["Volunteer" doesn't seem to be the word for it. But Rei's habit has always been to be polite and well-behaved in school, so even though this isn't anything like her exclusive girls' academy in Japan, she nods and steps forward.]
Yes, ma'am.
[... Should she have said "sir" instead? It seems rather odd that a female instructor would refer to herself as "Sir Integra". But it's not her place to comment on that.]
Though I'm a novice, I'll do my best.
[She says with a bow to Integra. If this is the kind of stuffy, formal environment she's used to, it's no wonder she wasn't casually chatting with the others. Maybe she'll loosen up after a little more time, but old habits die hard.]
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Yes, ma'am.
[... Should she have said "sir" instead? It seems rather odd that a female instructor would refer to herself as "Sir Integra". But it's not her place to comment on that.]
Though I'm a novice, I'll do my best.
[She says with a bow to Integra. If this is the kind of stuffy, formal environment she's used to, it's no wonder she wasn't casually chatting with the others. Maybe she'll loosen up after a little more time, but old habits die hard.]