[O-Oh. Stupid duck... being cute and stuff... Reno hesitated but didn't pull away, feeling slightly warmed despite everything.]

... Aren't you worried, though, that they're listening? Y'know, with the chips an' all, a meeting like that could be monitored, couldn't it?

[That was what Riku had cautioned him, anyway. Reno wasn't frightened by the concept, though maybe he should have been. But no risk, no reward, right? Mostly he was curious if it had occurred to Ai -- and how it might affect the boy's resolve.]