Now now...I didn't say I wouldn't make you something.
Hear me out.
[Darin starts to walk around Hijikata as he begins his explanation.]
I've seen the way you fight and the way you carry Muramasha. You're strong, but your sword also relies on speed of the draw. A zweihander won't do anything for you; it doesn't make you stronger and all it'll do is slow you down since you're wasting your strength just swinging the thing around. Some of the best greatsword wielders were literal mountains. They stood on the battlefield and let their opponents come to them.
But that doesn't mean I can't make you something that won't suit you.
[He holds up his drawing of a shield. An odd shaped shield. It's a shield shaped like one of Hijikata's precious mayo bottles. And on the front of it, a small raised shield reminiscent of his badge back home. But instead of the Tokugawa Shogunate emblem adorning the shield, it's the tripe tomoe. A triple tomoe made of what looks like the caps of the mayo bottles, swirling in motion.]
The way I see it, even though you're here and you've been knighted, you still carry the principles of an officer of the law from your world. And a proper officer shields the good people from all of the evils of the world.
And...well, you wouldn't be you without your love of mayo. So, if mayo inspires you to be happy, then it'll serve well in protecting you and those you care about too.
And that's not all.
[He points to another sketch, a look behind the curvature of the shield, where a shortsword is housed.]
The shield can act as a sheathe for a shortblade I'll design. A hidden trick just in case something happens to Muramasha. It'll lock in behind the crest on the front of the shield. All you'll have to do is hit a button with your thumb with your offhand to release it. The emblem on the front will spin, releasing the blade for you to draw in a pinch.
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Hear me out.
[Darin starts to walk around Hijikata as he begins his explanation.]
I've seen the way you fight and the way you carry Muramasha. You're strong, but your sword also relies on speed of the draw. A zweihander won't do anything for you; it doesn't make you stronger and all it'll do is slow you down since you're wasting your strength just swinging the thing around. Some of the best greatsword wielders were literal mountains. They stood on the battlefield and let their opponents come to them.
But that doesn't mean I can't make you something that won't suit you.
[He holds up his drawing of a shield. An odd shaped shield. It's a shield shaped like one of Hijikata's precious mayo bottles. And on the front of it, a small raised shield reminiscent of his badge back home. But instead of the Tokugawa Shogunate emblem adorning the shield, it's the tripe tomoe. A triple tomoe made of what looks like the caps of the mayo bottles, swirling in motion.]
The way I see it, even though you're here and you've been knighted, you still carry the principles of an officer of the law from your world. And a proper officer shields the good people from all of the evils of the world.
And...well, you wouldn't be you without your love of mayo. So, if mayo inspires you to be happy, then it'll serve well in protecting you and those you care about too.
And that's not all.
[He points to another sketch, a look behind the curvature of the shield, where a shortsword is housed.]
The shield can act as a sheathe for a shortblade I'll design. A hidden trick just in case something happens to Muramasha. It'll lock in behind the crest on the front of the shield. All you'll have to do is hit a button with your thumb with your offhand to release it. The emblem on the front will spin, releasing the blade for you to draw in a pinch.
Thoughts?