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[heavyhead]

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[heavyhead]

That's good— [What the hell is this, there is a blanket thrown on him out of nowhere?? Noctis is halfway to standing when this happens, so he has to awkwardly retrieve it from his own back with a vague thanks muttered at Ignis before he turns to offer it to Eichi.]

Here. [...anyway, they can't really just haul this sick boy around everywhere, but. Ugh.] We'll talk about that when we get to the next town, I guess...

[cookingmama]

That depends on how much you can stand his highness's attitude, Eichi.

[Super helpful commentary from Ignis, making pancakes in the distance. There is syrup and berries, guys, come on.]

It's not as if we don't have room. I'm also not serving you in there lest he fall back asleep, so come on out.

[finethanks]

[He takes the blanket, wrapping it around his shoulders as he moves to his feet. He still tries to fix his hair a little while he steps out of the tent, turning a curious look towards Noctis.]

"His Highness," was it? [He didn't mention anything like that. Tell him more.] My situation is a little more complicated, I'm afraid. I'm not from around here at all... so even if I would like to tag around and put my heart at risk, there are other things waiting for me to return to, you know?

[heavyhead]

My attitude is in high demand. [Whatever this means, besides being false. He wants pancakes... And thanks Ignis for just telling everyone he's royalty, there was once an air of subtlety here!! He's just going to wave that off, it's too early.]

Anyway, we can't do anything about you going anywhere, [Eichi, you heart attack on legs,] until we actually get somewhere. No point in trying to figure it out on an empty stomach.

[give him food]

[cookingmama]

[Whoops, cover blown. If Noctis isn't going to say it, Ignis won't make it worse. Eichi can go on thinking it's just some nickname for this primadonna boy, he has pancakes to give.]

It's a good thing you won't have an empty stomach for long. Breakfast is served.

[Have this pile of fruit and things except like, with pancakes. It's a bigger plate, shut up. Two bigger plates, probably meant for the mysteriously missing Prompto and Gladio, are held out to them before they can go take up seats in ever so comfortable camping chairs.]

Am I to assume you've picked someone up by accident, this time? Odd place to be on your lonesome.

[finethanks]

Fufu, does he have a habit of picking up strays on purpose, then? I suppose I was lucky to find him, after all.

[He's still worried, but Noct has a point, he guesses. So, he'll sit with this blanket still around him and eye this delicious food, oh boy.] Thank you.

For someone like myself, it's odd for me to be alone at all. It was such a rare moment that I took a walk through the garden and ended up here, in a place I know nothing about. It sounds like such a tale that you probably won't believe me, but that's how it is.

[heavyhead]

That's me, the... stray-catcher. [Fuck. Just. Let him take his plate and immediately make straight for the chairs, to sit down and eat too much to participate in this conversation.

Or not, since he knows Eichi's explanation won't be enough for Ignis, so,] He really did just turn up. So either he's lying, or something's picking people up and dropping them in our path now. Figure giving him breakfast is better than leaving him for something big and angry to pick off.

[Saying all this with Eichi right there, that's fine.]