VOICE | UN: GREENCYBORG

[backthatup]

I cannot-- [ Let's start again. ]

For those who do not know... I am Genji.

There is rarely a time that I feel I should apologize for my entire existence, but the amount of embarrassment that I feel upon having to relive the memories of my younger... more impertinent self... calls for it.

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[heroforhobby]

I guess. A lot of people don't change as much, though.

[backthatup]

Well...

I realized the way I was living was not the way to peace and harmony.

[heroforhobby]

Ahh...!

You're a hippie now.

[backthatup]

A monk, actually.

But you got the idea.

[heroforhobby]

Huh. You don't look much like a monk.

[backthatup]

It's my spirit and my actions that I hope convey what I have learned over my appearance.

[heroforhobby]

You might still want to consider not dressing like a killer robot from a manga at some point, though. Just sayin'.

[backthatup]

Oh.

[ Awkward, but with a light tone. ]

This is just how I look now. This isn't dressing up but ... who I am. I'm a cyborg.

[heroforhobby]

What? For real?

[He sounds a bit surprised, but not quite for the reasons Genji would be expecting.]

[backthatup]

Yes.

I wouldn't joke about something like that.

[heroforhobby]

I don't care if you joke about it or not, I'm not the cyborg here.

[backthatup]

It is.

It took me awhile to accept that much, too.

[heroforhobby]

Yeah. Can't imagine too many people'd be cool with it right off the bat.

[backthatup]

[ A small nod. He has a moment of uncertainty of what to say. It is something that he confirmed and brought up himself, but still he feels a bit embarrassed about how long it took him to be "cool" with it, and doesn't quite feel like he should lament about the past anymore than he is. ]

But to change topics, I remember you. You're the man who was killing those bugs before. I'm still quite impressed with your skill. I could not bring myself to get too close to them, myself. I may have mentioned that before, but ... ah... just thinking about them still makes my skin squirm.

[heroforhobby]

Yeah, I remember you, too, and thought how weird it was you seemed grossed out by them. They were just little bugs.

[Little as in the size of small-to-medium dogs but . . . but still, pretty small.]

[backthatup]

... your calm continues to impress me.

[heroforhobby]

...They were just bugs. What's there not to be calm about?

[He is so bemused. It's nice he was being complimented, but over squishing a few bugs? Genji was a weird guy.]

[backthatup]

... they were extremely disgusting for bugs...

[heroforhobby]

That's true, at least. But you should be less creeped out by bugs, you're a guy, right? Didn't you go bug hunting as a kid?

[backthatup]

Just because I am a guy does not mean that I have to be okay with them.

And... no... I was more indoors and enjoyed videogames.

[heroforhobby]

Ah, one of those kind of kids. That explains it.

[backthatup]

I hope it only explains why I don't like bugs and nothing else about me.

[heroforhobby]

Don't know you enough yet to answer that honestly.

[backthatup]

Somehow, I'm very relieved to hear that answer.

Though, I cannot tell you why.

[heroforhobby]

Because the truth always sucks.

[Such wise words. That's why he's someone's sensei.]