Good, he needs it still. Anything he's learned he's learned on his own from thereon in if it's not what Dirk taught him. Sparring was helpful but being in real battles was the deciding factor if he lived or died. The whole day is agreeably been a fucked up one thus far after finding out Dirk is alive.

At first when Dirk tenses, Dave tenses. It's only after he realizes Dirk isn't moving and that Dave doesn't have to do anything that he calms back down and settles back in... against a shoulder that seems more relaxed than even he had been before. The shoulder squeeze is met with a tilt of his head upward. "I mean it wasn't just me but yeah I did do good." He is proud of what he did. His eyes break away and he nods his head against Dirk's shoulder. "Game over. But not really, man like. They took me before I even know if we made it to the end of the game over. All I know is I was on my way to see... my friend at the platform and then I wasn't. Problem with game over, too, is I got a whole damn earth to protect now."