Scene 10
Note: "Red" is a nickname for an existing character, but is not Nanaki/Red XIII
First Time Since the Past
A couple of days later, Reno was pulling Rude after him through the hallway. "Come on, partner. It'll be fun."
"But… I…" Rude protested.
"You worry to much," Reno told him, turning to knock on the lab room door. After a few seconds, the door slid open and Kael looked out.
"Oh, Reno. Rude. Good morning," Kael smiled and stood back to let them come in.
"Hey, professor," Reno began immediately, hand still on Rude's arm to keep him from leaving, "Could we perhaps do another one of those simulations later today?"
Kael blinked in surprise. Looking from the redhead to his obviously hesitant senior partner, the scientist sighed inwardly. He smiled, and turned to his desk, "I'm sure I could do that, you both want to?" He opened his schedule on the desk and turned back to them, "When do you two have time?"
Reno came over immediately, but more importantly, Rude came over without Reno's insistence and, hesitantly, suggested a few times from his own schedule. They set up a time later that night, then Rude reminded Reno he had to get to his patrol shift. Reno cursed and the two hurried away.
Kael sat down at his computer to reserve the simulation room at that time, just in case anyone wandered in randomly at that late an hour.
Completing that, he sat back with a relaxed sigh. Reno has sought him out and asked him to work with him again, not just for him and Rude to have a go. And Zack now greeted him in the hallway when they passed each other. For the first time since joining Shinra, he'd made new friends.
Kael closed his eyes, savoring the feeling, "I'd almost forgotten how nice it is to spend time with friends." He opened his eyes, looking at the Shinra symbol over the door and smiled sadly, "What about you Red? Have you forgotten?"