[It's not like Rideaux has an opinion of this organization yet so hell, he'll hear anything out.

Either way, if he's supposed to be impressed to find out Cobra Commander is in fact a commander, he's not showing it. He does look intrigued, but not from being impressed by Cobra's position.]

Hmm, so choosing people in positions of power to bring here is a trend of the Team Rocket higher-ups. They must be looking to build quite the army.