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[torankusu]

[ There will be a small but very determined looking child peering into the amulet for a couple moments before he feels like the thing is "on". ]

Uh... hi.

[ This is working right? ]

I want to get myself a sword here but I don't really know what kind to get.

[ .... ]

So, uh, what's the best kind of sword to have here? Or I guess... what kind do you have if you have one? Even better if you can show me or something.

[ He pauses for a moment to scratch at his cheek. ]

Uh, thanks if you can help?

Comments

[ voice ]

[absolutevalue]

... Someone your size would need something custom-made.

[ He should really not be encouraging this, but Menart couldn't have been much older than Trunks, and he was ... fighting in a war, and Trunks already proved he knows how to fight. Clearly this is fine on some level. god someone needs to sit this reploid down and teach him exactly what children should and shouldn't be allowed to actually do ]

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[torankusu]

[ Zero, don't be shy. He knows it's you! ]

Really? Heh, are you going to make it for me?

[absolutevalue]

[ No shyness here, just an unwillingness to bother with anything beyond voice. The question trips him up, though. ]

Make it? ... Why would I do that?

[torankusu]

'cause we're friends and you have a really cool sword?

[ Gosh, Zero. ]

[absolutevalue]

[ Friendship and sword ownership doesn't make him a blacksmith, goodness ... ]

... I don't create my own weapons, Trunks.

[torankusu]

Well you can create one for me!

[ Solid plan. ]

Maybe we could make it together, heh!

[ EVEN BETTER PLAN. ]

[absolutevalue]

[ Is this boy real. ]

Designing it might be fine ... Leave the crafting to a professional, if you want it to last.

[torankusu]

[ He's the realest ever. ]

Well, ok. Do you know a professional that could make it?

[absolutevalue]

There's a metalworking shop here. I've gotten a few commissions done from them already, but they aren't cheap from what I understand.

[ Guess who doesn't have the best concept of What Things Should Cost, no prizes for correct answers. ]

[torankusu]

Does this mean you're going to get me a custom weapon?

[ Puppy eyes will work, right? ]

[absolutevalue]

[ Silence for a full five seconds ... then-- ]

Prove to me you know how to use one, and maybe I will.

[torankusu]

Heh! That should be easy enough since you've seen me fight and all.

[ PIECE OF CAKE??? ]

[absolutevalue]

[ Good luck, Trunks. Good luck. ]

Don't get cocky. Using a sword is completely different from what I saw you doing.

[torankusu]

Ok, ok. You don't have to get all grumpy.

[ But he still comes to laugh a little. ]

So you'll design a sword with me?

[absolutevalue]

Hmph ...

[ Something something kids something. Moving on-- ]

... Yeah, I will. Shouldn't be too hard.

[ He's had a ton of them over the years, even if he always just goes back to his z-saber. Plenty of designs to draw from, it'll probably be fine. ]

[torankusu]

You're the best, Zero!

[ Cue little arms being thrown up in the air for some cheering. ]

Let's have a sleepover and work on it!

[absolutevalue]

Another one of those, huh ...

[ Well, whatever. So long as Ciel and Ion were fine with it, he doesn't care that much. At least their guest room was seeing some kind of use. ]

I'll check with the others. In the meantime, figure out what kind of sword you want.

[torankusu]

That's easy. One as cool as yours.

[ And yeah, you're getting a thumbs up, Zero. ]

[absolutevalue]

... Don't shoot too high. The tech to make something like the z-saber doesn't exist here.

[torankusu]

Well we'll just work with what we've got, right?

[ He's not giving up! ]

[absolutevalue]

[ Well, points for determination, or whatever ... ]

We'll work with whatever's possible.

[torankusu]

I'm coming over then!

[absolutevalue]

[ wait what hang on-- ]

Right now ...?

[torankusu]

How else are we gonna get started on this?

[ DUH, ZERO. ]

[absolutevalue]

I thought these kinds of things needed more warning.

[ don't humans plan these things out, doesn't this kid have people to explain his absence to, hello ....... ]