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The warm glow from Old Beastie was felt by all of us in Air Marshall (AM) Takahashi's office. An hour earlier he'd handed me my a** in a fight, now we were best friends.
He told me that I was at a disadvantage. He was probably right. He was some kind of master in Okinawan Karate. Even though I was twenty years younger, sixty pounds heavier, and had a foot of height on him, he'd made short work of me.
I got up to pour myself another scotch, again noticing the ancient blaster and wicked looking pig-sticker of a serrated sword hanging over the cold chest where the scotch was kept. “Sir, if I may ask, what's the story of these weapons?”
The AM looked at me a little blurry-eyed. For a minute I thought he wasn't going to answer, then he spoke very quietly.

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A couple things stuck out, that I thought I'd share.

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The warm glow from Old Beastie was felt by all of us in Air Marshall (AM) Takahashi's office.

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This sentence feels a bit passive.

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He was some kind of master in Okinawan Karate.

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I personally think this sentence should read: "He was a master in Okinawan Karate."

I don't feel the "Some kind of" is necessary.

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I got up to pour myself another scotch, again noticing the ancient blaster and wicked looking pig-sticker of a serrated sword hanging over the cold chest where the scotch was kept.

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This sentence feels a bit run-on. Perhaps some commas, or a sentence split?

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“Sir, if I may ask, what's the story of these weapons?”

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If they're best friends, why is he calling him "Sir?" I can't imagine best friends addressing each other so formally.

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For a minute I thought he wasn't going to answer, then he spoke very quietly.

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The bold doesn't work very well for me personally. Perhaps a change in the way it reads. Might be personal preference.

Gan addressed most of my style concerns, so I only have a few suggestions.

"The warm glow from Old Beastie was felt by all of us in Air Marshall (AM) Takahashi's office."

A warm glow filling the office is sufficient for me. I don't get the passive "felt by all of us" bit.

"He told me that I was at a disadvantage. He was probably right. He was some kind of master in Okinawan Karate. Even though I was twenty years younger, sixty pounds heavier, and had a foot of height on him, he'd made short work of me."

Something like "He revealed his advantage. He was a master..."
is more direct.

"I got up to pour myself another scotch, again noticing the ancient blaster and wicked looking pig-sticker of a serrated sword hanging over the cold chest where the scotch was kept."

More direct: "I poured myself..." "...where he kept the scotch."

“Sir, if I may ask, what's the story of these weapons?”
The AM looked at me a little blurry-eyed. For a minute I thought he wasn't going to answer, then he spoke very quietly."

Do you really need "little" or "very?"

Interesting atmosphere. Good luck with it.

Cordially,
Ron

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ancient blaster and wicked looking pig-sticker of a serrated sword

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