...All right. [He was going to ask what she's up to, but then decides that he's probably bothered her with enough questions for the day. Noctis merely nods.] I'll see you around.
[It's an inadvertent lie. When she leaves, he doesn't plan on seeing her again -- it isn't out of spite or ingratitude. (He would thank her again for her courtesies, if he were the type.) But rather, he wasn't lying when he said he had important things to get done at home, and that he needed to return as soon as possible.
There was no way he was planning on sitting by idly.]
~*~*~*~*~
[And so when darkness falls, Noctis sneaks out, around the back of the apartment and into a nearby alleyway. It's dimly lit, but most importantly it's barren. It's a place he can practice his warp magic, without being interrupted.
Or so he thinks.
When he calls forth his Engine Blade, throwing it forward in a straight line and warping to it, his shoulder screams at him. He catches the blade and falls to his knees, the momentum making him skid forward a full foot before stopping. Noct grimaces, pulling himself up to his feet by leaning on his sword, stuck in the ground.]
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[It's an inadvertent lie. When she leaves, he doesn't plan on seeing her again -- it isn't out of spite or ingratitude. (He would thank her again for her courtesies, if he were the type.) But rather, he wasn't lying when he said he had important things to get done at home, and that he needed to return as soon as possible.
There was no way he was planning on sitting by idly.]
[And so when darkness falls, Noctis sneaks out, around the back of the apartment and into a nearby alleyway. It's dimly lit, but most importantly it's barren. It's a place he can practice his warp magic, without being interrupted.
Or so he thinks.
When he calls forth his Engine Blade, throwing it forward in a straight line and warping to it, his shoulder screams at him. He catches the blade and falls to his knees, the momentum making him skid forward a full foot before stopping. Noct grimaces, pulling himself up to his feet by leaning on his sword, stuck in the ground.]
Dammit...