I was good at something he wasn't. And he was good at something I wasn't.

I thought he was a reckless, lazy, irresponsible and loud idiot. And he still drives me crazy, but...you can count on him.

I'm glad our chief kept us paired together.

[He lets the seconds tick by in silence after Blake ends with that slightly morbid note about the kid, but his curiosity is piqued when there's that change in Blake's tone. Rude maintains his silence, allowing Blake to take the reigns of this conversation.]