[Oh. Well, that was good. For all that he'd tried to make a case for himself before, Aqua looked faintly surprised to hear he wasn't awful.]

Really? Huh. [He glanced down at his sword again and almost seemed kind of pleased.] Guess I should thank the theater company for that. They did a lot in just a month's rehearsals.

[Anyway. Aqua lifted the sword once more and firmed up his grip.]

Okay. What am I missing?