A peptalk hardly compensates for a life, but I suppose I shall take it.
[ he's certainly not wrong. of course she would have done her best to save him, any decent person would have - thankfully he didn't drown himself attempting to save her as well, or they both would have been in a great deal of trouble.
with a groan, she sits up more fully, rubbing hard at her itching eyes. ]
[ As she sits up, Prompto draws back further his arms falling from around him to drop to his sides before she comes to the same realization that he already has, though maybe it wouldn't bother her as much. She obviously has enough to worry about having nearly drowned to think about the contact they'd just shared, the heat of her skin still clinging to his own. Yeah, can't...think about that right now. ]
Heh...yeah, it was. Maybe...we can do this again sometime. You know, as long as you don't try to breathe underwater again.
[ He slants a grin at her, but seriously. Saving her from drowning once is enough for a lifetime... ]
[ her face flushes warm, but it's far more with embarrassment over nearly drowning stupidly than being touched; she can't bring herself to care about that at all, right now. not to mention, prompto has made his feelings.. clear enough, at least, so alisaie has done her very best to push back anything even remotely -
- romantic? attractive?
anyway, she tosses him a weary, albeit grateful smile. ]
[ He inhales and exhales deeply, grateful they're both breathing like normal, before he lifts his hands to his head and pushes his lank hair out of his eyes. As the adrenaline ebbs away, he starts to feel quite exhausted, but it's too bad they didn't get to do more swimming. It was fun until she almost, you know, died. ]
Glad to hear it! [ He reaches for his shirt, plucking it from the grass where he'd tossed it earlier and tugging it over his head. ] Look, I know this goes without saying, but...
[ He glances back to her. ]
...I'm so glad you're okay. If something had happened to you, I...
[ He never would have forgiven himself. The only reason she was even out here to begin with was because of him. ]
[ Fine, she can continue to hang out in her underwear, while Prompto, meanwhile, is fully clothed again...his pants are so uncomfortable. Couldn't she have at least waited until he had them off to drown!! ]
...Right. Still, I...I'm glad. [ A beat. ] Are you...gonna hang around here for awhile, then?
[ Should he stay or should he go? If he goes, will there be trouble? If he stays, will there be double? ]
Or maybe not, because they've...already had a pretty intense day as it is, even without the drowning incident, and Prompto doesn't want his presence to wear on her. Still, he can't let himself go so easily, not until he's absolutely sure. ]
...A-are you sure you'll be okay?
[ Not gonna swim and forget to breathe again, are you, Alisaie!!! ]
[ honestly, as humiliating as all this was, despite the fact that she always enjoys having prompto around, she's.. definitely ready to spend a little time alone, reflecting on her choices.
but she finds a smile for him nonetheless, warm and sure. ]
Of course I will. Lesson learned.
[ even if she's sure she'll never live it down.. ]
If you would.. not tell my brother, I would be grateful.
[ Yes, she'll never live it down, just as he'll never live down falling off the wall when she touched him with her spider leg. That's just how things go sometimes! ]
—Oh, yeah, no prob. Your secret is safe with me.
[ There seems to be no harm in keeping it, as Alisaie is fine, and telling Alphinaud would only make him worry, most likely. Prompto has no siblings of his own to really understand how that is, but it can't be all that different from him and his friends, can it? ]
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[ he's certainly not wrong. of course she would have done her best to save him, any decent person would have - thankfully he didn't drown himself attempting to save her as well, or they both would have been in a great deal of trouble.
with a groan, she sits up more fully, rubbing hard at her itching eyes. ]
Well it was.. fun, while it lasted.
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Heh...yeah, it was. Maybe...we can do this again sometime. You know, as long as you don't try to breathe underwater again.
[ He slants a grin at her, but seriously. Saving her from drowning once is enough for a lifetime... ]
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- romantic? attractive?
anyway, she tosses him a weary, albeit grateful smile. ]
You can be sure that I will not.
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Glad to hear it! [ He reaches for his shirt, plucking it from the grass where he'd tossed it earlier and tugging it over his head. ] Look, I know this goes without saying, but...
[ He glances back to her. ]
...I'm so glad you're okay. If something had happened to you, I...
[ He never would have forgiven himself. The only reason she was even out here to begin with was because of him. ]
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You need not worry what you might have done, because it did not happen.
[ in other words, she won't allow him to dwell on it. ]
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...Right. Still, I...I'm glad. [ A beat. ] Are you...gonna hang around here for awhile, then?
[ Should he stay or should he go? If he goes, will there be trouble? If he stays, will there be double? ]
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At least until my dress dries, but you needn't linger if you've something to do.
[ so we can close up some more threads, that is!! ]
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Or maybe not, because they've...already had a pretty intense day as it is, even without the drowning incident, and Prompto doesn't want his presence to wear on her. Still, he can't let himself go so easily, not until he's absolutely sure. ]
...A-are you sure you'll be okay?
[ Not gonna swim and forget to breathe again, are you, Alisaie!!! ]
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but she finds a smile for him nonetheless, warm and sure. ]
Of course I will. Lesson learned.
[ even if she's sure she'll never live it down.. ]
If you would.. not tell my brother, I would be grateful.
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—Oh, yeah, no prob. Your secret is safe with me.
[ There seems to be no harm in keeping it, as Alisaie is fine, and telling Alphinaud would only make him worry, most likely. Prompto has no siblings of his own to really understand how that is, but it can't be all that different from him and his friends, can it? ]
I'll see you around, Alisaie.
[ And with a final wave, he turns to go. ]