Reno was doing his damnedest to take the drills slowly, even as his arms burned. He remembered his training from Tseng, from Rude -- from Veld. Better to get the muscle memory correct first. Speed would follow.

Patience still sucked ass.

He sighed and let his tip balance on the ground, a handshake a welcome reason to take a rest. "Reno," he introduced himself with a grin, clasping Nyx's hand firmly. "An' yeah... I started on blunt weapons myself, then knives, but all of it way smaller than this. Big change."