[ The thanks is mildly surprising, but it's the smile that truly throws Genji off for a moment. It's nothing like the bright, white-teethed grins that Jack had once thrown out during interviews and press releases, a smile tailored to his role as strike commander. This is something else entirely. It's smaller, but also softer; truer. And it hits Genji right in the chest.
Then Jack follows it with that question, and Genji has to admit that it's true. They're both getting to know each other better without Overwatch getting in the way (to say nothing of Genji's horrible mental state back then). More than that, Genji gets to know this man as Jack, not as his Overwatch's commander.
After a perhaps too-long pause, he breaks out into an easy laugh. ]
Don't act like that's something so terrible.
[ It's nearly impossible to survive alone in this world. Humans (even cyborgs) are not wired that way. That's what Genji believes. ]
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Then Jack follows it with that question, and Genji has to admit that it's true. They're both getting to know each other better without Overwatch getting in the way (to say nothing of Genji's horrible mental state back then). More than that, Genji gets to know this man as Jack, not as his Overwatch's commander.
After a perhaps too-long pause, he breaks out into an easy laugh. ]
Don't act like that's something so terrible.
[ It's nearly impossible to survive alone in this world. Humans (even cyborgs) are not wired that way. That's what Genji believes. ]