[ ...That "nice job" maybe seems less sincere now, but he still means it. In Alberto's book, there's a marginal difference between doing something well and doing it at all. Any job is a good job. Even if it's awful — maybe even especially if it's awful. And considering how Alberto cannot even begin to parse a face out of that attempt, with his very limited knowledge of swords, he's... being really generous with his celebrations, here. But, still, genuine. ]
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[ ...That "nice job" maybe seems less sincere now, but he still means it. In Alberto's book, there's a marginal difference between doing something well and doing it at all. Any job is a good job. Even if it's awful — maybe even especially if it's awful. And considering how Alberto cannot even begin to parse a face out of that attempt, with his very limited knowledge of swords, he's... being really generous with his celebrations, here. But, still, genuine. ]