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[ It had been, initially, an entirely grudging sort of respect. But seeing someone dish out orders while also throwing themselves head first into the fire had been something he didn't know what to do with. Eventually he found himself wanting to make Reyes proud, although it wasn't enough to get him to stay once dismantling the clan was done.

The grip on his shoulder makes a small little smile quirk at his lips. He feels very exhausted now. ] I just hope something can be done.

[ Genji goes to pick up his head piece left on the ground and follows after him. He still feels too keyed up to put it back on, like he'd be trying stop an overflowing faucet with just his hands. He rubs at a spot on the top of the helmet piece and can't help a little huff when his brother speaks again. ] I do not blame you, honestly. I did not have my sword with me when he confronted me.

[ He twists his lips, words a little more somber. ] It was even harder when he confronted Jesse. [ And if he had been there when he confronted his brother... any temperance Genji might have learned up in those mountains would have been tossed out the window. ]

Jesse McCree... [ he sounds thoughtful; in all of two meetings, McCree has left an impression on him. it's surprisingly favourable. ] I saw him some time after Reaper had found him. He did seem deeply affected by the encounter.

[ at the time, Hanzo didn't know anything more than what McCree told him: that Reaper was once someone McCree knew, and that his return haunted him the same way that Genji's did Hanzo. he still doesn't know much, but he's starting to get a better picture of what had McCree loitering in the kitchen at 3AM. Genji came back to Hanzo a changed man at peace with himself and his history. Reaper seems to have come back a monster, a terrorist, denying all ties to his identity. ]

Perhaps I should have heeded his words. [ he heads into the stairwell and holds the door open for Genji; runs his free hand through his dishevelled hair, starting to fall loose around his ears. ] He warned me that the "fella" is "downright unpleasant."

[ without saying it directly, Hanzo still manages to get across the very clear impression that he's judging Genji for his weird, intensely American cowboy friend. Americans are incomprehensible enough as it is; half of what McCree says, he can only understand by context. ]

[ Now that is a little surprising, but in an entirely welcome sort of way. He feels like the brother of his youth would never entertain a person like Jesse McCree for longer than he had to. Interesting. But Genji nods. ] Jesse, out of all of us, was the closest to Reyes. I cannot image what it must be like for him.

[ He passes under the door frame and nods in thanks, stepping down a stair. But when his brother imitates Jesse's familiar drawl he laughs that laugh of his, the sound bouncing off the small hallway. The judgement in his tone, at least, is familiar and entertaining. ] You should show him your impression sometime, he would enjoy it. [ There's a bit of teasing there, too. Why, exactly, are you speaking so much to said cowboy dear brother?

He sobers quickly though and continues down the steps, turning to look behind him once he reaches half way. ] I plan to avoid him as much as possible, unless he starts to hurt people.

[ it's strange to hear such a heroic declaration from Genji. when they were younger, he would never have worried about something like people being hurt; he couldn't have, not with the world they grew up in. but this is a change Hanzo will have to get used to, if he wants to be able to understand Genji as he is now. ]

I doubt he is that foolish. [ definitely bold, and aggressively confrontational, but— ] The city would turn against him if he were a problem.

[ although he doesn't trust the place, or the people running it, he doesn't need to. all of them are trapped here for the time being, and no one is likely to let a single person make their imprisonment even more unpleasant than it already is. Reaper would know that too. he'd have nothing to gain. ]

But if you do need to confront him, for any reason, I will back you up.

[ Genji nods. The Commander he used to know would understand that, but he feels he cannot trust what he knew of Reyes in what is now the Reaper. Hopefully, it stays a stalemate for as long as possible. ] You are right. We will just have to see.

[ He fights a little quirk of a smile though. Genji has grown so used to hiding his face the pull steeling his face into a neutral expression is a little obvious. Fighting alongside his brother is something he found he missed, among so many other things. ] I hope it does not come to that, but it is appreciated.

[ He reaches back to scratch at a graying temple and shrugs a shoulder, finally letting himself smile a little lopsided. ] Now, shall we see if there is anything still open for food?

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