[He fidgets. How does he begin this? Does he leap straight to himself? That would be confusing though... maybe he should start from the beginning.]

Uh... I'm going to start with a story first. I'll... I'll get where I'm going in a bit, but... yeah.

[He clears his throat nervously.]

So, ah... once, there was a cartoonist, named Fujio Akatsuka. He became a very popular cartoonist, with his comics becoming renowned throughout Japan. There were even popular trends and catchphrases people picked up from them! Eventually, he became an important figure to Japan itself, and people called him "Akatsuka-sensei."

[He looks at her, seeing if he's lost her or not.]