[ that makes Reno laugh out loud, then shake his head a little. ]

Nah, y'see, the trick is—I'm definitely a scoundrel, I'm just a scoundrel they can't do without.

[ something Reno had learned quickly in his career as a Turk was that you couldn't act a fool unless you were also absolutely invaluable—so he had immediately made himself invaluable. ]

But yeah, a little mellower now than I was in my teens. Or at least more directed.