Open - October Catch All

[king_in_dreams]

Who: Noctis Lucis Caelum & you
What: October Catch-All
Where: All around
When: Throughout the month
Content Warnings: None to start - will update if that changes


I. Takoba Beach

[Noct spends a lot of time on the beach. He finally managed to track down a fishing pole, and a good percent of that time is spent standing on the beach with the line in the water. He hasn't managed to catch much, but it's got as much to do with passing the time as the actual catching.]

[He's also claimed an apartment in the Merlaut, now, and when he gets really bored, he goes back to trying to decorate the place. He's gotten the basics so far, and he spends some time digging through anything new to see if there's anything worth taking with him.]

II. Merlaut Apartments

[Noct had basically claimed an apartment and hoped nobody would kick him out of it - and so far, no one has. Right now, it's a mish-mash of pieces of furniture that he's hauled up from the beach combined with the ones that were already there.]

[He doesn't actually spend a lot of time there, considering the lack of power, internet, or television, but he can be seem coming and going from the building.]

III. Mortis Lake

[Noct actually isn't sure if there are fish in the lake or not, but sometimes he brings his fishing pole out here just to try. Sometimes something grabs his line, but he hasn't actually been able to pull anything up, yet. He's not sure if that's a good thing or not.]

[He's frequently being trailed by one of the potato-chocobos. They haven't quite worked up to riding, yet, but there's definitely been some bonding going on.]

IV. Wildcard

[Noct can be seen wandering around the area, checking out the new places and keeping an eye out for new arrivals who might need a hand. Sometimes, he might be seen laying down in a patch of shadow under a tree, eyes closed and head tipped back. Other times, he might be seen playing with (or avoiding) the local wildlife. Feel free to say hi!]

[If you have something in mind, feel free to toss it out - or you can find me at cotume27 or at Discord@cotume27#5389.]

Comments

[anciently]

Friend of yours? [ She inquires, at the mention of 'Ignis.' ] Well, maybe he'll show up to help you out! In the meantime, if you ever need a hand - if that stuff grows back, or something - I'd be happy to help.

[ It was gross and not at all fun to remove, but Tifa had helped her, so why not pass it on? ]

Have you found anywhere yet that's a place from your home? At least, partly yours, anyway. [ Considering her cafe-church... ]

[king_in_dreams]

Yeah, one of my best friends. [He huffs out a laugh.] If you knew how bad I am at keeping stuff clean, you might take that back.

[He shakes his head.] Not really? There are a couple of things that are kind of similar? Like, we have big bird things that you can ride, and those weird feathery potato looking things kinda remind me of them?

What about you?

[anciently]

Practice makes perfect, right? Maybe what you needed was the opportunity to have a space of your own that you're responsible for! I'm sure your friend would be really proud to see the progress you've made by the time he shows up.

[ If he does. If not-...well, they don't yet know if the knowledge they gain in the void carries over to their homes, so...maybe it'd still be helpful! ]

Big birds you can ride? [ Certainly, he doesn't mean chocobos... ] I don't know about any feathery potatoes, either...

[ Not without names. Aerith nods at the question, though, smiling fondly. ]

Yep! A church from my Sector that I spend a lot of time in. It was mixed up with a lemony café, though, so it has a little extra something to it. You should stop by sometime, if you want! It's called the Lemon Cello Church. You can't miss it.

[king_in_dreams]

[Noct can't help but laugh - and then he looks immediately apologetic.] Sorry, I'm, uh... I'm not laughing at you? I'm just... I'm really bad at being responsible and stuff. I've kinda gotten better, but. If Ignis ever shows up, he's definitely going to be surprised I cleaned a sink on my own. Even if I was kinda sure it was gonna try and attack me if I left it alone any longer.

[He absolutely means chocobos, surprise! He's also not sure how else to describe them.] They've been running around racing each other and stuff?

Oh! Yeah, I saw that, that's cool. I didn't know that was yours.

[anciently]

[ Aerith smiles, chuckling in response. ]

Hey, it's okay! I know a lot of people like that. The first step to change is admitting that you're...bad at cleaning sinks. [ There's more of a laugh after that, one that fades into a curious quirk of her brow at the continued description of the birds. ]

Not - chocobos? [ There's no way, right? ] Anyway, yep! That's my church. Well, sorta. You probably know how it is.

[ With the mixed-memory locations and things around. ]

It's nice to have it here, though. Makes me feel better to be able to still go there, no matter what else is going on...

[king_in_dreams]

[Noct laughs a little but also blushes faintly, the hand going back to his hair sheepishly. He drops his hand and looks a little startled as she goes on, though.]

Yeah, chocobos! Wait... you know chocobos? [Holy crap.]

[And he nods again.] Right, yeah.

[anciently]

Sure do! We have them in Midgar: the city I came from. [ She tilts her head to study him, looking for any signs of recognition. ] So, where're you from? Somewhere else on Gaia?

[ Not Midgar, surely. The coincidence would be way too much. ]

[king_in_dreams]

[Noct shakes his head.]

Nah, my planet's Eos. Uh... Tifa and I kinda talked about some of this, back when we were all swapping memories? Since we have Ifrit and Shiva, too.

I'm from Insomnia, though. That's my city.

[anciently]

The summons? Huh... That's funny. [ A different world, but one with chocobos and summons? ] I've never met anyone who had anything in common with our world. Not yet, anyway.

[ Until Noctis. Strange. Is it at all possible that he lives in a very, very different version of their own world, after all? In the way that she's been shown other instances of Gaia, maybe...one is so divergent that it was renamed entirely. Maybe Gaia was Eos.

Hmm. Too much to worry about now! ]

Insomnia, huh? Guess you don't get much sleep there. [ Get it?? ]

[king_in_dreams]

[He shakes his head.] Neither had I. When I realized she knew about the Six, I thought we might be from the same place, but... [He gestures vaguely. He hasn't thought too much about the similarities and differences between their worlds and what it all could mean, yet.]

[He huffs out a laugh at her next comment.] Yeah, I kinda try and make it an irony thing, though, considering I'm pretty bad about sleeping in.

[anciently]

The Six? Is that what you call them?

[ The summons, she means. Though, they have more than six in her world, so the differences continue to present themselves.

Aerith laughs a little at the joke, shaking her head. ]

Well, tell me more about Insomnia! Is it a really big city? Is it...really bright, and that's why it got its name?

[king_in_dreams]

[Noct nods.] Yeah. There's Ramuh, Leviathan, Shiva, Ifrit, Titan, and Bahamut. [He ticks them off on his fingers as he lists them.]

[His face brightens at her questions about Insomnia.] It's the capitol city, and yeah, it's huge. And that could be it? It's been around as long as my family, but there's definitely a lot of light all the time. Which might be why my sleep schedule is all messed up. [He smiles, then, joking.]

[anciently]

Funny... [ She chuckles, turning her gaze upward. ] You left out a bunch, I think. But, yours aren't just summon materia, right?

[ He'd said "the Six," which makes them sound a lot more important that their summon materia. ]

That sounds like a really interesting place. [ Aerith offers, glancing back to Noctis. ] Kinda like our Midgar. Maybe bigger?

[ Based on how he was referring to it... ]

So, what's your favorite thing about it?