Getting used to the recoil may be the most difficult part of it. I'll teach you the proper handling and stance first, so you won't end up with a broken nose.

[Or something else dislocated or whatever disastrous result. The question, though, is unexpected and gets a pause. His 'face' is unreadable, blinking behind the mask. It's a bit before he answers.]

... I have been well. Although adjusting is... admittedly challenging, most things here are strange and new to me.