I could use some self defense training. I mean, I pretty much know nothing about self defense, so it would be a good idea to learn some.

[Sure, he could manage the 'panic when he was backed into a corner and lash out', but it wasn't like he really knew what he was doing, or like it was too hard to take him out if the person he was fighting knew anything themselves.]

I don't have a lot of money, but I have some if it's not too expensive. Kind of short right now, though, since a lot of the stuff I'd been doing kind of relies on being able to be outside with a violin.

[Getting a violin wet wasn't the best idea, after all.]