It's really very good to him that Reno, in all this frustration, has managed to make friends out here in this brave new world. He deserved it.

When the man plopped down beside him, he leans his shoulder against Reno's and works his skates off, laying them aside on the ground.

"It's mostly true too, there was just a lapse in my being able to work with you for a while. Just change names and dates around a little bit to fit and it's entirely believable."