[ After a moment, Tseng pushes himself off of the door and takes a seat on the edge of the bed. He sighs, staring at the door of the bathroom for a few seconds before looking over his shoulder at Rufus. ]

All I'm asking is for you to extend the same grace to me that you've extended to Cloud. [ A pause ] I've been on this planet for less than twenty-four hours... You can't expect me to immediately act like I had not just witnessed Cloud attempt to kill you and Dark Nation.

[ And he remembers what Rufus said earlier when he mentioned this, before the bathroom door was slammed in his face. ]

I know you were there, however that was over two years ago for you. So much has happened to you during those two years, but that moment is very fresh in my mind.