"You don't even know that that's what it even was, Nina!" Prompto countered, exasperated. "I mean, sure, we kind of leaned in all heavy into the doom and gloom at the time, but...I mean...what if..."
He faltered a little, the heat dissipating as he struggled for words he'd even been avoiding in his own head, and his hand went to rub the back of his neck. His eyes focused on the floor, jaw tightening, as he tried to decide how much to say. But of she was going to do stuff like that, going behind his back, not even talking to him first, she could....she could ruin everything. All it took was just one misstep....
"Nina," he sighed, looking at her frankly for a moment, but once he said more, he just had to look away. "What if it's not that complicated? What if it's a lot simpler than that? What if the only reason they're not there, is that they just....didn't want me anymore?"
Oof. Actually saying it out loud. Feels bad, man.
He shrugged, as if to push it off, one hand gesturing uselessly to side. "The same with you. And Vette...and Sidon."
Granted, Uncle Gladdy definitely blew a very comforting hole in this theory, because he was pretty sure that, out of all his friends, Gladiolus Amicitia would be the first to drop. Still didnt stop it from being there, plaguing him all the same.
"So you're right. I would have pretended like nothing was wrong," and probably still would, "and I didnt ask Lucy for any details, because what's the point? Why does it matter? If it happens, it happens, and if it doesnt? It's going to be because I worked my butt off to make sure it doesn't. That's why I need to get home as soon as possible. Especially now. Now I really have to prove to those guys that I'm worthy, that nothing's gonna happen to screw that up! So thanks for that! I'm really looking forward to every time I screw up being attributed to having a 'tragically rough' weekend."
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He faltered a little, the heat dissipating as he struggled for words he'd even been avoiding in his own head, and his hand went to rub the back of his neck. His eyes focused on the floor, jaw tightening, as he tried to decide how much to say. But of she was going to do stuff like that, going behind his back, not even talking to him first, she could....she could ruin everything. All it took was just one misstep....
"Nina," he sighed, looking at her frankly for a moment, but once he said more, he just had to look away. "What if it's not that complicated? What if it's a lot simpler than that? What if the only reason they're not there, is that they just....didn't want me anymore?"
Oof. Actually saying it out loud. Feels bad, man.
He shrugged, as if to push it off, one hand gesturing uselessly to side. "The same with you. And Vette...and Sidon."
Granted, Uncle Gladdy definitely blew a very comforting hole in this theory, because he was pretty sure that, out of all his friends, Gladiolus Amicitia would be the first to drop. Still didnt stop it from being there, plaguing him all the same.
"So you're right. I would have pretended like nothing was wrong," and probably still would, "and I didnt ask Lucy for any details, because what's the point? Why does it matter? If it happens, it happens, and if it doesnt? It's going to be because I worked my butt off to make sure it doesn't. That's why I need to get home as soon as possible. Especially now. Now I really have to prove to those guys that I'm worthy, that nothing's gonna happen to screw that up! So thanks for that! I'm really looking forward to every time I screw up being attributed to having a 'tragically rough' weekend."