[ Tseng folds his arms across his chest, choosing to stare straight ahead rather than look at Rufus because he is irritated and, despite Rufus's reasoning behind it, he doesn't appreciate having his magi-comm taken from him like that. Like he's a damn child. ]

Rufus, I understand your reasoning behind trusting and cooperating with Cloud, however I'm not at a point in my life where I'm comfortable just accepting this as normal and moving along.

[ He takes a deep breath, pausing for a moment to gather his thoughts before continuing. ]

You know exactly what I've been through. Try to remember what happened two years ago when you became President and think about how difficult this is for me.