While Tseng's absence tugged on his mind, Rufus was finding himself pulled in increasingly different directions. He had forgotten how demanding running Shinra at the height of the company's power really was and he was often up late into the early hours of the morning reviewing reports, going over departmental budgets, and expense reports.

He had also decided to reorganize the company with how he wanted it to be which wasn't going over well with several department administrators which he had to hear about in length during meetings he really didn't want to be at. R&D was shut down, the labs sealed with funding going into Urban Planning instead. He all but gutted Scarlet's department and imposed strict oversight which in his view, was long overdue. He had been hearing about what was going down on the lower levels in between meetings and flurries of paperwork so he wasn't surprised to receive such a formal email from Tseng. Not surprised but also not pleased.

He wasn't sure how to address any of what happened between the two of them days ago so he going to remain professional since there was a lot they needed to get done. His response is just as professional and detached only stating the time he would be down in Tseng's office.

He was only a few minutes late when he arrived at the floor where the Turk central offices were located, Dark Nation beside him. His expression was detached, neutral. "Tseng."