[ That's fair enough, and he chuckles lightly in return. It's not as though he dislikes being laughed at — when he means to be laughed at, anyway. ]
I dunno, you might be surprised! Bet you wouldn't even believe it was me, as handsome and stylish as I am now!
[ He boasts, but there's an undercurrent of worry in his words. She says that, but would she have laughed at him? Back then? Would she tease him because of how he looked?
...He knows, of course, that she wouldn't — but it's still hard to let go of the shame. ]
[ Of course, she's not backing down — and he's not surprised, either. His expression softens, a little bashful as his gaze drops away. ]
Nah, 'course I don't. All I mean is...I was pretty different back then. In a lot of ways.
[ He felt the changes he made were necessary. It's only recently that he's begun to experiment with being proud of what he managed to accomplish for himself. ]
.. well. Maybe not so different as you might think.
[ she says, gently but playfully, lifting a hand to flick at his ostentatious hair. no, she did not know prompto then, but she knows him now, more than well enough to know what is genuine, and what is a show. all of this.. style, the hair, the clothes, even the affectations he puts on - they're him, but they're not him. he's noisy and talkative and boisterous, yes, but she knows that in many ways it is a cover. beneath it all he is a shy, sweet, nervous boy.
something she can't help but think carries over from his youth. the way he talks about his past, she's sure he must've been nervous and uncertain, in all the ways she has glimpsed when his overly sunny front has cracked. ]
But I have no doubt that you have grown for the better.
[ She's really got to stop saying things like this to him, or else this whole "taking things slow" idea is going to go out the window faster than you can say "I love you".
As it is, he blushes deeply yet again - what color did his skin used to be??? - and bows his head, blinking hard before the threat of tears can make itself imminent. He never had any hope with her, did he? He was doomed from the start. At the beginning of their friendship, he went to such lengths to try and make sure she never saw the cracks beneath the veneer, but he had never fooled her, had he? And still she had stayed. She understands him so we'll, better than most ever have, and so that he fell for her was all but inevitable from the very first. ]
I...hope so. I hope young me — if he could see who I am now...well, I'd just tell him that things are gonna be okay.
[ And that there is a lot of joy in his future. Heartache and pain, sure, but also joy. ]
[ l-look, she's not trying to win prompto points, okay!! she's just speaking her mind. historically most people have not enjoyed that, but prompto has never held it against her. he seems even to have appreciated it where other might have rolled their eyes or scoffed. ]
Oh, I don't know about that..
[ she says, quickly waving one hand. ]
But I think we might all love the chance to say touch things to our younger selves, but looking back like that helps us to see how far we have come, does it not? How much we have grown, and accomplished. Even if you do not like who you were then, you can be grateful to him for helping you to become who you are now.
[ Whether she intends to or not, she is winning Prompto points, but okay, he won't harp on that point. For the moment. Maybe once their feelings jam is done. But she deserves to know what an impact she has had on him, continues to have on him. ]
Yeah...guess you're right.
[ Pride is still a new, unfamiliar thing to him, but...yeah, at least he can say he's grateful to his younger self, for being willing to take a chance, all because a princess told him to. ]
Alright, alright, I've yapped on for long enough! Think it's your turn now.
[ He nudges her with his knuckles before popping a handful of grapes into his mouth. ]
[ he's eating grapes, but alisaie has been noshing this entire time tbh, for the most part, so she's starting to get full.. lounging on her side, alisaie crosses her ankles and props her head up on one hand, glancing up toward him. ]
Mm.. well, go on then. What would you like to hear?
[ Of course she's getting sleepy, all tuckered out from a confession and a feelings jam. He's pretty exhausted himself, and he's not going after those grapes as aggressively as he was before, picking them off one by one as he leans back on one hand. ]
Well...tell me somethin' exciting! ...Not that what you've told me so far isn't exciting. I just mean...you must've been on some pretty crazy adventures with the Scions and all, right?
[ Tell him about your swashbuckling heroics and derring-do! ]
[ Oh, that does sound exciting. As he lowers himself onto his side as she has, his eyes light up with keen interest, watching her intently. ]
Wait, seriously? A siren, like from the legends? [ Maybe they're real in Eos. I don't know. But for the sake of this thread, I'm going to say they're not! ] What'd you do?
[ Did she fall under the spell too, or did she fight it off?? ]
[ it was super spooky.. and also just as cool as it sounds. there were hundreds of crashed ships shrouded in mist, old and creaky and briny. ]
One of our comrades sought out the siren, I stayed on the ship with my brother and Lyse to keep away the waves of monsters that approached us. It was rather an annoying setback, but an interesting adventure, I suppose.
[ It sounds awesome, and exactly like the sort of thing that a Scion would get up to! Not that...Prompto has a lot of knowledge about what Scions get up to, but this definitely fits the bill based off his limited knowledge. He leans forward as he listens, eyes locked on her own as she explains. ]
So, you had to fight sea monsters? Wicked cool, Ali. [ Just as he expected. ] Who's Lyse? Another one of the Scions?
[ And after Alisaie went to such lengths to claim she's bad at making friends...it hardly seems that way to him!! smh...
but yeah, big lesbian energy. ]
Well...who knows? Maybe Astoria will pull more people in here and she'll be one of 'em. Seems to be like Scions are the perfect recruits for this whole multi-dimensional world-savin' group of warriors we've got goin' on here.
[ WOW look, one friend does not equal being good at making friends!! and even that took time.. shutup!! ]
Well.. much as I might love to see her again, I would hate for her to be pulled away from her responsibilities. Still, she would surely be of use here, no doubt.
[ tho yeah the scions would be super useful here.. ]
[ His smile softens again, gaze darting away demurely. No, it wasn't easy. It took guts he wasn't sure he had, but ultimately there was no other course for him to take. ]
Heh...don't mention it. To be honest, I...didn't know if I could do it. But I meant what I said. Just bein' around you is what's most important to me.
[ Whether that's as friends only...or as something more.
The spot she kissed on his cheek still tingles pleasantly. ]
You are more courageous than you like to admit to yourself.
[ she wasn't off knocking on his door, after all. alisaie will face down monsters and enemies, she will nearly get herself killed a hundred times, but none of that is nearly as terrifying as interacting with other people, most of the time. ]
H-heh...maybe. Oooor maybe I'm just that desperate to win you over.
[ Either way, he can let himself be proud of what he did today. It went far better than he feared it would, too, and now they've grown even closer, learned important things about each other. All in all? Not bad. ]
Well, you have already done that, one hundred times over.
[ she says, openly, though she blushes hotly just after. sometimes she kicks herself in the teeth with her own honesty. so, quickly, alisaie clears her throat. ]
[ True, this thread has been going on for 100 comments, it's definitely been awhile. Also, you'd think he'd get used to her candor, but he doesn't, and though his face has scarcely stopped burning today, it flushes bright once again at her words. A h-hundred times over?!
That's...a lot of times. ]
U-um, right! Heh... [ He springs to his feet before offering a hand to her. ] Let's skedaddle, shall we?
[ it is a lot of times!! but.. she means it. he has done a great deal for her, and not just in the obvious, easily noticeable ways. he has been there for her when things have been difficult, but also when they haven't been. he lifts her spirits and warms her heart every day she spends with him. every laugh and smile count toward the hundred.
a-anyway!! gross. she takes his hand, and tugs herself up to her feet as well. ]
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I dunno, you might be surprised! Bet you wouldn't even believe it was me, as handsome and stylish as I am now!
[ He boasts, but there's an undercurrent of worry in his words. She says that, but would she have laughed at him? Back then? Would she tease him because of how he looked?
...He knows, of course, that she wouldn't — but it's still hard to let go of the shame. ]
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Now, do you really think I am the sort to do such a thing?
[ she knows he doesn't, he would never think poorly of her, but she'll take every chance she can get to help turn his patterns of thinking around. ]
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Nah, 'course I don't. All I mean is...I was pretty different back then. In a lot of ways.
[ He felt the changes he made were necessary. It's only recently that he's begun to experiment with being proud of what he managed to accomplish for himself. ]
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[ she says, gently but playfully, lifting a hand to flick at his ostentatious hair. no, she did not know prompto then, but she knows him now, more than well enough to know what is genuine, and what is a show. all of this.. style, the hair, the clothes, even the affectations he puts on - they're him, but they're not him. he's noisy and talkative and boisterous, yes, but she knows that in many ways it is a cover. beneath it all he is a shy, sweet, nervous boy.
something she can't help but think carries over from his youth. the way he talks about his past, she's sure he must've been nervous and uncertain, in all the ways she has glimpsed when his overly sunny front has cracked. ]
But I have no doubt that you have grown for the better.
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As it is, he blushes deeply yet again - what color did his skin used to be??? - and bows his head, blinking hard before the threat of tears can make itself imminent. He never had any hope with her, did he? He was doomed from the start. At the beginning of their friendship, he went to such lengths to try and make sure she never saw the cracks beneath the veneer, but he had never fooled her, had he? And still she had stayed. She understands him so we'll, better than most ever have, and so that he fell for her was all but inevitable from the very first. ]
I...hope so. I hope young me — if he could see who I am now...well, I'd just tell him that things are gonna be okay.
[ And that there is a lot of joy in his future. Heartache and pain, sure, but also joy. ]
... You always know just what to say to me, Ali.
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Oh, I don't know about that..
[ she says, quickly waving one hand. ]
But I think we might all love the chance to say touch things to our younger selves, but looking back like that helps us to see how far we have come, does it not? How much we have grown, and accomplished. Even if you do not like who you were then, you can be grateful to him for helping you to become who you are now.
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Yeah...guess you're right.
[ Pride is still a new, unfamiliar thing to him, but...yeah, at least he can say he's grateful to his younger self, for being willing to take a chance, all because a princess told him to. ]
Alright, alright, I've yapped on for long enough! Think it's your turn now.
[ He nudges her with his knuckles before popping a handful of grapes into his mouth. ]
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Mm.. well, go on then. What would you like to hear?
[ she's getting a little sleepy tho.. ]
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Well...tell me somethin' exciting! ...Not that what you've told me so far isn't exciting. I just mean...you must've been on some pretty crazy adventures with the Scions and all, right?
[ Tell him about your swashbuckling heroics and derring-do! ]
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Hmm..
[ alisaie's brow knits thoughtfully. there were no swashbuckling heroics!! well. actually, no, there definitely were, come to think of it.. ]
Somewhat recently, I was aboard a pirate vessel that ran aground at a Siren's call..
[ that was pretty exciting, i guess!! ]
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Wait, seriously? A siren, like from the legends? [ Maybe they're real in Eos. I don't know. But for the sake of this thread, I'm going to say they're not! ] What'd you do?
[ Did she fall under the spell too, or did she fight it off?? ]
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We ran aground in a ship graveyard.
[ it was super spooky.. and also just as cool as it sounds. there were hundreds of crashed ships shrouded in mist, old and creaky and briny. ]
One of our comrades sought out the siren, I stayed on the ship with my brother and Lyse to keep away the waves of monsters that approached us. It was rather an annoying setback, but an interesting adventure, I suppose.
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So, you had to fight sea monsters? Wicked cool, Ali. [ Just as he expected. ] Who's Lyse? Another one of the Scions?
[ tell him abt ur gf ]
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Aye, she was, and a good friend of mine. I've not seen her here as of yet..
[ lesbian vibes ]
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but yeah, big lesbian energy. ]
Well...who knows? Maybe Astoria will pull more people in here and she'll be one of 'em. Seems to be like Scions are the perfect recruits for this whole multi-dimensional world-savin' group of warriors we've got goin' on here.
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Well.. much as I might love to see her again, I would hate for her to be pulled away from her responsibilities. Still, she would surely be of use here, no doubt.
[ tho yeah the scions would be super useful here.. ]
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[ He stretches out more properly then, reaching over to poke her in the arm. ]
Hey, you're not gonna fall asleep on me again, are you?
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[ it's been a long day, okay!! so long i've forgotten what even happened at the beginning of this thread. ]
Thank you, Prompto. For.. coming to talk with me. I'm sure it was not easy.
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Heh...don't mention it. To be honest, I...didn't know if I could do it. But I meant what I said. Just bein' around you is what's most important to me.
[ Whether that's as friends only...or as something more.
The spot she kissed on his cheek still tingles pleasantly. ]
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[ she wasn't off knocking on his door, after all. alisaie will face down monsters and enemies, she will nearly get herself killed a hundred times, but none of that is nearly as terrifying as interacting with other people, most of the time. ]
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[ Either way, he can let himself be proud of what he did today. It went far better than he feared it would, too, and now they've grown even closer, learned important things about each other. All in all? Not bad. ]
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[ she says, openly, though she blushes hotly just after. sometimes she kicks herself in the teeth with her own honesty. so, quickly, alisaie clears her throat. ]
.. but I suppose we should be getting back, soon.
[ by rp time it's definitely getting late. ]
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That's...a lot of times. ]
U-um, right! Heh... [ He springs to his feet before offering a hand to her. ] Let's skedaddle, shall we?
[ Maybe! They! Can hold hands on the way back! ]
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a-anyway!! gross. she takes his hand, and tugs herself up to her feet as well. ]
Aye.
[ time to.. skedaddle indeed. verily. ]