[ It ought to register, then. The similarities between what this guy is talking about, and what he's heard from Taako and the others about the cycles. If he remembered that the exact number of cycles was around 100, he almost certainly would have put it together. At the very least, the way he says we in that casual way, as if he's completely used to thinking and referring to himself as a part of a unit, ought to have tipped Cisco off.

But he is used to hearing a lot of fantastic tales from people who have had adventures across the stars, so he doesn't even make the connection. Instead he laughs at the joke (not lame at all, as far as he's concerned) and focuses on making sure they don't get lost. ]

Think there might've been merpeople? Man, I hope I meet a mermaid someday. That'd be so dope.

[ Barry's exclamation, which Cisco's pretty sure wasn't intended as a joke, still makes him laugh. ]

Can't miss what you've never had!

[ They round a corner, then, into the cavern containing the particular gem that Barry had been looking for. Cisco says aha! and points over to the wall in question. ]

Okay, this is it! You, um, need a hand for your magic spell or anything? 'Cause if not, I'm probably gonna leave you to it. My boyfriend got called away all of a sudden, and that means I gotta figure out dinner and he's super picky so I gotta go... figure out how to make some kale not taste like kale, I guess.