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[huaaaaagh]

[cat shoes.

but stats.

but cat shoes.

but stats.]

......Right, then.

[He grabs a box of what looks more or less like his size. Fuck it, he's trying them on.]

Yura, your friend from home? She likes cats?

[experiencepoints]

[she can't even fault you, kirito]

Well, she'd better. She's half-cat, after all.

[huaaaaagh]

Ahh, yeah. I know a couple of cat girls who'd probably get a kick out of these, too.

[Honestly, he's kind of grateful they're not here to see this. But at least the boots themselves aren't, like, tiger-striped and fur-trimmed. Tacky gear with great stats are lessons in self-control. Back in SAO, when it was life or death, you always found people wandering around with dumb-looking armor combinations because it kept them alive. In other games, you could afford to be a little more vain.]

Wouldn't that be kind of like a human wearing shoes decorated with their own feet or something?

[experiencepoints]

Half-lion, if we're getting technical, but she 'likes kitties better'.

[She laughs a little at that.]

You joke, but I bet those exist, especially around here.

[huaaaaagh]

Well, there are plenty of humans who obsess over other humans in my world, so I can't really fault any other species for doing the same thing.

[He finally gets both shoes on, standing up and taking an experimental lap around the display.]

This ought to be a quest. "Find the most absurd kind of shoe in this store". How about the high-stat chicken feet with a human pattern on the bottom?

[experiencepoints]

And what kind of reward for that kind of quest? If I find something more ridiculous, do I get to see you wear it?

[huaaaaagh]

[He'd originally been joking, but now-]

...Are you proposing a wager?

[experiencepoints]

[Well, she wasn't, but now she is.]

And if I am? Would you accept this hypothetical wager?

[huaaaaagh]

I just might, if you agree to the same terms if I win.

[experiencepoints]

Don't worry. It won't come up, anyway.

[huaaaaagh]

Such confidence! Well, now it's a real challenge.

[He pauses in his walk, looking down, his smirk vanishing into a frown, accompanied by a furrowed brow.]

...Okay, is it sad that these are actually really nice shoes? Like. They're probably the most comfortable boots I've ever tried on.

[experiencepoints]

[oh my god

she is trying to repress her grin and failing badly.]

Are you going to get them?

[huaaaaagh]

I... don't know. I mean, they have an awesome weight to them, and the material moves really nicely, and I'm pretty sure the lining is form-fitting-- but if they're as good as you say they are...

[In other words, he is seriously considering it and he doesn't want to commit but probably, yes, he is going to get them.]

[experiencepoints]

[she's managing to suppress her need to laugh at you, at least.]

I've seen better, but not since I left home. I could tell you the exact stats, but after the HP talk, I don't think you know what "11 defense and 3 speed" means.

[huaaaaagh]

[WOW RUDE]

I'm offended you would even suggest that. I know exactly what it means.

[experiencepoints]

Really? Didn't we establish earlier that we use completely different stat systems?

[huaaaaagh]

The range of HP is different, sure, but stats can be pretty universal. Defense is kind of a given, and speed is just agility, right?

[experiencepoints]

That's what the stats are, but can you tell anything about those numbers? Since those are the important part.

[huaaaaagh]

Sure. +11 defense is a boost of 11 points above your base stats.

[experiencepoints]

And how good is that?

[huaaaaagh]

Honestly? If I was the way I usually am, it wouldn't be that great, although most footwear doesn't have high stats to begin with. But for the low-level me? It's not bad at all.

[experiencepoints]

... Well, vague, but you're not wrong.

[huaaaaagh]

What, you want to hear me bragging about how great my stats are back home again? Because I can do that.

[experiencepoints]

It doesn't count as 'great' when the same stats mean totally different things.

[huaaaaagh]

They're not different! They're just higher across the board!