spilledquinoa asked:
I kind of hc that if Genesis didn't join Shinra, he would have been a ridiculously successful and brilliant chemist. like, yeah, he could have taken over his family's business but I think he'd have rather been a super eccentric chemist. which kind of brings up another interesting hc, what if, instead of being a SOLDIER, Genesis joined Shinra as a chemist and was in the science department? Angeal and Sephiroth would probably still be SOLDIERs but I kind of think that Genesis would at least eventually become a better chemist than Hojo. what if when Hojo got inevitably assassinated, Genesis became the head of R&D? and then, if his degradation did still happen, he would have the knowledge and means to create a cure himself. idk I just think it's fun :)
Genesis would’ve been an insanely good chemist, probably the best if he’d actually chosen that path instead of hyper-fixating on being a SOLDIER. He had the intelligence, the creativity, and, frankly, the level of pettiness necessary to surpass people like Hollander, if only out of sheer spite. He absolutely believed he could have cured his own degradation if given enough time in a lab, and it would’ve killed him when he realized that he couldn’t despite his efforts.
I like to hc he sticks his nose into science whenever it suits him. Poking around Hollander’s research, criticizing experiments, Hollander tolerates it only because Genesis is one of the few people who takes his whining about Hojo seriously.
*Sephiroth enters Hollander’s office, looking vaguely like death itself*
Sephiroth: Dr. Hollander, I have a cold and I refuse to see Professor Hojo.
*Genesis, in a lab coat, spins around in the chair*
Genesis: Well, you’re in luck. Hollander’s out, so I’m filling in!
Sephiroth: You’re not remotely qualified for this.
Genesis: Excuse me, have you forgotten who you’re speaking to? I invented Banora White juice.
Sephiroth: Inventing a beverage commonly found in the lunch boxes of school children does not qualify you to practice medicine.
Genesis: You wouldn’t be saying that if you knew how much vitamin C was in that thing.
Sephiroth: Genesis. Give me actual medicine so I can be on my way and inform Angeal that you’re somehow being entrusted with people’s health and possibly performing surgery.
Genesis: Oh, relax. Sit down and let me get a good look at you.
*Sephiroth sighs but obeys, sitting down as Genesis examines him*
Genesis: Hm. Mild inflammation of the nasal passages, slight fever, mako regulation disrupted, classic symptoms of viral rhinopharyngitis. I’ll prep an intravenous infusion to expedite homeostasis restoration.
Sephiroth: …That was shockingly professional. I regret doubting you.
*Genesis is silently preparing an IV with the grace of a seasoned physician*
Sephiroth: That’s a saline drip, right?
Genesis: It’s Banora White juice.
Sephiroth: I’m leaving.