[ Genji turns back to him when he speaks, a faint little smile pulling at his face. ]

In my experience, things do not tend to work that way. [ He brings up his hands for the first time, looking at them and all of the delicate cybernetics that make up his fingers. ] And isn't pain, in some aspects, how we know we are alive?

[ He chuckles. ]

No shame in being delicate. I mean, I'm susceptible to rust if I'm not careful.

[ A gentle self deprecating joke to try to get them on an even playing field. (...can he rust though?) ]