[he's at the rave too, having just now dealt with the disaster that will be ardyn's presence in their life soon as the man finds his way to the safehouse. prompto has no intent in aiding that.]
[ignis, though. he's also here. ik it's a lot--what does that mean? is ignis not... how noctis remembers?]
[shit.]
is he okay? other than the trippy drug and the trafficking bit has he said anything?
[the relief that floods him is immense. it's definitely selfish, but here he is, thanking all the astrals that can't hear him for the fact that ignis hasn't been hurt in altissia just yet.]
[that allows him to focus on other things instead.]
there's a lot of drinks and drugs going around you know and if he got the same treatment as we did when we first arrive maybe he couldn't say no to those things for all you knew it could've been me being an idiot
[ 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.
[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
[ 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?
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
you know no offense but this sounds a lot like the guidance counselor at school asking how i was fitting in because my parents missed parent's night three times in a row
i'm doing ok ig? working, sleeping, the rave was pretty neat ho..w about you?
That's a very specific example, but I'm not sure how it applies. I'm neither your parent nor am I concerned about your schooling. It was a roundabout way of asking how you're doing.
I'm well, though, and I'm glad to hear you are too.
It can be difficult to acclimate and sometimes it's comforting to hear that you're not alone.
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