A Day At the Turtle's Paradise (Reno x Rude)

A Day At the Turtle's Paradise

"Hey Rude, come check this out," Reno yelled, standing in front of a building with reflective glass. 

Rude waited patiently to cross the busy street to see what his partner was looking at. 

"Have you never seen a building like this before?" Rude asked once he was standing next to Reno. 

"I have. It's just… look," Reno said, face inches away from the window. 

Rude looked as hard as he could, but couldn't see what Reno was so fixed on. "What am I supposed to be looking for?"

"It's a badass," Reno marveled at their reflections. "And then there's you."

Rude glared at Reno from the corner of this eye. He then cleared his throat and readjusted his sunglasses. After he checked his reflection, Rude turned toward his partner and saw the restaurant they had been looking for. He tapped on Reno's shoulder and pointed in the direction of the building. 

"There's the Turtle's Paradise," Rude said.

"Finally! Let's go," Reno grabbed Rude's wrist and started pulling him towards the restaurant. 

Tseng had told them about the Turtle's Paradise, and they had been searching for the local one for three hours. They could have found it earlier, but Palmer had accidentally pulled the plug that connected Gaia to the Shintranet in hopes to use his new tea maker. The Shintranet had been down for the past few days, and Shinra has been working to fix their internet. 

Once Reno and Rude were inside, they took a seat at a table near the bar. A waitress walked over and handed them menus. 

"What would you like to drink?" the waitress asked. 

"I'll take a Cosmo Canyon," Reno said while leaning back in his chair. 

The waitress quickly scribbled the drink down on the order slip. "Alright, a Cosmo Canyon. How about you, sir?"

"I'll take a water with lemon, please," Rude said. 

The lady confirmed the order and left to fix their drinks. She returned a few moments later with Rude's water, telling Reno that his would take a little while longer. 

The men sat in silence for a few minutes, allowing themselves to rest a bit from their long adventure to the restaurant. 

"Haven't seen to many bars like this before," Reno piped up. "It's much darker than any other one I've been to."

Rude nodded his head in agreement. This bar was different than the others. The lights were dim, and there were no bright signs to be seen. Paintings hung from the walls, made by talented artists in Wutai. 

The pair heard a couple behind them arguing. They progressively got louder and more aggravating  as they went back and forth. 

"I certainly enjoy spending one of my rare off days listening to people who have a disagreement," Reno said rather loudly. 

Rude shot him a look for him to knock it off. 

"What?" Reno said. "I'm just telling it like it is. I came here to relax, not to listen to adults act like children."

"Here's your Cosmo Canyon, sir," the waitress said while setting the glass on the table. "If the surrounding customers are bothering you, you can move across the restaurant if you want."

"We'll be fine, thank you," Rude said calmly. 

"I'll be back soon, but if you need something between now and then, just holler," she smiled and walked toward the kitchen.