[ Ben can tell the words hit deep, for Genji. Which is interesting, in a way, since he can't see Genji's face at all, or hear his tone of voice until he speaks next. But he picks it up nonetheless. It's something about the quality of the silence between them and how very, very still Genji goes once Ben says what he does. That silence stretches, and Ben is a little concerned that maybe he sounded over the top, or accidentally patronizing...

And then Genji is thanking him and saying no one had told him that before, and Ben knows it was the right thing to do. ]

You are a person. [ There is a hard, unwavering conviction in Ben's voice as he repeats the words. ] You're a person I'd really like to get to know better. And - being wholly human ain't all it's cracked up to be, anyway. So what if you're only partially human? I mean, I might only be partially human for all I know. There are a lot of good humans, but there are a hell of a lot of bad ones, too.

[ Ben makes a mental note to himself to do whatever he can in the future, to make sure other people in this place are treating Genji like a person, not a thing, and to show (so it's not just words) that he thinks of Genji as no less and ultimately no different than any of his fully-human friends. ]

I'm thankful, too. Even though I'm still kinda embarrassed for sounding like an awestruck fanboy, earlier.