( Not by him? Gee, he's half surprised! He knows how he can be and knows he can be troublesome and wouldn't it be awful if he ruined his first impression already? He tilts his head curiously to the side, trying to understand what could be bothering him, though. If not him then... is it the reason behind his appearance? The fire? He gives Souza's hand a firm, reassuring squeeze and laughs, )

Gahaha. ( He stands tall and proud, even in his condition, ) I don't look like much right now.

( He aware. He's very aware of how he looks. )

But back in Tosa, I was pretty famous. ( For being a beautiful sword. A family treasure. Something his family was proud to show off to the world. But he wont' mention all of that. It doesn't matter anymore when all of that is in the past. ) Ya'll see. It's amazing what people can do these days! I was listening to 'em talk about all the new technology they wanna try... I'll be good as new in no time. I'll show everyone.