Now that the chances of lopping something important off were nil, he brought the weapon closer, giving it another inspection. He couldn't begin to identify how it ticked. "I like that it assembles itself," he said finally. "No having to reload, just recharge, I assume?" He glanced back at Abi.
After having gotten all impressions from it that he could, he handed it back. "That's kind of nifty. A sword for the modern era." He slid his hands in the pockets of his coat.
"SUV. With the way people drive around here, I don't want to go up against them in a dinky car."