[ perhaps he shouldn't be so surprised; Genji had been newly forced into a cyborg body, essentially an omnic himself to look at him. it could be that there was kinship for him there, with the Shambali. it's reflexive of him to recoil, though, because for him and Genji both, their early childhood took place during the Crisis. they were raised to feel nothing but disdain for omnics, as most were. Hanzo has never before had cause to challenge that view.
he still doesn't, really, but he has no desire to start an argument about it. there are a great many things he and Genji could fight about, past and present differences, a dozen unsolved problems of their youth. the fact that Genji was able to find peace with himself isn't one of those things. ]
—No. [ it's said with a sharp shake of his head: an indication to disregard his outburst. instead, his voice softer and fiercely honest: ] I am glad, Genji.
[ he wants that to be known, before Genji eventually strikes him down. even if he can't admit that he's proud of his brother, too many years of conflict and seeing him as a disgrace, he can say this much. this is how things should be; Genji is alive and whole, and Hanzo has sunk like a stone with the weight of his sins, unsalvageable. better left to rot.
so although it's sincere — because of the context in which Hanzo means to say it, the words come out unusually grave. ]
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[ perhaps he shouldn't be so surprised; Genji had been newly forced into a cyborg body, essentially an omnic himself to look at him. it could be that there was kinship for him there, with the Shambali. it's reflexive of him to recoil, though, because for him and Genji both, their early childhood took place during the Crisis. they were raised to feel nothing but disdain for omnics, as most were. Hanzo has never before had cause to challenge that view.
he still doesn't, really, but he has no desire to start an argument about it. there are a great many things he and Genji could fight about, past and present differences, a dozen unsolved problems of their youth. the fact that Genji was able to find peace with himself isn't one of those things. ]
—No. [ it's said with a sharp shake of his head: an indication to disregard his outburst. instead, his voice softer and fiercely honest: ] I am glad, Genji.
[ he wants that to be known, before Genji eventually strikes him down. even if he can't admit that he's proud of his brother, too many years of conflict and seeing him as a disgrace, he can say this much. this is how things should be; Genji is alive and whole, and Hanzo has sunk like a stone with the weight of his sins, unsalvageable. better left to rot.
so although it's sincere — because of the context in which Hanzo means to say it, the words come out unusually grave. ]