Artemis nodded emphatically, smiling. "It makes much more sense now, thank you." Part of him was a little nervous that he wasn't getting any practical practice tonight, but then again, he was escaping the part that he'd been dreading all day.

Whether or not this was a lucky break was yet to been seen. If he messed up again tonight, the Captain would most assuredly lose his patience with Artemis and forcibly eject him from the Arts and Crafts division. But who could he go to? Renji had been injured, Hitsugaya was preoccupied, Edward had turned him down under the pretense of him being a poor teacher, he had no idea where Obi-Wan was...

The boy had run out of options at this point. But it couldn't be helped at this point. He'd essentially sabotaged himself by upsetting Farfarello, so he'd have to take what he could get.

"So... we're finished?"