It seemed to serve Reno well. Either people feared him, or underestimated him in their expectation of his incompetence. Both worked in his favor.

And he'd done just fine until... well. It wasn't entirely Cloud's fault. But it didn't help. Still, now that the world was not in immediate crisis again, Reno could give Cloud the respect the younger man deserved. Neither of them were in a good position back then; Cloud and his friends had still managed to save the world. Reno, and everyone at Shinra, knew it.

He rubbed the back of his neck as he looked Vincent over. "Just between us," he began with a look that made it clear it wasn't a request. "As you might've already guessed, not all these Streamers are from Gaia -- not even, like, way in the past or way in the future. They can't be."