"Forget it quickly? He never understood what I said in the first place. I could throw him across the room, and he'd think I was playin'. Not that I would throw him across the room, yo. Just because he likes bouncin' don't mean I'm gonna be mean to him."

Reno made a face, and then stood up and put Mako back into his cage.

"I think I'm managing to annoy him, though. Lookit him, tryin' to get some sleep, and I been flappin' my mouth all day. How are you, man? You still havin' post-grad trouble?"