Turks can be good at a lot of things. [Active]

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Characters: Reno, Rafael, eventual Rufus, Lorelie, and Sabra ... and Kadaj 8D
Content: Reno and Raf decide to hijack a train after dropping Tseng off at Central Station and go off to find Rufus, Lorie, and Sabs.
Setting: General Central Station vicinity
Time: Day-type thing.
Warnings: Reno's got a mouth on him, Rufus is probably irritable, etcetc.

Reno was pretty sure that driving a train was kind of like driving a helicopter, but couldn't be sure. So once they'd bid Tseng luck with the Kadaj problem, Reno led the way back to where the conductor hid out, and whipped out his EMR quietly. Sliding the door open, he gave a slight grin before raising the rod and hitting the man in the side of the neck. Not life-threatening, but he'd probably have a nice bruise later after waking up from the pressure point assault.

"So Raf," he started, hands moving for the levers and everything on the console. "... you know how to drive a train?" he tilted his head back to look over his shoulder, giving the other man a grin. "I fly choppers, not conduct trains." He turned back around to peek at everything, pushing a lever and seeming amused as the train started moving once again.

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Rufus wasn’t deaf to the cries coming from the cars ahead of theirs, but he also wasn’t about to put himself in danger for them. For the second time, he found himself being touched when he wasn’t expecting it. Other than the initial twitch of surprise at having someone’s hand on him, Rufus didn’t put up any resistance to the inspection. Warmth settled on his cheeks as he stared at Reno, waiting for the Turk to finish his inspection. The calluses on the man’s hand from swinging that EMR pressed against his skin.

When he was released, Rufus stepped back a pace, glancing down at his clothing himself. Most of it was still white, save the rusty streak of dried blood. Catching the other’s probing gaze, he restrained the annoyance that wanted to leak out. It was their job to make sure that such things didn’t happen to him. “I am uninjured save my face, Reno. I had an unexpected encounter with a door kicked open rather forcefully. Should there ever be the need to send someone on a mission that requires kicking open a door, I will be suggesting to Tseng that it be Miss Lorelei.”

Touching fingertips gingerly to his bruised eye, he glanced briefly to Sabra and felt that unwelcome heat come back to his face. He did not need her seeing his Turks treating him like a five year old that had wandered off and fallen down with a skinned knee. That nettle of irritation rose again at the mention of Tseng hijacking his meeting with Sephiroth.

“Battling Kadaj will not be necessary. I believe he is here to see me, and he has given me his word not to harm my Turks. I suppose I should have specified that injuring or killing anyone was unacceptable. At least it gets out his aggressions now. Kadaj is under the impression that I have Jenova cells within me which cured me of my Geostigma. It might be wisest to go out and meet him instead of hiding here and waiting until he makes his way to us.”

Rufus turned slightly away from Reno with this, not wanting to catch what was most likely going to be another outburst. He hadn’t ran this plan past his Turks yet, and he doubted it would be met with open joy.