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[A simple truth for him. V knows they are... not lost, at least, as long as black is embedded beneath his skin. There's comfort knowing that.]

He did at least tell you what it said, correct?

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[mercurio]

yeah! i wouldn't just get a tattoo without knowing what it was about

[it's also a bit of a 'fuck you' to the astrals, as minimal and inconsequential as it may be. 'loki wuz here,' damn. really telling them.]

also, if you ever wanna talk about your...familiars, you know you could, right? i won't mind if you do
i know i don't get what a 'familiar' is like exactly, but if it's like having a pet, then i understand how that would feel to miss them and not have them around

[......so]

anyway, it was really helpful when you talked with me earlier when i wasn't feel too great and i want you to know that i'm happy to return the favor if you ever need to vent!!

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[It's not an offer he's used to receiving. And he does appreciate it, as he says.]

I... appreciate it, but I'm fine. If I do have something I wish to tell you, I won't hesitate.

[The issue being that V is used to keeping all feelings inward, all deeper thoughts kept under lock and key. They spill during moments of duress, perhaps, but casual conversation with Prompto doesn't count.]

I don't consider them lost. Only sleeping. And maybe it's for the best -- one of them runs his mouth too much, anyhow, and I already have you around to do that.

[He's joking(?)]

[mercurio]

woah okay i see how it is, you want more loud talking and random topics of conversation?? you got it, buddy
there's no saving you from this one now that you've asked for it !!

[he gets that it's a joke, and he's throwing it right back]

but seriously
they talk?

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You mean there’s more where that came from? I find that hard to believe.

Yes, one of them. Griffon is very opinionated.

[mercurio]

you realize that you are basically challenging me now, right?

hey! i know what a griffon is! it was in one of the pictures i showed you on my camera
we had to hunt one down because it was being a royal pain in the ass

is your griffon also huge like that?

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[mercurio]

also pretty sure i am not opinionated

[verselet]

Do you share your opinion often?

[Ignoring the rest... as usual.]

[mercurio]

i guess so?? but i'm not pushy about it!

[verselet]

Maybe not, but now you're threatening to be pushy in your declarations of them?

[How far can he waylay this conversation? Prompto is so easily distracted.]

[mercurio]

i don't think i threatened anything... lol i don't think i know how to be threatening

i can give you a controversial opinion though

[verselet]

Please do.

[mercurio]

sandwiches are better when eaten by parts rather than as a whole

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[Okay, just. Whatever.]

Blasphemous. I can't live with someone like you.

[mercurio]

told you it was controversial
were you expecting some deep statement??

[verselet]

With all the reading you've been doing? I thought I'd receive a statement that didn't have anything to do with sandwiches, at least.

[mercurio]

okay but i don't know enough context about the books and authors you suggested i read for me to make any controversial statements about them

i've been reading this shakespeare's sonnet 25 since last week and i think i've almost cracked its meaning
again: i think

the one that goes "let those who are in favour with their stars" (what's with the u in favor??)

[verselet]

You could've said something as simple as "William Blake is overrated" and that would have been highly controversial. Come now, Prompto, don't overlook what's always so obvious.

[It's mostly teasing. But the young man's mind is all over the place; V wishes he could instill a small amount of focus in that skull.]

'Let those who are in favour with their stars
Of public honour and proud titles boast,
Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars,
Unlook'd for joy in that I honour most.'

Favour. Honour. British spelling, in accordance to Shakespeare being an English poet. It's a matter of region.

[mercurio]

okay but i don't actually think he's overrated? i like his poems, they sound nice
and i found a website that translates their meaning for us literary plebs and they got a nice message to them

[sorry, he's pretty open about his thoughts. not a drop of cynicism.]

so it's not only for like fancy, royal people? that's cool

hey you didn't answer my question about your griffon buddy

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Yes, but if you wanted to get under my skin, I mean. That would be the way to do it.

And no, not fancy, royal people. Those from a different part of the world.

[To put it simply.]

Griffon? Consider him the size of an overly large eagle.

[mercurio]

but i don't wanna get under your skin

[crushing v's a cool guy, why would prompto do that? it's just the facts of life.]

oh, so slightly bigger than a bird, then
that's pretty tiny for the type of griffons i know

the other one's a panther, right?

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You know of actual griffons? The hybrid of lion and eagle of legendary yore?

Shadow is the panther.

[Sort of. All of these are not quite as they initially appear, and Shadow is no exception. A beast that changed shape, spikes and razor blade edges to cut and slice into enemies.]

The other is called Nightmare.

[mercurio]

if i were in front of you i'd be hitting you with one of my classic 'you really think i know about ""actual"" earth griffons' looks

i know what an eagle is but i don't know what a lion is
yes yes i already image searched it and we don't have anything like it
it's kinda like that panther animal? ohhh big cats!

funny how eos has some animals like earth, even with the same names, and then others just don't have any presence whatsoever

[ANYWAY,]

griffon, shadow, and nightmare
cool names

what's nightmare?

[verselet]

Expand your knowledge, and soon. You can get away with not knowing what a lion is in my company, but not so much in the company of the natives of this world.

Nightmare is

[uuuuh what is nightmare]

a construct. Do you know what a golem is?