[Noctis' introduction to the Quad had been figuring out how to make a living in Utopia- and you don't make a living in Utopia without learning a thing or two about modding. There is no way he hasn't heard the name Elster floating around. There were some who believed the man was pushing the very boundaries of what was possible- about the gray area to be explored between biology and technology. Noctis has listened because those boundaries were the reason he didn't have a place to return home to.
The recognition is clear if Leo is looking- something in his eyes that doesn't change the shape of his mouth or the settling of his face. It adds a different dimension to this cafe guy, but he's resolutely leaving it at that. Sons aren't always their fathers. Noctis knows this better than most.]
You don't owe me anything. I dragged you here, remember?
[His weight shifts the way that something in his tone does. He'd been tentative before- their conversation guarded and stilted. Now that they're venturing into neutral territory, the words are practically friendly.]
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The recognition is clear if Leo is looking- something in his eyes that doesn't change the shape of his mouth or the settling of his face. It adds a different dimension to this cafe guy, but he's resolutely leaving it at that. Sons aren't always their fathers. Noctis knows this better than most.]
You don't owe me anything. I dragged you here, remember?
[His weight shifts the way that something in his tone does. He'd been tentative before- their conversation guarded and stilted. Now that they're venturing into neutral territory, the words are practically friendly.]
But I'll probably take you up on it anyway.