There aren’t many people who Genesis acknowledges among the ranks of Shinra, and for the longest while, he even hesitated to call his own SOLDIER colleagues friends. At no point did he ever expect to care for a nameless infantry officer like you, one whose existence was so easily replaceable by the company.

“You shouldn’t have followed me,” says Genesis crossly. He’d recently deserted Shinra on Hollander’s orders, and the news was still making its way through the company. Now you’d chased him down of your own volition for… what, to bring him back? He crosses his arms, assessing your tense posture and lack of weapons. “You’re wasting your time.”