"The obstacle course wasn't half bad, even if I was one of like, three people who wasn't fallin' over by the end of it," Reno replied with a shrug. "Bein' turned into things sucks."

He went quiet for a moment, glancing at Romeo out of the corner of his eye before his gaze fell to his lap. "It's not like it's comfortable crap to be talkin' about, right? I mean, you don't just start a conversation with a stranger about it, that don't work too hot. But then if you get to know 'em and you like 'em, it's a matter of tryin' to figure out if there's any way to get it out there at all."