[ooc: i just now don't remember if anything else really happened with that after that]

"That's because I can't think of any Jedi I've ever met who preferred to carry a blaster alongside a lightsaber." He's not saying it shouldn't be done, more just agreeing that it'd be unusual. He would definitely agree with the knife thing though.

"And we've got some time to kill still before we get there. You should get in some more practice. With remotes this time."