He gave a guilty grin at that comment and shrugged dramatically. He didn't have the support back then that he had now. Hiding was a good coping mechanism. "I got my degrees and got the hell out. That's all I was there for." Yes, multiple. Cisco nodded. "Yeah, I try anyway..." Lately he hadn't known what to do for Barry with the loss of his daughter. It was hard, his friend had buried himself in work and everything else he could do and Cisco didn't know how to fish him out.
Cisco wasn't sure what to do for her, he hated seeing her so upset. "I know...trust me. I know that feeling, it's why I forced my way into Stark's. That was my job too, I still wanted it but if you found something else you wanted then you claim that." Maybe that was bad advice. She looked ready to cry or something. "Can I hug you?" That was a thing people did when others were upset, but he didn't want to push it on her if she didn't want to. If she just wanted to vent, she could do that too. Cisco prided himself on being a keeper of secrets, none of it would go past him. "I don't know who they think you are, but who you are now is pretty great. " Cisco didn't often initiate touch, but it was Lydia. Even if he couldn't solve her problem he'd at least be there for her.