I do. The past few weeks have just been exceptionally difficult for you, especially in regards to anything from home.
[It had been hard enough to learn about it all himself- imagining the pain Noct would feel when faced with Lunafreya's death, let alone the rest of the information. And it have it so abruptly shoved at him--]
If I may ask: What were you trying to accomplish, speaking with Ardyn? While in our time, he's never outright antagonized us, aside from stealing the Regalia, but he's never been particularly trustworthy or forthright.
It's more than that, knowing you guys knew more than I did made me not wanna stick around there while I figured stuff out. That would've been harder.
[ Was there a rational explanation for why it hadn't been shared earlier? Yes. Had Ignis even known long at all? No. But Noctis hadn't known that either, even if he does now, and he'd been acting under emotion. ]
That's gonna be easier to explain after we all talk a little. Idk if it'll make as much sense before that.
[Another long pause. Because it doesn't make sense to him- Knowing that the people you care about and trust may have had information and not seeking it out, instead hiding away from both support and information to wrestle with facts he likely had no context for.
But then again, emotions aren't reasonable things.]
I learned only shortly before yourself. My intention had been to speak with you and Prompto about it, but then there was the message in regards to more arrivals.
[It's true, at least. And he doesn't have much more information himself- only what Aranea was able to confirm and add on.]
But I understand if your feelings didn't care what the facts were, or else you would have sought them out.
I mean it doesn't matter what the details were. It does, but it doesn't. I trust you guys, so w/e the reasons were and w/e the circumstances were, you guys would've always been doing what you thought was best for me and the group, right? You don't have to explain.
[ It's far wordier than he's wont to be, but a hard-earned lesson is one he wants to reiterate. They've had tests in the past -- big ones, recently -- but her death hit so damn hard. It still is; all he can hear in his head is Ardyn's almost cheerful tone and the way he'd relished in delivering the news. ]
I'm gonna see if Prompto's free after his shift tomorrow if that's cool.
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[It had been hard enough to learn about it all himself- imagining the pain Noct would feel when faced with Lunafreya's death, let alone the rest of the information. And it have it so abruptly shoved at him--]
If I may ask:
What were you trying to accomplish, speaking with Ardyn? While in our time, he's never outright antagonized us, aside from stealing the Regalia, but he's never been particularly trustworthy or forthright.
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[ Was there a rational explanation for why it hadn't been shared earlier? Yes. Had Ignis even known long at all? No. But Noctis hadn't known that either, even if he does now, and he'd been acting under emotion. ]
That's gonna be easier to explain after we all talk a little. Idk if it'll make as much sense before that.
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But then again, emotions aren't reasonable things.]
I learned only shortly before yourself. My intention had been to speak with you and Prompto about it, but then there was the message in regards to more arrivals.
[It's true, at least. And he doesn't have much more information himself- only what Aranea was able to confirm and add on.]
But I understand if your feelings didn't care what the facts were, or else you would have sought them out.
Very well. I'll wait until you're ready.
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I mean it doesn't matter what the details were. It does, but it doesn't. I trust you guys, so w/e the reasons were and w/e the circumstances were, you guys would've always been doing what you thought was best for me and the group, right? You don't have to explain.
[ It's far wordier than he's wont to be, but a hard-earned lesson is one he wants to reiterate. They've had tests in the past -- big ones, recently -- but her death hit so damn hard. It still is; all he can hear in his head is Ardyn's almost cheerful tone and the way he'd relished in delivering the news. ]
I'm gonna see if Prompto's free after his shift tomorrow if that's cool.
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[It still doesn't feel settled-- but he'll respect it. There's no need to explain everything, especially if things are in the process of healing now.]
Of course. I'll be available any time you need.