[While he's not entirely sure where her enthusiasm is leading, he is most definitely going to perk up significantly.]

I am, yeah! Still working on getting it just right, but I'm starting to get the hang of it.

[And dang if he's not proud of himself.]

Didn't realize making custom weapons would be relaxing, heh. And yeah, I used to be a fighter pilot back home, but after I got kidnapped by a robot lion, I've been flying an alien spaceship ever since.

[This may or may not be a lot to unpack....]