"I'm the captain, actually." Now that the topic was on safer ground, Kisa was a little sharper about her conversational partner's cues, and tried to offer a disarming smile, with a touch of self-effacement to set off the whole 'captain' business.

"Kendo always looked interesting, but I could never get the hang of it for some reason..." She scratched the back of her neck. "I think I just couldn't get used to handling the shinai."