elemancy | week two; post-investigation noodles

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week two; post-investigation noodles

[there's really not much thought that goes into this—but they have to eat lunch at some point... once noct finds his appetite again.

so it's to the general store to pick up a couple of cup noodles, boiling some water—and then carrying the two containers to percy's room, using his foot to knock on the door. they got stuff to talk about.

and noodles to eat, it's fine.]

Hey, it's me.

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[There's a quiet laugh.] You, too? It's kind of my specialty back where I'm from.

[But there's noodles so he's focused on those.] This whole thing is kind of normal for me. At least it's more organized than "Percy Jackson, your blood is to be spilled on this earth!" and everything that comes with it.

[noct snorts a little at that. boy, can he relate!]

What, you mean you don't have a whole military with the scopes on you? [he says it jokingly but!

yeah.

he absolutely has that.] Come on, Percy. Gotta step your game up.

Nah, I just have multiple armies. You know, totally normal. [Noctis. But there's a funny little grin like he's not sure if he wants to take this seriously. It's Noctis. He can talk to him, at least.] It's kind of been that way since I was 12.

Multiple, huh. Sounds like you get to take the win on this one.

[this is absolutely not something either of them should be joking about. especially... considering how much noct has lost because of it.]

You can keep it.

You really are a generous guy, aren't you? [Sometimes it's easier to joke about it, especially since the only other option would be to scream repeatedly.]

Is it bad to think that sometimes this place is like a break?

Probably. Can't say it's not refreshing to be able to walk ten feet under an open sky without an airship descending on me, though.

[it's sad. it's really sad, but with the shitshow life has been for him back home, this somehow is a little bit less of a shitshow in some sick, twisted way.]

[A pause.]

An airship? Like a blimp or something? [Please explain.]

No, a military airship.

[not a blimp, wtf.]

You know, big, metal flying transportation. [like planes, only not because this is final fantasy.]

Yeah, okay, just checking. [People have been from a lot of weird worlds, what do you want from him?] So why you? If I can ask.

[well, if he's gonna tell anyone about who he really is... it may as well be percy, honestly.

homies, bros and playas over lady lunafreyas, or something.]

Guess when the Niffs wanted to take down the Lucian royal line, they wanted to make sure they got all of us.

...They're just not doing the best at finishing the job. [too bad regis got sean bean'd first.]

["Royal line."

Oh.]

...so...you're royalty that somebody wants dead. Somebody who probably wants to rewrite the world and start it over?

[he's a prince, percy!]

The hell if I know the details—was kind of working on that before I got dragged into this mess.

[but:] Knowing that asshole... wouldn't surprise me.

[Goddamnit Aly.]

I'm going to assume you mean some other asshole than the Sheriff, but then again he's the one pulling us in here before we can take care of some pretty major stuff. [A pause.] I'm not supposed to call you "Your Highness" or anything am I? Because that's not happening.

[:D]

Meant someone else, but he counts too.

[fuck ardyn. fuck the sheriff. both cause people he cares about to get deda. it's.. fine. he'll frown for a moment, because there is just a lot of major stuff going on and him dying is.

well.

it's just not something that can happen before he at least fixes stuff at home.

best... to not drag percy into that right now, though.]

No formalities needed. If I was looking for it, I would've mentioned it earlier. Not really into friends treating me like some kind of untouchable, anyway. [though he is a very pampered boy, it's fine.]

[There's a sage nod.] Gets a little tiring sometimes, doesn't it? People looking at you and thinking you know exactly what you're doing and believing you aren't affected by a lot of the stuff going on around you. I think I kind of get it.

[There's a huff around his fork.] This kind of supports my thing about the Sheriff dragging us here when we're really important back in our worlds, too.

Seems like it's a pretty safe bet. Other people seem to be under that impression too.

[but you know, more importantly:] So you gonna tell me some of your story, or am I the only one doing show and tell here?

[A laugh.] Noctis, I don't even know if you'd believe me if I told you the half of it. You're sure you want to know that kind of information?

Two-way street—you don't really know the half of mine, either.

[it's A Lot.]

Might as well give me a little hint. Call it even—what's a little backstory between friends, right?

Guess that's a good point. [There's a lopsided smile.]

Okay. Let me ask you something. [How did Annabeth explain this to someone else...] What do you know about the divine?

What... you mean, like gods or something?

[he just wants to make sure they're on the same page.]

Yeah, like gods. Anything? [That's promising, at least Noctis is on the right track...probably.]

Guess you can say I've had a run-in or two with the ones where I'm from.

[so. he knows a thing or two... about the eos gods, at least.]

[He stops suddenly, staring and there might be noodles in his mouth trailing into the cup but at least he gets over his surprise and bites through to cut them apart.]

Really? You've fought with them or something?

Sometimes we fight. Sometimes they give me a hand when something's really kicking my ass.

[thanks, mostly ramuh for that. it doesn't stop noct from snorting a bit at his expression.]

Guess you can call it... kinda complicated, like everything else. [though he's not entirely sure where percy is going with this one.]

Maybe this won't be that weird then. [He's actually very, very surprised by all of this but. You know, this just makes it easier.]

I'm half-god. [...maybe he'll just throw that out there.]

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