[ It was obvious that he can't keep it from Rude for too long. Especially not after calling for help. Reno had hoped he might have taken care of the problem, he took steps to get something, an amulet, enchanted googles, whatever— if Rude asked what the new accessory was, he could then just casually drops that he got it to offset some problems brought by the transformation. And call it a day.

Yes, there might be a problem, but I got it covered, no big deal!

No chance. ]

Just peachy— [ That does come off as defensive, but he softens his tune by taking out a fat wallet and adding with pride ] Shit went sideways, but I earned us some nice gil— er, cunes.

[ If they were taking on dangerous missions, and the like, it would be downright foolish to not warn Rude about his problem. Partners look after each other, and he'd want to know Rude's weakness to cover for it so— They're already getting into the apartment and as he looks for the cheap magitek lamp to turn on he nearly crashes because of chair along the way.

Eh, damn it. ]

Tch, I hoped I'll deal with it before it became a problem.