[that catches him completely off-guard and brings a sudden tension to his shoulders just briefly before he lets out a breath that he somehow wasn't aware he was holding. it's always surprising- every damn time- when someone shows a willingness to stand by him.
and like most people who have thrown their lot in with him, Genji only has a mere suggestion of what he's capable of- he knows he's shouldered burdens that have been a weight on him since arriving here, but he knows nothing of what those burdens really are or how he'll shoulder still more if he has to. he knows nothing of pawns and practicalities and unmitigated cruelty because it seemed the right thing to do at the time.
genji accepted a habitual liar. what would he say to a chessmaster, a man who puts everything on the big picture. what would he say of the man who knows the last person who trusted him has lost so much of what he'd worked so hard to gain over the last year, but it's fine, isn't it? they saved two worlds.
the silence stretches on for several seconds, long enough to make it clear that Urahara is stunned by the words and unsure of how to proceed. when it last seems like someone should perhaps break him out of his internal soliloquy, he turns back to Genji.]
Allies can be hard to find, Genji-san. I'd be honored.
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and like most people who have thrown their lot in with him, Genji only has a mere suggestion of what he's capable of- he knows he's shouldered burdens that have been a weight on him since arriving here, but he knows nothing of what those burdens really are or how he'll shoulder still more if he has to. he knows nothing of pawns and practicalities and unmitigated cruelty because it seemed the right thing to do at the time.
genji accepted a habitual liar. what would he say to a chessmaster, a man who puts everything on the big picture. what would he say of the man who knows the last person who trusted him has lost so much of what he'd worked so hard to gain over the last year, but it's fine, isn't it? they saved two worlds.
the silence stretches on for several seconds, long enough to make it clear that Urahara is stunned by the words and unsure of how to proceed. when it last seems like someone should perhaps break him out of his internal soliloquy, he turns back to Genji.]
Allies can be hard to find, Genji-san. I'd be honored.