"Shit!" Gladio shouted and jumped back.

After several unfortunate run-ins with cactuars back home, Gladio's love of them faded - slowly and surely with every needle he pulled out of his skin.

"Calm down! Not attacking!!" At least no one's here to see him trying to placate a crazy cactuar that apparently Reno kept as a pet. Oh, Reno was going to get a nasty voicemail from Gladio later.