Rikku was nodding. "He's been teaching," she said. "He's been adopting new Rookies to pull under his wing. And he's been stubborn about not calling you. I tried."

She and Tseng had a colorful history, to put it mildly, but that wasn't important. What was important was that he mattered to Reno. That was why Tseng had taken her out for ice cream, two years ago. They both were central to Reno's life, and so it would be better for them to get along.