IC CONTACT FOR HUGS

[iustaegis]

IC CONTACT

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[ Pyra ♢ Mythra ♢ Pneuma

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[iustaegis]

[ Looking at him, her brow knits. No need to keep up appearances when there is no kingdom to rule. ]

Seems like... you felt trapped by it all. [ A pause, and she looks forward. Honestly, between any formal personae he'd adopt and how he is now-- ] Sucks for them, that those you had to pretend for didn't get to know the real you.

[carbungle]

Yeah, but it wasn't so bad. The people who knew were the ones that mattered.

[And it's not as if he had no freedoms, just because he couldn't go beyond the wall like any of his ancestors. He was allowed to avoid a lot more royal responsibilities than most. He'd been a child, and Regis had good reason to shelter and protect him, especially after Marilith had nearly killed him. A gilded cage was still a cage, but he couldn't resent everything about the way he was raised.

He's also talking to someone who literally exists inside a crystal, alone, so the perspective helps a bit on his end.]

What about you? You must've heard me talk hundreds of times already. There's gotta be at least a few things you've been itching to say.

[Not even to him, just... in general. He can't imagine how much he'd want to shout his opinion to the winds if he was listening to the world without a voice, or left alone for ages and ages. Maybe he'll know eventually, after the crystal, but right now it just sounds like a nightmare he's dreading. The fact that she can still smile about it is impressive.]

[iustaegis]

[ .... ]

Ah, yeah. Now that you mention it--


I've thought of a nickname for you.

[carbungle]

[He blinks, glancing sidelong at her.]

A... nickname?

[Were they looking for one? He can't remember.]

[iustaegis]

Mm. Back in King's Knight, [ She speaks as if beginning a tale of some sort, with a dramatic flair. ] it had occurred to me just as you threw us over your shoulder.

[ Wait for it. ]

Noctass.

[carbungle]

...Oh my god.

[He groans, lifting a hand to his face, though it's half-hiding a tiny smile.]

That's terrible. You're terrible.

[iustaegis]

[ She can't help but grin at that, proudly tossing a lock of hair over her shoulder. ]

I can't count how many months I wanted to say that to your face, ha!

[ Yet, there's something affectionate about the way she says so. ]

[carbungle]

I'm not so sure making puns about my name is the right way to get me to kiss you.

[Hi, guess who hasn't forgotten about that either.]

[iustaegis]

[ Dammit! ]

C-c'mon. You have to admit, it's clever.

[ She's obvious. ]

[carbungle]

[She's very obvious. It's pretty cute.]

Yeah, it's a good one. Truly a mythrical pun.

1/2

[iustaegis]

Aah, see, you get it---

[iustaegis]

[ Oh dear Architect, she almost missed that one.

...Ugh, now she's on the receiving end. ]

3/3

[iustaegis]

[ ...Ugh, now she's on the receiving end. ]

Seriously.

[carbungle]

[Gurl, Ignis raised this boy. Answering pun with pun is instinct by now.]

Something wrong?

[iustaegis]

[ The exhale she gives is something akin to a laugh, but it's not at him. It seems she appreciates his wit. ]

Yeah.

Your corniness.

[ As if her pun was any more artistic! ]

[carbungle]

Takes one to know one, My Foul Lady.

[It's been a while since he's had a proper pun-off, so he's clearly digging it, too.]

[iustaegis]

[ Aaaand she'll have to concede, because laughter takes her. ]

H-Hah.Okay, okay, enough... But I reserve the creative right to still calling you Noctass.

[carbungle]

I guess I can't stop you. But only you- Pyra's not allowed.

[Technically he can't stop her, either, and they're not entirely separate entities. Still, this is their dumb joke, and that's the rule.]

1/2

[iustaegis]

Done deal.

[ Another laugh. ]

[iustaegis]

[ Then, more fondly: ] And, ah, ...thanks for asking. About what I have to say.

[ He's exactly on the mark, that she would have things to say, if only she had the voice to say them. It is blessing in disguise, in some ways. Mythra knows she can be a lot more callous and blunter than Pyra, and she becomes impatient when attempting to comfort others. ]

[carbungle]

Sure, anytime.

[He's not always the best conversationalist, he knows that, but if the situation allows, he doesn't mind listening. How many times has he sat for Prompto's rambles about something he loves, offering the occasional grunts or one-liners to acknowledge that he's still there? It's easier when someone speaks freely and fills the void he struggles with, especially with strangers. If not for her connection to Pyra, he'd probably be worse with her. This is actually going really well, and it surprises even him.]

Hey- same deal as when you want a visit. If you've got something to say, you can tell Pyra to let me know.

[iustaegis]

[ She can't help but smile at the offer.

No voice, no freedom, no contact with the outside world for so long... It sounds tragic. But her isolation had been for the best, or so she tells herself. Too dangerous to exist outside, still waiting for the future to come, she willingly remains. Lest she forget, it's not for herself that she should feel sorry, but for others already lost-- and she'd be damned if she harms anyone else again, much less anyone pitying her for what she herself did. She has mourned already, and much of the grieving she has passed onto Pyra instead.

Him visiting her from time to time and telling her that she can share her thoughts, too, with him-- it's is a safe compromise. ]

Oh? Prepare to come back every time you do something reckless.

[ An exaggeration, but there's something mirthful in her eyes. ]

[carbungle]

Ah... that depends. Are you going to lecture me, or tell me how badass it looked?

[He gets the former enough from everyone else as it is!]

[iustaegis]

And that depends on the outcome. [ She can be choosy! ] You did good? The latter. You got yourself roughed up? I'm gonna call you lame.

[ Ah, yes, kicking him while he's down... SHE IS FAIR. ]

[carbungle]

I'll remember that.

[The best way to avoid a lecture is to just do it like a badass the first time! And every time after.

Can he pull that off? Absolutely not. But confidence is attractive, right?]