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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.

[prompto brings out his phone and taps on the draw app, sliding it over to noctis]

Can you draw it? Ardyn might remember something, too.

The citadel?

I can draw the inside... Ardyn was there. He’s about as confused as I am that we remember it, but uh...

[ He starts to draw it out. He’s piss poor at art, but he manages to map out where the throne and large, gaping hole in the wall was. There’s a feint skyline of the city past the wall, and he draws where the Crystal sat. Behind the throne. A few circles depict where the bodies hung. Noctis wrinkles his nose, finding that thinking about it makes him feel pretty foul.

The more he thinks about it, the more he feels... Weirdly and personally violated. Like it had happened to him or someone he knew directly. A strange sense of ownership. ]

There.

[prompto frowns, studying the drawn picture, bringing his phone closer to himself and his face, consequently]

Hmm...

Looks a lot more modern than what I imagined. [saves the drawn picture for later reference with a few taps of his fingers] Y'know, maybe he's related to the throne somehow.

Ardyn?

[ Connected to the throne? Noctis sounds a touch uncertain, but he crosses his arms and leans back against his seat. ]

I guess anything’s possible. Can’t totally discredit everything until we know for sure.

Won't know until we know.

[let's it slide, opening up king's knight on his phone]

[great date]

Wanna play?

Guess so.

[ He pauses. ]

King’s Knight? Oh, it’s on.

[ Because they’re adults on a date and of course they can play video games if they want to!

Noctis whips out his phone and fires up the app. ]

Gonna try beating my high score again?

Dude, now it just feels like you're making fun of me.

[he pouts, his app still loading... and he hears noctis already on the main quest animation]

Y'know my phone's crappy.

[it overheats after a while, and prompto counts his lucky stars that the app hasn't frozen with any new update, yet]

No matter how hard I try, I'll never beat it.

[ Noctis cranes his neck, curious as he looks over to see that Prompto’s phone is taking forever to load. He’s had that brick since they met (well, from his new perspective. Things are still foggy/nonexistent from before his coma ]

Mm?

[ Oh no, that pout. ]

I think it might be time to put that phone to rest, dude.

Why don’t we go pick you one up on the way home?

Yeah, lemme just put down my monthly wage for a new one...

[mumble mumble... finally getting to the main quest page. checks his zell tree and every other new notif]

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