hashtag_chocobro: ((crystal))
Once the daemons started to dissipate, Ignis, Gladio, and Prompto were able to make their way to the elevator as well. How much time had passed, since Noct made his departure? It was almost impossible to tell, but it didn't matter, as they hurried forward down his path, hoping to catch up with him before it was too late.

But when they finally made their way to the Crystal, glowing and pulsating with its odd bluish-purple light, they found no sign of Noctis, and all that stood there was the familiar, imposing figure of Ardyn Izunia.

He turned toward them, with a sweep of his arm toward the Crystal to explain that they were too late, but his explanation didn't get much further than that before Gladio charged forward with a mighty slash of his broadsword. It hit with a force that sent his shoulder knocked back with a release of black smoke, but he kept moving forward, past them. Prompto leveled his gun at Ardyn, pulling the trigger, sending a shot into his other shoulder. Ardyn pitched forward, more black smoke issuing from the wound, but he kept staggering forward. Ignis stood firm, barring the way forward, but it would seem he didn't need to, as a second shot went smashing through Ardyn's back and the man finally crumpled forward in a heap, as his hat tumbled forward from his head and rolled until it settled, still and motionless, at Ignis' feet.

For the brief moment before Ardyn picked himself back up again and snatched it back up, settling it on his head firmly where it belonged, grinning at them all. He gave his hand a grand, sweeping gesture of goodbye, and, in their stunned silence, made his calm, cool exit once more, and left them standing there, with their Crystal, but without their King.


[[ and thus concludes Chapter 13, as well as my constant Final Fantasy XV spamming for...at least a few months while Noctis takes a decade long dirt nap! This and previous parts are obviously NFB, NFI, open to OOC, of course, while I enjoy a well-deserved break. why do I do this to myself? x_x ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (wibbleface)
Well. Despite what Prompto said, things were not entirely alright. After all, there was little time for them to dwell on this reunion, and still a long ways to go. Mind racing, body sore from the elaborate device they had strung him up on to wait for Noct to come and find him like some sort of booby trap, and the general weight of the last few days in captivity finally lifting off his shoulders, Prompto followed them through the stations and hallways, until Ignis' voice stopped them all again.

"Noct," he said firmly, and then quieted with his question. "Do you hear that?"

Hear what? )

"Unless you'd rather not be," said Ignis, smiling as he regarded Prompto in passing. Not really looking at him, obviously, but still seeing him all the same.

And Prompto, ducking his head with one more soft smile, followed them into the chamber.

[[ at least the last parts are relatively short ones as this mess of a chapter ties up what it needs to before we can move on! Part 4 of 6 of Final Fantasy XV Chapter 13 "Redemption", where I had to alter a loooooot because half the dialogue in this scene wouldn't have even made sense for FH!Prompto, but that's not reason to not try to squeeze in just a little bit more clone drama while I can! ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (past and present)
Prompto awoke the next morning to the sound of barking in the distance, something oddly familiar about it, and, needless to say, it caught his attention. The night had been a rough one, his sleep fitful and distressed as Aranea's questions marched through his brain relentlessly.

What did he want? What was he after?

But he knew what he wanted…. )

In the next moment, Prompto was back to sitting there, in the snow, but there was no Pryna, there were no magitek corpses or Noctis with his sword. It was just him...and his camera in his hand. And a new resolve, a new determination, a new goal.

Or rather, a very needed reminder of an old one. He knew what he wanted, and he promised he'd try, no matter what. And he wasn't going to let anything get in the way of it. Not anymore.


[[ because what existential crisis doesn't need a nice mystical dog-fueled fever dream of reconciliation, you guys, am I right? Obviously lifted from Episode Prompto, with the usual little fandom-flair here and there. Only two parts today! NFB, NFI, OOC, blah blah blah]]
hashtag_chocobro: (pew pew!)
It was hard to imagine that anything could be even more devastating and troubling than the fact that Noctis had apparently gone crazy and started attacking his friends, but Prompto soon found out that there was a lot more to be worried about here. He felt terrible, leaving Noctis where he was, but this was a desperate situation that he could not handle by himself.

Something was wrong, something had gone amiss. That had to be it. Because if it wasn't, if Noctis had really meant the things that he said…

No. No! It couldn't be! Prompto couldn't let himself think otherwise. It must have been those dark clouds, it had to be something with one of the gods, it had to be. Something. Anything but….

Ignis. Gladio. Pushing through the car door, he hurried forward, wondering where they might be. He had to find them, he had to…

Prompto staggered a little as the train started to move again….--CW for bombings/explosive attacks/terrorism )

"Noct!" he shouted out as he felt nothing but air and gravity behind him, pulling him down from the now speeding train.

He liked to think, in that split second before everything fell away, before he hit the cold hard ground, that he could see Noct's face of surprise at what had just happened. Prompto desperately reached out for him, but he could only clutch at nothing. And all he could really be sure of seeing was Ardyn looming behind Noctis with a faintly triumphant grin. He had Prompto's gun in his hand, and he brought it smashing down on the back of Noctis' head.

Prompto closed his eyes, felt the impact of the ground as he tried to avoid seeing Noctis' crumpling body.

And then there was nothing more.

[[ end of Final Fantasy XV Chapter 11 - "In the Dark"...or at least as much of it as I could wrangle up from an alternate perspective than what we get in the game proper. It's definitely a tricky one to transcribe, but you'd better believe it's time to buckle up for Episode Prompto heading your way soon! OH BOY! Standard terms and conditions apply! ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (awwgaaawd....)
Fodina Caestino had been rough, sure, but they'd come out of it with much more than a new weapon for Noct's arsenal. Harmony and synergy had been restored, and Gladio was willing to make a concession for the stop in Tenebrae. So, back on the train, with some time ahead of them before they got there, Prompto settled in to focus a little more on Ignis' communicator. At this point, he was sort of running out of ideas.He knew this thing inside and out by now, but nothing was working. Still….maybe all he needed was the right spark of inspiration. Hmm. Spark…could that be it? A different energy source? But what could he use? Magic? There was an idea he could perhaps try. And if he'd just kept trying,, something new would click, and he'd finally have it. He'd….break the code, or whatever.

It'd been so long already, though…. )

When Prompto looked back at Noctis, he wasn't moving.

A new panicked moment of indecision filled him.

This might be the only chance he had. He had to go find Gladio. He had to find Ignis! They had to figure out what was wrong with Noctis!

Before it was too late.

[[ part 1 of 2 for Final Fantasy XV Chapter 11 - "In the Dark," which is kind of a goddamn mess, because good lord this game goes off the rails (except not because train) in the latter par, but I'm trying my best! NFB, NFI, OOC welcome, of course, of course! Part 2 to come later~ ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (pensive)
The King of Lucis and his Kingsglaive were back on the move again, not through the comfort of their own lands, or even the familiar comfort of the Regalia, but first by boat again, and now by train, rumbling through the arid deserts, deeper into Empire territory. Their final destination: Gralea, the capital of Niflheim, where the Crystal that had been stolen from Insomnia had been taken. But, before then, a pitstop: Cartanica, a station located southeast on Fodina Caestino, a long abandoned mine where the Marshall's research may have located another royal tomb. Another weapon for Noctis to add to his arsenal, especially since, at this point, they truly did need all the help they could get.

But the real difficulty, it would seem, would come from actually getting there first..

Not because of any outright danger or Imperial attacks or violent gods, as they'd dealt with weeks, months before this moment. But because of themselves.

The train car was quiet, only the steady clacking of the wheel on the rails below and the soft murmur of the conversation of other passengers around them… )

And Prompto just sat there, useless, not knowing what to say, not having any way to make any of it better.

Eventually,though, Noctis meandered back, and Prompto used that opportunity to at least try. "Hey," he offered up softly. "We're almost to Cartanica."

"One step closer to finding the next tomb," murmured Noctis, as he collapsed into his seat, and looked out across the bright deserts of Succarpe passing them by.



[[ Welcome to Final Fantasy XV Chapter 10 - "Heart of a King", or as I like to call it: this meme." NFB, NFI, OOC always ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (with gladio)
Prompto wished he could say that he'd slept easier last night, having finally contacted Liz, but he was kept awake by his own racing thoughts, his newfound desire to make this all right again, to get Insomnia back, to get Fandom back, and his worries that, even if they did, what then? Everything had changed so suddenly, so completely, and all he knew was he just wanted to go back in time and fix everything….

The tremors didn't help. Eos rumbling beneath their feet, which they said was because of the Disc of Cauthess, nothing unusual about it except the frequency and the intensity of it. They were used to the earthquakes, but they usually didn't happen so often, or so strong. And every single time the ground tremored, Noctis found himself hunching over with a searing pain stabbing into his skull. Sometimes, there wasn't even a tremor for him to wince with a headache out of nowhere, and it was starting to cause a good deal of concern.

Of Waterfalls, Gods, and Creepy Old Men. )

"Well, we'll just have to watch our backs," Gladio said.

"The whole way," Noctis agreed and, seeing the headlights in front of him go bright, turned to follow as Arydn pulled into a rest stop. Considering the darkening sky, it wasn't really that much of a surprise.

"The Archaean isn't going anywhere," Ardyn pointed out smoothly, once they all exited their respective vehicles to see what the pit stop was all about. "I suggest we bunk down for the night. I'll be happy to foot the bill for our accommodations, and we'll proceed bright and early in the morning."

Not a single one of them was happy about this particular suggestion, but neither of them could deny that there was truth in the fact that a trip to the Disc at night was a fool's errand. So there it was. Staying the night in a reststop caravan with a creepy old potential stalker.

Things just kept getting better and better.

[[ NFB for distance, of course, and cribbed mostly from Chapter 3 of Final Fantasy XV, "The Open World," with a LOT of adjustments because the dialogue in this one is rough, good GOD ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (reluctant smile listening)
Time was of the essence, so there was no wiggle room in the schedule for sleeping in that morning. Prompto did try, almost desperately, to see if he could get a call or a text or anything out to Liz, to Summer….even to Yang...which in retrospect would have been foolish, anyway, since he wouldn't have been able to talk if he'd gotten through, but he thought if maybe….if he just knew that it would….

But, of course, it didn't. He almost wanted to throw his phone against a wall in frustration, but there were other things to focus on now instead. Infiltrating an Imperial base, so that they couldn't establish a blockade to cut them off from everywhere else outside of Leide. Dismantling their Magitek soldiers, and the Nif in control of it all. It was rough going, but, in the end they managed to take it down and keep the road open…

....for now, at least. )

Reluctantly, Prompto agreed. Ignis was right; he usually was. Iris and the others were waiting, and what was a few more hours, anyway, when it had already been days? He just hoped Liz wasn't worrying too much or that she was starting to get mad at him, thinking he'd forgotten or that he was neglecting her, or abandoning her…

…or this was all about to end up like it had with Yang. Where they were desperately trying to reach other, but to no avail…

The shot he got of them all with the glowing Disc of Cauthess behind them was absolutely amazing. Breathtaking, really.

But it sure as hell didn't make Prompto feel even remotely better.

[[oh-so-establishy, nfb, all that good stuff, and actually not taken mostly from FF XV except in summary. I should have made more Regalia icons for this plot, O H W E L L ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (on my phone)
"Don't suppose the Crownsguard is still active," Gladio noted, as they headed back down the now all too familiar road to Hammerhead, leaving the blockade and the smoking wreckage of Insomnia behind them…for now.

"Wouldn't count on it," Ignis agreed. "Not with the Marshal out here."

I…wonder how things are….in the city…. )

With the long, hard day they'd had slowly, finally coming to an end, and after having the location of the tombs, just beyond the Hunter's outpost far to the north, pointed out to them on the map by Cindy, it was clear that they couldn't make it there before nightfall. Battered, broken, and beaten, if not physically but in spirit, it was too dangerous to risk encountering daemons at night, and, besides, Imperial troops were everywhere, airdropping along the routes as another way to tighten their grip on Lucis and the surrounding areas.

So they headed, once again, out to make camp at a nearby Haven under the stars, a night filled with quiet brooding and reflection, and Prompto sitting there, out by the fire, hunched over his phone, trying and trying to just get anything through.

No service.

No service.

No service….


[[ and fin for the day. More dialogue swept heavily from Final Fantasy XV, but Chapter 2: No Turning Back this time! NFB, NFI, TBC, but of course OOC is love ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (i for one....)
The morning started out much like the morning before, with a hunt, although this time, it was for gemstones and not for some beast bent on killing them. It had required the chocobros to climb up into the mountains and sneak past an incredibly large bird that could have killed them, easily, if they had been spotted, but, thankfully, the massive thing took flight so they could get the gemstones that Dino had requested and return to him for their hopeful passage, finally, to Altissia.

But, unfortunately, either way you sliced it, the boat wouldn't be ready until tomorrow, meaning they had nothing but time to kill. It was a good time for some training, then, which meant a good portion of their time at this beautiful resort was spent....running in sand (thanks, Gladio!) and taking care of some monsters for the local Hunters, and plenty of great photo ops. They also ran an errand or two for Coctura, the chef at the resort's famed restaurant, the Mother of Pearl, which meant debating amongst each other whether or not Ignis was actually flirting with her or just showing a professional interest (it was sooooo hard to tell with that guy!). And then...

....this.

Fishing.

Of course they'd be fishing, but at least they (well, Noctis, while the others just sort of stood around and waited) were fishing with a purpose: they'd found a stray cat, and decided they would find him a nice tasty meal for the day. Which, you know, was adorable and sweet and Prompto was all for, except for the fact that...man, these fish? Were not biting. But Noctis was determined, especially since Galdin had more than a few good fishing spots available.

But Prompto was definitely going to take this as an opportunity to squeeze in a phone call.

Eventually, right as the sun was setting, Noctis got his fish, the cat got its dinner, and the boys were ready to settle in for the night. An amazing meal from Coctura (had Ignis actually just working his way up to a substantial discount? That was completely accurate, too!), some of the Quay's infamous massages, and, much to Prompto's complete delight, actual rooms that evening! So even though he'd called her earlier, as they were all getting settled in the room, with the fantastic view of the ocean right there outside the tall plate glass windows, Prompto was still sending his evening check-in text to Liz:

We've gone from roughing it to the lap of luxury tonight! 😁😁😁 We're actually staying here at the hotel at Galdin Quay, even ate some of the food here, Ignis was NOT kidding about it being amazing! You really can't beat that kind of fresh seafood! Also? MASSAGES. (Turns out Noct is ticklish, by the way lol). I am definitely taking you here one day and pampering you like crazy this place is great! 💕💕💕

we FINALLY set sail for altissia tomorrow!!! I can't wait to get there, I can't wait to see you. I hope everything is still going okay back there in Fandom. We're almost there!

They were, of course, definitely not almost there, not by a longshot, but, of course, as night settled in around them outside the little gem of a resort in the Cygillan Ocean, none of them could have had any idea what was in store for them in the morning.


[[ NFB, obvs, but totes open for any calls, texts, etc, with any of the boyos while you still can; things are going to get much more complicated for them from here on in.

And, yes, fishing for the cat is an actual FF XV side quest, thank you ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (upshot angle)
It wasn't every day that started out with taking down a massive dualhorn, but that was exactly how the chocobros got their day started, bright and early and eager to get back on the road again. Varmints vanquished, hunter found, and monster destroyed, Noctis and his crew returned to the Hammerhead with the Regalia all shiny and new from Cindy and Cid's machinations. There was a small pitstop at a rest station along the way, where Cindy asked them to drop something off for someone since they were passing through, but then it off through the mountains and to the glorious sea on the other side, and into the small little resort resting there, where they would set sail for Altissia.

"Wow," Prompto couldn't help gushing as they strolled long the long, long pier, stretching out from the pristine beaches where vacationer soaked up the sun under palm trees and the seaside breeze, "this place is so romantic!"

"And you get to enjoy it with us," Gladio pointed out, nudging Prompto with his elbow.

"All three of us," Noctis chimed in.

"You," Ignis felt compelled to add, "are a lucky man."

Any quip Prompto may have had in response was cut off, though, by the sudden presence of an imposing figure... )

And once camp was set up, once they'd had another satisfying meal from Ignis (croque madame, this time), and they were settling in for the night, Prompto was on his phone again, this time texting Liz while on his back and telling himself he was going to get some sleep:

Hey, babe, bad news. There's another delay. 🙄 The ferries out of Galdin Quay aren't running, apparently, so we're trying to figure something out. We found a guy who said he might be able to help. Sounds a little sus, but we're going to see what happens in the morning. So another night of camping for us but check out this view!

Which of course meant that Liz was getting a photo of the area he'd taken earlier, and, while he was at it, a few that he'd roped some poor passerby into taking, as well as the one he had Cindy take of them with the Regalia before rolling out.

I'll definitely keep you posted. I swear, if this keeps up, I might just have to give in and bug Summer to just PORTAL us to Altissia!!! Anyway....love you. Miss you. Can't WAIT for this trip to be over and finally see you again! tell Rain I said hi and I miss her too!!! 😘😍😍


[[ NFB for distance, obviously, but open for any calls, texts, etc! featuring one of my favorite bits of banter from the boyos in the entire game, lol ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (Default)
It had been a very long day.

They'd left Insomnia that morning, after an awkward blessing and some awkward and intense departing words from the King. "I ask not that you guide my wayward son," Regis had told them, as they stood on the steps of the Citadel on their way out, "merely that you remain at his side." Easy enough, right? That was, after all, the plan.

It had not, however, been the plan that the Regalia, the king's own royal vehicle that they were borrowing for this trip, would break down before they even got halfway to their destination of Galdin Quay, the quaint seaside port that would whisk them all away to the Altissia, capitol of Accordio, where the wedding would take place. Thankfully, the Hammerhead garage was not too far down the road...

At least, it wasn't supposed to have been that far down the road, but when you had to make the travel by pushing a big, heavy classic car down the scorching desert roads winding through the sun-blasted plains of Leide...it seemed like it had taken a lifetime. Even with muscle like Gladio's behind it, pushing the car into the Hammerhead had been slow going, already eating up a good chunk of their day.

The repairs wouldn't be quick, either, and, according to Ignis, they were also not cheap. The costs had quickly eaten into most of their funds, leaving very little allowance left over for any room, board, food and supplies they might need, which seems a bit more pressing now that they weren't making a straight shot to Altissia anymore. Luckily, Cindy, the quirky, plucky, and rather...noticeably dressed granddaughter of the Hammerhead's own and, apparently, according to Fandom, one of Prompto's potential future baby-mamas, which did not make the meeting awkward at all, no, not even a little, had some errands for them to run to kill some time and maybe put a little extra gil back into their pockets.

And that is what led them here, to the Merrioth Haven just west of the Hammerhead in the Three Valleys, setting up camp around the soft glow of one of the many spot throughout Eos magically enhanced to protect against the marauding daemons that would come out with the encroaching night, already beat and bruised from a day of pushing cars and hunting down reapertails--varmints, as Cindy liked to call them--and helping to find some lost hunter named Dave....who also wanted them to help take down a more dangerous beast that had been giving them some trouble. All of that had eaten most of the day, though, and it was dangerous to travel at night, so there they were, setting up camp to rest up for the big hunt, eat some amazingly delicious camp pizza from Ignis, and, hopefully, take down the beast and get back on the road nice and early in the morning.

But not...too early, Prompto hoped. And, as he let dinner settle and listened to Gladio and Noctis training behind him, Ignis cleaning up his camp kitchen, he looked out over the sunset, lifted his camera to get a good shot of it, and, smiling softly to himself, went to send it and a couple of texts over to Liz:

Just look at this view!

With that message she'd get a bunch of heart emoji and the dusky orange sky, the rough terrain of Leide giving way to mountains in the distance, where the shining, glowing twist of the Disc of Cauthess could be faintly seen far, far, far in the distance, and, much closer, to their left, the jagged tooth of Longwythe Peak.

Plans are a little delayed. We ran into some car trouble, but it should be fixed and back on the road to Altissia tomorrow! So it's camping out here in the Leidan wilds until then! My first night out of the city, but Igs insists the Havens are safe from the daemons. Definitely going to send you a shot of the night sky, even if it's only half as beautiful as people say it is. Hope everything's going well back at Fandom. Miss you! Love you! 😘😘😘

With that, he sighed, sitting back in his chair and looking out over the horizon, his first actual Eos sunset out in the wild, outside of the city, as things settled down for the evening and he felt Gladio's hand fall on his shoulder.

"Better wrap it up for the night," he said, "another long day ahead of us in the morning."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Prompto brushed it off, but with a grin, as Noctis pulled up a chair and flopped into it next to him. "We'll get there. What's the rush, big guy?"

"I just don't want to hear you whining about being tired when I kick you two out of the tent tomorrow to go take on that beast."

"Don't worry," Noctis offered, "we'll have plenty of other things to complain about, too."

That earned him a roll of Gladio's eyes and a chuckle from Prompto, before he sighed again and just thought that this was kind of nice, actually, like it was just the four of them against the world.


[[ and so it begins, the point of no return for the boyos, as we finally enter Final Fantasy XV proper! NFB for distance, but open for interaction if anyone, particularly texted girlfriends, would like to get in touch....while they still can (bum bum BUM!). May be slow, though, as I will actually be stomping around a convention center as one of these dudes all day today ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (finger guns!)
Yesterday had been the easy part of this weekend, because Prompto was pretty sure it would take a rare person indeed to not enjoy chocobo riding on a gorgeous day. Sure, sure, he had been a little nervous that Liz might actually kind of hate it it, because...well, he was Prompto, of course he would have doubts...but for the most part, it felt like a fairly safe bet. But today was going to be different, because it seemed like a waste to be in Insomnia that weekend and not finally swing by so that Liz could meet Noct and that was...well, that was a big deal, because he could probably reconcile that chocobos might not be for everyone, but it would be a lot more difficult to deal it if his best friend (and, you know, dude he was supposed to protect who would be his king some day) and his girlfriend didn't get along.

Which meant he was probably even more nervous about this than Liz was, but he was trying really hard not to show it they ducked into the mostly unassuming building and he swiped his keycard that gave him access to the elevator that would take them up to Noctis' penthouse, trying to keep that anxious urge to bounce and fidget under control as he grinned over at Liz and offered, "Soooooo. This is the elevator."

He knew she would be very impressed.

[[ domesti-cute in eos part II! for she who is with him and those who are me! ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (swim trunks)
Thanks to an oh-so-mysterious *winkwink* benefactor with a subtle, secretive olive branch of a distraction in mind, Prompto had scored a few tickets for a day in the sun and surf at pretty swanky water park, the significance of which was probably sadly lost on everyone attending. But the main reason this particular park had been chosen, actually, was because it boasted the continent's largest wave pool, which was perfect for when you had a nine-foot-tall shark prince to consider!

"I call dibs on riding Sidon in the wave pool first!" Prompto announced, once they got in and got all suited up for the park.

Because that was a totally normal thing to say.


[[ for the sister and...myself...and...myself again!

Look, I planned on being glued to my computer today, anyway, soooooo.... ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (awkward fistbump!)
Prompto had been planning for this thing for a while and it was finally time for all his hard work to come to fruition! Nestled among dozens of other similar houses on a quiet residential street, the Argentum house was usually unremarkable, just one among many typical Tokyo Insomnian homes. But today? Oh, today was definitely different! There would be no mistaking which house was Prompto and Nina's! Pink, yellow, and blue balloons were tied to the mailbox, to the fence, even the corners of the eaves on the roof, and streamers of the same color dripped from the roof as well. A large banner reading "HAPPY BIRTHDAY NINA!!" was hung from the wall and could easily be seen from the street, which had been blocked to traffic for the purposes of the party. After all, they didn't exactly have a backyard, so Prompto had commandeered as much space as he could. Where else would he put the bouncy house??? There was also a table with snacks and beverages out there, and a costumed moogle out there to greet guests and occasionally put on a little show. There was a stereo pumping out some fun, festive music into the air, and that was just the outside!

Because the door was open and there was a sign that clearly indicated there was plenty more fun inside and that everyone was welcome to come in, where they'd find more food in the kitchen and dining room, including a very moddable extensive Build Your Own Cupcake Bar and featuring a fruit and macaroon birthday cake as well as a more traditional one, and then, in the living room, the guests would find everything rearranged around a makeshift karaoke stage, because that's right, everyone, there is definitely going to be karaoke at this party!

And just wait until Prompto started getting everyone together for the games!

Look. He'd never really had a stereotypical backyard birthday party growing up, and he knew for a fact that Nina definitely hadn't, either, and so that was absolutely what was happening today! So grab yourself a party hat (unless you're Nina! Then you get a crown!), maybe a few noisemakers and rainbow sparklers, and get ready to have a great time!

[[ OCD is up! Please have at it and come party it up! Emails and messages were sent out to anyone who'd like to receive them, of course! Yay birthday!! ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (laughing and relaxing)
There had been a little bit of redecorating around the crown prince of Insomnia's apartment over the weekend, redecorating all around quite possibly the best painting in the entire multiverse, of Noctis hanging from his sword from the top of the Citadel while the world spun around him, and there was definitely a singing fish and a burrito blanket featured heavily, as any great piece of art should have.

And Prompto had seen it probably a million times since Nina installed it, but he still couldn't help pausing every once in a while as they were all hanging out, and just sort of...marveling.

"It's almost hard to think that I know the people who painted that," he commented, not for the first time, shaking his head a moment before popping a chip into his mouth and trying to go back to focus on the game he was currently kicking Noct's ass in.

"It is a bit of a masterpiece, isn't it?" Ignis commented from behind the counter in the kitchen, where he was diligently putting dinner together for the lot of them. "Shame that it's hidden up here where so few people will even be able to bask in its glory. Perhaps I should talk to someone about having it moved down to the Citadel? I'm thinking the main entrance hall..."

"Don't. You. Dare," growled Noctis, doing a poor job of sounding intimidating with it. "It's fine where it is."

"I don't know, Noct," Gladio said as he placidly flipped the page of his book. "Iggy's got a point, it would look great hanging in the dining hall, too, maybe."

"Haven't we already been over this?"

"Only about five times every day since you got it, buddy!"

But Prompto really hoped they were joking about that. Not for Noct's sake, though, but rather for his own, because that painting was huge and a pain to move, so he'd be perfectly fine if it stayed right where it was.

He was pretty sure Noctis would miss it if it was moved, too.

[[ open for chocobrothers, chocosisters, chococalls and chocotexts! ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (formal)
So, today was the birthday of Noctis Lucis Caelum, crown prince of Lucis, and King Regis decided, for some reason, to make a big deal out of it. There was an elaborate parade planned through the major streets of the city center, to be followed by a formal ball held in the prince's honor, though, considering the amount of representative delegates from various points around Eos, it was becoming a bit clearer that perhaps this wasn't entirely all about Noct's birthday. Which was an odd relief for Noctis, who hated being the center of attention, but only to an extent as Ignis sort of broke it down for them: there must have been some shift in the way things were going in the war with Niflheim. The parade and the celebration were clearly tactics used to inspire the people of Insomnia, spark in them a sort of national pride for their beloved monarchy. And the ball to follow was likely to involve a lot of official delegates huddled in small groups, speaking very carefully with each other over their goblets of wine and delicate little finger foods.

Which was kind of a bummer, really. This whole political intrigue, potential turning point in the war stuff really put a damper on the party mood of the whole thing, if you asked Prompto. But he supposed he should have expected as much.

Cut like a birthday cake, yo. )

"You know," he said, partially because he felt he should at least say something, but he hardly knew what to say, afraid that the wrong thing would just end up breaking the weird, wild enchantment of the evening, "one of the first things that really blew my mind about Fandom was getting to see the night sky for the first time. I still think about that a lot, actually. I started to think it was kind of lame, you know? Sort of a dumb thing to be so impressed by, but then I come home like this, and I look up...and it makes sense. I get it, and I miss it. I mean, can you imagine seeing stars for the first time after a lifetime of looking up and seeing...that?"

As soon as he said it, he regretted it. What a stupid thing to say. But he'd said it, and he lowered his eyes again and glanced toward Yang. "Are you cold?" he asked, as if to just push all that star talk away. "Do you want my jacket?"

Prompto, your girlfriend was practically a walking combustible and you ask are you cold.

It was a miracle any of this had even survived this long.

[[ hey, thanks for reading my 4 am FF XV fanfic, everyone! For that lovely lady who was shamelessly modded alllllll over the Citadel! ]]
hashtag_chocobro: (look over shoulder)
It had been...a very long day. Prompto whose mun figured that plot breakages was pretty much inevitable at this point had decided to tell the others...everything. About the worlds of darkness, about the crystals, about Noctis' sacrifice, about...about the clones, about the monsters, about all the terrible possible futures and what they could potential mean for them all. About how he kind of didn't want to go back, about how much more he could take.

All the more DRAMATIC PARTS cut for length, yo. )

"Hey," Gladio broke in, grin broadening, "you know, even if you didn't have all these great classes Iggy and I picked out for you to go back to, you'd still have to go back. No way we're dealing with Nina if you tried to stay here. We'd never hear the end of it!"

Groaning, rolling his eyes, Prompto slumped in his chair, considering the slew of text and pictures he'd gotten from her at the beginning of the week, during her party on Wednesay, and mostly expecting something else if not tonight then tomorrow, and for every other day until he actually did get back. And even if he did groan and roll his eyes for show in front of the boys, he couldn't really deny the little thrill of appreciation in there, too. He tilted his head, so he could look at Gladio warningly when he said, "I'd watch what you say about Nina outloud, dude. She probably has this place bugged to high heaven..."

Then he realized what he'd said.

Then he realized how it was probably true.

And the others were realizing it, too, he noticed, as they were all now giving him a mutual, expectant look.

"Right," he said, rolling out of the chair and hopping to his feet to go rig up a nice debug pulse through the apartment, "on it!"

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