"...I'll try to avoid that." He looks a little amused, but he's not quite sure if he believes her or not. "Try not to take off any of mine? I don't know if I can regenerate from that." He backs up a little, smoothly drawing a katana out of his coat. It's ancient, and a work of art, with a snarling dragon head at the end of the tsuka. "So we're starting from square one, here?" He still looks a little unwell, but he's slipping into teacher mode, and having something to do has energized him some.