[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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Date: 2017-09-23 05:10 pm (UTC)[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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Date: 2017-09-25 09:02 pm (UTC)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. )