i know you, that look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam

[thespaceopera]

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ROOMS BY CHARACTER

N - P Nami Natalie Goodman Natasha Romanoff Noctis Lucis Caelum Nono Okita Souji Otono-Tachibana Makie Pavel Chekov Prompto

Q - S Riona Cousland Theirin Rip Hunter Sam Winchester Seymour Krelborn Shinji Ikari Shouta Aizawa Signy Mallory Sokka Sorey Steve Rogers

T - V Takashi Shirogane Takeshi Tyrion Lannister Uraraka Ochako Vash the Stampede Velvet Crowe Victor Nikiforov

W - Z Yuan Ka-Fai Zaveid Zelda

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Noctis Lucis Caelum {TW: Mentions of Violence}

[runawayprince]

[The room is large and sprawling with books and toys multiplied in size left scattered throughout the expanse of dark wooden flooring. Everything was very much larger than it should be, under normal circumstances, and those exploring will find themselves in for quite a trek. Pale curtains and large gaping windows let light into the room to reflect the furniture and other details of the room. At the center is a large table, long and draped with a fine cloth and surrounded by stacks of the junk that seems to be a theme of the room.

Off to one side of the room rests various items (this time scaled to a reasonable size) - a cake tray topped with a mountain of pastries, a rubber sword and shield, a disposable camera, and an open box with a diamond ring. The sword and shield could easily pass as useable weapons for defense in this situation, were they not obviously made to be ineffectual and unable to cause real damage. The cakes gave off a light warmth and seemed edible enough while the camera was plastic and without film. Of the trinkets, the ring seemed to be the most intricate, a crescent moon carved in the center of the diamond that was set within the piece of jewelry. The band itself was silver with no other remarkable features. Off from the rest sits a strange looking creature that resembled a fox. The creature had light blue fur, a red jewel resting in the center of his forehead, and he was currently watching expectantly for any visitors who might appear.

Noctis himself, was nowhere to be found, but that didn't seem to bother the animal that guarded the place in his stead. Beneath the table and in the surrounding areas of the room were more toys, books, and various trinkets along with a black toy car.

Still, there is a choice one can make - those curious what these items could have to do with the room were free to touch them or explore the room itself to find out what they could. However, stray too far and one might find themselves right at the beginning, Carbuncle waiting for them.]

[luxoraculi]

[ This has got to be one of the strangest rooms Lunafreya has ever seen. Then again, she hasn't seen a large amount of rooms before other than her own in Tenebrae. But she's never seen one like this before -- not that it's a bad thing. It's interesting; and there's a lot to look at and see. But there's one thing that catches her eye: and that's Carbuncle. The fox looking creature is absolutely adorable and she has this hideous urge to go over and try to pet it. Fortunately for everyone involved, she's a bit more schooled than that. ]

Hello... I've not seen anything quite like you before. [ Luna has always been fond of animals, and this is no different despite the fact she knows Carbuncle is not a normal animal. He reminds her of her dogs in a way -- and those two, Umbra and Pryna, are not normal dogs either. They're messengers. She smiles at it regardless.

As much as she wants to approach Carbuncle she doesn't, instead veering off to explore the room as much as she possibly can. It's then that she notices the other items... the more normal sized ones, at least, and she goes to investigate. She's been taught from birth to not touch things or take things that are not her own, that it's impolite. But she's absolutely drawn to the box that contains the ring. She picks the box up but does not take the ring out, not wanting to disturb something that is not meant for herself, but she does inspect it. It's a lovely piece of jewelry; she's always been very fond of crescent moons and stars, all sorts of celestial patterns really. ]

[runawayprince]

[Carbuncle practically wiggles in place, his whole torso and tail swishing a bit as he watches Lunafreya's reactions. He lets out a soft purr and a chirp as she approaches the objects and stops to examine the ring. Light gleams off of a corner of the ring, creating a reflection. It wasn't a normal one, if Luna deigned to look closer and chose to find that out for herself.

In it was the flashing of faces and a scene that unfolded:

"It's been some while. Do you remember the last time you saw Lady Lunafreya?" Ignis' deep baritone echoes in the scene as if coming from under water.

"About... twelve years ago?" Noctis answers, the sound of the car drifting across pavement accompanying the conversation.

"That would make you... eight? You were kids!" Prompto interjects, turning to face Noctis instead of focusing on the road in front of them as he sat in the drivers seat. This earned him a stiff reprimand from Ignis as he signaled him to keep his eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel.

"Hope she hasn't got her hopes up." Gladio adds, chuckling.

"Why not?" Noctis asks, rising in his seat slightly and addressing a chuckling Prompto, "Calm yourself."

Gladio, however, continues, "Try and keep it together when you meet her."

The comments only continued from the three friends of the Prince who was indignant about their japes. The exchange continued until the car began to backfire.

The memory itself played exactly like this, save for the distortions of the sound and the image becoming warped occasionally as if looking in the surface of a pool of water.

[luxoraculi]

[ Carbuncle is absolutely adorable and it's extremely hard to fight the urge to go to him and scoop him up into her arms for some cuddle time. She smiles fondly at him, watching him for a few moments more before her attention returns back to the ring in her possession. She blinks at it... something is off. She examines it just a bit closer, and her eyes widen slightly as the memory plays. Of course this place would belong to Noctis.

There's a small, fond smile that tugs at her lips, though. Three out of the four of the young men in that car she knows personally now because of the Fleet... and she can't help but burst out into giggles as Gladio, Ignis, and Prompto tease her poor, beloved King. And yet, there's something strange... the image is a little distorted.

...Water? That can't be good. As a matter of fact, it gives her a somewhat... eerie feeling. Swallowing, she gently places the ring back down where she found it, taking a moment to collect herself. The water was probably nothing. There are other items to inspect, after all, although she feels like she's prying a bit. There are things she knows Noctis probably doesn't want her to know, and so as she moves onto the next item, a tray of pastries, she's almost a little hesitant as she reaches out and gently touches the tray. ]

[moseyin]

[da fuq...

Cloud didn't sign up for this Mini spell bullshit, but it looks like he doesn't have a choice. The first giant door he tries isn't going to budge, and he's just barely too large to squeeze underneath it so he goes in search of something he can at least use as a weapon. He can see a bunch of normal-sized things over there, but before he gets too close he's distracted by-]

Wh...Carbuncle? [It looks different, but that's unmistakably a summon just chilling out here, like it's totally normal.]

oh my god i can't stop laughing sorry this is so late work has been yuck

[runawayprince]

[Carbuncle chirps, rising to his feet to spin in a circle as he appears to be chasing his tail, before stopping in front of Cloud and purrs softly. If Cloud wanted answers from him he'd have better luck talking to a mime or something.]

bro don't even sweat it

[moseyin]

[Cloud scowls at Carbuncle accusingly.] This better not be your fault. [You adorable little bastard.] At least show me where to go.

[servantnotserving]

[It's strange, to see such a fine room filled with such knickknacks. Lumière hops around, taking it all in. He eventually comes to the camera. It's not a device he's familiar with at all, so it garners his curiosity. He rather clumsily picks it up frowning at it. ]

What on Earth does this do?

[runawayprince]

[Carbuncle chirps as Lumière moves within the room and picks up the camera. as the candle turns it over with his wax hands, he might find the button that activates the flash. He might receive flashes of memories that somehow become more solid all at once. A chase on a train, Ardyn's face and lazy drawl - C'mon, Noct, why do you have to be like that? - accompanied with Noctis' angry lunges to try to hit him. The scene itself changes to Prompto and Ardyn on the roof of the train car, a weapon pointed between them as Noctis lunges forward and -

"Prompto!!" His anguished shouts ring in his ears as Ardyn mocks him for his mistake. He had just shoved his best friend off of a moving train, after all.]

[servantnotserving]

[Oh. Well. That's not a pleasant thing. Lumière puts the camera down, making a mental note what a camera DOES and to avoid touching one again for a while. Nope. No thanks.

...Still, that explains a lot about why Noctis and Ardyn are so...at odds. He knows it's likely much, much deeper than that-those are some old wounds between the both of them. Yeesh. ]

...I hope he survived that.

[this_loser]

[Prompto stands in the room with open-mouthed awe, spinning in place a few times just to take it all in. He wants to explore it all, but doesn't know where to begin. Until he spies the cutest little creature he has ever laid eyes on. His hands itch for his camera as he slowly approaches Carbuncle.]

Hi, there, little guy. Or ... girl? [He can't tell from here.]

[runawayprince]

[Carbuncle's tail swishes happily and his front end dips toward the ground before he jumps forward to greet Prompto. He was a friend, after all, right? In a fashion. Even if Prompto had no idea what this place represented and to whom it belonged.]

[this_loser]

[He crouches down, one hand stretching out slowly for the cute little fox? Cat? Thing? to inspect. That's what most animals do, right? The sniff test.]

Hey. You're awfully cute. You have a name, little guy?

[It's name will be Little Guy until proven otherwise.]

[nonightdriving]

[Knowing Noctis as long as he has, this room is oddly familiar. At least it reminds him of a room that once existed in the palace, one that he spent enough time in that it was as familiar to him as his own. With the grace of a dancer, Ignis is able to make his way through the mounds of junk that make up the bulk of the items in the room.

He stops when he comes to a grouping of things that look out of place. A ring, sword and shield, camera and pastries. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that these might be symbols of his prince's friends, himself included. Not if the themes of the other rooms he's managed to step into are any indication. He could point to an item and tell you exactly who belongs to which person.

His eyes land on the creature and he frowns, trying to place where he knows it from. Something from a storybook, he thinks, but he can't remember the name.] I take it that you are the guardian of this room.

[runawayprince]

[Carbuncle tilts his head, making a soft purring sound without any actual words to respond to Ignis with. Instead he chirps and darts forward to circle Ignis quickly before rushing off towards the continuing maze of junk. Finding purchase, he comes bounding down a pile of blocks, knocking them over somewhat before rushing back to the King's Advisor and staring.

That was probably a 'Yes'?]