[Asuka's question causes him to frown a bit. He hasn't been going on missions or anything like that, but he's helped out on the home-front a few times by this point.] Is that really so hard to believe...?
[His attention shifts to Chika,] A knife. [Then once more to Asuka, figuring she'd find his next comment of at least mild interest.] It's like the prog knives back home.
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[His attention shifts to Chika,] A knife. [Then once more to Asuka, figuring she'd find his next comment of at least mild interest.] It's like the prog knives back home.