[ he frowns at the suggestion of fixing his orbment; he's relatively certain that's not an option, but it's a kind sentiment. ]

I wouldn't consider myself an expert on it, but it doesn't appear to be broken. If it truly is broken, I'd need to find someone extremely qualified with orbments to fix it, which would be difficult enough even if I weren't in Shehui. It was good of you to suggest, though. [ maybe if he namedrops 'orbment' it'll be clear it's not exactly standard tech. ]

As for your second offer, I could always use more practice. What style of swordsmanship do you train in?

[ he doesn't expect to hear arseid or vander or eight leaves one blade or anything, but there are less iconic schools ... ]