[Rei mimics the swing. The first one is shaky, unsteady. But the second, with the advice, is better. Not perfect, her blade veers to one side just a bit at the very end, which would snap a real blade but it's a start. She recognizes it and frowns, trying again.]

I...[Another try.] Yes, that's...[Another.] Globalization is changing things, but for the best. The wars took their toll, but that was something like thirty years before I was born.