Gen was getting hung up on the 'dying' part, but he had an exceptionally good poker face and was used to just - pretending he was fine with any topic of conversation. Certainly he remembered the Americans shooting his friends, and ... yes, well. The only time he's thankful for the petrification.
He could also tell, especially since Gokudera didn't seem to be hiding any of his reactions, that the very idea of electricity made him uncomfortable. It's not as if the boy was being subtle about it. He's curious, but it seemed likely with mention of danger the story was ... a traumatic one.
Perhaps another time, once Gokudera trusted him more, he'd find out about that.
Instead, he smoothly transitioned, "And cotton candy is not, which is why it's my personal favorite. It was really a test while we tried to create a different sort of technology - but I was all in favor! Any science that has candy as a side-effect is delightful. Do you have a particular favorite?"
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He could also tell, especially since Gokudera didn't seem to be hiding any of his reactions, that the very idea of electricity made him uncomfortable. It's not as if the boy was being subtle about it. He's curious, but it seemed likely with mention of danger the story was ... a traumatic one.
Perhaps another time, once Gokudera trusted him more, he'd find out about that.
Instead, he smoothly transitioned, "And cotton candy is not, which is why it's my personal favorite. It was really a test while we tried to create a different sort of technology - but I was all in favor! Any science that has candy as a side-effect is delightful. Do you have a particular favorite?"