It sounded like a fantastic power of some sort, or perhaps it was only some modified form of martial arts and Mele was being poetic (though she hadn't really struck Soma as the poetic sort). The mention of two different 'schools' seemed to reinforce the martial arts explanation.

She might have been lacking when it came to judging other people's emotions, but it was fairly clear Mele was disappointed that Soma hadn't heard of this 'Juken.' She supposed she could understand the feeling; she remembered the disappointment she'd felt last night when Conklin told her he had no idea what the Human Reform League was all too well. It was similar, she supposed, except the other way round; here the HRL didn't even exist yet.

But she was still curious about what Mele had said, and she leaned forward slightly, allowing her own voice to become a little less formal. "Can Juken be taught to someone, or are you born with it?"