[ Tseng pulls a face, but ultimately, he gives it a rest. Reno will cover his half. All he needs to worry about is covering his own—and Reno's back, should it ever come to that.
It's a nice comfort, he thinks, having something like a partner. He'd always envied the other Turks their buddy system; for Tseng, operating alone was the MO. Liked it that way, for the most part. But he'd always wondered...
He nods and straightens his hat with a decisive jerk. ]
Liang.
[ Maybe one day, he'll explain the joke to Reno. Probably not, but it's out there. Reno knows he never chooses something without a bigger meaning behind it. Honestly, his biggest hope for the endgame here is not ending up in some concrete basement where no one will be able to hear them scream. Tseng isn't ready for that kind of karmatic retribution, not yet.
He pauses by the door, gives Reno one last look before he slips away. Words don't have what he's got to send. He lets the silence speak for itself before he closes the door behind him. ]
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It's a nice comfort, he thinks, having something like a partner. He'd always envied the other Turks their buddy system; for Tseng, operating alone was the MO. Liked it that way, for the most part. But he'd always wondered...
He nods and straightens his hat with a decisive jerk. ]
Liang.
[ Maybe one day, he'll explain the joke to Reno. Probably not, but it's out there. Reno knows he never chooses something without a bigger meaning behind it. Honestly, his biggest hope for the endgame here is not ending up in some concrete basement where no one will be able to hear them scream. Tseng isn't ready for that kind of karmatic retribution, not yet.
He pauses by the door, gives Reno one last look before he slips away. Words don't have what he's got to send. He lets the silence speak for itself before he closes the door behind him. ]