[ah, so she knows who the leader is—honestly, it somehow doesn't surprise him. maybe it's because milla is so bold and good at chasing the information she wants (or needs) that it makes sense she'd be able to suss out that much.
—though he doesn't really get very much of a chance to respond and ask about the leader. before he can, she's taking one of his hands in his and that...
sure is a lot for a pretty shy kid like noctis. try as he might to play off being cool and kind of aloof, he's really not. he's just kind of awkward in situations like that, so he dips his head a little.]
Yeah. I, uh...
[okay, so he's fumbling on his words a bit, too. he's trying, though—at least now that reluctance just comes from his personality rather than being cagey and avoiding the topic.] It is. That's what I want too, anyway.
I'm... not really interested in doing what he wants, anyway. Getting everyone out of here alive, that's what I want too.
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—though he doesn't really get very much of a chance to respond and ask about the leader. before he can, she's taking one of his hands in his and that...
sure is a lot for a pretty shy kid like noctis. try as he might to play off being cool and kind of aloof, he's really not. he's just kind of awkward in situations like that, so he dips his head a little.]
Yeah. I, uh...
[okay, so he's fumbling on his words a bit, too. he's trying, though—at least now that reluctance just comes from his personality rather than being cagey and avoiding the topic.] It is. That's what I want too, anyway.
I'm... not really interested in doing what he wants, anyway. Getting everyone out of here alive, that's what I want too.