[Tea ceremony is also meant to be practiced in silence, but Reisi decides against mentioning that. Besides, he'd also offered to make tea for Tatara because... well, he's grateful for that spark on the runway. Maybe it didn't really mean anything at all, but it was quite an enjoyable gesture that really stirred something inside him.

So even as Tatara speaks to him, Reisi sets about making the tea with great care. His movements are steady and graceful from what may have been countless hours of practice in his life before. And while he may seem focused, he's actually quite relaxed.]

Alas, it wasn't. [The level of concentration and respect for the art doesn't appear to impede Reisi's ability to respond.]

But rather, I saw some equipment and decided to do some research on it. When I tried it out, I found that I'm quite good at it.

[Or that he's a natural, even. Which can be said of a number of things and came as no big surprise to the shinki for whatever reason.]

Perhaps it was one of my hobbies before.