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[warpstriking]

Who: Noctis and you
When: August 30th
Where: Yun'Ashia
What: It's someone's 21st birthday...
Warnings/Notes: Just a nerd, fisher, king trying to have a quiet cake day (and none of his closest friends letting that happen)

1. Just a Quiet Day...
2. Distraction of Flight (closed to Regis)
3. The Setup
4. Surprise Party!

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[warpstriking]

I remember from when Ravus got his. The one he had when I met him for the first time in twelve years didn't quite make the trip.

[...He kind of hopes it never shows up. For Reasons.]

[spaceforged]

I'm...hoping a copy of mine never shows up. Ever.

[He looks briefly very pale. Shiro shakes it off and crosses one leg over the other. He pats his boot.]

The tread on the boots make it easier to navigate if there's ice on the outer part of the ship. Basically for all terrain but. ...consider getting small picks for handling ice. Just in case.

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[Noct crosses his fingers for him.] Fingers crossed it doesn't, then.

[Because, yeah. He gets the feeling he'd rather not have it. Why, he can't say. He hasn't told him and he isn't about to pry. What Noctis will say, however, is a little more lighthearted. Even if the delivery is completely deadpan:]

But Shiro. [The ever-faithful Tonberry doll pokes its head out of Noctis' pack, and a tiny bit of flame emits from its lantern. He smirks.] Black mage.

[Yeah, he's just pulling the other man's leg, but he feels like a joke's needed.]

[spaceforged]

[Shiro grins back at Noctis and spreads his hands apart. His voice is matter of fact but his eyes give away he's really amused.]

But Noctis, [Pale white light dances in his fingers and up his arms. Paladin is such a cool job.] Pay cut for damages.

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[He can't help it; he laughs at that one.]

Alright, Mr. Show Off. I'll take a look later, after whatever inevitable "surprise" the others have waiting for me tonight.

[What's that? The birthday boy being aware of his retinue being Up To Something? Nah~]

[spaceforged]

I'm just illuminating the problem with Black Mage theorium here. Not all things are 'kill it with fire'.

[Oh ho, so Noctis knows. He's not surprised. But it does make him think how next time Keith's birthday rolls around he'll be very careful with the planning around it.]

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[... Okay, he'd been aware that Shiro was a nerd, but this is literally his first language. Noctis grins widely.]

One of these days, I'm gonna have to show you how to YEET a sword... and follow it.

[Like he did in that memory. Only with less damage to oneself.]

[spaceforged]

[That brings him up short. His mind flashes back to seeing Noctis flow through the battlefield like a crashing wave. He's seen swordwork before but coupled with the warping like he'd used with Black...

Noctis had been like artwork when he caught sight of him. The offer of letting him be the same is no light matter. His voice comes out soft, and a little breathy in how surprised he is at the offer.]

...I'd be honored. You did say that Black warps like you do...so that might even make Black easier to use.

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[He wouldn't say he's a crashing wave on the battlefield, even before the Revelation of Leviathan. It was a dance of light and fire intertwining, the spark of life unafraid to shine bright amidst the night sky but gone far too soon. Riding on the air as if the wind was solid and striking quick like lightning.]

You never know. Besides, you got to see some of it... even if half of the lightshow was the Ring.

[The blasts of light in particular; those won't be something he shares.]