[The confusion on her face is pretty clear: then again it would be. They don't exactly have fire arms where she's from.]

Hold a moment. I usually bring mine to work to fire a few rounds for practice. [The screen shifts as she pulls her own from the holster on her leg. She then holds up the 9mm Beretta to the screen of her bracelet.] This is a pistol. To put it in simple terms, it's a weapon that fires a metal bullet through the long tube-or muzzle-when the trigger's pulled. It works by a small amount of heat that creates enough pressure in the muzzle to force the bullet out and towards the target. At close enough range, it can either seriously wound or kill who or whatever you're shooting at.

[She sets the piston on the table.] The previous you mentioned wanting to learn to defend yourself and learning how to use one of these.