Reno watched the surprised looking moogle flutter off with some sympathy -- and jealousy. With a soft sigh through his nose, he nodded toward a nearby building just to get out of the street and away from any passers-by.

"Okay, so, this isn't my first 'new world experience' sorta deal," Reno admitted, lowering his voice. "An' where I was at before, you were there for awhile too. Different timeline, different you, or you forgot it all -- because obviously you don't remember any of it -- doesn't really matter how it works. An' we were the only Shinra there for awhile, so, y'know, we were close."

Right.

"Um, an' there was this, like, pantheon a' gods -- for reals -- one major goddess in particular, Atia," he continued, trying to hit the major points before he wore out Rufus' patience. "And she sorta liked to be worshiped in a real particular way, and..."

Reno couldn't meet Rufus' eyes for the next part.

"You, um, you ever think about... y'know, fuckin' an employee?"