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[flowlikewater]

[ The video feed opens with a very closed in camera angle of Genji in his full cyborg armor attire. It's impossible to tell what his expression is and it's very much the point. His back and shoulders seem awkwardly stiff, like he forgot how to seem casual all of a sudden. ]

I have... a question. What is the usual protocol when someone here discovers they may be developing an 'ability'— [ Finger quotes and all. ] —that they did not have before? Because—

[ Genji’s words are cut short abruptly by a shriek that could only belong to his darling roommate. Then hurried steps across hardwood floors can be heard before the phone is seized from Genji’s hands and into view comes Hana, who looks a bit red-nosed and glassy-eyed. Her brows are furrowed as she peers into the camera, frown pulling at her lips. ]

We. Need. Help!

[ Then the view switches to the phone’s outer camera, which reveals that their surroundings - their apartment - is just crawling with vines, leaves, flowers, everything. In the center of this view is Hana’s neon-lit, super souped up gaming rig, which the plants are slowly creeping onto. ]

Genji has plant magic now and— eh-chyi [ that’s a sneeze, apparently ] I’m dying. They’re attacking me!

[ It's obvious now why Genji was so visibly awkward. He clears his throat, it sounding like static through his helmet modulation. ]

It is not quite as... urgent, but. Any advice or assistance would be appreciated. [ He picks off a little plant seedling that was growing in the crevices of his armor. ] And maybe any recommendations for good allergy medicine as well...?

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[franciscoramon]

[ Cisco is relieved, when Genji says it was something good, that perhaps had led to all of this. Cisco hopes he's right - that he's telling the truth, and that whatever it was had been the actual cause. He's curious, of course, but Genji's answer seemed pointedly cryptic, so he isn't going to pry. Yet, anyway. He'll wait until Genji's not handcuffed and the house isn't a disaster. Cisco doesn't want him feeling cornered.

And he is also glad, when Genji leans over and starts making fun of him for his outdated references, calling him an old man. Not because he enjoys being mocked, of course (though he knows it is entirely without malice, and doesn't mind nearly as much as he pretends to). But it is a good sign, that Genji is feeling okay enough to crack jokes. That his sly sense of humor is still there, and he's feeling okay enough to crack wise. ]

Listen, you know what? You two wouldn't know ancient history if it bit you in the nose. Vine is timeless! Timeless, I tell you!

[ This poor boy is from 2015, no one tell him how short-lived this thing he treasures really ended up being. ]

And it's a good name, anyway! I was gonna keep brainstorming, but now I've made up my mind. You're the Vine and that's that.