I'd sure hope it was! If you're gonna be stuck like that, somethin' good should come of it.

[She's really hoping he doesn't go back there and notice that there's a girl in crystal stasis that looks just like her but without the eye scar. She's been here for a week, and crystal stasis is already the weirdest thing about either of the worlds she's been in, and she was a ghost.

She hesitates for about half of a second before she takes the hand offered and shakes it. Hibiki's stronger than she looks, and the handshake will be firm.]

Thanks for the welcome! The place isn't so bad...except for that whole Calamity thing that's bringin' everyone down.

[They can both laugh awkwardly about everything, nothing about this isn't awkward.]

You're a swordsman? Like...from an ancient country or somethin'? Or just from around here? W-wait, hold on, maybe ancient country isn't right...gah, travelin' between worlds is really confusing! I'll just take your word for it, congrats on the swords!