A Secluded Area of the Preserve, Wednesday Evening

[intraspective]

When Reno had said they could go out for tea, Ino had kinda figured he'd meant some place like the Perk, or even Caritas if 'tea' meant 'booze' (and knowing Reno, she'd guessed that it might've meant that).

So when she'd wound up in the preserve with him, Ino absolutely, positively, had to be a brat:

"Don't think the trees serve tea, yo."

[For Reno, yoto!]

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[intraspective]

"What 'bout the floppy bow instead of the tie?" she persisted, smiling. "Or, I suppose I could wear a different colour dress shirt under the jacket."

[raspberryturk]

"Tell you what, Rookie. You coordinate your uniform to your heart's content, an' if I laugh at you, then you probably went overboard, zoto."

A tried and true method. Really.

[intraspective]

"Would that mean that if Tseng had a problem with it, I could point to you and say 'Reno said it was okay'?"

[raspberryturk]

"I think he'd figure that much out on his own, zoto," Reno snorted. "It's Tseng's business to know his Turks, yo. He's an ass, but he's sharp like a friggin' thumbtack."

Which drove Reno to complete consternation on more than one occasion. So, naturally, Reno had to return the favor.

[intraspective]

"Mmm." Which wasn't much of a response. "Seems hard to imagine," Ino said slowly. "That whole--transfer idea."

And apparently she was going to leap frog her points tonight.

[raspberryturk]

Hey, Reno was made to leapfrog his points. Just ask poor Rude, who had to keep up with him on particularly ADHD days.

"Well, the option's always open," Reno replied. "If you ever decide to take that route, yo."

[intraspective]

Her lips twitched.

"Even if me an' Zack're still together?"

Two Gaias... that would be a hard juggle.

[raspberryturk]

Reno bit the inside of his cheek for a moment, mulling that one over.

Wow. He'd just invited her to join the Turks in a world where Zack was dead. That would go over wonderfully if she ever got it in her head to look him up.

"Well, I ain't gonna try to break you apart," he said, diplomatically.

Because Reno was such a diplomat.

[intraspective]

"You'd fail," she assured him. "'Less you got a man better than Zack hidden somewhere."

And even then, well, she was very very attached to Zack.

[raspberryturk]

And now? Now Reno had to go and grin his biggest, most jack-assed smile.

"Rude's always lookin'," he offered, reaching sideways with one finger to poke Ino in the ribs.

Yes, he was kidding.

Mostly.