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[mercurio]

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[mercurio]

maybe you shouldn't for this one thing in particular

[cheffeur]

And why do you say that? Is it an attempt to dissuade me, or merely another opportunity to belittle yourself?

[mercurio]

because noctis needs someone and it obviously isn't going to be me is it
how many times do i have to say that me being there will only make it worse for him
so just focus on him first, i'll give you all space to breathe, and then i'll come back begging for forgiveness, okay?

[cheffeur]

Merely an opportunity to belittle yourself, then.

[mercurio]

[this is so frustrating to prompto--]

[✓ read]

[cheffeur]

[AFTER ENOUGH TIME, he'll add on a Finisher Move:]

Best of luck to you, Prompto. I hope you'll change your mind.

@markus.manfred, after gaby’s post

[saviorexe]

Prompto, do you have a moment?

[mercurio]

if it's online, yeah
what's up?

[saviorexe]

I was wondering if you could give me more insight into just what’s happened with Noctis.

Normally I wouldn’t go out of my way to reach out to his friends about something that he doesn’t want to talk about, but I’ve been concerned.

[mercurio]

oh uhm

[if noctis hasn't said anything to markus, then it's probably safe to assume he doesn't want them to know, for whatever reason.]

[prompto doesn't want to be caught as the asshole who told everyone except noctis.]

[.....so]

i can't answer that
if he doesn't want to say... it's not something i have the right to tell anyone about

[saviorexe]

I understand that.

[And yet.]

But I would like to know if I need to worry about his safety from here on out. He mentioned a man named Ardyn, and I assume this has more to do with him than anything else.

[mercurio]

[if he asks questions like that, then that's easier to sort through and give a response to.]

yeah, ardyn doesn't like him at all and he might try to hurt him a lot
but he might try to get to noct by hurting the people he knows

[he worries at his lip for a minute]

...are you with him?

[saviorexe]

I’ve texted him to ask what was wrong. I may be seeing him later, but thought it might make sense to reach out to you now about it.

What does Ardyn have against him?

[mercurio]

could you let me know if you see him, if he's okay?
and i can't answer that sorry
i'm actually not too familiar with the details

he's the chancellor of niflheim, of the empire that is at war with lucis
seems like he has plans of his own
he's just bad news

[motivation]

i'm into punching things

@katelin.philips

[covertness]

hey prompto
got your blood results back

[mercurio]

!!! so quick
okay lay it on me my expectations are low

[mercurio]

so you're a cool nerd!

[don't fight this label--]

i'm glad you didn't punch me back in the ball lol

@noctis.sky

[fessus]

[ It's been three days. Three days of so little word on either side, then zero warning before the deceptively simple message comes. ]

Hey

[mercurio]

[three days of restless waiting and wondering when the hammer would strike. prompto's been keeping busy, but he stops everything when the notification comes up, banging his head on the low hanging ceiling in his earnestness to reply.]

hey

[except he doesn't..know what to type, because he doesn't know what noctis has been like, three days in.]

[fessus]

[ The message is eyed for an unnecessary extra moment or two to ensure nothing else is coming, not keen on directing the conversation but... neither of them are, and he wouldn't have messaged him in the first place if he weren't ready. ]

How're you doing? [ First and foremost. ]

[mercurio]

[how to converse 101, dialogue A]

i'm okay?
how about you

[mercurio]

[that's what he is trying to do, three quarters of his sandwich gone as he gulps down fast and uses the drink to help him along. he actually takes a moment to catch his breath, leaving a pause between ardyn's words and a response, thinking he's got a bit of borrowed time now that ardyn has started to unwrap his own meal.]

We both know that I told you to keep quiet about Altissia and Lady Lunafreya and Niflheim.

[why are you asking me the obvious?]

Wouldn't anyone be upset about it?

[fessus]

[ There's the immediate impulse to respond in kind; he's getting by, he's decent, he's okay, but he remembers what Cid said to him. You can't hide what's going on from them. They're your brothers. It didn't settle in him as well then as it does now. ]

It's been tough, yk that. That's not really news ig.

[mercurio]

yeah

[he waits to see if there's anything else, all the while trying to keep his head clear and his thoughts tracked in a way that they make sense. he doesn't want to say the wrong kind of things.]

hey

[the 'typing...' message comes up a few times.]

you shouldn't have learned any of what happened from ardyn
i really screwed up, but if there's anything i can do...

[he wants to apologize, but he can't read whether noctis's messages are vague or if there's anger in them. apologizing might just make things worse.]