I mean, t' be hones', tha's what buddy up normally means, [he answers with a sheepish shrug. Buddy up just reads as 'two people', or that's how it normally was.

The blond hums a bit, and ultimately shrugs.] I'll take y'r word for it though...

[Which is to say, he's listening, but still suspicious. It's probably as good as it's getting for now though- and it's as Gladio said. There's a decent amount of time to sort it out, by which point the blond will hopefully have softened up to logic.

Hopefully.] So y' want me to stick w'th Romeo b'cause of shields. Got it. What abou' everythin' else though?

[The combat part he gets now- stay with Romeo, Romeo has shields. But if this is a meeting for Blue Team over all, there's bound to be more Gladio wants to ask about...right?]