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[fessus]

Yeah? What's she like?

Wow

[kometes]

She's beautiful, intelligent, and a little overbearing.
She's a goddess.


Is that crazy?

[fessus]

Wait, you're half-god?

That's crazy.

[kometes]

I'm still mortal, even if I am.
I am now more so than ever, given this body.

You've met gods before, haven't you? You had their power.

[fessus]

Well yeah but that doesn't mean I'm related to one. It's still a big deal, it doesn't matter if you do or don't have your power from it. That's who you are.

She sounds pretty awesome.

[kometes]

She is. It's been a while since I've spoken with her.

She could be on this earth, in the sea. She won't answer my calls though.

What is your mother like?

[fessus]

She won't answer your calls? Ig that makes sense considering where we are, but hopefully you can get through to her eventually. It's weird being separated from everything.

My old man said she was strong but level-headed, and that I got half of that. Not sure which half.

[kometes]

It'd be easier if I were closer to the ocean. Come with me one day.

[ Achilles is aware that Noctis loses his father. He had no idea about his mother, though. He takes a while to reply, because he wants to be sensitive about this, which is something he struggles with daily. ]

You're more level-headed than I am, Noctis. I'm sure both those traits were imparted on you somehow.

You did not know her?

[fessus]

Idk how close we can get since things are pretty cut off here but sure, I'd go. I like the water a lot.

[ He likes fishing, anyway, even if his memories of traveling across the ocean are blurred and tinged with tragedy. ]

Maybe I've cooled off now but I gave him a lot of trouble sometimes. But nah, I didn't. We lost her pretty early.

[kometes]

You do? You must be a swimmer, then.


Kids do that. I was a brat once, too.

From the war?

[fessus]

Not really it just relaxes me. Plus it gives me a chance to fish.

She was sick. I don't really remember any of it.

[kometes]

I hadn't known you liked to fish. Have you ever tried spear fishing?

Did your father have time to rear you in her place? [ Archaic standards make him sexist. Sorry. ]

[fessus]

No I never really practiced my swimming enough to think I'd be that great at it. Not that I think I'd be bad... when it comes to fishing I'm at the top.

"Rear" me? You mean raise me?

[kometes]

At the top? That's the first I've ever heard you gloat about something. I need to see it for myself.

Yes.

[fessus]

Gonna be kinda hard considering the circumstances. There's no free range fishing allowed out here - animals are pretty rare anyway.

I had tutors and nurses. Why ask about that anyway?

[kometes]

I noticed that since being here. It makes the world seem lifeless, doesn't it?

I wanted to know how close you were.
You admire your father a lot.

[fessus]

Idk they're lots of animals I haven't really heard of. The ones I have are still around in some places though, and there's lots of people to fill up the space.

You're talking like you've already got the answers anyway.

[kometes]

I'm used to being surrounded by nature. Even in my father's kingdom, you were never far from the beach or the forrest.

I've got some. I'm filling in the gaps.
Am I being insensitive? Sometimes I don't notice.

[fessus]

Sounds nice.

And yeah asking a guy if his dad had time for him isn't something most people wanna deal with. We cared about each other but ofc we were both busy, that's how things are. I get that. I've always gotten that.

[kometes]

Tell me about your kingdom.


I wasn’t raised by my father or mother either. My teacher was Chiron, a centaur who had taught many other heroes.
You must have had someone like that, someone who was like a father or mother to you even if you weren’t blood related.

[fessus]

What do you wanna know about it? It's big, there are mountains and valleys, swamps, rivers..... most people live in the crown city though, or did.

Ig my first nurse, maybe. What's a centaur?

[kometes]

How many people lived in your kingdom?[ That will give him an idea of how... major Noctis is. ]

A centaur is half man, half horse! You don’t have centaurs in the world you’re from?
What is your nurse’s name? Tell me about them! I’ll be sure to take care of you just as well as they did.

[fessus]

[ It's a question he actually has a ready answer for, giving the amount of reports he's had to read on the issue. ]

About 16 million.

Uh no we don't even have horses. I've looked them up though so ig I can do the same thing with centaurs to understand it better. All of the stuff from Earth is online.

[kometes]

What? That many? That’s more of the size of an entire empire , don’t you think? How many states are there?

I can draw you a picture.

[fessus]

There aren't states, it's a kingdom.

And yeah if you want to, then I'll have multiple refs in case yours is different somehow.