that.

[He asks, because he's concerned:] Is it always, like, something scary? Do these visions ever cut you a break?

[franciscoramon]

Thanks. You're a pal. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important to me.

[ Cisco's never been one to ask his friends to keep secrets for him - a whole lot more often, he was the one being told to keep stuff quiet. Dr. Wells had done it for ages about some of the more questionable stuff that happened at S.T.A.R. Labs. Barry had done it, about his identity as the Flash. Caitlin had done it, about Ronnie being alive. Joe had done it while he was investigating Dr. Wells. Hell, even Taako had done it to a certain degree, when it came to the few things about Magnus's future that Cisco had glimpsed in vibes. It's... a little uncomfortable, being on the other end of the equation. ]

Not always, no. I mean, I'm not gonna lie, a lot of them are scary. And they've never really been... good, but they're not always bad. Sometimes they're just neutral.

[ Now that he's actually dropped the whole I have visions bomb, probably good to mention: ]

I've seen... you guys fighting the Hunger, a couple times. I had visions of, like, you and Lup before you ever even showed up. Not big stuff or whatever, just enough to make it a little bit weird.

[ohhmrburnsides]

Of course, dude. I get it.

[It's a bummer about the visions, but Magnus is always the optimist.]

That sucks. But, I mean... At least they're useful, right? I mean, they saved my life.

[The bit about Cisco having seen visions of Magnus's life makes him feel the tiniest bit weird, but generally, he's cool with it.]

Just don't judge me too harshly based on your visions. I've done some stupid shit and I have no doubt I'm bound to do more stupid shit.

[franciscoramon]

[ It's kind of just settling in now, but Magnus is right. If it weren't for Cisco's powers, Magnus would almost certainly be dead right now. And even if Taako has magic that could bring him back, even if the medicine here is advanced enough that maybe he wouldn't have been lost forever... it's still much better, that he never got hurt at all.

Cisco is so accustomed to thinking of his powers as unwanted, and hostile, and pointless. But this is one thing, one objectively good thing that they've done. So he smiles faintly and admits ]

Yeah... I guess they are useful, sometimes.

[ He is shaking his head before Magnus is even finished speaking ]

I don't judge, dude. And like I said it's not like I saw much.

[ He could just leave things here, not go into the rest of it. But Magnus is here, and Cisco has hot cocoa and he's coming down from the adrenaline of that near miss, and he feels like he might as well. ]

There's... other stuff I can do, too. I can- I don't really know what to call it. Shoot these sort of blasts from my hands? I've only done it a couple times, though.