Edge, Saturday Afternoon

[raspberryturk]

There were some things that were totally worth getting in trouble with the boss for, Reno decided. Being a grumpy son of a bitch was good for things like getting on Tseng's nerves, teaching the rookie how to run for cover, and also for getting sent on impromptu vacations to other worlds in order to visit the girlfriend.

It had totally been worth it. But, as such things tend to go, this vacation didn't last forever, and soon Reno was hopping another portal back to Edge.

The first thing he did upon getting home was reach for the Everclear that Romeo had sent him. Romeo was still the best buddy ever, and Reno was going to have to find some way to make it up to him. Maybe he'd ship him some porn or something. That was always excellent payback, right?

And then he checked the texts and voicemails that he'd missed lately. Which led to a lot of alternating between laughing and frowning. Killing beans and killing babies were two very different things indeed. But hey, verbal Twitters were amusing, at least.

It wasn't until he went to check on the beans to be certain that they were still alive (they were) and the ferret to make sure that he wasn't dead (he wasn't) that a chunk of plaster fell from the ceiling, hitting Reno solidly on the head and reminding him quite firmly that he wasn't in Spira anymore.

Sigh.

"Home sweet shithole."

[NFB for distance and all, but Reno's open for phone calls, text messages, random letters, and all of that good stuff.]

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[raspberryturk]

"Thanks, Rookie. Just... try not to get too forthcomin' with the details, okay? Don't wanna possibly mess up the one good thing the world's got goin' for it, yo."

Going to be sick. Friggin' sick.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Free will and all that," Dinah said, having a vague idea how this stuff was supposed to sort of work from Ghanima. "It's okay. He's a great guy. And I don't think anything that happens here will change that, Reno." She smiled into the phone, and said, "And maybe the next time we talk, things will be even better there, 'cause you passed this along."

[raspberryturk]

"Never know," Reno said, his words steady. Firm. Determined. He was a Turk. He was one hell of an actor, when it mattered. It mattered now.

People were going to hate him in a few years for this. Weren't they?

"Anyhow, I probably gotta get goin'. I got... beans. To water. An' a lonely ferret to wrestle. That kinda junk."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Reno sounded a little down there, so Dinah resolved to send him some more plants. And something silly from Turtle and Canary. "Take some breaks, Reno. Get some music and all, okay?" She smiled. "And call whenevers. Bye!"

[raspberryturk]

"Take care, Rookie."

Reno flipped his phone shut, and then stared out the window. Lots of staring. Lots of feeling like his guts were sitting in his throat.

Zack never made it to Midgar.

Reno was going to find the bottom of that bottle, tonight.