[ this is why barry sucks at the secret alter ego schtick. he always forgets the flash needs to be separate from barry allen, and barry allen from the flash. it'd been so much easier to do so with iris — the stakes were higher, and he was keeping a promise to joe, even though he felt so conflicted about it. ]

[ anders' comment brings him to attention, and he almost flushes in embarrassment as he tries to speedily clean up this potential mess. ]

Oh! No … No. Just, uh. I saw them? And then my friend — [ he drops his arm and lifts his shoulder in a suggestion of this being an easier and more welcomed and plausible explanation. ] My friend saw you, and he told me how cool your cats were … when … he met you.