"That'll be one of my next shopping trips, looking for games from home," Seto nods to himself. If he could gather games from other worlds, it could truly be a library.
"But there are more important things to spend shards on. Maybe I should wear armor if things are going to hunt me."
"Only because things are going to hunt you?" Loki asked with a raised eyebrow. He'd actually already been thinking about it for the younger man he'd taken on as protege. Even if neither he nor Kaiba expected him to be in prolonged battles, they were in a medieval world and it was likely trouble would find Kaiba. Better he have at least some basic armor, much as Loki also believed it better the other know how to fight. Even if he viewed that latter skill as the more important.
"When I'm strong enough, I'll be more proactive in fights. But yes," he nodded. "I would've been shredded like tissue paper if those teeth had caught me."
It was too close. "I know it'll be harder to move and I'll have to build more muscle to compensate."
"It shouldn't be harder to move in per se. That's often a sign of ill-fit and ill-maintenance." Loki pointed out as he regarded the other. "Do you know what kind of armor would suit you, even?"
"I don't really know. If I'm using a throwing knife and always trying to create space...lightweight and smaller is better, right? To hide more easily."
He'd known some guys who really like leather, and he had his metal arm bands, but that was about the extent of his experience.
Loki was quiet while Seto thought, and could see his reasoning. But this had also likely never come up for the other before. He'd lead a dangerous life but it was in a different way than Loki had. "And if you can't hide but have to fight? What kind of style will you be wanting to use in fighting? I know your hand to hand is solid enough for your age and level of training."
"Do not be 'honorable'. If you can not overpower it, strike however you can, aim to do damage and do what you must to stay alive." Which is not necessarily how a normal Asgardian might advise Kaiba. But Loki wasn't exactly a 'normal' Asgardian in so many ways.
"I will. I've had to escape desperate spots before," Seto promised, and he knew he'd have to fight dirty again in the future. There were people he didn't want to leave.
"...yes. I know you know far more than me about this stuff."
"I was raised a prince in a more martially-minded society, that for all our advancements also bear similarities to this realm we find ourselves in now. Had you been in a different era in your world, you might be more familiar too." Just pointing that out.
"Now, what I recommend is you go for something similar to what I wear, but with your own tastes and customization. I actually have two sets of armor here, and will be showing you a third and explaining why I think they would be good guides for you. You'll be using daggers and knives, much like I do, and only hand-to-hand when you need to or it's convenient to blend in with the knife-fighting. That's much of what I do, hence why I'm recommending similar to my own." Laying out his reasoning. "Questions or comments?"
"Comfort is a malleable term. Your armor should be comfortable enough that you can wear it all day and all night if need be. But that is mostly achieved by good fit and material that suits, as it does depend on the type of armor." Loki got to his feet.
"You recall what I was wearing earlier, or shall I show you again?"
"I am sorry about that." Loki murmured. "It's a combination of leather and light-mail. Easy to move in and fight in, and different from my brother's own or the warriors three, or Lady Sif." Loki let a shimmer of green was over him, placing in an outfit that Kaiba had seen before. If he remembered, from when they first met. "This is also armor, in that it's entirely leather, and I have indeed fought in it. The other is more suited for a winter climate, which is why I wished for it to be returned."
Loki turned his head a bit, then back to face Kaiba with a wry smile. "The cape is optional, really. There is one more variation I would show you, mostly because I will suggest we model any you look into after it."
Seto waved a hand with a little smile. It was all fine. "It's in the past, we lived. I've had worse."
And then he took in the next set of armor with a wild smile. "I like that...but I've always liked a dramatic silhouette. The flared coats are more my thing."
That made Loki laugh. "Funny you should say that." HE replied with a wink.
There was another shift of green over his form, putting him in yet another form of armor. "This is probably the look that I am most infamous for, especially with my helm and cape."
Seto nodded approvingly, taking mental note. "I prefer silvers and blues, but...I can work with something similar. But I wonder if the cape might be slight overkill."
"Oh I do think if you go for the cape, you get your own look. Be as dramatic as you can." Loki teased back with a smirk, and let green wash over him. He had no scepter, but standing to his full height with correct posture and a slight change to how he carried himself, and it was very clear how commanding and dramatic this look could be.
"Oh this place hasn't seen me be dramatic." Loki said with a wicked smirk. But the wash of green faded overall to leave him back in his normal clothing for Somnius. "Truthfully, unless you're used to it, I don't recommend a cape for you. What I recommend is like that armor over all though. A base layer with some maile and some leather armor, sturdy boots, bracers for you, and a long leather overcoat that doubles as a layer of protection."
"There are parts where a blacksmith might be involved as well. In which case I do recommend Red Son's forge still. We'll have to look into it all, since I doubt you've ever had to deal with arranging armor." A more natural smile.
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Date: 2024-02-22 03:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-23 02:57 am (UTC)"But there are more important things to spend shards on. Maybe I should wear armor if things are going to hunt me."
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Date: 2024-02-23 03:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-23 04:16 am (UTC)It was too close. "I know it'll be harder to move and I'll have to build more muscle to compensate."
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Date: 2024-02-23 06:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-24 01:42 am (UTC)"I don't really know. If I'm using a throwing knife and always trying to create space...lightweight and smaller is better, right? To hide more easily."
He'd known some guys who really like leather, and he had his metal arm bands, but that was about the extent of his experience.
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Date: 2024-02-24 01:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-24 01:55 am (UTC)"Use the knife to disable it. Hit the eyes, maybe. Claw my way out any way I can if I have to...hand strike, knee. Depends how I'm caught."
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Date: 2024-02-24 01:57 am (UTC)"Would you like my advice and input?"
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Date: 2024-02-24 02:04 am (UTC)"...yes. I know you know far more than me about this stuff."
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Date: 2024-02-24 02:08 am (UTC)"Now, what I recommend is you go for something similar to what I wear, but with your own tastes and customization. I actually have two sets of armor here, and will be showing you a third and explaining why I think they would be good guides for you. You'll be using daggers and knives, much like I do, and only hand-to-hand when you need to or it's convenient to blend in with the knife-fighting. That's much of what I do, hence why I'm recommending similar to my own." Laying out his reasoning. "Questions or comments?"
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Date: 2024-02-25 02:11 am (UTC)"Is comfort something you have to consider with all day wear?"
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Date: 2024-02-27 01:04 am (UTC)"You recall what I was wearing earlier, or shall I show you again?"
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Date: 2024-03-01 04:27 am (UTC)"I remember. Felt how sharp it was," he snorted softly. "Not that I can count on my enemies to clumsily crash into me at high speeds."
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Date: 2024-03-01 04:36 am (UTC)Loki turned his head a bit, then back to face Kaiba with a wry smile. "The cape is optional, really. There is one more variation I would show you, mostly because I will suggest we model any you look into after it."
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Date: 2024-03-03 03:01 am (UTC)And then he took in the next set of armor with a wild smile. "I like that...but I've always liked a dramatic silhouette. The flared coats are more my thing."
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Date: 2024-03-03 03:35 am (UTC)There was another shift of green over his form, putting him in yet another form of armor. "This is probably the look that I am most infamous for, especially with my helm and cape."
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Date: 2024-03-04 03:21 am (UTC)A fond, gentle tease.
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Date: 2024-03-04 03:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-07 04:41 am (UTC)"Mm, you're an excellent teacher in that regard. I don't think the helm's for me, but...the rest, I like."
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Date: 2024-03-08 01:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-11 12:07 am (UTC)"I can work with that. So I'll drop by the tailors' as soon as this nightmare's over?"
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Date: 2024-03-12 11:04 pm (UTC)