IC CONTACT FOR HUGS

[iustaegis]

IC CONTACT

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[ Pyra ♢ Mythra ♢ Pneuma

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[carbungle]

A fan club? [He blinks, considering the topic.] I dunno... people followed me on social media, and I got stared at if I was around town and someone recognized me, but I assumed that was just because. Prince. [He shrugs.] Ignis handled most of the public-facing stuff unless there was official business I had to take care of personally. I was able to fly under the radar way more often than you'd think.

[Despite how pre-ordained his life was, and is, his father did let him get away with more than a crown prince traditionally should be allowed. He's grateful for that much.]

There was usually a group of girls lurking around during school, mostly because the concept of "prince" is just inherently romantic thanks to fairy tales and the like. Titles carry a lot of weight when it comes to garnering attention.

[iustaegis]

[ That.... Yes. That definitely sounds like a fan club, although the way her eyes glisten gives away that she finds somthing about this amusing. ]

...There you go again. [ She shakes her head, leaning towards him with a fond smile. ] You really believe they might only have admired you because you were a prince? [ Granted, being a prince might have kicked some things off, such as put him on interested parties' radar, but... ] You're speaking as if being royal is the only thing someone might find charming about you.

[ She purses her lips, briefly wondering-- if she is right in her assessment-- where that thought may have come from. Perhaps a lifetime of cultivating a princely image brought it about, or maybe his own vulnerabilities and perceived shortcomings, which she knows he has.

He shouldn't be surprised or in disbelief that someone might admire him for who he is! ] I'll tell you a secret: it's not.

[carbungle]

[He glances sidelong at her, smiling somewhat musingly.]

You think? Here, lemme give you a demo of how my 'fans' would try and get to know me.

[He separates himself from her, scooting back along the roof so he's at least a foot away, and respectfully folds his hands together behind his back, leaning in towards her just a bit.]

Oh, Princess Pyra, tell me how many servants you have? You must have at least a hundred! Do they wait on you at all times? And when is the last time you saw the king? My parents would love to meet him.

[He's tempted to bat his eyes at her, but that might be too much. Bit more Prompto's style than his. Instead, he quirks a brow meaningfully.]

[iustaegis]

[ ....Okay. She sees his point, and in some ways she can relate to having others attempting to curry favor, what with being exalted as the weapon of the Architect.

That's not going to stop her from playing along, giving her best exaggerated, and knowingly faulty, Noctis impression. ]

You can't see the king, but I have a-- a cool car, baby, if you wanna ride. [ Insert two-fingered salute just above her temple, clicking her tongue as she waves her hand at him. ]

[carbungle]

[omg. Pyra. please, Pyra. He's trying not to laugh already.]

Oh, but Your Highness, isn't that His Majesty's car? Are you really allowed to drive the illustrious Regalia?

[iustaegis]

You bet. [ She places her hands upon her hips, adjusting her weight and tilting her chin a little upwards in the attempt to do just as Noctis does. ]
Haven't crashed it once.

[ Would that inspire confidence in an interested partner? Or does declaring that raise the question if not crashing it once isn't the standard?

She makes her way over to him. ] What do you say we... head to the arcade. [ Wink. WINK. ]

[carbungle]

That sounds a little suspicious, Your Highness.

[He raises a brow, still fighting to look more interested than amused. The wink is absolute murder for his composure.]

You h-... ha... an arcade, really? Is that what royalty does for fun? I expected something a little more refined.

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[iustaegis]

[ Suddenly encouraged, she blurts out, un-princely: ] That's right, because I'm cool!

[iustaegis]

[ AHEM.

She puts on her best cool (?) face, despite the apparent fissures of laughter threatening to break character. ] I mean... that's what only the cool princes do. [ Hrrrgnn struggling! ] B-baby.

[ End her. ]

[carbungle]

[B-baby-!!

Yeah, okay, he's gone. He has to cover his face with both hands, shoulders shaking. Amazing.]

Six, you win again. [He drags his hands down his face, glancing over at her with a helpless grin so big it's almost painful.] Is that how I should have seduced you? Was I wrong this whole time?

[iustaegis]

[ At that, she bursts into a fit of melodic laughter, sharing the mirth of the small, exaggerated attempt to impersonate him. She preens from the victory, despite blushing hard from the embarrassment. ]

Oh-- oh, no, please no. [ She waves a hand.

...Then again, they did have quite the time in the Regalia a few months ago-- ] I just... There's no way I could replicate your charm, but. I supposed I ended up flirting with you in a very unprincely way. [ Come to think of it, he never really did much flirting. Their falling, when just starting off, had been fairly stained because they had both lost others before then.

So, she's not sure how he would flirt, exactly. Not that it mattered, because evidentially, he didn't need to flirt with her at all to woo her. ]

[carbungle]

[Let him just answer this one for you.]

I don't even know how to flirt in a princely way. Never done it before, and now I don't really have to, so...

[Here he's got a girlfriend, and back home it's a moot point anyway. What a fortunate man he is, to never have to navigate the perils of the dating scene...!]

The guys used to say I was clueless a lot when it came to girls. I probably just do whatever it is you like by accident.

[iustaegis]

[ She leans forward, just enough to tap him upon his nose, her smile coy. ]

That means you’re all natural at charming others.

[ He had just been himself and she still fell for him! No flirting needed! Which just reaffirms her belief that he’s easily lovable, so much so that he doesn’t need to try. ]

[carbungle]

[His nose wiggles, a bit helplessly.]

The, uh. The feeling's mutual?

[She'd certainly charmed him in more or less no time at all. Looking back, he's reasonably sure he was into her well before she was technically "available", he'd just been so clueless to his own interests until it all came to a head.]

[iustaegis]

[ His nose wiggle.... Cute! Pyra clasps her hands behind her, as if to stop herself from poking at him again. ]

Oh, but it’s never too late to start flirting.

[ The look in her eyes may give away that that is exactly what she’s going to try to do. Flirting! With her boyfriend! ]

[carbungle]

You want to flirt now?

[But they're already... ah, whatever. He can tell she wants to just by looking at her expression.]

Well, you tried flirting like a prince. [Poorly and hilariously, but still.] How do you flirt like you?

[iustaegis]

[ Good.... good question. Do compliments count? She believed that they do when the intent is different, technically, because she gives compliments to everyone and obviously doesn’t flirt with everyone.

But she’s going to try, calling back to one key time she had been trying to assess his feelings for her: ] Noct...

[ She steps up to him, and hand going to his shoulder. ]

Do you ever get lonely?

[ —He better not say nah because he has a dog. ]

[carbungle]

[-nah he has three dogs-

He ponders for a moment what a good answer is - honest? is honest too sad? or be vague maybe? how is this flirting?? - before finally shrugging his shoulders, though only lightly since she's got her hand on one.]

Sometimes, maybe.

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[iustaegis]

[ .Maybe. Maybe? He is impossible to flirt with!/i> ]

[iustaegis]

[ But she ain't gonna give up!

Sweetly, ] Oh, no! Someone as handsome as you... shouldn't be lonely! We can spend that time together?

[ She's terrible at attempting to flirt "naturally" too. ]

[carbungle]

Don't we already spend loads of time together?

[He never promised this would be easy. ...Also there's a reason his bros called him clueless. Even when he knows it's coming...!]

[iustaegis]

[ She hesitates, a flicker of uncertainty crossing her expression-- because taking up too much of his time is indeed a real concern of hers-- but this is supposed to be fun, unserious, and flirty, so...

Her hand upon his shoulder moves. Now, it's a playful finger just beneath his chin. ]

All I need is just a moment of your time. Not too much.

[carbungle]

[Oho. He can be oblivious, but he's not entirely dense. As her finger guides him, he leans in a little, helpless under her touch.]

Right now's good for me.

[iustaegis]

[ Her voice lowers to a whisper, her finger remaining poised beneath his chin. ]

Close your eyes.

[carbungle]

[He does. Immediately, he does, head tilted, waiting expectantly.]