[He's curious about Kate. It's not out of some deep-seated need to know her, but she interests him and he wants to know how much of the other her came from the real version. They had been good friends - close - and he can't help but feel that same fondness towards her despite the fact that it was never truly real.
While she speaks, he feels that he sees another side of her that until now had been kept.. not hidden, but not shown. She's a private person, much like he is, and he's happy enough to re-evaluate his previous assumptions about her levels of enthusiasm.]
It is rewarding, then. [He replies with a small smile. Life rarely does go the way you expect, but Ignis never really had much of a chance to consider doing anything else with his.]
I'm glad to hear it. It's a terrible thing, to be trapped in a profession that doesn't give anything back to you.
( Those false memories have buried inside somehow. Kate can't exactly explain it, just that - despite knowing none of it is real, and that she's only known this kid a month or so - she feels more comfortable around Ignis than she would otherwise. He was a solid part of a life she never actually led, one where so many of the things that caused her to be so closed off never happened - or if they did, they happened much later and she dealt with them... somewhat better.
Another long sip of her drink before she replies, lips quirking slightly. )
Not talkin' from personal experience, I hope?
( She definitely knows a thing or two about that, but call her curious, too. After all, being groomed into a profession from childhood is greatly different from anything she knows. )
[He has never, not for a moment, regretted his place at Noctis' side. There isn't anywhere else he feels like he should rather be. From the sounds of things, she knows what that feels like, and there is something of a comfort in shared experiences.]
Had I never had the opportunity to meet Noctis, I imagine that my life might have gone very differently... but I have no sense of longing for something different.
[After all, hadn't he gained a great deal back? Friendship as strong as that which was shared between he and his three companions was a rare thing.]
( That's good to know. It took all too many years to find that place for herself, even if that place is never the one she'd have picked out for herself as a child, or even a young adult. She's genuinely glad Ignis has that, despite how little time they're actually known each other. It's not an easy thing to find. )
Hard to figure out, innit?
( Where their lives might have gone if fundamental things were changed. If her parents were never murdered, or if she was born human instead of with the ability to see other powers. Each of these nothing more than an instant, but their effects felt for years, always there in the back of her mind.
Would she have been an athlete? Or something else? Would she even be the same person, sitting here, enjoying some wine with a new friend? Perhaps they might not have even liked each other. )
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While she speaks, he feels that he sees another side of her that until now had been kept.. not hidden, but not shown. She's a private person, much like he is, and he's happy enough to re-evaluate his previous assumptions about her levels of enthusiasm.]
It is rewarding, then. [He replies with a small smile. Life rarely does go the way you expect, but Ignis never really had much of a chance to consider doing anything else with his.]
I'm glad to hear it. It's a terrible thing, to be trapped in a profession that doesn't give anything back to you.
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Another long sip of her drink before she replies, lips quirking slightly. )
Not talkin' from personal experience, I hope?
( She definitely knows a thing or two about that, but call her curious, too. After all, being groomed into a profession from childhood is greatly different from anything she knows. )
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[He has never, not for a moment, regretted his place at Noctis' side. There isn't anywhere else he feels like he should rather be. From the sounds of things, she knows what that feels like, and there is something of a comfort in shared experiences.]
Had I never had the opportunity to meet Noctis, I imagine that my life might have gone very differently... but I have no sense of longing for something different.
[After all, hadn't he gained a great deal back? Friendship as strong as that which was shared between he and his three companions was a rare thing.]
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Hard to figure out, innit?
( Where their lives might have gone if fundamental things were changed. If her parents were never murdered, or if she was born human instead of with the ability to see other powers. Each of these nothing more than an instant, but their effects felt for years, always there in the back of her mind.
Would she have been an athlete? Or something else? Would she even be the same person, sitting here, enjoying some wine with a new friend? Perhaps they might not have even liked each other. )