X watched Valdis toss the wooden blade up, and smiled. "You're showing off," he said, but sounded impressed and thrilled nonetheless. Showing off or not, that was some impressive skill she showcased. And she wanted X to learn how to do that?

Somehow, he doubted that all Valdis talked to Bobby about was normal girl things. But it was hard to ask when he wasn't completely sure how seriously Valdis wanted to take this sparring match, and he stared at the wooden tip of her sword pointing right at him, wary but unafraid.

"Isn't that my weapon?" he asked.