WolfDog12 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 "Anything else I want to have? I don't really know what there is..." He thought for a while but nothing was coming to mind. "Sorry, no idea." It really didn't make sense to have anything else. He was use to nothing. "Would it make sense if I got other clothes?" He looked at Nikandros dead serious about this. It was known to him that he really didn't change clothes and yet he should have when the bandit leader offered to give him something else to wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nikandros waited patiently and his gaze drifted to their surrounding while he waited for the warrior to consider what he might need. Upon giving it some more thought himself he realized the younger man most likely never had many personal possessions and probably didn't even know what most people had. It was a better idea to let him see what there was in the town first and then ask him what he wanted. -"Yes. You can't wear the same clothes forever, and... there are clothes meant for warm placed and cold places. I know the temperature doesn't mean much to you but it might be a good idea to own both." He tried to explain so it was clear he was suggesting this and not commanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 "That sounds like a good idea. What do you wear when it is hot? I know people bundle up more when it is colder but do you wear thinner layers? Or do you just wear fewer. How much is too much or not enough?" And he was being completely serious, actually, he was getting way too into the conversation. When they entered the town, Goustetsu paused for a moment to take it all in. He was amazed by the difference in the village he'd known. This was a full on town and not just a tiny village. There were more buildings, larger buildings, even some with three floors to them. There were shops people went into to trade the items and it was even more colorful. Even the snow was more compact here and it was easier to hear the crunching under his boots. "So amazing!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nikandros couldn't resist a slight smile at the warrior's amazement with the town, it was nothing special to him but he understood the younger man fully. He wondered though how the other was going to react once they arrived at more significant places. -"You wear both thinner and fever... you're suppose to decide what exactly from how you feel, too warm or cold." The bandit explained after giving the warrior some time to take in their surroundings. "Watching normal people should help you figure it out." He added and was observing the people and buildings around them as well now. With a simple gesture he dismissed the other men who were with them so they would go ahead and look for things they knew the group needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 "Really?! I can't wait to see that! " Goustetsu finally focused again and moved farther into the town still looking around amazed by everything. "This place is so cool!!" He was sort of running around in small bursts just fawning over everything just as any seltered kid would. "Man, I can't believe I've never seen any place like this before in my life!" The warrior started looking in windows in shops. Realizing he was getting ahead of himself, the warrior returned to Nikandros's side and looked at him. "We should probably do what you needed to get done first so we don't forget. I seemed to be getting carried away here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nikandros didn't follow or rush after the warrior as he ran around, still he kept an eye on him and tried to stay close by him, almost paranoid and afraid that he would loose track of where he was completely and that something bad would happen if they were apart. However, He managed to outwardly seem unaffected by all this long enough for the younger man to return beside him. -"The others will get most of the things. I'd rather we go where you like, I'll just get things I need for myself along the way." He offered, more interested in adapting to what the warrior wanted than just gathering things. As long as they were together, seeing what the other would think about different shops and things in the town had to be more interesting than buying resources the way he normally did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 "Oh, really? Then lets try to go into as many shops as we can!!" He grabbed Nikandros's arm and pulled him into the nearest store. Of course it ended up being a furniture store but it wasn't as if Goustetsu ha ever seen one before. He looked around amazed and walked around to see all the different things. "People don't make these themselves or ask someone to make it for them? You can just trade for whatever you want?" Of course the question made everyone else in the store turn to look at the male like he was insane or something. Goustetsu was serious in his question and wasn't affected by anyone staring. He knew he was strange to them so it really didn't matter to him what they thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nikandros meant to warn the warrior that he was about to take them into a furniture store and that there was nothing he could buy there, however he didn't get a chance before he was pulled along inside. He didn't bother say anything once the younger man was already off examining everything curiously. -"I think some people do make these for themselves, most buy them with money though. There are too many things you need to have when living... normally, it's unlikely anyone knows how to make them all." The bandit answered the warrior though part of his attention was invested in sending the townspeople near by them threatening glares so they wouldn't be a nuisance. He knew it would be better for them both to attract less attention, still even when he'd been in towns like this without the other man he'd never done a good job at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 "Money? What is that?" He walked closer to Nikandros in hopes to be shown what money was. Most of the people looked away but continued listening while others rolled their eyes and tried to ignore the two. Some of the people couldn't believe just how clueless Goustetsu was. He still didn't care. He watched what the bandit showed him then headed out to go to the next store with him. "That's such a strange custom. Then again, people where I come from trade ice...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nikandros was far from reacting the way some of the others around them did still he gave the warrior a strange look as well at the mention of ice being used as currency. Still a few steps behind the younger man he followed him and to whatever shop he chose to explore next. -"It's a shame you were so isolated before, if they really trade ice you would have been rich." The bandit commented more like a joke than a serious observation and smirked slightly at the other man. Seeing how much fun the warrior was having and how easily he moved on from shop to shop he wondered if he would actually buy anything at all or just watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 "They do trade ice though. We couldn't exactly grow our own food with such horrible weather conditions so we traded ice for the supplies we needed to live. You know, salt, vegetables, all those kinds of things." He couldn't understand how that was a joke since that's what the village did. It was their choice beyond that to live such simple lives. Everyone else that traded respected their choice. Either way, they were off again and entered a small clothing shop that was selling mostly winter stuff but for some reason had a small summer section. It wasn't as if this place got a lot of sun so why he was selling it was completely unknown. Goustetsu had observed others' outfits and determined his was more suited for somewhat warmer weather. He could bundle up but what was the point? He didn't get cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 This time Nikandros only nodded at the information and didn't comment on it any further, thinking it was no use to explain what he was thinking. Inside the shop he had reason to look around as well and for a moment wasn't as occupied with following the younger man with his gaze. He knew to an extent that he was watching him more carefully than was necessary but he couldn't help himself when he knew this was all new to the warrior and he wouldn't do so great if he was left alone. -"Have you though about what kinds of things you would like to wear?" The bandit asked and now wasn't asking about thickness but material and what items of clothing exactly the warrior would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 "I'm not sure... I do like this..." He held up a pair of thin long clothes. They were dark blue and clearly pijamas. "If I'm not mistaken this is what people wear to bed, correct?" He was quite interested in the clothes in hand. They were really soft. "Mind if I get these? I like the material. He walked over and held out the bundle for Nikandros to feel them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 -"Like I said, anything you like." Nikandros agreed and moved his hand along the fabric to feel the texture. He didn't see the point in having clothes only for sleep but knew that was his own weird quirk. He was glad the warrior found something he liked, and also that it wasn't something ridiculously priced. "Though you should look for things to wear when you're awake too." He added with a soft smirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 "Alright, " he said and continues to look around. He found a nice pair of black pants that looked a lot like the ones he had on and a pair of blue jeans. The male then pulled a long sleeved black shirt. Goustetsu had found basically everything he needed on the clearance rack and brought them over. "Would these be ok? I've never felt or seen pants like these before," he stated as he held up the pair of jeans. Goustetsu was very curious about these things now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Nikandros studied the clothing the warrior had brought back, though he couldn't quite guess what all of it was unless the younger man decided to show him each peace. -"Those are called jeans." He said, willing to be helpful and explain simple things because of how enthusiastic the other seemed. Despite not having as much to be curious about and not finding much he would want to buy, the bandit was glad everything was going smoothly and was in somewhat of a good mood. -"How did you get your clothes before?" He remembered to ask. The warrior had obviously never bought any before but Nikandros doubted he'd always worn the same things he had on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 "Well, the armor was actually created by the diety so he kept them up to date when I needed it and when the clothes got to be too small the villagers would place a new outfit on the shrine as an offering to the diety and their protector. It was the same with the boots." He thought back and could remember his clothes being tight or ripping and the next day he'd find nice new garments at the shrine. The village helped him but kept their distance. Goustetsu never knew who actually made the clothes he wore but that they'd appear when he needed them. "That's weird.... isn't it?" He knew it was but what could he do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 -"It is." Nikandros replied simply, finding no reason to lie to the warrior, he didn't think the younger man would become upset over something so small any way. "Having things mysteriously appear when you need them doesn't sound that bad though." He added thinking of how they would be scrambling to gather supplies and struggling to carry them now if they hadn't brought along someone else to do that for them. -"Would you like to look for more things or can we get going?" The bandit questioned and took a black, sleeveless shirt he'd noticed before so he wouldn't leave without picking out a single thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Goustetsu shrugged. He knew it was weird and it didn't really bother him that much having Nikandros agree with him. The warrior was still happy to have the bandit agree that it was kind of cool to have the things he needed, appear when he needed them. "I'm sorry, we can get going!" He realized he was basically wasting time talking so randomly. The male smiled a bit and went with Nikandros to go pay. Of course the whole thing fascinated the teen so he watched the paying process closely. Goustetsu took the bag and headed out happy to be there with the other. Of course it was kind of strange that he now had some stuff of his own other then what he carried on him into a battle or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Nikandros was satisfied with how carefully the warrior observed everything he did, mostly because he expected him to catch onto how everything worked and be able to do it himself the next time around. Once they were back out on the street however, he watched the younger man instead, curious where he would take them next in the same way the smaller male was curious about the entire town. Now the bandit lingered close by the other man as they walked, perhaps even closer than would seem natural, still he didn't notice and wouldn't care enough to correct his behaviour if he did. Something occurred to Nikandros though and he glanced up at the sky to determine what time of day it was. He hadn't paid much attention up to that point but he knew a lot of the shops would close early, already in the afternoon once it started getting dark but despite the time it had taken them to get to the town and to go through a couple of stores it still seemed to be early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Goustetsu also took notice of the sky and how late it was getting. He turned to Nikandros knowing he still had things to do before returning and if the store closed, it wouldn't get done. "How about we go to where you need and get what you came for. At least it will be out of the way so it doesn't get too late and it doesn't end up forgotten." The warrior wasn't really going to have the bandit miss out on what he needed and if that meant missing out on going to the book store then so be it. With his stubbornness showing once again, Goustetsu followed Nikandros to where he had to go since the warrior didn't actually know where he was going. He was still pretty determined to go to the bookstore but that had to be a side thought until they got done what they had to first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Nikandros considered the warrior's offer to get his errands done first and after a moment nodded silently and headed to the area where he knew he could find everything he needed. Fortunately it wasn't the first time he was visiting the town and though he didn't know where exactly everything was he remembered where the shops important to him were. -"We can get this done quickly." He commented as he rushed along a route of narrow streets. It seemed almost as though he was apologizing for taking away from the time they had to spend together and be carefree and relaxed. He hadn't forgotten about the younger man's wish to find some books and he intended to but him a few despite the little time they had left before dark, this was the reason why he hurried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Goustetsu hurried after Nikandros as he moved through the streets and narrow pass ways. He couldn't understand why the bandit was in such a hurry. They still had time before having to return so what was the rush unless Nikandros was taking into consideration the warrior's request to go to the book store. "Relax!! If we don't get to this bookstore today then we can make it to another one a little later on." Goustetsu continued to try and keep up while the bandit took all kinds of turns until they made it to the store. Goustetsu caught his breath rather quickly when they made it to the store but he still didn't like having to rush over here. The two could have just enjoyed the walk together even if it meant it would be too late for buying books. The warrior looked around this store while Nikandros focused on what it was he needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-MetalMonster Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Nikandros assumed it wouldn't have been an issue to rush through the town and he preferred to take care of everything they'd planed, but knowing now that it wasn't what the warrior wanted and that he'd most likely annoyed him he regretted it. However there was no point in thinking about that when it was already done and he instead focused on getting what he needed from the store they'd entered. There wasn't much left to buy since the other bandits had already spent most of the day searching and getting what they needed. While he gathered everything, Nikandros would glance at the younger man, curious to know what he was doing and what he was thinking now, if he truly was annoyed with him. When he returned beside him he carried a few packages of different sizes and didn't say anything as it was obvious he'd gotten the supplies they'd come for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfDog12 Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Goustetsu spent his time wandering around looking at everything he could. It wasn't much to look at for most people but he was, as always, impressed. When Nikandros returned to his side with the packages in hand, the warrior smiled up at him. "Got everything you were looking for?" He looked up happily. When the other gave a nod, Goustetsu was happy to head out with him. When they got outside, the sun had already set. "We should head home. It's pretty late now." Goustetsu looked up at the sky where a few stars were able to be seen beyond what lights were still left in the town. "Hey, Nikandros, do you want to make it up to me for not being able to take me too the book store?" The warrior had a sly smirk on his face. "Let's go home." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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