( The look on his face is a pretty intimidating one. It's the sort of look she's seen plenty of times before and so it proves to be both unsettling and familiar. Or unsettlingly familiar, perhaps. )

Oh, no, I know. I know they aren't real and... I think that could make it easier. Not in terms of skill or learning, necessarily, just that... They make me a little nervous. I thought having a go with one might make me less wary.