"Yeah. If Steven never dragged me kicking and screaming out of my shell... I honestly don't know what would've happened to me." Connie shakes her head, smiling slightly. "He, well, um, he's pretty much the only reason I'm only lowkey freaking out right now rather than hyperventilating in the corner. And he's the one who pushed me to actually take up the blade, even though, erm, it was... rocky for a little bit. My teacher had a big projection problem."