"I'm the 12th iemoto of the Chibana family. I worked in a teahouse called Gokuraku Jodo." He says it a little detached, but it's plain he's not so dissociated from it. "Besides that, I'm a musician. You?"

If he had to hazard a guess, it'd be something he's not really seen where he comes from. People don't fight with swords anymore, really, and certainly not with skill.