[ Is he happy with it? Well-- he ducks his head. ]

I tried it out a lil, [ no details there about how he tried stabbing his hand or anything, don't think about it, Mister LaRusso, ] but not in a real fight. If it works, then--yeah. I'll be happy with it.

[ His smile is pulled thinly across his face when he looks back at Mister LaRusso, and he should really do that, shouldn't he? ...but that's not a point he's going to voice in front of his protective sensei. ]

If it's good enough, I'll book you in with Miss Saeri.

[ ...okay, that's a joke, but it lightens away from the seriousness--a topic that's delicate, especially right now. Not one for stitching and threading the world's most ugliest plush toy. ]