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That's the thing...

It was a dream, so I don't know what part of it's true or not.

[ Noctis fusses with his hair, lowering his hands and looking at them. Remembering how he was much stronger and with far more muscle in that dream. ]

But it felt real enough.

[he reaches the beach parking lot, and parks the car. he doesn't turn off the engine though, not yet. he just leans into the wheel]

[sighs]

I wanna meet the other two guys who keep hangin' out with us. Is... Cloud even there...?

[he's concerned. he glances at his wristband and decides to keep busy, turning the ignition off.]

I heard one of them speak once. The voice didn't sound familiar. But... No. I haven't seen Cloud.

[ Noctis sighs in turn. ]

The more I find out about where we come from, the weirder it gets. Nothing makes sense.

[he's got a sinking feeling about this]

...well, for now. Dinner?

[ You and him both, Prompto.

Noctis nods. ]

Yeah, I'd like to get this off my mind for the rest of the night. Let's go.

Wish these memories were easier to understand. Or, I dunno, followed some chronological order.

[out of the car they go, locking up and handing noctis his keys back. he smiles, a hand patting his back]

'ey, you made it without flashy warpin' anywhere.

[ Noctis meekly smiles. It’s somewhat forced because he definitely feels.. Off about all this.

But he forces himself to not talk about it anymore. ]

Yeah. Must’ve been because we held a conversation. I was pretty focused on that.

Last thing I need is to puke on my first date.

[his fingers brush over noctis', wanting to hold his hand, but still being a coward about pda]

Hm, I guess... Hey, so when's our anniversary? Don't make it m'birthday.

[ Noctis reads that gesture, letting his fingers subtly tangle with Prompto’s. He smiles softly at the subject change. He’d much rather talk about this. ]

Uh.... wasn’t it two days before your birthday? When we kissed, I mean.

Mhmm...

[he seems to think about it, then smiles]

Yeah, I guess so. The 23rd, then.

[anniversaries are important for prompto, catch on]

Hey, so, this is naggin' at me. Who'd call a city 'Insomnia'? Did the people there never sleep?

[ Noctis gives Prompto’s hand a gentle squeeze. ]

23rd it is.

[ Hey, he can get on important anniversaries. Being with Prompto has quite honestly been the best thing.

At the question, Noctis snorts. ]

Hell if I know. I thought the same thing, honestly.

I’m wondering about how the government worked... Looks like it definitely was run by a royal family.

[he skips up onto the steps of the restaurant, letting go of noctis' hand, crossing his arms in consideration as he turns to the other]

Royal family... Hm...

But you only remember the city destroyed?

[ Noctis opens the door for Prompto, following him in. ]

I remember the Empire destroyed it.

The bad guys.

So, d'you think we worked for that royal family, or we liked them, or something?

[table for two, plz]

[ The waiter brings them to their table, where Noctis has a second to ponder over that. They get a booth, and Noctis scoots to sit next to Prompto. ]

The more I think about it... It sounds like we might have some sort of connection?

Maybe working for them. The war's come up a few times in the memories I have, so we have to have some relation.

Maybe we're helping a pretty princess...?

[hums... as if to say, one could only hope]

[he turns his head to noctis, chin on hand]

I wonder what the city looked like before it got destroyed. Maybe we should feel bad? What if our homes were there?

[ Noctis purses his lips and looks up in thought. ]

Could be possible. We were on some kinda adventure. I don't know about the city beyond its name and what happened, though...

[ They're handed menus, and Noctis starts to skim through. ]

At least we know we're badasses though, right? I'm dating a hot sharp-shooter. Who woulda' thought?

You're not half as badass as the you from your memories. I need a refund?

[he glances at the menu too, bites the inside of his cheek, and settles for pasta]

Uh, y'think they got the ravioli with a sauce that isn't dairy-based...? Mushroom sauce feels like it'd be a white sauce. 77 calories per ravioli, so a whole plate has about a dozen? Hm...

[he's gonna talk and calculate to himself for a bit before shaking his head and slamming the menu closed]

Nah. Salmon and asparagus for me.

Hey, I totally handled Ifrit. Once I get these flashy-warpy shenanigans under control, I’ll be a super catch.

[ Still, he playfully kicks Prompto’s foot. He lets his boyfriend talk to himself about his choices, deciding on the ravioli himself. ]

Says on the bottom of the menu that there might be dairy products. I’d stick with the fish.

[ He wrinkles his nose. ]

Damn it, that’s spinach ravioli.

[ SIGHS AND CHOOSES SOMETHING ELSE. ]

Mhmm...

[listen, noctis, stop trying to peacock; prompto's not all that impressed with your flashy-warpy shenanigans as of yet]

[he laughs at noctis though]

Just hand over a couple hundreds and I'm sure they'll make you meat ravioli.

[ Hey, he's going to forever try to impress you, Prompto. The warpy-flashy thing is cool when it works.

... Which is not yet.

Noctis leans into the menu, pursing his lips. ]

Just gonna order the bolognese.

[ He's not gonna cause trouble! Plus the "couple hundreds" are totally to spoil his boyfriend, okay? ]

Alright. I'm set if you are.

[prompto smiles at that after noctis concludes that he's ready. he pokes at noctis' cheek]

Cute.

[and leans back, hands on his lap. when he sees a server, he raises his hand and sets to action, telling them their orders. water for himself, disgusting pop for this guy here, thanks, i know, so unhealthy. he won't even eat his veggies, right!?]

[settles right back in]

Y'think your dad also had money back in Insomnia?

[ Noctis turns a touch red at the poke and the comment. And his smile is lopsided when the waiter comes around and Prompto still fusses with him. But it hardly makes him angry. He loves when Prompto is playful and dorky; it's the best part of him.

Once the orders are made, Noctis leans back in his seat. ]

I've never seen my dad in the memories of Insomnia, actually. Don't really remember my life besides traveling with you and those other guys.

Who knows?

What about you? You remember anything about your home life?

Not a thing.

[it'd be nice to remember home. anything about it, really.]

Kinda mad you remember Insomnia and I don't. Feels like I should remember it, y'know?

I just remember the name and the citadel, honestly. Nothing big.

[ He tilts his head, looking away in thought. ]

Honestly... Yeah. It's kinda starting to bug me that I don't remember who we were there. All we've been doing is guessing.

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