Guess so. Magic can be a type of energy, I think they were saying something about the mana stones here being able to power things, so maybe it's like your thing.
[He's still not entirely sure how mana stones work, but it's something worth looking into. What he doesn't say is that magic is just a type of energy that isn't widely understood or perfectly harnessed; but maybe that's being a bit arrogant too, all things considered.
There's a small pfft because is it really a joke if it's entirely within the realm of possibility. This guy seems like he'd joke his way right into it, somehow. That's what happens when you've got main character aura and hair.]
Have you even met any of 'em? It's a little premature to start turning their worldview upside down. What if they brand you a heretic wizard and run you out of town? [his light tone says that he's totally joking, and definitely not that he kind of wants to see a witch hunt one of these days] ... Keeping up on grooming in a different world's gotta be tough, huh.
[He's always either been in normie mode or just slapped magic on things, so he really hasn't thought about it until now.]
Don't worry, I'm not the type to rush into things.
[ this is actually the truth even if he can be terribly impulsive at the worst of times, but we share strengths not weaknesses. ]
It'll be a challenge, but not one I can't conquer. [ khun this is about beauty not a tournament. he meanders over to one of the stalls that looks like it sells general aromatherapy and bath supplies. ]
You're not going to just settle for looking like you rolled out of bed every morning, right?
Hmmm, I guess you don't really look like that type.
[Even if he is getting the inkling that the fellow's a bit more chaotic than his prim exterior makes him look. But also Cid's standard for 'rushing into things' is just anything short of Leeroy Jenkins so maybe his judgment is a bit off on this one. Delta's fault.
Honestly Cid is not sure whether the challenge is now beauty or knocking the laymen's socks off or knocking out fellow wizards with beauty but he's. Fine with this? He'll see where this goes... Running a careless eye over the bath supplies, they seem a bit more specialized than the ones at the manor or that you'd find in a hot springs inn or something.]
But, uh, I'm sure it'll be an interesting challenge? Of some kind? [almost like a reflex he reaches up and smooths down his slightly flippy hair] And I may not look like it, but I'm a man who's fonder of baths than just about any other man I know. I just tend to spend most of my days training at school.
[Not...... entirely correct, but it's totally his way of defending the fact that looking like you rolled out of bed takes!! Time and skill!! Coordination!!! And just the right amount of laissez-faire.]
[What kind of bluff is this. Is it even one he was making. What is being called!!!!!! Khun please!!! Cid blink-blinks a couple of times and looks between him and the bath supplies a bit blankly.
Well. He's not the soap and water type, but this is a bit over-the-top for him. Still, perhaps he can hit Khun with the ol' one-two of somebody who grew up with way too many girls. Not all of them are bathing aficionados either, but there's strength in numbers...!
He taps a couple of bottles. Shampoo and conditioner (easy), cleanser and bath scrub (intermediate, but he's spent enough time with glamorous people, surely...!), hair oil (he is pretty sure Delta uses this on her tail or is forced by Alpha to groom with it but that's neither here nor there).]
I wouldn't say I use all of this? But some of it comes recommended by acquaintances and stuff. Uhh... This one's not too bad as far as scents go, I think. [it's sandalwood and and whatever passes for orange here] Mostly I know the stuff that gets used in bigger communal baths, y'know.
[Floral scents tend to be the majority in a place like Shadow Garden, obviously, but classic Japanese fruit and woodsy scents are pretty nice even if harder to find. That said, he really has no idea how everyone's superhuman senses deal with too much fragrance, so it's a bit of a tossup.]
Don't worry, I do. [ use all of these things. he picks up the hair oil and inspects it like he's giving it a job interview, which he probably is. suitable for all hair types isn't exactly his standard, but he knows they won't have the same line he uses back home so good enough for now. ]
Citrus, huh? Not usually my style, but I don't mind trying new things now and again. [ he is buying all of this, thanks. ]
Speaking of large communal baths, the ones in the manor aren't quite that—a bit too small even if there's a variety in the baths.
[He knows that some of the girls go overboard but he always thought it was unrealistic for a single person to use so many products all the time....... then again maybe he just isn't keeping track of whatever the maids keep throwing at him back home. Or this guy is higher ranking nobility. Either or.
That or Bluelilocks watches too many infomercials. His society is probably advanced enough... so maybe it's less feudalism and more capitalism. Or, as Cid's home-away-from-home suggests, it's always possible to have both somehow.]
What's your usual, anyway? I don't think me or this market can guarantee anything. [disclaimers are always the first line of defense] The baths in the manor... I don't know, I kind of like a cozy bath better than, say, a swimming pool type. Less time out of the water, too.
[That and he's way more used to smaller Japanese bath houses...]
I usually go for something floral and woodsy, sometimes water notes for certain occasions. [ disclaimer if he mentions what he wears at some point in the next 400 chapters of canon i cannot be blamed. ]
If you're calling it a swimming pool type, does that mean you've swam across one?
[Or. Their priorities are just different. But Cid's priorities have always been turbo-skewed, anyway, so sometimes he outright forgets that other people have Daily Life Things that happen that aren't obligatory events.
I'm assuming Khun isn't super perfumed or anything at this point in time, but that's still something to file away, probably...? He has enough trouble telling people apart, so scents are one way of identifying them. Even if this one is weird and blue enough to stand out.]
Oh. Now that you mention it, floral scents are pretty popular back home too -- they're just easy to overdo. But it's a good thing you like woody stuff, I guess. [he has no idea what 'water notes' is, why does this keep getting more complicated; he's just going to stick with bath-adjacent stuff] Uh, I've only really seen the big ones in brochures and newspapers... That's higher class than li'l ol' me.
I wouldn't say that, but I do know how to use my time efficiently.
[ his priorities are real, though. and no he's not super perfumed, but there is probably a light pleasant scent with water notes, so yay for identification(?). or describing water could just haunt us both eternally.
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[He's still not entirely sure how mana stones work, but it's something worth looking into. What he doesn't say is that magic is just a type of energy that isn't widely understood or perfectly harnessed; but maybe that's being a bit arrogant too, all things considered.
There's a small pfft because is it really a joke if it's entirely within the realm of possibility. This guy seems like he'd joke his way right into it, somehow. That's what happens when you've got main character aura and hair.]
Have you even met any of 'em? It's a little premature to start turning their worldview upside down. What if they brand you a heretic wizard and run you out of town? [his light tone says that he's totally joking, and definitely not that he kind of wants to see a witch hunt one of these days] ... Keeping up on grooming in a different world's gotta be tough, huh.
[He's always either been in normie mode or just slapped magic on things, so he really hasn't thought about it until now.]
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[ this is actually the truth even if he can be terribly impulsive at the worst of times, but we share strengths not weaknesses. ]
It'll be a challenge, but not one I can't conquer. [ khun this is about beauty not a tournament. he meanders over to one of the stalls that looks like it sells general aromatherapy and bath supplies. ]
You're not going to just settle for looking like you rolled out of bed every morning, right?
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[Even if he is getting the inkling that the fellow's a bit more chaotic than his prim exterior makes him look. But also Cid's standard for 'rushing into things' is just anything short of Leeroy Jenkins so maybe his judgment is a bit off on this one. Delta's fault.
Honestly Cid is not sure whether the challenge is now beauty or knocking the laymen's socks off or knocking out fellow wizards with beauty but he's. Fine with this? He'll see where this goes... Running a careless eye over the bath supplies, they seem a bit more specialized than the ones at the manor or that you'd find in a hot springs inn or something.]
But, uh, I'm sure it'll be an interesting challenge? Of some kind? [almost like a reflex he reaches up and smooths down his slightly flippy hair] And I may not look like it, but I'm a man who's fonder of baths than just about any other man I know. I just tend to spend most of my days training at school.
[Not...... entirely correct, but it's totally his way of defending the fact that looking like you rolled out of bed takes!! Time and skill!! Coordination!!! And just the right amount of laissez-faire.]
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[ an appraising look, blue eyes following that reflexive hair adjustment. his lip curls up, amused. ]
Then you'll have to show me what you recommend. You can stick to the basics like scents since we're both new to these item enhancements.
[ is he calling cid's bluff or is he just honestly interested in what he would recommend? both. ]
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Well. He's not the soap and water type, but this is a bit over-the-top for him. Still, perhaps he can hit Khun with the ol' one-two of somebody who grew up with way too many girls. Not all of them are bathing aficionados either, but there's strength in numbers...!
He taps a couple of bottles. Shampoo and conditioner (easy), cleanser and bath scrub (intermediate, but he's spent enough time with glamorous people, surely...!), hair oil (he is pretty sure Delta uses this on her tail or is forced by Alpha to groom with it but that's neither here nor there).]
I wouldn't say I use all of this? But some of it comes recommended by acquaintances and stuff. Uhh... This one's not too bad as far as scents go, I think. [it's sandalwood and and whatever passes for orange here] Mostly I know the stuff that gets used in bigger communal baths, y'know.
[Floral scents tend to be the majority in a place like Shadow Garden, obviously, but classic Japanese fruit and woodsy scents are pretty nice even if harder to find. That said, he really has no idea how everyone's superhuman senses deal with too much fragrance, so it's a bit of a tossup.]
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Citrus, huh? Not usually my style, but I don't mind trying new things now and again. [ he is buying all of this, thanks. ]
Speaking of large communal baths, the ones in the manor aren't quite that—a bit too small even if there's a variety in the baths.
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[He knows that some of the girls go overboard but he always thought it was unrealistic for a single person to use so many products all the time....... then again maybe he just isn't keeping track of whatever the maids keep throwing at him back home. Or this guy is higher ranking nobility. Either or.
That or Bluelilocks watches too many infomercials. His society is probably advanced enough... so maybe it's less feudalism and more capitalism. Or, as Cid's home-away-from-home suggests, it's always possible to have both somehow.]
What's your usual, anyway? I don't think me or this market can guarantee anything. [disclaimers are always the first line of defense] The baths in the manor... I don't know, I kind of like a cozy bath better than, say, a swimming pool type. Less time out of the water, too.
[That and he's way more used to smaller Japanese bath houses...]
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I usually go for something floral and woodsy, sometimes water notes for certain occasions. [ disclaimer if he mentions what he wears at some point in the next 400 chapters of canon i cannot be blamed. ]
If you're calling it a swimming pool type, does that mean you've swam across one?
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[Or. Their priorities are just different. But Cid's priorities have always been turbo-skewed, anyway, so sometimes he outright forgets that other people have Daily Life Things that happen that aren't obligatory events.
I'm assuming Khun isn't super perfumed or anything at this point in time, but that's still something to file away, probably...? He has enough trouble telling people apart, so scents are one way of identifying them. Even if this one is weird and blue enough to stand out.]
Oh. Now that you mention it, floral scents are pretty popular back home too -- they're just easy to overdo. But it's a good thing you like woody stuff, I guess. [he has no idea what 'water notes' is, why does this keep getting more complicated; he's just going to stick with bath-adjacent stuff] Uh, I've only really seen the big ones in brochures and newspapers... That's higher class than li'l ol' me.
You haven't seen those?
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[ his priorities are real, though. and no he's not super perfumed, but there is probably a light pleasant scent with water notes, so yay for identification(?). or describing water could just haunt us both eternally.
khun smiles, amused. ]
Is there a reason you think I would have?