Kirk pursed his lips to consider the glove aspect. He hadn't until just then, but that was mostly because having one hand wrapped worked in his favor for his style of fighting. Kirk favored hand-to-hand combat, had some training with a knife, and favored the staff and was learning the now. So far he had avoided things like swords and spears.

"If you can find a leather worker to make them, I would think so," he nodded. "There should be one here somewhere, but it may take a bit. Good leather doesn't come cheap here, and if you're like me - a money making skill set isn't as easy to come by as you think." Oh did he ever know that, but honestly he wasn't to upset by it. It gave him time to pursue other things.

He watched Shino pet the admittedly terrifying creature and smiled, glad that someone else could keep the poor thing company now and then. The question has him raising his eyebrows and chuckling, because that was always something of a loaded question. Either people believed him or they didn't, and both had their issues.

"My world is quite advanced - as in space travel advanced. I'm the captain of a star ship back home, working for an organization called Star Fleet. My job was to explore the universe," he explained, going for concise first to gauge the others reaction.