Raise a Glass [OPEN]

[lordshield]

Who: The XV Cast and You!
When: June 6th
Where: Curti Center, Jiminy's Juicery (bar)
What: After saving innocents from the Dream Width, some people just need a drink.
Warnings/Notes: Alcohol consumption, possible violence, whatever people do in bars.

Their first foray into the search and rescue business in the Dream Width had been intense, to say the least. Stressful, heartbreaking, exhausting, and enlightening were other words some might use to describe the experience. After a night of rest and a day to somewhat sort things and people out, the next evening brings about a mighty need to head to the local tavern. Some drink to forget, some drink to remember, some drink to relax. There are even representatives of the Bard's Guild providing live music. You can try to make a request, but chances are they don't know your foreign songs.

Maybe you were invited by one of the excitable young men from Lucis, or maybe you came on your own. There's enough room in the bar for quite a few people, so long as they're of age. Sit right at the bar, or pull up chairs around a table, the choice is yours.

[OoC: Make your own toplevel or tag around. Please put content warnings as necessary. Have fun!]

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[warpstriking]

"Interesting. Kind of like a couple tales back home." He pauses. "Not that I can actually remember the deets, maybe when'm sober." Because he's not so far gone yet that he doesn't realize if he's rolling around on the floor? Yeah, he might be a teeny bit drunk.

"Honestly? Meeting the people. Everything was different from what it was in Insomnia. Only the common tongue, no Lucian." He said, in Lucian, which sounds a lot like Japanese. He blinks when he realizes this. "Oh. Sorry."

He has no idea if Shiro understood that or not, but he'll just... continue on to the second question. "Well, for starters... they're a bit bigger back home. Giant puffballs the size of chickens. Chocobos are becoming rare back home. With all the monsters... their numbers have been dwindling for a while. Only ever saw the common yellows helping out a rancher named Wiz... save two black chocobos." But despite the somberness, he chuckles. "One of 'em stole Iggy's glasses right from his face before we were s'possed to make breakfast. He had to distract the birb while I snuck in to snag it from the nest." Good times. Goooood tiiiiimes. "The other we saved as an egg from some sahagin that we think at her mother. There weren't even feathers left."

[spaceforged]

He blinks. “Why are you sorry? I understood you. You’re not that drunk, Noctis.” It has taken a moment but the tones and wording had made sense. He puts that aside. Chocobos being bigger makes sense. Noctis has said they don’t have horses. He doesn’t ask about what caused the surge in monsters. He has a feeling he already knows. The man with red hair dressed in some gaudy other age’s style flashes before his mind’s eye.

Yes. Him. Shiro laughs quietly, “Bigger. Arus is already big enough and runs like the wind. I’m still having trouble keeping in the saddle.” But he’s learning. One day riding a white smelly bird won’t be weird. He smiles at the memory of wind in his hair and the feathers brushing against him.

“I like meeting people too. There’s a lot to learn and the people...they’re all incredible. So many view points and so many ways to live...”

[warpstriking]

Noctis blinks. "Really? 'Cuz I just accidentally switched to Lucian." He pauses, but shrugs it off. Eh, if Shiro understood it? All the more power to him. He's just gonna keep his head against the table.

"Adult size is similar. Hatchling isn't." He corrects the other, before that smirk is just barely visible. "Gonna have to work on that." Because one day, they're gonna have to race. It's just what he does with his friends. Chocobo racing.

"Exactly," Noctis agrees readily. "So many sights to see, too. Prompto always dragged us to get the best shots." He chuckles. "Even if I nearly got stomped on by a catoblepas the one time."

[spaceforged]

Oh there’s another weird ass creature that likely will make him crave more whiskey. Shiro does the sensible and slightly tipsy thing and focuses on sane part of the conversation. “Lucian? It sounded like...” He tips his head slightly to the side. “Japanese with a slight dialect shift. Here, listen.”

He takes a sip of his drink and says in Japanese, “I like the sights too. I have seen many wonderous things on our journey. Some events I have only heard of or were theorized by scientists for decades. Terrible. Beautiful. It doesn’t matter. No human has seen as much of the universe as we have.”

[warpstriking]

Excuse you, they're typically gentle giants! ...When you don't have a handful of their favorite snack in your pocket. Which he did at the time. Don't ask why. Though that gets Noct to lift up his head, and stare. Slightly. Wh-?

"Sweet Shiva," he quietly exclaims, before smirking a little and falling right back into Lucian. "Much as we talk about the stars, we Eosians don't really get much of a chance to think 'bout what lies beyond the outer atmosphere back home. But the large differences in terrain and cultures were always interesting." He paused. "Well, except maybe the marshes. Could do without the Marlboro."

[spaceforged]

He grins, it's been several years but it's as home to him as English. "I think everyone can do without Marlboros. It took a while for us Earthlings to get a look at the stars. Then we...just couldn't stop." Shiro takes a sip of his drink and blinks. Tipsy.

Yeah, he's pretty sure he's tipsy now. A laugh bubbles up out of him. "Most of Earth has mixed so much with each other we don't really think too hard about where we come from. Well, unless it's brought up." They're just people. He shrugs and traces his fingers over the wood of the table. "So we share this too. That's cool."

[warpstriking]

Noctis' smirk only grows slightly. "Yeah, probably. Still wondering what god thought it was a good idea to have a vine monster that spits noxious fumes." The bartender places a glass of water in front of him. He thanks him in common before continuing. "Sounds about right for any people, really." He sips on his water.

"Sounds like the dream I have for Eos," he mulls over, lightly tapping his index finger on the cool surface. "No borders. No 'Niffs' or 'Lucians'. Just... people. Eosians." This feels silly. It felt silly when he told Prompto, too. So dead set on changing things for the better. "We'd been at war with one another for so long, it's like some have forgotten that the other side is full of people who also have hopes and dreams. Sure, there're monsters. Real ones, even, but... it shouldn't matter where anyone's from."

Said the guy rambling in a different language hoping no one else would understand it. Yet he can't do anything about home. Unless the guys successfully come up with another plan while he's stuck in the Crystal, he never will.

Yeah, he really needs to take it easy on the booze next time. He smiles sincerely. "Yeah. Kinda weird."

[spaceforged]

He's tipsy but he recognizes Noctis is sharing a dream with him. Shiro shifts and wraps an arm around his shoulders and leans in a little. "Hey. As a man who grew up in a world with no borders...that's a wonderful thing to imagine and want to have." But...will Noctis see it happen? Grief cracks through the ice he'd placed over it and he grips Noctis shoulder a little tighter before forcing his hand to relax.

"I think Eos can achieve it. I truly believe that. If we can put aside all our wars and infighting. So can you. Then you'll mix so much it won't even matter. Everyone will have ties to everywhere." If his voice is a little softer than usual he'll blame it on the booze.

"Speaking of that...any time you need it. Hunk and I will always welcome you at our house. Any of you or your people. You're my friend, and...I want to do all I can to help you."