[Dave has excellent reaction time. When John zaps in he cancels the motion of the swing, dropping the weapon a fraction of a second, letting the pointed end drop towards the floor. He catches it by the fashioned hilt and holds it pointing down.

Best friend, no kill.]

Calm down, I wouldn't ever maim you. Wait. You appeared near Tenten? Dude, you should have expected her to attack, she's a ninja. [He steps back, resting the blade feather against his shoulder.] What did she do?

[You can not blame a guy for being curious.]