Reno actually bit the inside of his cheek a little at that, taking a moment more to contemplate what might be the best to say, here.

"... Kid's gonna live through hell," he replied, honestly. "I don't think there's nothin' anyone can say that'll make that easier on him. But he saw the aftermath, yo. That's after four years of cleanup. I wouldn't like nothin' more than to find some way to keep it from havin' to happen. Not for his sake, really. He's datin' one of my Rookies."

And if Reno had any clue that she'd taken off and made a Turk of herself, he'd be pitching a fit.

"But when the options are one kid, and then some mass destruction later on, or the whole damn planet, him included anyhow..." Shrug. "It ain't foolish. I don't think it's foolish."