Prompto Intro ~ OTA

[kings_knight_rocks]

Open/locked?: Open
Who: Prompto and whoever finds him
What: Arrival in Auradon
Warnings: Possibly some panic attacks/flashbacks? Nothing graphic though


The figure out on the quad stood out from the snow in the all black ensemble, neither the colouring nor the short sleeves particularly suited to the weather, though his light hair and white feathery wings did a much better job. Anyone would be able to see just how confused he himself was to be there. Confused, and none too happy either.

Prompto had no idea how he got here. Or where ‘here’ even was. The chill and the dusting of snow definitely wasn’t a Longwythe feature, neither was the- was that an actual castle? He looked around, trying not to let panic creep in just yet. But a second assessment only proved that this was, in fact, not the rocky plains near Longwythe Peak. It appeared to be a well maintained yard. From what he could see under the snow at least. He was glad for it. The weather brought memories of a different tundra, but the architecture here was all wrong.

The bigger issue, he was realising, was that Noct and the others were nowhere to be seen. He looped his camera strap around his neck and pulled his wings close in an attempt to keep warm. “Noct? Iggy?” He spun around again, squinting against the glare of the sun off the snow. “Gladio?”

This wasn’t good. He reached for the familiar pocket of space of the Armiger, looking for his phone, but all his hand met with was empty air. Oh, really really not good.

“Okay. This is fine. Totally fine. I just need to not panic. Yup. I can do that. Not panicking.” He took a deep breath and turned towards the castle. Hopefully there he’d at least be able to get out of the cold, if not find someone who could tell him where on Eos he was. He fluffed his feathers, hugged his arms over his chest, and started walking.

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[kings_knight_rocks]

He blinked after her retreating back. And he'd thought she'd started to warm up to him. He sighed and folded his hands into his pockets, starting down the hall after her at a much more reasonable pace. He had to keep his wings close, the hall wasn't too narrow, but he'd rather not go knocking anything off the walls.

He wasn't sure exactly what he was looking for, but hopefully it would be obvious, or Xion would be somewhere down the hall waiting. The plaques and posters and general decor of the place seemed to indicate some kind of school. Once again he started wondering how exactly he'd gotten here. Trying to remember anything between snapping shots of Noct and waking up in the snow still came up blank, which was frustrating as well as worrying. It just didn't make any sense...

[nobodys_puppet]

The halls hampered her some, and she was trying to find Axel so she had to keep looking around. So she wasn't running as swiftly as she could have outside if she was just trying to escape. She slowed as she got to the welcome station and ducked behind it, wishing Axel was there...

[kings_knight_rocks]

He came across the area just in time to see a shadow moving behind the furniture. He was about to call out to her when he noticed the welcome sign. "Aha! So you were leading me here huh?"

He approached the counter, disappointed there didn't seem to be anyone else here at the moment. Someone who would actually talk to him maybe... But there did appear to be a stack of pamphlets sitting out, so he picked one up. He leaned an elbow on the counter and cleared his throat. He could just barely see the top of Xion's hood. "Um, thanks Xion, again. And ah, sorry for scaring you earlier. Again... Whatever I did uh, well- never mind."

He tapped the pamphlet on the counter nervously. "I appreciate you helping me out anyway."

[smilingarmor]

The 'counter' was actually a couple cleverly disguised folding tables, but they were thankfully quite sturdy enough to lean on. And luckily for Prompto, someone a bit more talkative walked in right about then, spotting Prompto almost immediately. "Ooh, looks like we have a new face! Sorry you didn't get a warmer reception, darling, figuratively and literally," Sylvando said with a smile. Well a new face in this world anyway; Sylv thought he recalled seeing the young man's face at some point in the Magic Kingdoms, though this was clearly not the same version.

Noticing the girl hiding behind the counter, his smile softened a bit. "And thank you for leading him in, Xion honey. Your friend is upstairs if you're looking for him; I can take care of our new friend from here."

Enjoy, friends!

[nobodys_puppet]

Her eyes went wide from under her hood, then she nodded, turned, and bolted.

Re: Enjoy, friends!

[kings_knight_rocks]

Prompto startled at the new voice, feathers puffing a bit. "Don't worry about it."

"Ah..." He watched her go, frowning. "Is she always like that? Or is it just me?" This was accompanied by a self-deprecating little chuckle.

[smilingarmor]

"Oh she's like that with everyone, poor skittish thing," he said. "Well everyone aside from one or two people, and how they managed to win her over I don't know. I'm sure she'll be a sweet little thing when she comes around though."

"But for now, welcome to Auradon, darling!" He gave a theatrical bow. "Sylvando, Official Morale Officer and entertainer extraordinaire, at your service."

[kings_knight_rocks]

He made an effort not to let it show just how relieved he was to hear she was just a scared kid. He'd been worried it was something he did. He shook those thoughts off and focused on the new person who, Astral's bless, was actually willing to talk to him!

He smiled. "Prompto, nice to meet ya! Two questions; never heard of a morale officer before, how does that work? Second, I definitely wasn't top of the class in geography, where ah- where's Auradon? Last I checked Leide doesn't get snow."

[smilingarmor]

"Why a morale officer is someone whose job it is to keep everyone's spirits up, to spread smiles and laughter wherever they go," he said. "In other words, a perfect job for little old me. After all, I'd be doing it anyway, might as well make it official, sì?"

"The other question is a teensy bit more complicated though. This might sound like a silly question, Promoto darling, but what do you know about other worlds?"

[kings_knight_rocks]

"Right, right." He nodded along to the first answer.

"Other worlds..?" He frowned. "Like, other planets?" He wasn't really following this seemingly unrelated jog in the conversation. That much was as obvious on his face as with his words.

[smilingarmor]

"Not quite," Sylvando said. "Or at least not as I understand it." Not that he understood much, at least when it came to the 'how' of it all. Up in the stars, in another dimension... both were equally far away from the Erdrea that he called home.

"Rather than being up in the stars, the worlds I'm talking about are more a bit to one side," he said. "Alternate dimensions. To put it simply, darling, you're quite a bit further from home than you thought. Never you fear though; Sylvando is here and will see that you're properly taken care of. We wouldn't want anyone to be left out in the cold, literally or otherwise."

[kings_knight_rocks]

He laughed weakly. "Alternate dimensions..? That- that's a joke, right?"

[smilingarmor]

"That would be quite a prank, wouldn't it?", he said. "But jukes are only fun when everyone can laugh at them, so no, honey, this is no joke."

[kings_knight_rocks]

"Astrals... I was kinda hoping you'd say it was. I'd take unfunny joke over reevaluating my understanding of the universe right about now." His smile was taught, holding on by muscle memory more than anything.

[smilingarmor]

"That's certainly understandable," Sylv said. "Though all things considered, if you have to be stuck someplace, Auradon's not bad, even under current circumstances. I know this is all a lot to get used to, but you'll get settled in in no time, you'll see. Though we may have to alter some clothes for you; those fabulous wings of yours aren't exactly a standard feature around here, I'm afraid."

[kings_knight_rocks]

He tucked them in at the mention. Self conscious and a bit uncomfortable with the attention. He shrunk in on himself a bit. He'd noticed neither of the people he'd met had wings, of course he had, but he hadn't been sure what that meant. It was always better not to mention wings to Wingless. "So... This world, people don't have them..?" It was a strange concept to try and wrap his head around. But it was better than the alternative...