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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?

[adelphoi]

[ 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!! ]

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[ 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. ]

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[ Not a few moments after Alisaie dips her toes into the water Prompto does as well, though he reflexively pulls back and gasps when he feels just how cold the water is. Yikes, it's freezing! But a moment later he eases his feet back in, now more prepared for the oncoming cold. ]

Not back on Eos. Can't believe I'm gonna say it, but I think I'd prefer most of our monsters to a flesh-eating slug.

[ Most, but not all. Still, he sounds almost...nostalgic as he says it. He's grown rather homesick for those bygone days of hunting monsters across the world. Even when they return to their world, it won't be the same. It already hasn't been, for some time. ]

[adelphoi]

[ even the morbols?? i mean to be fair most monsters could be categorized as flesh-eating anyway.. prompto is just a prissy boy who doesn't like slime. also a priss who doesn't like cold water - she absolutely grins and snickers when he jerks away. what a soft, sensitive boy!!

but aw man that probably means she can't convince him to swim.. not unless she just shoves him in i guess. ]

Come now, have you no sense of adventure?

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[ He's not soft, he just...has standards, okay!!

(No, he's soft. Good luck getting him in the water, Alisaie.) ]

'Course I do! I just prefer when my adventuring involves a nearby hotel.

[adelphoi]

[ he's not so big, she can take him!! and definitely tackle him right into that water!! ]

A.. hotel?

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Yeah! You know, a -

[ Oh, right, she's ye oldey. He's played enough RPGs to give it a name she might know instead. ]

Like, an inn, where you go heal up and restore your stats and stuff!

[adelphoi]

[ .. stats??

??? ]

Oh, yes, an inn. I have never heard it called by that name. Are you truly so afraid of a little bit of dirt?

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What, is there something wrong with good hygiene? I just like a hot shower and a comfy bed, that's all!

[ And a lack of bugs, for another thing. He does...miss it, though. Those nights spent camping out under the stars, even if he doesn't own up to it yet. ]