Grunting slightly at the compliment, Rude rolled his eyes and took a drink. "Thoughtful." It was more likely to be because than Rude wouldn't feel as bad for going to join in the brawl, but he wasn't complaining. A drink was nice, after everything, though he'd probably need a few more after tonight.

Nodding once to the bartender before leaving the bar and sitting at the table Reno had chosen, Rude snorted slightly. "Maybe." Taking a decent-sized gulp from his drink, he glanced around. "Could be hard to get out if we do that, though."

They weren't getting arrested or beaten to death tonight. Rude wouldn't allow it. Even when Reno was enabling him into bar brawls, he was still the responsible one, and he'd decided that it wasn't happening. Therefore, it wasn't, even if he had to drag Reno out by the hair.