[ While she doesn't look as such, that's the first inclination she may not be as mortal as she appears. ]
Mm, well... [ The blond hums, understanding but also fond. She likes how charismatic and attention-grabbing Ardyn can be, really, but acknowledges in that kind of context why it'd make it that much easier to hate him. ] That was probably part of the point, if I had to guess, making it a spectacle.
[ For his own satisfaction? Maybe. She can't really say without asking, of course, and doesn't plan to when this drunk and emotional herself. Either way- ] Especially since he's not like that all the time. A dork who likes attention, sure, but that's just from what little I know. We haven't really talked about [ a vague gesture with her hands ] all this.
[Nyx snorts at the very idea of Ardyn not being Like That.]
The fuck he isn't. Always being smug and showy and throwing it in people's faces that he's an asshole but too powerful for anyone to do anything about it. No fucking wonder he was on such good terms with the fucking Emperor. Y'know, I was on guard duty at their little welcome party... thing... ugh watching them slithering around talking to all the council members and His Majesty and shit was gross.
Sure, when there are people around who react to it.
[ Another similarity to Charlie, in that way. He was always so full of charisma and bravado around others of the upper echelon but... Rose got the quiet moments with him alone that no one else did. She saw him with guard down and could be his confidant.
That didn't make him a good or less powerful man, no; yet, it did make him just a man. She tries to think of Ardyn in much the same way. Not his destiny or lineage or The Scourge or any of that- Just a man, in the end. A man she loves who loves her back.
If only it could be so simple all the time. ]
Look, I'm not saying he can't be a smug asshole or try and aggravate people because he knows he can or finds it entertaining but... I don't know. Just like you - or me, even - that isn't all there is to him.
[ Hm, well, Rose doesn't know him well enough to say so but- ]
I mean, I don't intentionally piss people off myself but- Push their buttons? Sometimes. It can be a little fun. [ Just a little! For her, she likes to fluster people more than anything. ]
There's teasing your friends and being intentionally a little annoying and then there's going out of your way to infuriate people into despising your sorry ass.
[These are clearly two different things, Rosie.]
Shit first time I tried to talk to 'im he fuckin pulled a knife? Like... yeah I was drunk sure but I wasn't- we were just fucking talking.
[He cannot even begin to fathom why the fuck Ardyn did that and it had definitely been a distinct turning point in the conversation from petty sniping to real aggression. The fact that he doesn't get it might mean it's weighing on him, gnawing at the back of his mind, trying to figure out what the play there was meant to be.]
In his defense, I don't think the distinction is as clear when you haven't had any people to call friends for a long time. [ To a sane person, maybe.
She loves Ardyn but she also knows he's a little unhinged. Just a touch! Speaking of...
The blond listens though and can't help the amusement that follows. She's drunk, okay, and honestly the first thought that comes to mind is- ] Are you sure he wasn't just coming onto you?
[ It's (mostly) a joke. An attempt to bring back some levity into the conversation. ]
In the fuckin viper pit he's been in I can't imagine why.
[Okay okay that's not Ardyn's fault. Noctis told him he hated the empire as much as the next guy, really. And it's not like he asked to be some sort of fucked up science experiment for a psycho. That's just... a combination of venom for the Empire as a whole as well as his irritation with Ardyn.
Irritation that dies abruptly and Rosie will outright be able to hear the way he chokes on his next breath.]
He wasn't-
[Another pause, too drunk to find more complicated words than-]
[ She'll have to ask Ardyn about all... that. Eventually. There is a lot she needs to ask him still. There's no need to rush things though, right? They've got time.
Soon as Nyx chokes on his own breath though, Rose can't help the small giggle that follows. Okay, that was priceless. Worth it. ]
Look, he's my boyfriend. I know what he's into, which includes getting a little freaky with knives sometimes. Sounds to me like he might've just been interested.
There's a long long moment of silence from the other end as Nyx tries to process all of that. The implications of it. Things he'd been too drunk and too incensed to see at the time
You've clearly got some aggression to work off, and I heal very quickly.
I can't stand him and he knows it! I was trying to-
[A frustrated growl and then it sort of sounds like he... hit something? threw something? it's a soft muffled thump either way so no harm done.]
You people keep saying there's more to him than being a backstabbing prick! I was trying goddammit. Everyone I loved is dead because of him. Of fucking course I took it as a threat what the fucking hell is wrong with him that'd he'd think anything else!?
[The next growl is muffled as well. Oh. Maybe he just threw himself at the couch and now has his face buried in the cushions... which doesn't make it any easier to understand what the hell he's saying.]
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[ While she doesn't look as such, that's the first inclination she may not be as mortal as she appears. ]
Mm, well... [ The blond hums, understanding but also fond. She likes how charismatic and attention-grabbing Ardyn can be, really, but acknowledges in that kind of context why it'd make it that much easier to hate him. ] That was probably part of the point, if I had to guess, making it a spectacle.
[ For his own satisfaction? Maybe. She can't really say without asking, of course, and doesn't plan to when this drunk and emotional herself. Either way- ] Especially since he's not like that all the time. A dork who likes attention, sure, but that's just from what little I know. We haven't really talked about [ a vague gesture with her hands ] all this.
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The fuck he isn't. Always being smug and showy and throwing it in people's faces that he's an asshole but too powerful for anyone to do anything about it. No fucking wonder he was on such good terms with the fucking Emperor. Y'know, I was on guard duty at their little welcome party... thing... ugh watching them slithering around talking to all the council members and His Majesty and shit was gross.
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[ Another similarity to Charlie, in that way. He was always so full of charisma and bravado around others of the upper echelon but... Rose got the quiet moments with him alone that no one else did. She saw him with guard down and could be his confidant.
That didn't make him a good or less powerful man, no; yet, it did make him just a man. She tries to think of Ardyn in much the same way. Not his destiny or lineage or The Scourge or any of that- Just a man, in the end. A man she loves who loves her back.
If only it could be so simple all the time. ]
Look, I'm not saying he can't be a smug asshole or try and aggravate people because he knows he can or finds it entertaining but... I don't know. Just like you - or me, even - that isn't all there is to him.
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[You, Nyx. The answer is you.
Just maybe not to such homicidal extremes... unless the survivor's guilt is particularly bad that day.]
Tch- I'll believe it when I see it.
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I mean, I don't intentionally piss people off myself but- Push their buttons? Sometimes. It can be a little fun. [ Just a little! For her, she likes to fluster people more than anything. ]
But I hope you do see it. Eventually.
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[These are clearly two different things, Rosie.]
Shit first time I tried to talk to 'im he fuckin pulled a knife? Like... yeah I was drunk sure but I wasn't- we were just fucking talking.
[He cannot even begin to fathom why the fuck Ardyn did that and it had definitely been a distinct turning point in the conversation from petty sniping to real aggression. The fact that he doesn't get it might mean it's weighing on him, gnawing at the back of his mind, trying to figure out what the play there was meant to be.]
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She loves Ardyn but she also knows he's a little unhinged. Just a touch! Speaking of...
The blond listens though and can't help the amusement that follows. She's drunk, okay, and honestly the first thought that comes to mind is- ] Are you sure he wasn't just coming onto you?
[ It's (mostly) a joke. An attempt to bring back some levity into the conversation. ]
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[Okay okay that's not Ardyn's fault. Noctis told him he hated the empire as much as the next guy, really. And it's not like he asked to be some sort of fucked up science experiment for a psycho. That's just... a combination of venom for the Empire as a whole as well as his irritation with Ardyn.
Irritation that dies abruptly and Rosie will outright be able to hear the way he chokes on his next breath.]
He wasn't-
[Another pause, too drunk to find more complicated words than-]
What!?
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Soon as Nyx chokes on his own breath though, Rose can't help the small giggle that follows. Okay, that was priceless. Worth it. ]
Look, he's my boyfriend. I know what he's into, which includes getting a little freaky with knives sometimes. Sounds to me like he might've just been interested.
[ stOP ]
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Hold the fuck on
He is way too drunk for this.
There's a long long moment of silence from the other end as Nyx tries to process all of that. The implications of it. Things he'd been too drunk and too incensed to see at the time
You've clearly got some aggression to work off, and I heal very quickly.
Oh- He-
Was that-]
What...... the fuck?????
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I mean, I can't say for sure not having seen the interaction but just from what I do know and what it sounds like... I wouldn't be surprised!
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I can't stand him and he knows it! I was trying to-
[A frustrated growl and then it sort of sounds like he... hit something? threw something? it's a soft muffled thump either way so no harm done.]
You people keep saying there's more to him than being a backstabbing prick! I was trying goddammit. Everyone I loved is dead because of him. Of fucking course I took it as a threat what the fucking hell is wrong with him that'd he'd think anything else!?
[The next growl is muffled as well. Oh. Maybe he just threw himself at the couch and now has his face buried in the cushions... which doesn't make it any easier to understand what the hell he's saying.]
e's oudda his godshdam mind
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I mean, hate sex is a thing...
[ She's just going to throw that out there. It might be muffled but she has especially good hearing even when drunk. ]
And yeah, he is. I can't deny that or pretend to understand what he was actually thinking, just give my opinion.
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[It's a little clearer, the grumbling audible. But... well he's certainly not scoffing or discounting the idea out of hand so maybe that's progress?
Or something?]
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Man, I love sex.
[ We know, Rosie. We know. ]
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[Another miserable grumble]
fuck no.
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This place has a way of surprising you. Especially when it comes to bedmates.
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This place sure does throw you for a loop though
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But it does, doesn't it? Sometimes for the better though, hate to admit.