[Genji's reaction likely tells Jack more than enough before Genji even opens his mouth: he straightens up, still and silent, staring Jack down through the visor as if reassessing him. His head tilts a fraction to the left, an unconscious action, his body language filtering in to make up for a lack of facial expression to read. He's startled enough by this confession that he doesn't realize how badly he's showing his hand.
Finally, with open surprise present in his voice:] I - what?
[Genji knows barely anything about Jack Morrison, other than his name and rank and that he's a hero of the Crisis. Before Hanzo's attack Genji had been far too busy enjoying his wealth and his life to pay attention to things like that; since the attack, he's been too wrapped up in his pain and dismantling the Shimada clan to know anything other than that what Morrison says goes. A government experiment?
Genji's kneejerk reaction is to distrust it, to think Jack is simply trying to get under his skin. But no matter how hard Genji looks, he can't see any sign that Jack is lying. And something as outlandish as that seems too big a lie to waste on one agent.
His hand flexes against the table, but it's an anxious movement now. Not certain what to do with this information. It's not the same, but at the same time, he can't simply brush Morrison off now with this new information either. When Genji speaks again it's in an impatient snap, but it's a defensive gesture, trying to cover the sudden vulnerability in his voice.]
So what did they do to you, then?
[Despite himself, Genji almost hopes it is comparable. He doesn't want to be alone in this.]
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Finally, with open surprise present in his voice:] I - what?
[Genji knows barely anything about Jack Morrison, other than his name and rank and that he's a hero of the Crisis. Before Hanzo's attack Genji had been far too busy enjoying his wealth and his life to pay attention to things like that; since the attack, he's been too wrapped up in his pain and dismantling the Shimada clan to know anything other than that what Morrison says goes. A government experiment?
Genji's kneejerk reaction is to distrust it, to think Jack is simply trying to get under his skin. But no matter how hard Genji looks, he can't see any sign that Jack is lying. And something as outlandish as that seems too big a lie to waste on one agent.
His hand flexes against the table, but it's an anxious movement now. Not certain what to do with this information. It's not the same, but at the same time, he can't simply brush Morrison off now with this new information either. When Genji speaks again it's in an impatient snap, but it's a defensive gesture, trying to cover the sudden vulnerability in his voice.]
So what did they do to you, then?
[Despite himself, Genji almost hopes it is comparable. He doesn't want to be alone in this.]