A little weird and a lot lonely is a good way of describing her, actually. Which, yeah, is pretty sad.

"Mm. It's good to have something like that. Even if you don't wanna do it forever or anything, it's something that keeps you focused, right? A girl I know," note the word choice there, not a friend, "is like that with kendo. Something you can focus on, and improve on, does a good job centering yourself." Trace leans back, rubbing a bit at her scarred eye. Then winces at the pain. Yeesh, getting an itch there must be the most annoying thing on the planet.

"... I sound like a fortune cookie, don't I."