𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚖, 𝚒𝚗-𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚋𝚘𝚡.

[coherer]

JONAS WARD
"That's between you and your priest."

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[blyat]

but uh
figuratively or whatever

i'm the only one who's gonna drive in this group
noctis still needs to learn

[fessus]

[ This is foreign ground. Never has he needed to encourage pacifism in someone else and never has it been encouraged in himself. Sometimes people need to be pushed outside of their comfort zone in order to do what needs to be done, and fear motivates him into thinking this is one of those times. Sure, Cain and Jonas together convinced him he could be patient and wait. But he doesn't expect to have his mind changed.

Until Jonas is honest about something he hasn't shared. Until Cain is caring in a way he hasn't seen.

They're both... pretty incredible, aren't they? He's glad it's all three of them here, suddenly, not sure he'd handle the conversation well if it were just one or the other. ]

If it was me vs Suze ik I'd lose that argument. It's okay, neither of us wanna hear that you're doing smth she wouldn't have been cool with. It makes sense now with you laying it all out like that

So does two fighters and one navigator mess up the balance Cain? Maybe if we waste half our energy fighting each other first

I can start by saying I can and will drive ftr

[coherer]

( No judgement. No questions asked. Only support.

These two are beacons in the dark, and truly, if Reze is right and this is all an elaborate dream, he hopes he never wakes up from it. To return to that nothing place while knowing Cain and Noctis are strangers, somewhere out there in the universe, would kill him more than any previous torture has.

Blinking back tears, he smiles at them and, not for the first time, feels overwhelming love. )

Thanks guys, that means a lot to me
And it'd mean a lot to my parents
Seriously

ig I have to get good at like knowing where the hell I am at any given point
The compass will help lol
If you two watch my back, I'll try to keep us pointed generally in the right direction

PS if either of you are driving please use my ship bc it has giant shields and crap
Your void runners are so insane I get acid reflux just watch them take off
🤢

[blyat]

[Suze. So that's the name of Jonas's mother — of course Noctis would already know it.

He's missed a lot, hasn't he?]

just means the navigator is extra-protected
but yeah, we're gonna have to spar more
keeps us ready

i was thinking, i wanna upgrade angelika when we're done on this planet
and your ship too, j, since it's got more room for all of us
any requests?

you guys still gotta name yours too

[fessus]

Extra protected sounds like a win win to me, I can set a destination but keeping up with the course and directions isn't my thing

[ Why does he admit to it so proudly and readily... ]

Guess you're stuck with us JBW

Or your ship is since Cain's trying to make it his personal hangout w/o asking

[ "It's got more room for all of us." Now isn't the time to overthink that statement or how it makes him feel. ]

[coherer]

Okay do I call you NLC and C or something?
Wait Cain what's your middle/last name?

Crap PS I didn't tell you guys at all bc so much has been going on but
I got upgrades on order already, GRE said once we get back to the ships it should be done
Or maybe they meant the Theorem
Whatever
GRE said I could get a washroom (bathtub/shower combo, yw) and a bedroom
So we're gonna be seriously living large in there soon lmao
It's a communal hangout, I dibs first shower though

[blyat]

[Please... Please ask anything else but that...]

i like just 'C'

wait that's cool as hell
you think i could put in an order through him too?

[coherer]

Uh probably I'll ask him
Also C## my middle name is Benjamin bc that's my dad's name, so now you're in the loop😮‍💨

[fessus]

[ ]

Dibs on the second shower, I'm gross and I'm sick of being gross

And you changed your mind on the hosts quick huh

[blyat]

uh
do you guys not bathe?

just 'caue i don't trust the hosts doesn't mean i can't talk to em
can't really avoid it

[coherer]

No I do not bathe
I sponge bath

[blyat]

what, something wrong with the oasis?
noctis found a private area
if you're shy

[fessus]

Desert cleaning isn't a full enclosed private shower, it's different

I want a full enclosed private shower

Washing outside is literally none of those things?

[coherer]

I have a condition called waterphobia so I don't wish to submerge myself in it ever
You two can splash around together in kiddie pool, daddy will just watch from the beach chair
Under my umbrella ella ella

[blyat]

didn't know you two were such delicate little flowers

waterphobia, seriously?

[fessus]

[ That response is telling, and so soon after Jonas's to Cain he wonders again if certain details are being kept quiet intentionally. Or if, maybe, they just haven't had a chance for the conversation yet. ]

All you're doing is changing the topic from the og discussion anyway

Which is the upgrades you were gonna put in for, Cain. So spill

[coherer]

Hold on, this needs to be squared away first bc I take direct offence to essentially being called a sissy baby
Have you even considered what's IN the water before, space boy?
lmk how you feel when something gently brushes your foot and you have no idea what it is
Also repeatedly drowning for eternity sucks
(dw about it, you're good)

Anyway it's okay Noct, Cain's probably gonna get a machine gun half the size of the ship or smth
(It's to make him feel tall)
Or like a vibrating chair in the cockpit
😇

( It makes him feel good to know Noctis has his back, and Cain would have good intentions if he knew; sometimes joking about something can make all the difference in the world. To feel included without being pitied. To feel normal.

He trusts them. )

[blyat]

[He's still thinking about the first thing Jonas says, inciting a new fear of what could be in the water — when that other comment is tacked on to the end. Drowning for eternity? What?

... He's too rattled to come up with much of an engaging response, but that's the good thing about three people; surely they'll pick up the slack.]

pretty much.
there are weapon upgrades, so that's what i was thinking.
or something for the tech.

[fessus]

[ The blunt wording makes him wince not because he thinks it's a joke too far or Jonas shouldn't be able to speak about it however he wants, but because it's hard still for even him to imagine his friend going through. But he takes it, he owns it, and he passes on the information to Cain with a bravery he still finds impressive, and his shoulders relax a little. ]

✌️🫡

You're missing a big part

Ship to ship comms so you can check in with the navigator right? Or at least some scanning stuff. Guess that falls under tech

Maybe we'll actually get a chance to fly off planet soon

🔒 LOCKED TO CAIN

[fessus]

I'm not gonna make this a thing but does he not know that's not your real name/do you want him to keep not knowing?

🔒

[blyat]

can we not do this right now

🔒

[fessus]

It's not a lecture thing

Just y/n do you want me to keep it to myself

🔒

[blyat]

look, i'll tell him.
both of you.

just not right now

🔒

[fessus]

Whenever you want and if you want

[ He'll be damned if he lets his intentions be misinterpreted this time. ]

Up to you. I won't say anything

🔒

[blyat]

[He recognizes this effort on Noctis's part. And... he's grateful.]

thanks.