[He's thinking about what you just asked, 'cause he's fallen quiet, looking at the hovering specs of the Gun mode, and the default Tonfa mode.]
Things I chose for myself, really. My family has no shortage of weapons and fighting styles to choose from, but what counts is that I get to pick.
[There's a bit of quiet pride when he continues.]
When I gave up the Wings, I could've picked any other weapon up to replace them and gone on from there. I just took it as a sign that Brig gave me a new pair of Tonfa, that they're every bit a part of me as the guns that my uncle and my best friend taught me how to shoot. And even there it was my choice to learn, to get better at the things I could be good at.
no subject
Things I chose for myself, really. My family has no shortage of weapons and fighting styles to choose from, but what counts is that I get to pick.
[There's a bit of quiet pride when he continues.]
When I gave up the Wings, I could've picked any other weapon up to replace them and gone on from there. I just took it as a sign that Brig gave me a new pair of Tonfa, that they're every bit a part of me as the guns that my uncle and my best friend taught me how to shoot. And even there it was my choice to learn, to get better at the things I could be good at.