"I should have realized you weren't thinking clearly... that you were hurt, because you didn't know about the epitaphs." Shouldn't have let emotions get involved, shouldn't have been upset, shouldn't have gotten hurt when it was Reno. They needed each other, they always had, and he knew Reno was having problems keeping it together here.
Really, Rude was mad at himself. He was supposed to be the rock, the one who didn't get mad and who made sure Reno didn't get himself killed doing something stupid. Instead, he'd snapped (for Rude, it had been a snap) at his partner, who... really had reasonable doubt, not to mention a concussion. Rude had seen him break down a bit at Midgar, and since then had been trying to keep more of an eye on his partner than usual. Somewhere along the way, though, he'd forgotten to keep an eye on himself.
As Reno sat in front of him, Rude shook his head. "Bit contradictory. And you don't seem to learn from pain much." It was an attempt at a bit of a joke, if only because hearing the redhead speak about how he should act was way too uncomfortable for his taste. He'd always been a bit of a mystery to others when it came to how he behaved and thought, but Rude didn't like being told how to do things that worked just fine, in his opinion. It wasn't his style to get mad at Reno about that (others, maybe), but hopefully the redhead would take note of his decision to ward the 'you should's away.
He believed him. Reno wasn't really the type to apologize without meaning it, or be... quite that sappy without meaning it, either. Rude was frozen for a moment before finally trailing a finger over one of Reno's tattoos. "I know. And... I forgive you."
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Really, Rude was mad at himself. He was supposed to be the rock, the one who didn't get mad and who made sure Reno didn't get himself killed doing something stupid. Instead, he'd snapped (for Rude, it had been a snap) at his partner, who... really had reasonable doubt, not to mention a concussion. Rude had seen him break down a bit at Midgar, and since then had been trying to keep more of an eye on his partner than usual. Somewhere along the way, though, he'd forgotten to keep an eye on himself.
As Reno sat in front of him, Rude shook his head. "Bit contradictory. And you don't seem to learn from pain much." It was an attempt at a bit of a joke, if only because hearing the redhead speak about how he should act was way too uncomfortable for his taste. He'd always been a bit of a mystery to others when it came to how he behaved and thought, but Rude didn't like being told how to do things that worked just fine, in his opinion. It wasn't his style to get mad at Reno about that (others, maybe), but hopefully the redhead would take note of his decision to ward the 'you should's away.
He believed him. Reno wasn't really the type to apologize without meaning it, or be... quite that sappy without meaning it, either. Rude was frozen for a moment before finally trailing a finger over one of Reno's tattoos. "I know. And... I forgive you."