At Tseng's grasp, Reno scooped the cat up, ignoring its angry whining as he moved to sit next to the Director, snatching up his beer as he did, taking a swig before offering the bottle to Tseng. "Yeah... I think I got a lot of work coming if I want Rude to put up with me again."

Holding himself back from simply leaning on Tseng both physically and for moral and emotional support, the redhead watched the unnamed cat prowl around before making Reno's jacket (which he'd removed before Tseng showed up) its new bed.

"Kinda tough to just talk at Rude when he ain't listening... and I figure it'll be like that this time."