[ The "joke" gets a little smile out of him, at least. ]

I've never had experience with anything like this before either, and I would like to think I have experienced many, many things.

[ So, like, this is a new one.

But he crosses his arms. ]

Thought and skill, precisely. Which means we need to do our best to think about every one of our actions.

[ He knows....... Blade does not always do that.... ]