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Post by Jya on Dec 28, 2009 19:47:08 GMT -6
"But I have been wearing them for years!" Jya spoke, not in protest, but surprise. How did he know? Was her cloth really in such a horrible condition? She looked down at her rag of an outfit, alright so she did need to replace her clothing.
"You know any good store? Cause, umm clothing isn't really my thing," she asked, her current outfit was made awhile ago, but somebody she didn't quite know. It was cheap and green, thats what matter most.
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Post by Valorian on Dec 28, 2009 19:56:09 GMT -6
Valorian laughed at her surprise, sometimes her naivety was refreshing. He looked up and down the street. "Well, let's see...you don't want any typical woman's clothing, that's just dresses and the like. Not suited for a traveler. So I suppose the next best place to look would be an outfitters. You know, the places that buy animal hides and such. They cater to travelers and woodsmen, so they also sell things they might need. We can probably find something good for you there." Something that would fit him would probably fit Jya, they were of similar builds.
"Hmmm, ah there we are!" He said after a moment of walking down the street. The shop he approached was not what any city person would consider a clothing shop. It had pelts hanging outside, as if to dry themselves out or be placed on a display. The inside was a host to all manner of items. Tools of the trade for farmers, hunters and woodsmen, they also had plenty of normal necessities. Water skins, pouches and cloaks as well as more standard clothing. Mostly simple pieces, no real frills, but solid and sturdy.
"Well?" He said, looking over at Jya. "Something catch your interest?" He didn't dare move away, something told him she was going to be very uncomfortable here.
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Post by Jya on Dec 28, 2009 20:19:25 GMT -6
"Umm, they got...lots...of...dead stuff here," Jya remarked walking through the store. Dead things were everywhere, but no meat. It almost made her somewhat sad.
"I don't know, really not sure what to pick out," she said, before running her hands through some of the hide. It didn't take long to look over the merchandise, but she doesn't know anything about clothes.
"I...what...so what am I looking for again?"
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Post by Valorian on Dec 28, 2009 20:38:46 GMT -6
Valorian watched her walk timidly about the shop. A smile tugged at his lips as she looked as though she were exploring some hostile encampment. When she turned to him, she didn't even need to speak before he could hear the cry for help in her eyes.
"Ok ok, well. You're about the same build as me...so something I could wear...and I'll guess your favorite color is green right?" He judged by looking at the amount of it on her attire. "So, let's try to find something that compliments that...brown should be good...and if the cloak is green it should blend together quite nicely..."
He dug around for a moment before he pulled out a small brown vest, clearly designed for a novice hunter. It might stop a wolf's claw, but not much more then that. He managed to snatch up a small, black, padded shirt with it, to keep it from bruising the skin.
"Hmm, that should be good. But maybe stick with solid green for the bottoms. That'll mesh well with the cloak and provide a good amount of stealth..." He began digging around again as he left the two articles of clothing aside.
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Post by Jya on Dec 29, 2009 20:38:30 GMT -6
"You sure know a lot more about clothes than me," Jya commented, listening and watching Valorian rummage through all the clothes. She looked down at her worn out boots, deciding it would be better to replace it. Looking around, she found herself attracted to a study pair of sandles, picking it up, she found that it was light compared to her boots. They are probably bad or poor usage in Ilia, but everywhere it'll help her run a little more faster.
"Hey Val, can I get this pair of sandles?" she asked, feeling the material one more time.
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Post by Valorian on Dec 29, 2009 20:46:42 GMT -6
"Oh, I don't know much. Just the basics. But I suppose if you haven't really paid attention to it, you wouldn't know anything." At her question he looked over. "Hmm, sandles eh? It might get a little cold in them, but experience is what teaches us. Sure, no problem. Now we just need a new cloak and we should be ready." He said, adding a set of solid green pants to the pile. Simple, with a pocket or two, and not too loose to allow for maximum mobility.
"I think they have a small room, more like a closet, with a bench over there if you wanna try that stuff on." He remarked. It wasn't high class, but it would do.
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Post by Jya on Dec 29, 2009 21:05:52 GMT -6
Jya accepted the clothing with gratitude and went over to the dressing room. It really was like a closet, but it'll do its purpose. She first tried on the vest first, but ended up having it on the wrong direction. Quickly changing into the right direction, she went and proceeded along with the new pants and sandles. The pants went on great, as well as the sandles. She liked how light she felt with new clothes, shame she can't be sure what to buy if she was by herself.
"Yay, these are nice!" she exclaimed, giving Valorian a hug.
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Post by Valorian on Dec 29, 2009 21:10:23 GMT -6
She emerged from the side room as a totally different person. Her clothes were no longer covered with dirt and torn. No longer were they rags that seemed to be clinging to her frail body for dear life, no she looked like a normal girl now.
And Valorian was quite surprised how cute she looked. When she pressed into him to give him a hug, he felt his cheeks start to burn. Why though? This was the same girl he'd traveled half way across Elibe with, there was nothing different today then from yesterday...
"Y-you look nice..." He stammered out. "The clothing really suits you, and you're welcome. We'll consider it a pay advance." He placed some coin on the counter. He knew he was overpaying, but for some reason he was having the damndest time pulling his eyes from her.
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Post by Jya on Dec 29, 2009 21:19:53 GMT -6
Jya had almost forgot, she did decide on one more thing to buy from the shop. Quickly returning to a shelf, she picked out a pouch, this one not as battered as the current.
"Well, I'm not sure if I'm replacing it or adding more space, but I'm sure it'll help from exploding," she remarked, taking out a few coins of her own and placing them on the counter. She didn't buy things often, so her calculations is probably overpaying as well.
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Post by Valorian on Dec 30, 2009 18:54:12 GMT -6
Valorian looked about the shop, and wondered if that was all. "Well, I'd say that was a successful little shopping trip. So what else, didn't you say you wanted to do something fun?"
He was curious as to what someone like Jya would find fun in a city, maybe she just wanted to go.
"Hmmm, I wonder what there is to do here..."
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Post by Jya on Dec 30, 2009 19:02:12 GMT -6
"Theres plenty of fun things to do, especially in a city, there are like people and their pockets," Jya snickered. She believed that Valorian would probably get where she is getting that. People in the city have good stuff, if you can pick them out. To her, pickpocketing was an ideal sport, to see how many people you can get before the cops get at you. Most of her financial came from unsuspecting citizens.
"Other than that, I'm not quite sure..."
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Post by Valorian on Dec 30, 2009 19:06:37 GMT -6
As she made mention of pick pocketing, Valorian stopped to look at her. "From random people? They need their money too you know, it's tough times for everyone. A girl with a heart as big as yours shouldn't steal unless she has to. Besides, if you really need money you could try hunting. You're pretty quick, so you'd probably be very good at skinning if you had a little training. Their light so you could carry them too."
He glanced down the street. "After all...if you do wrong for too long, eventually it will catch up to you...and when it does it's rarely pretty..."
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Post by Jya on Dec 30, 2009 19:17:09 GMT -6
Jya was trapped now, how can she possibly pickpocket from people with a guy that disapproves. Valorian would probably blow her cover if anything. Even though he made the point about bad things coming back to a person, she still wasn't afraid. She'll still pickpocket for sure, just not around him...
"Hunting, like deers? Like I grab their necks and cut the deers?" she asked, still not sure how to hunt.
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Post by Valorian on Dec 30, 2009 19:35:39 GMT -6
"Yeah, you know people buy the skins and meat right? If you catch the animal, eat what you want, and sell the rest you can make some good money. People usually only pay for the bigger animals though, I doubt anyone would buy a rat pelt or rat meat." He said with a half grin to her.
"I mean hey, it's better then stealing. Since you're actually earning your money and don't have to worry about going to the gallows for it!" He turned and looked down both streets again, taking note of the people moving about quickly and with a purpose, the topic changed quickly.
"They are preparing for war..." He remarked, watching the town.
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Post by Jya on Dec 30, 2009 19:49:51 GMT -6
"War? I've never been to war," Jya remarked, looking from behind Valorian. War, felt strange coming out of her mouth. What exactly was war? She'll ask Val about it later.
"Umm, so we're going to look around interesting places?" she remarked, not quite wanting to break a few ribs catching animal.
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