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[Well, little does he know that she already knows Kaname a bit and she's accused them of being married. So, if he's buying guns that would be appropriate for Lucina's size, they must have been meant for Kaname.]

From what I've seen of these "handguns", they're far easier to conceal than a broadsword. It does make it a little more difficult to ascertain who is trained to fight or not.

[She hands over her credits to the happy salesperson, who appears to be watching them as if she's going to tell everyone about the strange couple that came into the shop. Lucina, oblivious to the woman's staring, scoops up her purchases with little fanfare before turning for the door.]

When would you like to get started? I assume you have plans for the rest of the day, yes?

I have none. I wasn't certain of how long this would take.

[There's a bunch of things he could be doing, because he is a goddamn workaholic, but nothing ranks as important as proper combat training, at the moment.]

We can begin whenever would be convenient for you.

Then perhaps you can help me find something else for Morgan.

[She knows her brother well enough, sure, but there's nothing like a male perspective, right?]

Otherwise, I think I'll have to postpone training for tomorrow. This is the first birthday we've gotten to acknowledge in a while.

[Ah, birthdays. Yeah, they tend to be important for people...]

What is your deadline for finding something? We can keep looking, if you're not satisfied by what you find here. There are other shops nearby.

[It's not like her company is unpleasant, and talking about weaponry is both comfortable and educational. He's having what could theoretically be called a good... time...?]

[Of course birthdays are important, Messer. Just wait until Lucina finds out yours. You might receive something from her then too.]

Well, his birthday is tomorrow. So, I suppose then.

[And since he gave her a good present, she wants to give him something on par.]

[/NEVER TELLS HER]

We can carry on, then. Surely something will catch your eye.

[He doesn't know her brother, so he can't really help much as far as selection, but his duty is for back-up, anyway.]

[She can ask Kaname. Don't think she won't.]

Perhaps.

[Morgan is happy with gifts given to him. It's part of why he's so hard to shop for.]

Do you play games involving war strategy?

I... used to. [Back when he let himself form personal bonds enough to play games with people, anyway.] I found it useful practice.

Morgan is studying to be a tactician like our mother.

[This is a lot of personal stuff. Stop her if you want.]

So, I'm trying to find something that will be both beneficial and amusing for him, but a book seems rather dull.

[And something he's probably already thought of by now.]

[Well okay he could stop her but then things would be awkward and silent, so he's content to let her fill the conversation. And more information is good, that's how you make friends, right?

Kaname would approve. Maybe.]

A useful skill for a tactician is understanding the efficiency of the soldiers you're working with. If you can't find a suitable weapon that he's used to, perhaps try one that he'd find interesting to learn.

[She looks over at him and smiles brightly.]

That's not actually the problem with my brother. Everything interests him. He loves to learn. I suppose the problem is finding a good starting point where there are a lot of choices in front of us that we wouldn't have back home.

Hmm.

[One of those, eh. He can relate, honestly.]

Does he enjoy a challenge?

I think he lives for them.

[With the way that he's always trying to "keep everyone sharp", she's pretty sure that he just goes around making things up to do.]

I'm just glad that it's hard for him to dig pitfalls on the ships.

...I'm not sure his crew would find them especially useful, here.

[PITFALLS... not exactly a standard military tactic in space, usually.]

He can find other things. I actually feel a little sorry for his crew.

[She should really go apologize to them and find out if Morgan's been causing trouble.]

Our uncle taught him well in trying to keep our allies in fighting shape. Only they both have their own idea on how to do that.

Working with multiple trainers is beneficial to one's progress, anyway. There's no single way that can make everyone grow stronger, from my experience.

[Dissenting opinions can be good! As long as they're not stupid, that is.]

Well, I agree that that's true, but I'm not sure how pitfalls and doing sprints until you can't move are really helpful to anything by trying to kill us.

[FREDERICK IS A MONSTER!

And Messer should really be happy he doesn't know Nowi and Lissa.]

[...good grief. He may have pushed Delta to its limits at times, but even he's not that bad.]

As I said, what's also important is variety in one's training...

Then I suppose it's good that you and I are switching up our routines now. Some sort of progress.

[She wishes it was that easier back home, but there was enough to worry about with Plegia and Grima.]

It's a shame there aren't any tomes or staves available. It would certainly add more variety to our training regime.

Tomes?

[do you throw books at people, is that a thing]

Mmhmm, spell books that allow you to use powerful magicks in battle. Fire, wind, lightning and dark magic are fairly common to find or purchase for use.

[No, she doesn't throw books at people. Miriel would murder her.]

Do you have nothing like that where you are from?

We don't, at least not on the worlds we've discovered. Magic doesn't exist.

[Sounds like a fantasy story. Every universe is different, of course, so to her it must be very real, but.]

Magic comes in many forms, Messer. There are others in the Fleet that come from worlds where it takes a more physical form like mine.

But there are others where it is more...based in a blend of science and the spiritual.

Hm. I've heard it said that magic is merely misunderstood science, so that lines up well enough.

[He shrugs. It's not like he's going to tell her she's wrong, it's just hard to imagine without seeing it directly. He's a literal guy.]

I'm not the person to really go into that. Perhaps if Miriel or her son were here, they could debate the finer details.

Although, I suppose it works for a parallel.

[If she only had a tome...]

You know, my brother has a tome here. Perhaps he could demonstrate for you the potency?

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