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[adelphoi]

.. anything?

[ anything not alive?? does that.. count plants, too?? help, she has option paralysis!! tapping her chin, alisaie frowns thoughtfully. ]

A.. stuffed moogle? A spoon? A pillow?

[ an unladen swallow?? ]

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[ He's going to go with a stuffed moogle, because a spoon and a pillow are kinda boring!! No offense, Alisaie. Plus, moogles are cute. Prompto holds up a finger and stops in place, turning to face her. ]

One stuffed moogle, comin' right up! Feast your eyes—

[ Prompto lets the moment linger, to drum up the dramatics, of course, before he concentrates hard on the little metal cube. It begins to shift and pull, the metallic surface giving way to soft, plush fabric and a mix of colors. As it comes to a rest once more, Prompto is now holding a stuffed moogle in his hand—although it is still fairly small. He only has so much surface area to work with!

Holding it out to her with both hands, he beams over the crown of the doll's head at her. ]

Just call me a genie, gurl, 'cause your wish has been granted! [ ... ] You don't...really have to call me a genie. But how cool is that?! Ten out of ten, right? A real showstopper!

[ Shockingly, he's thrilled. ]

[adelphoi]

[ wow. that's actually.. kind of impressive.

i mean, it's a very small stuffed moogle, but still. alisaie gapes for a few moments before - carefully, like the thing might explode - lifting the little plush from his offered hands. but no, it doesn't explode, it just stays there, being a stuffed moogle. amazing. ]

That's.. but how?

[ what is this black magic?? ]

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[ Yeah, it's probably cursed by the spirit of some vengeful ghost, but Prompto just thinks it's a cool as heck knick-knack. Plus, it might really come in handy sometime! Like, when he needs a toothpick or something, and can't find one.

Real handy, yep. ]

One of the merchants from El Minha gave it to me. I was runnin' a lot of favors for him, so...I guess he wanted to pay me back somehow! Sure beats a box full of rubber ducks, anyway...

[ In her hands, the stuffed moogle changes again, taking on the form of a bright, happy rubber duck. ]

[adelphoi]

[ i mean... that would make his dentist happy? i guess?

she jumps a little in surprise when the cube changes shape again, but her smile at its end result is no less pleased. ]

Oh, I don't know. The ducks were very charming.

[ she still has hers.. ]

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[ Her reaction brings a genuine smile quickly to his lips, and a slight blush to his cheeks. He's still a little embarrassed that he got hustled so badly, but if she really liked it...maybe it wasn't such a bad deal after all. ]

Yeah? Y-you think so? [ He lifts a hand to the back of his neck. ] Heh...I brought a few back with me. Managed to get rid of most of 'em so Gladio wouldn't have a fit, but...I couldn't just throw the others away!

[ It would've been wasteful! So now Prompto is surreptitiously hiding several rubber ducks beneath his mattress. It's fine. ]

[adelphoi]

[ i really hope they squeak if he rolls over too hard..

but she laughs lightly, even as she hands it back to him. ]

Has he some quarrel with a rubber duck?

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[ He takes back the duck, and as he does so, it reforms again, taking on the shape of a ball this time so Prompto can toss it up and down in the air, giving his hands something to do. They may have veered away from talking about what's troubling him, but he's still a little anxious, and the preoccupation helps. ]

More like he has some quarrel with fun! [ Okay, no, that's a little harsh. He rolls a shoulder. ] Nah, he just thought they'd take up unnecessary space. Sooo I put them somewhere he'll never find 'em!

[ ...They will definitely squeak if he rolls over too hard. ]

[adelphoi]

[ gladio didn't seem particularly un-fun to her when she had met him, but to be fair, anyone would seem un-fun next to someone like prompto. he's so.. energetic. ]

Did you put them under your bed?

[ or in a closet - she's definitely getting a mental image of gladio opening the closet door only to be drowned by an avalanche of rubber ducks.. ]

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[ As amusing as that would be (and Prompto would snap a picture of that so fast), no, her first guess was correct, and Prompto looks to her quickly, bewildered, nearly dropping his ball. ]

Y-yeah, that's exactly what I did! How'd you know?

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[ okay she can't help but burst out laughing, at both the astonished look on his face, and the fact that he is astonished at all. ]

Because I am able to read your mind, of course.

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You can?!

[ ...Wait a second, no she can't, that's not her power!! He saw her turn into all those silly (and scary) creatures, she can't fool him!

So with a chuckle, he reaches out a fist to knock playfully against her shoulder. ]

Hey! I see how it is! Tryin' to pull my leg, huh? You're just a good guesser.

[adelphoi]

[ that brief moment where he actually believes her is so, so good, and so worth it. she hadn't expected him to fall for it at all, really.. clearly she gave him far too much credit.

unable to bite it back any longer, alisaie laughs. ]

Honestly Prompto, anyone could have guessed that. Under the bed is the first place anyone thinks to hide anything.

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[ This sass!! But okay, maybe she has a point, and it's easy enough for him to laugh at himself, too, so he laughs right alongside her. It's a pleasant sound, their laughter ringing together. ]

If you wanna get technical, they're not under my bed, but under my mattress. Much harder to spot that way.

[adelphoi]

Under your mattress? Is that not uncomfortable? How many of them?

[ prompto is so fussy she would expect this to be like a princess and the pea situation tbh.. ]

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[ He shakes his head. ]

Not that many, honest! Only like...three or four. I managed to get rid of most of 'em back in El Minha. Kids loved 'em!

[ And some cute girls, too, but Prompto omits that part. ]

[adelphoi]

[ oh, that's too bad.. she was really enjoying the mental image of prompto sleeping on a suspiciously lumpy mattress that squeaked with every movement. stop ruining her comedic imaginings, prompto!! ]

I am sure they did. How sweet of you to give them away.

[ wow stop giving things to cute girls!! betrayal.. ]

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[ Maybe if she hadn't given him a concussion by chasing him while a spider... ]

Heh...who needs that many rubber ducks, anyway?

[ Maybe he should give one to Astoria. :)

They come to a ridge alongside the forest where a stream runs below, and Prompto shuffles to a stop, glancing off into the trees. ]

Wonder how big this world is...you reckon if we went through the forest, we'd just wind up on the other side of the temple?

[adelphoi]

[ that is completely irrelevant!!

the truly amazing thing here is that we managed to do this entire thread without typoing "rubber dicks." admittedly, "rubber fucks" almost happened but i caught it in time. ]

I would not be surprised; I've yet to reach any sort of edge to it.

[ she stops beside him when he does, peering down at the stream; maybe she could talk him into a swim.. but she's got the feeling that he is still withholding, that there are words behind his teeth that he just won't allow to pass. ]

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[ She's not wrong, and he's still...not quite ready to say them. Or rather, he doesn't know how to, or whether or not he should. Instead of speaking again right away, he drops down, hooking his legs over the ridge to let them dangle above the stream below, pocketing the metal cube once more. ]

Me neither. Not that...I've spent a lot of time in the woods. They kind of give me the willies.

[ But then again, so do most places, so. ]

[adelphoi]

[ okay, no swimming yet, but this is a decent enough start. alisaie drops to sit right beside him, though she's immediately crossing one leg over the other to begin tugging off her boot. ]

Oh, don't be such a scaredy-coeurl, there is nothing in there to be frightened of.

[ unless he is afraid of giant woolly-bear caterpillars!! ]

[punshots]

[ That depends. How giant are we talking here? —Never mind, he doesn't want to know. ]

Says you! For all we know, deep in those woods there's some kind of...giant, flesh-eating slug, or something.

[ Or worse, a giant spider.

Wisely, he does not mention this thought. ]

[adelphoi]

[ .. not that giant!! it was like, i dunno, two fulms long?? something like that. a cuddly size, but still much, much bigger than an average 'pillar. honestly, even a super gigantic one would still be adorable, stop being such a baby, prompto!!

anyway, up comes the other foot, so she can pluck off her second boot. ]

And if there is? You are not unused to combat, are you? Surely it would not be anything you could not handle.

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[ After glancing at her thoughtfully for a moment, he decides to follow suit, unlacing his boots so he can pluck them off his feet. ]

...You think so? [ They hadn't run into each other while fighting while they were in El Minha, but he had shown Alisaie those pictures from their travels across Eos. Maybe she just assumed they he must be able to fight, given his familiarity with monsters. ] Heh. Maybe. Still! Doesn't mean I wanna run into 'em, if I can avoid it.

[adelphoi]

[ with her boots tossed aside, alisaie stretches her legs to dip both feet into the nice, cool water. gods, when was the last time she actually got to enjoy a nice, good swim? too long. el minha had hardly offered an opportunity. she leans back on her hands, and exhales softly.

and yeah i mean he was shooting guns in a lot of those photos, and talking selfies mid-battle so i mean.. ]

Well, that is no reason to avoid something that might be interesting or fun. You could run into a flesh-eating slug anywhere.

[ i mean.. probably not. but still. ]