Who: Prompto Argentum, Noctis Lucis Caelum, and Ignis Scientia
When: July 6th onwards
Where: Prompto's place and Noct/Iggy's place
What: Bonding needs to happen stat, but so do some important conversations.
Warnings: TBD
Starters below because there's a lot of threads about to happen here.
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When...after Altissia, you...obviously you need help. And Noct wasn't able to do it and I don't think Gladio knew how so...I did.
[Do the math.]
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Ignis looks up at him, frowning at first, brow furrowed. Of course Noct would have been too shell shocked to do much, and besides that it wasn't his job to take care of Ignis. It's... possible he also saw him as a liability, Ignis realizes, and that hurts him deeply. The same for Gladio. Of course Gladio would think he was a liability at that point. He was probably utterly useless in Prompto's time. Incapable of doing anything for himself. If Prompto was kind enough to help him...
There's a distinct sadness in the Bond between them that probably echoes right to Noct. A feeling of complete despair. He tries to cover it.]
And I resisted the attempt?
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[His voice is thin, and the heat from his hand dissipates.]
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[Not a hint of a lie.]
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Did... Noct want me to stay behind?
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[Even if there is a twinge to hear him say it.]
To tell you the truth, Prompto... I'm slightly afraid of the future I've lived in your time.
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[Just saying.
But Ignis's confession gets him to look over.]
Afraid? Because you go blind?
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[He looks away.]
Mostly it's... that I fear losing my purpose. I'll lose Noct, and then what? I'm sure at the time I had little ability to process it, and no real choice in the matter, but...
[He has to stop, he's getting choked up.]
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You don't, y'know. At least not as far as I know. You just go from helping Noct to helping other people. Still can't fight but when we last talked to each other you were in Lestallum getting people where they needed to be and setting up all sorts of stuff.
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That certainly sounds like something I would do. Maybe I'll eventually be able to handle myself in combat completely. Coming here was an unexpected end to the constant adrenaline and chaos. I've had too much time to think... I can't say I like it.
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[But he understands completely.]
We'll be fine, Iggy. Promise.
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[Caren's a handful, and he'll be doing the magic study group.]
Yes, I'll be fine. It was a momentary concern. [Lying.] I won't stop pushing forward.
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I know you won't. You totally annihilated a malboro while blind.
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[He tries to sound bright, amused.]
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[He's trying, okay?]
A-and you and Gladio and Noct made your way through Zegnautus Keep despite daemons and MTs everywhere and out of the three of you, you were totally the one least beat up.
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Still, he can't let Prompto down.]
Did we? Perhaps I learned a thing or two, after all.
[A pause.]
I hope I can properly express my gratitude at some point. I could have said a dozen more things to you are the Bonding ceremony, but I didn't, and I hope I'll find a way to say them in the future. Knowing you were the one who helped me recover... it doesn't necessarily surprise me, but it makes me feel like I gravely missed your warmest qualities.
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[Warmest qualities?]
You said plenty at the Bond! I don't know what else you could've said.
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[He doesn't want to make Prompto self-conscious, after all.]
At any rate, you say you've taken good care of me, and now it's my turn to do well for you. Let's have you lie back again so I can warm your joints more.
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Thanks, Iggy. You didn't have to.
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[He smiles, and it's finally really sincere.]
It's nice to stay busy.
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[He tries not to make it sound so formal, so detached. Maybe with Noct it started as duty, as a job, but now he truly enjoys the time they spend together, and he long has. He's come to appreciate Prompto as well, especially for the things he does for Noct. The three of them are Bonded now, and he treasures it more than he'll say. More than he'll let on. Like he'd rarely tell Noct just how much he values him as a person, as a friend, he'll hold these Bonds close to his chest and keep them quietly beloved. He wouldn't know how to do anything else.]
But, in any case, you're entirely welcome. If ever you need something, ask, without reservation. I insist.
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He just wants to cuddle. But would Ignis like that?]
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