Real rich, indeed. He continues to look at him evenly, and for what it's worth, it's often hard to agitate Sephiroth beyond a simmer. His frustration bubbles beneath the surface, but he doesn't believe that Rude is lying to him, withholding information. Shinra has levels and level of security, and even a Turk's is going to come up short when it comes to the dirtiest laundry, the ugliest skeletons in the company's closet.

But that Nibelheim would qualify? Why? To save face? To what degree?

"And what did that entail?"