"Reminded me of me, I guess," Reno grinned. "Cocky, proud, an' he earned that pride, yo. Was the leader of his own gang before we picked him up. Turks could'a used a kid like that. Would'a been a shame to let that kinda talent sit an' rot in a ShinRa cell for the rest of his life, yo."

Reno mused over that for a minute, and then he was laughing again.

"He chose an EMR as his weapon. Shot the shit with me an' Rude like he was there all along, yo. Caught on quick to bein' a Turk. Couldn't call him Rookie for too long."