Ah-- [ Reiner pauses, caught a bit off-guard by the question. He's too used to talking about Bertholdt, and it's obvious; slowly, he nods. ] Right. Bertholdt is my best friend, but he hasn't been here for a while.

[ But then, after another pause, he moves back to the other subject easily. ]

Because they're more interesting than love stories, right?

[ Reiner, for the record, is fine with those too. ]