Action | Open

[this_loser]

Who: Prompto + Open (+private to Noctis)
Broadcast: Nope
Action: Open Iskaulit, Closed Planetside
When: Present

ACTION - Iskaulit

[The planet is a great distraction. But it's not quite enough. Sometimes the stretch of a white field is a little too familiar, and he expects to see the blocks of a Niflheim base over the crest of the next hill. Sometimes Pryna races ahead of him through the trees, and he has to stop himself from tripping over his feet and looking for MTs laying in the snow.

Getting back into a routine helps, and a big part of that is heading over to the Iskaulit every morning and running.

His music is up louder than usual, and he's a bit lost in his head. But he'll offer up canned, smiling, greetings to anyone he does happen to notice.]

PRIVATE to Noctis

[It's a good thing, Prompto thinks, that this planet has fishing. Because getting Noctis up and out of the ship was a must. It still hurt to have Luna and Ignis gone. Some days, he still expected to wander out and find Iggy working on breakfast. He couldn't imagine how much harder it was for his friend.

The dogs were happy to lope around and stretch their legs as well. Gods, he was ever so happy to see Pryna. What a bittersweet gift that had been.

He's happy to play with Umbra and Pryna in the snow while Noct does his thing with the fish.]

Comments

[this_loser]

It...it means a lot that you listened.

[He draws his hand away from his hair with a wince and rubs it on his pant leg. He'd put quite a bit of product in his hair to keep the shape. Oh well.

He looks down, and lifts his shoulder with a shrug.]

I dunno. They say you should hope for the best but expect the worst, yeah? I've had this thing for as long as I can remember. [He touches the black bands hiding the tattoo.] My folks drilled it in my head that if anyone ever saw it, something bad would happen. I've been afraid my whole life, even before I knew what it really meant.

I figured ... I dunno ... You'd either be okay with it or ... or you'd ... not be. And this would be it.

[axi]

I think I can understand that. [Her words are quiet so only the two of them can hear.] It sounds like they wanted to protect you, and that might've been the only way they knew how. Fear can be a powerful motivator.

[Still, the idea of a child having to be so careful and on edge isn't a nice one. Kaname leans over a little and lets her head rest on his shoulder in a show of comfort.]

I'm absolutely okay with it. You don't have to hesitate in telling me anything you want to, I promise. It'd take a lot more than that for me to abandon someone.

[And she means every word. Discovering something so similar about a friend back home did nothing to change her opinion then. Now is definitely not any different.]

[this_loser]

[He gives a little nod. His parents did the best they could, he's sure. He wonders how much they really knew, if they ever would have told him, if they were involved at all with his immigration into Insomnia. He'll never know, now.

He's a little surprised by the contact, but he's a tactile person. It's comforting, so he sighs and let's the tension that's been coiled up in him slowly unwind.]

Thank you, Kaname. You're a really good friend.

[axi]

[She lets out a small chuckle.] Well, you're welcome.

[A few more moments pass before she lifts her head back up and straightens, nudging him lightly in the side.]

Next time we go out [Kaname moves from beside him back to the seat across the booth] you can pay. Sound good to you?

[this_loser]

Yeah... [He sits up, takes a breath. Resets. Smiles.] Yeah. Sounds good.

[axi]

[And then food arrives, they eat, have a nice time, the end!]