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[mercurio]

ardyn's here too btw

[fessus]

[ Maybe he couldn't say no. How does he explain to Prompto that that's exactly what's haunting him? Imagining any of that happening to Ignis, when he remembers how helpless he'd felt himself... ]

Ardyn??

Okay we can deal with him together, are you okay on your own rn? If you need backup I can find you. Prompto, Ignis is really out of it, I just have to get him somewhere safe first.

[mercurio]

[there's something about noctis when he talks or types in a way in which he tends to repeat his point of concern that really gives away that he's either panicking or feeling guilty about the circumstances at hand. he knows noctis has got a level head on his shoulders, but it's really telling about what his thoughts are being like.]

[the less he keeps on noctis's plate the better.]

yeah i'm okay on my own dude just focus on iggy
i'll find my way to you guys
the important bit is that you found him and you're with him now

[fessus]

[ The swell of gratitude he feels for his best friend in that moment, distracted though it is by stress or worry, is immense. Something about even that casual "dude" or the nickname he gives to Ignis manages to ease some of his concerns, exhaling in the muggy air of that party. ]

Okay thanks man, I owe you one. Dinner on me.

That guy didn't do anything to mess with you right?

[mercurio]

[hopefully dinner on ignis soon though...]

i may have gotten him angry
nothing i couldn't handle though

[fessus]

[ We can pray, I don't want to starve, Prompto...

And in all actuality that sounds very much like something Prompto cannot handle, but. ]

You made him mad? I didn't even know he could get like that, what happened?

[mercurio]

i kind of punched him??

so

you know

[fessus]

What why

I get the temptation but we don't need to rile him up right?

[mercurio]

yeah *i know* but whoops??
dw pretty sure all his ill will is intentioned at me until further notice

[...]

he..might say some stuff
don't trust him okay?

[fessus]

How's that supposed to make me not worry? That's not even funny rn, and you didn't answer me.

Prompto what are you talking about?

[mercurio]

[godsdammit]

noct you remember i come from some time in the nearby future from your own point in our ~timeline~
the chancellor is not a good man
i get what you mean with not riling him up but i just reacted okay

it's better if he keeps thinking you think of him as a harmless guy with an unfunny sense of humor and shitty taste in cars

[fessus]

He's the chancellor of Niflheim, can't say that really surprises me, but if you know more stuff that you're not telling me

idk you get what I mean, right?

[mercurio]

[he can't. fucking say it.]

he's hurt people

[don't ask him to say everything in detail]

[fessus]

Did he hurt you

[mercurio]

[directly? no. ardyn was in the train with them but it was noctis who pushed him off. he was also just there to "introduce" him to his father.]

[at least he can say that the he has...because of the punch and strangling attempt?]

however i answer this you're gonna make it your mission to do sth about it
don't trust him or the things he says
that's all i'm saying

[fessus]

[ Noctis actually has to reread that message once, twice, three times to make sure he's not missing something here. ]

What??

Are you serious? Pretend you're me, how am I supposed to feel rn? ofc I'm gonna think something happened with you if you say it like that, if I make it my mission then that's my choice, Prompto

[mercurio]

[he hates the turn of tone their conversation has taken. prompto wonders if he should keep answering at all, but he can't do this to noctis. it's like he's on the verge of doing or saying something really stupid and fucking everything up. there's just so many webs he can twist before his lies start to become so transparent and obvious.]

how do you think i feel??

[he sends that without really meaning to, but now it's there.]

nvm
just
i punched him and he punched me back but that's to be expected

[fessus]

[ His head's pounding, stress starting to mount again along with a temper he normally reserves primarily for Gladio and only occasionally for Ignis. But Prompto? Almost never. ]

So tell me! Ofc I wanna know how you feel but you aren't telling me stuff, even from when you first showed up. What's going on?

No don't do this again, don't just change the subject and ignore me

[mercurio]

don't you think i would have told you already if i could????????

[sorry, buddy]

shit

do you think i like keeping all this from you?
i just can't do it

[fessus]

You

you wanna tell me that I apparently attacked you and that's cool but all the other shit I'm gonna go through is too much for me? After all the shit we've been through already?

[ It's not a fair blow and he knows that, but what part of this situation is fair? ]

You're making decisions about my life for me now too? Prompto I can't handle any of this shit if I don't even get to know what it is, this is my life

[mercurio]

[there are like ten low blows in noctis's message, and prompto's feeling them.]

you haven't experienced it and neither has ignis from what it sounds like
there's no reason why you should worry about it

[fessus]

There's no reason why I should worry about what's gonna happen in my future when it's hurting my best friend this bad to keep it secret too?

[mercurio]

[he actually has to stop, out in the streets, in this city with bright colors and unfamiliar paths.]

[there's something so gut wrenching about what he thinks of typing up and sending; forehead pressed against the wall of the alley he's found refuge in, waiting for a response. this isn't fair--this isn't what he wants.]

there's..not going to be a best friend if i tell you

[fessus]

[ Reading that? Is like a slap in the face. It instills dread, anger, worry, and sadness in some confusing whorl that sinks deep into his core and for a moment he has no idea what to say. What has Prompto done? What has he done? Does Prompto seriously think that he would abandon him, no matter what it was? What the hell are the implications of that, on top of everything else? How much is he suffering with this? ]

Can we do this face to face

[mercurio]

[no]

but ignis
i have to
i should probably help the other people out
the new ones you know