[She nods, drawing her hands back and wrapping them around her teacup again.]
Mmhm, I picked it... During our first mission, some stuff happened, and I had to rely on a bunch of other people to rescue me. So... I decided that I wasn't going to let that happen again! My friend Goro-kun -- Akechi Goro-kun, [her hand goes to a small gold-filigree necklace before falling back to the cup,] Started teaching me how to fight with a rapier, and he picked out gloves for me so I could protect my hands. It's... been a lot of work, to tell the truth.
[Going from being just a pianist to being actually competent at using a sword has been a struggle, to say the least. And she still doesn't like it; training with her friends is kind of fun, but actual combat is scary.]
Oh! But I've started learning how to play the violin, too! It's kind of nice having an instrument I can carry around.
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Mmhm, I picked it... During our first mission, some stuff happened, and I had to rely on a bunch of other people to rescue me. So... I decided that I wasn't going to let that happen again! My friend Goro-kun -- Akechi Goro-kun, [her hand goes to a small gold-filigree necklace before falling back to the cup,] Started teaching me how to fight with a rapier, and he picked out gloves for me so I could protect my hands. It's... been a lot of work, to tell the truth.
[Going from being just a pianist to being actually competent at using a sword has been a struggle, to say the least. And she still doesn't like it; training with her friends is kind of fun, but actual combat is scary.]
Oh! But I've started learning how to play the violin, too! It's kind of nice having an instrument I can carry around.