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Yeah. It can, huh?

[He doesn't say anything to the second half of that statement. Part of him just doesn't believe it changes anything. Being nice to people isn't going to make the demons go away. It just feels like pretending, or burying your head in the sand.

... at least, it does when he tries. Senjuro sounds convincing enough, though. Maybe there's something to it. He turns the thought over within his mind a few times as he takes a rice ball and bites into it. He isn't abundantly hungry, but it's clear that Senjuro won't eat before he does.]

Kinda sounds shitty, living like that. Scared all the time. [He feels a snarl starting to form, and bites it back.] You know you don't have to stay here, right? Even if your brother wants you to?

[As for the last part, Genya can't help but mutter:]

Seems like everyone thinks that except him.

[given the subject matter, senjuro only just picks at the food he'd brought out. what genya prepared, he makes an effort to eat, even if it's slow going.]

Is it strange that I'm not afraid for myself...? I know my brother would never knowingly put me in danger. If anything, I'm scared for him, so I'd rather stay nearby, so that if anything happens... [kyojuro won't be alone.

the boy forces a smile that looks as if it's just barely holding in a flood of tears.]

I've... been used to this sort of feeling for a long time, so it's alright. I appreciate you trying to look out for me. ["rengoku," synonymous with "shove it all down and smile."]

[Senjuro might be used to that feeling, but Genya doesn't have to like it. His fingers clench around the rice ball, tight enough to squash all of his hard work. He doesn't even care about the mess. Instead, he levels a fierce look on the boy.]

That's bullshit and we both know it. You shouldn't have to force anything around him. Especially not for a damn demon.

[He can't help the vehemence. He just doesn't get it. How can the elder Rengoku look the other way when everyone else was clearly around edge around that thing.]

It ain't right.

[ah... it doesn't take a genius to tell he's upset genya, but senjuro doesn't know what else to do about it. without getting too much into genya's personal space, he sweeps up the spilled rice by hand.]

... A lot of people have said similar things about my father. Kyojuro never gave up on him, and neither will I. The best I can hope for is that my brother's judgment is sound, and the -- man who was an Upper Rank can become better, just like my father has.

[Well...

Genya is still pissed by what's happening but. If there's one thing he understands, it's unflinching loyalty to family. Sanemi had tried to take his eyes out, and Genya would still lay down and die for the man if he asked. Wanting to be there if something went wrong, stubbornly standing by when his brother was being equally as stubborn.

It's like looking in a mirror.

Rather than shout anymore, Genya opts to grind his teeth together as he tries to clean up his hand.]

... Sorry about the mess.

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