It's a rather quaint town when you get down to it. At least, that's what the Sheriff would argue. Warm and dry in the mornings and afternoons with a brisk coolness in the evenings. The perfect type of weather to just sit out on your rocking chair and observe the comings and goings.
... Of course, there's not much in the way of comings and goings when there aren't any actual people here to watch. Nevertheless, don't let that get you down! The town is your oyster and those roosters won't stop crowing until everyone's out of bed. Up and at 'em, rise and shine, it's time to make the day yours!
After all, there's nothing wrong with the town today and you might just want to savor it while it lasts.
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[Shame his life choices? No way. Riku's just as bad, still skulking around in his black Organization coat. Do neither of these boys feel heat? A question for the ages.
Still, he'll nod toward the clothes Noctis is carrying.]
Tell me there's something normal to find in there.
[He really doesn't want to be stuck wearing the hat the Sheriff's given them or the string-ties or vests or tasseled pants...]
...About as normal as you'd expect for a place like this.
[that's the response he gets. it's not like noct can judge riku's choices in turn. it's almost like the same guy pieced their wardrobes together or something!
but really, considering the whole thing really is like some old western, noct feels like his whole wardrobe is going to need some tweaks to not just feel like he feel out of a movie or a crappy video game.
[snort. that's probably a bad idea. but at least noct would never argue that roaming around neon, squishy whale innards is far weirder than where they are now.]
The expectations aren't just weird, they're... [how to articulate this...] A load of crap.
[He shrugs.] Wouldn't be the first time. There's more to this coat than meets the eye.
[At Noctis's eloquent elaboration, Riku actually gives a voiceless snort. HE'S NOT WRONG.]
No arguments there. The problem is, some people are going to go along with it without a second thought.
I don't know whether the Sheriff's telling us the truth or not, but if he is, I wouldn't want one of them deciding what happens to all of us when the game ends.
Unless that coat's gonna cover you up when you take it off to clean it, it's not that special.
[just sayin'. obviously, he's not seeing anything too special about a coat. and even if it was, noct's realization that none of his abilities are working (along with anyone else's) means.
it's probably just a coat.
and that's sure gonna smell if he doesn't get other clothes.]
People are gonna play along. Just means the rest of us that aren't interested have to find a way to stop it. [how, though? he's not sure of that part.]
[wow ok he's not judging your choice of clothes bro let him have his magic trenchcoat]
That's the hard part--figuring out how to stop it. Even if we can keep people from killing anyone, the Sheriff said they had something in place for that...
[It feels to him like they're all running in circles--they agree that the idea of killing is abhorrent, but never figure out a way to prevent it.]
[listen, if they have to all be in relatively close quarters and be around each other a lot—noct just prefers everyone bath and wear clean clothes when they can.
it's bad enough when that can't happen because of camping back home, there's really no excuse here.]
It's not gonna be easy. Wouldn't be surprised if the Sheriff will just make sure everyone plays along if we refuse.
Maybe taking him out would do the trick. Guess it depends on what the people above that guy are all about, though. [though being largely defenseless, he's not even sure how they'd pull that off.
it can't be that easy, though. if it was that easy, they probably would have it figured out already.]
[Remind him to figure out which room's Noct's so that he can leave his smelly undershirts on his bed.]
He said that he wouldn't use any sort of mind-control, but that doesn't mean he can't use any other types of force. He could threaten to kill off the people you've gotten close to here, or to do something to the people you knew back home... if they had enough power to pull us here, who knows? We couldn't ignore a threat like that.
[A pause.]
I don't think the Sheriff is our real enemy. He's just their tool. But if we could get to him first, we might force their hand.
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Still, he'll nod toward the clothes Noctis is carrying.]
Tell me there's something normal to find in there.
[He really doesn't want to be stuck wearing the hat the Sheriff's given them or the string-ties or vests or tasseled pants...]
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[that's the response he gets. it's not like noct can judge riku's choices in turn. it's almost like the same guy pieced their wardrobes together or something!
but really, considering the whole thing really is like some old western, noct feels like his whole wardrobe is going to need some tweaks to not just feel like he feel out of a movie or a crappy video game.
ironically enough.]
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Maybe I should just keep what I've already got.
[Except he probably shouldn't.]
This place doesn't seem much weirder than some other places. It's the expectations that are weird.
[Don't get him wrong, this place is weird. But it's no weirder than, say, the inside of a whale.]
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[snort. that's probably a bad idea. but at least noct would never argue that roaming around neon, squishy whale innards is far weirder than where they are now.]
The expectations aren't just weird, they're... [how to articulate this...] A load of crap.
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[At Noctis's eloquent elaboration, Riku actually gives a voiceless snort. HE'S NOT WRONG.]
No arguments there. The problem is, some people are going to go along with it without a second thought.
I don't know whether the Sheriff's telling us the truth or not, but if he is, I wouldn't want one of them deciding what happens to all of us when the game ends.
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[just sayin'. obviously, he's not seeing anything too special about a coat. and even if it was, noct's realization that none of his abilities are working (along with anyone else's) means.
it's probably just a coat.
and that's sure gonna smell if he doesn't get other clothes.]
People are gonna play along. Just means the rest of us that aren't interested have to find a way to stop it. [how, though? he's not sure of that part.]
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That's the hard part--figuring out how to stop it. Even if we can keep people from killing anyone, the Sheriff said they had something in place for that...
[It feels to him like they're all running in circles--they agree that the idea of killing is abhorrent, but never figure out a way to prevent it.]
And then there's that curfew thing.
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it's bad enough when that can't happen because of camping back home, there's really no excuse here.]
It's not gonna be easy. Wouldn't be surprised if the Sheriff will just make sure everyone plays along if we refuse.
Maybe taking him out would do the trick. Guess it depends on what the people above that guy are all about, though. [though being largely defenseless, he's not even sure how they'd pull that off.
it can't be that easy, though. if it was that easy, they probably would have it figured out already.]
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He said that he wouldn't use any sort of mind-control, but that doesn't mean he can't use any other types of force. He could threaten to kill off the people you've gotten close to here, or to do something to the people you knew back home... if they had enough power to pull us here, who knows? We couldn't ignore a threat like that.
[A pause.]
I don't think the Sheriff is our real enemy. He's just their tool. But if we could get to him first, we might force their hand.