oh. oh they really would !!! i think haitham and ginko have a lot in common already... haitham appreciates ginko's willingness to not blindly follow the general hatred for mushishi and instead seeks to see both side of any situation. it helps that ginko can match haitham's intelligence ! and i think ginko would appreciate haitham's bluntness and his roundabout way of caring about others and their problems in a world where ginko has to deal with a lot of single minded people.... ginko is that one friend who keeps passing through the city and haitham has to pick him off the woods and give him a place to rest while they discuss things... NOW I WANT THEM TO MEEEET ......