Saying that he was tired of being pulled away from a service position he actually kind of likes in order to help deal with some chaotic bullcrap too many times a week is probably the understatement of the century. Cisco Ramon is used to being in the thick of things in his own way, typically behind a computer and helping Barry navigate his way through kicking ass and taking names because that's just how Team Flash works best. But actually having to go into the fray himself? Not really Cisco's cup of tea.
All the same, when everyone abandons their work stations to try to assess and neutralize the threat at hand, he knows he can't exactly stay behind, because that's just asking to be noticed. One thing Cisco absolutely does not want at the moment is for Friend Computer to notice him. He prefers to stay largely under the radar, bordering invisible to that end for the time being.
One thing he is good at, though, in the midst of chaos, is being able to look at the bigger picture. That's sort of reflexive for him at this point, after so much experience having to sort of the distractions from the real threat for Barry when things go south in Central City. So when Cisco arrives at the scene, he starts doing that.
There's gunfire. People are running. People are screaming. Most importantly, Cisco sees a lot of destruction. There aren't many bodies, but there's a lot of property damage. So what the motive, he thinks, is...is that they want to wreak havoc, but they don't necessarily want to hurt people.
Which leads him to the conclusion that he needs to do a quick visual scan of the area and try to move anyone that thinks they're hiding, only the spot that they've chosen is potentially in the line of fire for something entirely other than themselves as people. Which, is when he spots Taylor Swift tucked against a wall, directly underneath a huge neon sign flashing the several "important" Alpha Complex slogans about how to be the best citizen you can be.
...what. Taylor Swift is here?
Not important. So not important right now. That sign is a beacon for someone wanting to stick it to the man, he thinks, and sure enough, they're firing at it, which he can tell because the lights are starting to flicker out with little jolts of electricity and sparks are raining down around Taylor. The girl. Whatever it doesn't matter that she's Taylor Swift right now! he has to remind himself.
Cisco makes his way over and shouts at her and, yeah, he calls her Taylor, but the important part is that he's trying to get her attention and he makes that pretty clear by pointing at her. Whether or not she sees him, he doesn't know, because there's so much going on around them and he's trying to dodge bullets, quite literally, at the same time as he's moving toward her, ducking and covering as he goes behind whatever he can find in his path. "Hey! You gotta get out of there!"
Death Leopard attack
All the same, when everyone abandons their work stations to try to assess and neutralize the threat at hand, he knows he can't exactly stay behind, because that's just asking to be noticed. One thing Cisco absolutely does not want at the moment is for Friend Computer to notice him. He prefers to stay largely under the radar, bordering invisible to that end for the time being.
One thing he is good at, though, in the midst of chaos, is being able to look at the bigger picture. That's sort of reflexive for him at this point, after so much experience having to sort of the distractions from the real threat for Barry when things go south in Central City. So when Cisco arrives at the scene, he starts doing that.
There's gunfire. People are running. People are screaming. Most importantly, Cisco sees a lot of destruction. There aren't many bodies, but there's a lot of property damage. So what the motive, he thinks, is...is that they want to wreak havoc, but they don't necessarily want to hurt people.
Which leads him to the conclusion that he needs to do a quick visual scan of the area and try to move anyone that thinks they're hiding, only the spot that they've chosen is potentially in the line of fire for something entirely other than themselves as people. Which, is when he spots Taylor Swift tucked against a wall, directly underneath a huge neon sign flashing the several "important" Alpha Complex slogans about how to be the best citizen you can be.
...what. Taylor Swift is here?
Not important. So not important right now. That sign is a beacon for someone wanting to stick it to the man, he thinks, and sure enough, they're firing at it, which he can tell because the lights are starting to flicker out with little jolts of electricity and sparks are raining down around Taylor. The girl. Whatever it doesn't matter that she's Taylor Swift right now! he has to remind himself.
Cisco makes his way over and shouts at her and, yeah, he calls her Taylor, but the important part is that he's trying to get her attention and he makes that pretty clear by pointing at her. Whether or not she sees him, he doesn't know, because there's so much going on around them and he's trying to dodge bullets, quite literally, at the same time as he's moving toward her, ducking and covering as he goes behind whatever he can find in his path. "Hey! You gotta get out of there!"