[ Noctis bristles a little despite himself, defensiveness stirring in spite of best intentions. Ignis is right -- what he said is painfully astute; in the back of his mind he had been aware a topic like this will come out soon. Ignis has always held him to a high standard, had expected better of him, pushing him to be a better person even if they had lapsed into so many bad habits together before. But seeing the disappointment edged in his eyes is something else entirely.
Also, the fact that he's here because he wanted to be. This is new, but it's good to know. Not that it'll make that much of a difference now, but that's not the point. The point of this evening, it seems, is the topic of Noctis' behavior. Now that the danger has mostly passed, the crisis well on its way away from them, it's time to come down to brass tacks and talk about the cause of all of this in the first place.
The cause being Noctis himself. He frowns, but he's not angry, not really. ] Sorry to disappoint.
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Also, the fact that he's here because he wanted to be. This is new, but it's good to know. Not that it'll make that much of a difference now, but that's not the point. The point of this evening, it seems, is the topic of Noctis' behavior. Now that the danger has mostly passed, the crisis well on its way away from them, it's time to come down to brass tacks and talk about the cause of all of this in the first place.
The cause being Noctis himself. He frowns, but he's not angry, not really. ] Sorry to disappoint.
[ Okay, so maybe he's a little angry. ]