[The betrayal on his face from the cruel nose pinching has yet to leave his face. Gintoki's lips are curled, and his dead fish-eyes continue to blink as the other speaks. He's blinking in rapid succession in an attempt to better wake up.]

You. You can't believe it? Ahhh, you hold me in such high regard then, Sake-kun?

[Sake... kun? Gintoki absolutely had to be doing that on purpose. Was it his way of getting back at the other through minor petulance? Perhaps.... Perhaps.

Genis' sister would surely cry - though Gintoki's mentor would simply knock him upside the head as he properly deserved. Luckily state education prevent Wada-sensei's fist from ever connecting with Gintoki's skull.

... A failing of the system, perhaps - as it was one of the few ways the brat learned. So he sniffs once more before he places his finger in his nose at the near threat.]

So.

You want me to participate then, Sake-kun? Sure. Sure. I know a lot about... [A meaningful pause.] A lot of things.

[....... Nope, Gintoki had no idea what this project was for.]