Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-10-16 21:25:00

Entry tags:

asleif, brandr, cosmopolitan, kael, svalin

Shopping
It was a perfect autumn day in Los Angeles and perfect for shopping, at least according to her wife. Vernique didn't miss the fact that Brandr had all Asgardian clothes, what little of those he had, and no Migard clothes. There was a statement that bodyguarding couldn't be done if one stood out. So shopping it was.

Svalin was on Solver duty for shopping. She knew next to nothing about Migard fashion or clothes in general and someone had to keep Solver from flying around the stores. Vernique was the expert shopper in the family and Svalin was more than happy to let her take point and say where they went and what they bought.

With toddler in arms and distracted by animal crackers, Svalin followed her wife and Brandr.

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	butterflybullet 2012-10-16 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	"...Okay, this is going to take a little work, but progress is progress." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2012-10-16 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	He'd half expected laughter, and was grateful there wasn't any. He was to fight in these clothes? Well...challenge accepted. "Nay. I shalt manage milady. Simply a new challenge ist all. Lady Svalin does quite admirably in them, I shalt learn as well." Now if he tried hard enough he could perhaps conceal a few knives in these pants, though it would be difficult. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-10-16 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	There may have been the slightest touch of pink to her cheeks with the compliment. "Thank thee. They art rather comfortable and much better for fighting than dresses." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2012-10-17 12:02 am UTC (link)
	"...Couldn't you put the swords on some sort of bandolier like Hal does for his axe?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dashingly
2012-10-17 12:08 am UTC (link)

"I art most fortunate to never have to test that statement," he laughs and adjusts his belt again. "Aye but I draw mine swords much faster with them at mine sides. It has saved me many a time in a fight milady, the first to draw sword has the advantage in battle. In mine duties to thee and the young lord it ist preferable for all if I shouldst work at mine best," he says politely. He'd look into adjustments for the belt to make it work with these jeans he would need to wear for duty now.

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	shield_maiden 2012-10-17 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"Mayhap a belt to hold the swords?" Svalin suggested. She offered Solver another animal cracker. There may have been a little more looking and appreciation of Brandr in jeans. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2012-10-17 12:18 am UTC (link)
	"Belt adjustment goes on the list, then." Vernique will nod slightly to her spouse in noting that hey, at least the view's not that bad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2012-10-17 12:25 am UTC (link)
	"Many thanks. And...what else ist on the list?" Surely it couldn't be that long? Jeans were already a lot to get used to, certainly more confining. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-10-17 12:27 am UTC (link)
	Just don't say a dress for me, Svalin thought. She focused on keeping Solver well supplied with animal crackers. She wondered how long until lunch. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2012-10-17 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"Mostly Solver stuff, I'm going to get you a shirt -- I'm also thinking of ordering one of those coats from Japan for you, Brandr... there are some places in public you're not supposed to go armed. If you feel like you really need to, I can get the coat to hide it. Also, the last dress I got Svalin got torn. So obviously it needs replacing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2012-10-17 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, it hath been mentioned that on Midgard they do walk unarmed. I admit it seemed fantastic when I first heard of it..." To walk around without weapon was to walk around naked. How was he to do his duty without his swords? "I hath never seen Lady Svalin in a dress before. I wast not aware she wore one oft," he says, tilting his head curiously. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-10-17 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Svalin just /sighed/. She really didn't need a new dress. It wasn't like she ripped them on purpose, okay maybe one or two were torn on purpose a little, but it didn't warrant a new one. She still had two or three in her closet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

butterflybullet
2012-10-17 12:55 am UTC (link)

"Oh, she doesn't wear them oft at all." Amusingly, if Svalin didn't raise such a fuss about dresses, the occasional tear would not be met with these results. However, since she did, there were consequences to accidents: Tear a dress; get a new dress. This association must be driven into certain heads. Dress-tearing should be avoided.

"Something in a short skirt, don't worry."

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	dashingly 2012-10-17 01:10 am UTC (link)
	"I art sure it would suit her well." He smiles at Svalin and tacks on, "Outside of battle of course." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-10-17 02:45 pm UTC (link)
	"I doth not like them," Svalin said. "Pick something out so we canst get this o'er with." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2012-10-17 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	"...What do you think about this one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2012-10-17 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	Brandr says nothing and just observes Vernique at work. That she could get a warrior like Svalin to deal with dress shopping was fascinating. Though he hadn't quite expected his duties would involve...this. Solver hadn't even needed to get fished out of a tree yet, which was a good thing in his book. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shield_maiden
2012-10-17 06:35 pm UTC (link)

Svalin handed Solver to her wife and took the dress. She headed for the fitting room. One thing she learned about shopping that there was no getting out of the store without trying things on. No amount of arguing would get her wife to change her mind about /that/ issue.

A few moments later Svalin came out with the dress on. "It doth fit fine." She turned around so her wife could see all of it. Yes, she was well trained by now.

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	butterflybullet 2012-10-17 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Fabulous." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2012-10-17 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	Brandr's smile clearly agrees with Vernique's opinion. He'd never seen her in a dress of any sort, but it looked good on her. "Aye, verily." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-10-17 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin forgot her current displeasure at dresses and trying clothes on to blush a little. "Mayst I change now?" she asked, eager to get back into her own clothes of jeans and a blouse. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2012-10-17 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, Hon. Thanks for being a trooper." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dashingly 2012-10-17 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	Brandr gave Svalin another smile before she turned to go back into the changing room then speaks to Vernique. "I doth think the young lord agrees with thine selection too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2012-10-17 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course he does. Solver is stylin', yes he is!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-10-17 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin blushed a little more and then headed into the changing room. She was more than happy to change into pants again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)