Pommel's a good place for a lil' style. Doesn't risk gettin' in the way like a detailed guard might. So then it comes down t'what you like--the kind've design that'll make you feel like th' sword's reflectin' its owner.
Hm...that's the thing what folks do to proper decorate with detail a chisel ain't able t' engrave, ain't it? Never tried, but if it's somethin' can be done to a blade, bet I can do it with a bit 'f practice.
Oh, engraving hadn't even occurred to me... [He transfers his sketchbook to one hand to dig out a pencil. He flips to the back of the page of his sketch and starts a new sketch, this time of a strawberry plant, with both flowers and berries. The design only takes up a quarter of the blade.] A design like this maybe...?
[She hummed thoughtfully, carefully tracing a clawed finger along the design.]
Can prob'ly even make the design a touch bigger'n this if you like. Be a bit harder to clean, but it shouldn' put the blade's integrity at risk or nothin.
That ought to be easy 'nough, aye. Made plenty of ornate blades that're well functional enough. Might take a try or two t' get, but you can bet it'll get done right.
Don't get me wrong, I don't often work for free. But if it's somethin' you need to' protect yourself an' other folks, we can work out a price you're able t' pay for it.
I've been paid pretty well for my work for the Order, so I don't mind paying.
[Fugo hated the work, but at least it was lucrative as all hell, even for someone on the lower end.
... Plus, he still has his hoard of shit he stole out of the Zodiac Palace after everyone else got That Damned Peach out of there.]
... I do need it a bit more now than I would've used to, though. Getting out of the Order came with a hell of a price.
[The number he writes down and shows to Scintilla does overshoot a fair bit--in all fairness, he did admit he doesn't know a lot about this sort of thing.]
That's about the upper limit of what I'd feel comfortable spending.
[She's a thief but she has standards. Like trying real hard not to laugh, at the moment.]
I ain't that expensive, you ain't gotta worry. 'Specially where you've got proper need of it and it ain't gonna gather dust on some rich bastard's wall. Them I'd overcharge where I can get away with it, but you can cut that number down a bit and we ain't gonna have a problem.
You're a nice kid, so I'll help you out a little--never start with your upper limit. It's a right tough skill to learn, but y' have to find the spot between 'so low it's insultin'' and 'here's my entire wallet, mate'. Takes practice n' research, so don't feel too bad 'bout it.
No kiddin'. That happened to a good friend of mine--great kid, but raised well off enough that he ain't never learned to negotiate for nothin'. Bought a weapon we needed without even askin' the price, an' lemme tell ya it was the kind of number that'd make anyone's fuckin' head spin.
[god love you, alphinaud]
Don't know if our mistress of coin ever let that one go, but he sure as hells learned. Takes practice n' caution, that's all.
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He hums thoughtfully.]
I don't think I'd want a super elaborate guard or anything on it... an ornate pommel might be cool, though.
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[... His expression brightens a bit.]
... Ah, that gives me another idea, actually... acid etching's a thing you can do to blades, right?
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Oh, engraving hadn't even occurred to me... [He transfers his sketchbook to one hand to dig out a pencil. He flips to the back of the page of his sketch and starts a new sketch, this time of a strawberry plant, with both flowers and berries. The design only takes up a quarter of the blade.] A design like this maybe...?
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Can prob'ly even make the design a touch bigger'n this if you like. Be a bit harder to clean, but it shouldn' put the blade's integrity at risk or nothin.
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[Adjusting the design in the sketch then...]
A bit of extra work to clean it doesn't bother me any.
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[... Oh, right--]
What are we looking at for the price here?
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Don't get me wrong, I don't often work for free. But if it's somethin' you need to' protect yourself an' other folks, we can work out a price you're able t' pay for it.
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[Fugo hated the work, but at least it was lucrative as all hell, even for someone on the lower end.
... Plus, he still has his hoard of shit he stole out of the Zodiac Palace after everyone else got That Damned Peach out of there.]
... I do need it a bit more now than I would've used to, though. Getting out of the Order came with a hell of a price.
[The number he writes down and shows to Scintilla does overshoot a fair bit--in all fairness, he did admit he doesn't know a lot about this sort of thing.]
That's about the upper limit of what I'd feel comfortable spending.
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[She's a thief but she has standards. Like trying real hard not to laugh, at the moment.]
I ain't that expensive, you ain't gotta worry. 'Specially where you've got proper need of it and it ain't gonna gather dust on some rich bastard's wall. Them I'd overcharge where I can get away with it, but you can cut that number down a bit and we ain't gonna have a problem.
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[He laughs a little and rubs the back of his neck, more than a little sheepish.]
I really wasn't sure what'd be fair, to tell you the truth.
[The next number he writes down is, at least, definitely more reasonable.]
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Thank you, though, I'll work on that.
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[god love you, alphinaud]
Don't know if our mistress of coin ever let that one go, but he sure as hells learned. Takes practice n' caution, that's all.
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[Well, at least he's not that bad.]
Practice and caution... Well, I've got the time for the former, and I've got the latter in spades.
[Usually.]