"That'd make me the shittiest partner ever, man, fobbin' that off on Rude."

And anyhow, it would be difficult for Rude to give orders, if Rude refused to speak in order to do so. Which wouldn't be a problem for Reno, but Elena wasn't a mind-reader, right? Right.

"Nah. If I get it, I got it. I just got no clue what I'd do with it, yo."