"Oh, we're not using sharp things," Francine assured her. "Well, most of us." They had said fighters were welcome too, after all. "Like I said, staying out of the way. We just want to make sure everybody's safe."

This was where the favors-from-complete-strangers thing came in. Francine twisted her fingers around a bit. "So we were sort of hoping we could get, um. A demonstration?"