Only sometimes. [Allowing himself to contemplate on the mere concept of second chances is a well-proven mistake, but still, he indulges.] 'suppose there's a time and a place for everything.

I'm used to working outdoors. The animals in your surroundings can be used to your advantage. [It's not really something that is learned in kendo schools, but if you go out of your way to show interest, talk to the teachers about advanced styles of fighting, attacking and defending. If you reach an understanding with the older instructors, then you do find yourself in the middle of the woods, studying tracks, bent branches, the broken path of insects and when animals quiet down. Even if he had mostly worked in urban settings, that knowledge did help him on the occasion he found himself surrounded by nature.]

And who, do you think, would be at the chain of command, then? [He kind of wonders if he knows the answer to that.]

That is assuming that they find any enjoyment out of this, though. They seem studious, rather than taunting.