[ Mao starts to give a smart reply then stops; it's his turn to remember. Retrospec is so generous that way. It's just a small thing, almost more of a feeling than a real memory, but it takes the wind right out of his sails, making him snort softly and shake his head. ]

No, not better than you at all. I think I was probably a mess during that performance... I definitely wasn't playing anything, that's for sure.