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[sleepsalot]

[ Only the top of his perfectly styled bedhead is visible on the screen as he stares at nothing in particular, trying to take in everything around him.

He doesn't like that the ugly little phone he's holding is called a magi-tech.

Noctis isn't sure where to start, isn't 100% sure that the explanation he received upon his arrival wasn't the result of Ardyn continuing to fuck with him despite being on the cusp of reaching the Crystal. The man is, after all, capable of so much. He left his friends behind, overwhelmed by daemons, and stepped foot on the elevator... over and over and over again, Ardyn's voice ringing in his ears, taunting him. That's why he went through the door, that's why he's where he is now.

Admittedly, he didn't fully pay attention at his orientation. He's tired, and he's used to other people (see: Ignis) paying attention for him when it mattered, but he's still almost 75% sure that this is Ardyn's doing. Somehow.

He clears his throat, not bothering to adjust the camera. ]

I'm--

[ He pauses for a second, rethinks asking for more info on his current whereabouts. He's a little wary and he doesn't want to say too much, so he ends up sighing, scrapping whatever he was going to say, and mutters to himself instead. ]

Man, I could really go for some of Iggy's cooking right now. Or a soft bed.

Comments

[fairlyheroic]

[he laughs a little too] Maybe it's because I'm not used to them, but I wouldn't have guessed you were a prince at all.

[it definitely didn't go unnoticed, but he isn't about to ask about something like that when the conversation is as light as it is. So instead he stores it away, maybe to ask some other time, maybe]

Midgar is definitely a lot more advanced - even Gongaga is, and that's way down south in the middle of nowhere. [a grin] Where I grew up.

It's nice, though - learning about other worlds. It seems like a lot of people have a lot in common, but just as much that's completely different.

[sleepsalot]

It's not something I really broadcast to the world. I'd rather just be a normal guy, playing video games and going fishing. [ He pauses ] People treat me differently once they figure out who I am.

[ And he hopes the same won't be true for the people he meets in Nippon. He's not royalty here, he's simply Noctis Lucis Caelum, a regular dude who enjoys video games (which they don't have here), racing chocobos (which they also don't have here), and fishing (which, thank the Six, they do have).

He's interested in learning about the worlds others' come from, too, getting to know people who don't know anything about him, his family, his obligations, everything that has happened to him and the line of Lucis. ]

I don't really know what I'm going to do here. I guess get used to life as a civilian... How's that been for you?

[fairlyheroic]

Hah, I can understand that - wanting to just seem normal, I mean. It's pretty important to some people, huh?

[boy does he get it, at least from this perspective. Aerith wanted normalcy, and looking back he can understand why. It seems pretty impossible to him, in the long run, but he isn't about to say anything like that. Maybe something like that is possible, at least here. And hey, if a prince can try, why can't a SOLDIER, right?

His face kind of scrunches up, though more in the way where he's trying not to laugh, because he knows how it's going to sound and he isn't the self-deprecating type]

I'm still getting used to it. But then again, I've never been good at knowing what to do with free time.

[sleepsalot]

[ Noctis spent his teenage years as a regular kid... or as much of a regular kid as one could be considering everything else in his life. So, despite the royal duties, Noctis at least had experience with what to do with his free time. ]

Well, once I get settled in... If you want to go fishing, let me know.

[ He's got his entire tackle box and various reels with him thanks to the magic available to the Lucian kings, so... he's ready once he finds a place to fish. ]

[fairlyheroic]

[well there's an offer he's never had before. He can't help but laugh, but he seems like he genuinely wants to]

I'd be game for some fishing. I haven't gone since I was a kid, so promise not to laugh at me too much.

[sleepsalot]

No promises.

[ He can't help but smile at that ]

I'll give you a call or something when I find a good spot. [ A pause ] Thanks for the welcome.

[ Maybe it won't be so bad here after all. ]