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[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] As Tifa explained what the city that she’d lived in was like, the details just kept getting worse. “Seriously? They built a city like that on purpose, where some people wouldn’t have sunlight?” That really put everything that Caius had told him about Ardyn’s ten years of darkness into perspective. At least that hadn’t been an entire group of people who decided it was fine for the lower-classes to live like that. “No wonder you overthrew them. What’s Midgar like now?” Lucis didn’t exactly have the cleanest history either—he’d never been comfortable with the idea that his grandfather had pulled the wall back to Insomnia and left the rest of Lucis to the mercy of the empire. Plus there was everything that Caius had told him about Ardyn and the founder king. History was messy, but he was glad Tifa and her friends had managed to shape a better future. Now if only he could do that too.
As Noctis pulled the cups out of his glaive for their wine, Tifa joked that he was a man to call for just about anything. “I did offer you a hammer whenever you’re ready to build that basement,” he said with a slight grin before shaking his head. “For real though, it does come in handy. I still have all our camping equipment from Eos in there, which was really nice when I first got here and didn’t have any money.” Come to think of it, the only reason he had any money now was from doing some jobs for the Rising Stones, and Alex and Prompto were probably not going to be inclined to work together going forward. That…could be a problem, but he’d worry about finding an income source once Iggy was out.
Tifa confirmed that she did miss Gaia sometimes, mostly because of the people, and Noctis frowned a little when she said that she’d lost a few of them along the way. “Sorry to hear that…If you ever want to talk about them, I’ve got plenty more where this bottle is concerned.” He understood if that wasn’t where she wanted to take the conversation tonight, but that was a long-standing offer for the future too.
She asked in return if he missed Eos, which made Noctis hesitate for longer than he probably should have. “Like you said, I miss the people. But things were pretty bad there when I left.” That was an understatement, considering that about every major civilization had fallen and Ardyn had played his final hand. “The others still call me a prince, but a title isn't much use when your kingdom’s fallen.” That was still hard to admit, but talking to Tifa was always easier than he expected. It felt like he’d known her for longer than he actually had. “I’m still hoping to take it back someday, but there’s not much I can do about it from here…”
Honestly, it was a relief when Tifa raised her glass and made a toast to new beginnings. That really was perfect when he thought about everything that he’d left in the rearview mirror, and maybe it was for her too. “And a new world,” he added, clinking his glass to her offered one before he finally took a sip of wine. It was sweeter than he’d expected—maybe the grapes in Accordo did a little better than Lucian grapes. “How’s it stack up, bartender?”
Post by Tifa Lockhart on May 6, 2024 23:46:30 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
"That's right. We got these lamp things that acted like sunlight, so that was at least something." That probably made it worse to be honest, and Tifa looked out over Sonora again. Maybe that was why she liked working at nights, she was used to it being darker than normal. "Honestly, I don't really know. I woke up here after we had finally found Sephiroth and fought him. Meteor was still coming down, so it could have still wiped everything out." Until this moment, Tifa had never really thought about what had happened there.
When she saw the grin on his face, she had to smile as well. After what had happened at the bar, she was glad to see it. "You did, and I'll hold you to that." She gave him a wink as she listened to him. "Yeah, starting over again was not a good time." She had done it when she had gotten to Midgar, and then again when she got to Zephon. This time had been a little easier since she knew that she had to find connections quickly in order to make it, and she had done just that.
Tifa did want to talk about them, but now wasn't the time. He was about to go rescue his friends, that was enough for tonight. She smiled at the offer still. "Thank you, I'll keep that in mind." It was conversation for another time, and if she was being honest, she was happy to know that they would see each other again after tonight. Well, as long as everything the next day went well.
The hesitation in his answer didn't go unnoticed, but she let him have a moment. It was hard to talk about the past when so much had happened. "I understand that. Guess we both had our own share of trouble. You listened to mine, I'll listen to your story if you want to tell it. I understand if you don't want to talk about it though." It was difficult to tell her story sometimes, but it did make her feel better though.
"Hm, maybe it makes them more comfortable, if that makes any sense." Now she knew why he had said something when she had called him prince, and she decided she would not call him that again. When he mentioned he was hoping to take it back someday, she put a hand on his arm. "The fact that you still think about it and want to make it right says a lot. Maybe someday we'll all return back home. I believe there's some hope."
"A new world." Tifa repeated as she took a sip herself before just looking at it. It was sweet, and it was wonderful. "It's amazing, your world has some good taste." She didn't drink too often, but usually the wine was a little more on the bitter side when she did. This was something that could be dangerous. Thinking that they could use a more, happy conversation, she looked over at him. "Besides fishing, was there anything else you enjoyed doing?"
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Tifa explained a little more how the slums worked by saying that they had lamps that sort of acted like sunlight. “Is it basically always night there, or were the lights just that bright?” He asked with a grimace. Honestly, between the two of them, Noctis would have chosen for it to always be dark. Somehow artificial sunlight sounded way sadder than just streetlamps. Tifa also revealed that she wasn’t really sure what had happened to Midgar in her absence. Apparently she had woken up in Zephon right after they had defeated Sephiroth while that meteor he’d called was still descending. That was…honestly the worst. “Ouch,” he said with a sympathetic wince. “Sorry. Must be tough not really knowing what happened. Sounds like you did everything you could though.” And then some. Defeating super soldiers really didn’t need to be in a bartender’s job description, but Tifa was incredibly tough and hadn’t stood for what Shinra was doing. Noctis was really starting to admire her.
She also joked that she would hold him to his promise to help her build a secret basement in her bar, which made the prince laugh. “Didn’t say I was any good with a hammer, but I can at least be a pack chocobo.” He was happy to cart wood around and help with construction for a while. Tifa deserved it after putting up with all of them, and if it gave them a safe space to meet in Sonora, then that was even better. Noct had a feeling that everybody could use that once this breakout was done.
Tifa thanked him for saying that she could talk about the people that she’d lost, but she made it pretty clear that wasn’t a conversation she wanted to have tonight. That was totally fine, and it was probably a bit heavy to bring up when they were still on their first glasses of wine anyway. She also said that she’d listen to his story though, which made Noctis glance down at his wine before taking a bigger gulp than his first sip. They’d known each for long enough at this point that he really did owe her the short version. “Lucis—that’s the country I’m from—had been at war with the Niflheim empire forever when they finally offered a peace treaty to my dad. They wanted all our lands except the capital of Insomnia, and…they wanted me to come do a symbolic marriage with the princess of one of their territories.” It felt weird to describe Luna in such sterile political terms, but that’s what Tenebrae had become. And that’s all it was to Niflheim. A political marriage.
“It was just a ploy to get inside Insomnia though. I was traveling to the wedding when…I heard the city was destroyed. Niflheim basically rules the entire planet now.” Or they had. There wasn’t much left of them either from what Noctis had seen in Gralea, but he needed at least half a bottle of wine before he started to unpack what Ardyn wanted.
Noctis nodded slowly when Tifa pointed out that it probably made the others feel better to call him a prince and that she also still believed that they’d all find a way home someday. “Thanks Tifa. I hope you’re right.” He paused for just a moment as he glanced down at their glasses. “In the meantime, this isn’t so bad.”
Tifa liked the wine, which made Noctis smile slightly as he nudged the bottle towards her. “Well, plenty more where that came from.” His own glass was going pretty fast as he looked down again at the way the city was illuminated below them. As worried as he was about the breakout, this was actually pretty nice. He liked talking to Tifa.
She asked about his hobbies besides fishing, which made Noctis rub the back of his neck. Somehow he could picture Prompto doing a huge face-palm if he told her ‘nope, fishing and sleeping are the only things worth doing’ so he put a bit more effort into his answer. “I really liked camping with the guys. Even though we were on the run, they made me forget about everything else. We were always hunting monsters or fixing up the car…” Clearing his throat, he looked over at Tifa again. The light from the streetlamps reflected in her eyes back at him. “What about you? You’ve talked about bartending and martial arts. What else were you up to when you weren’t overthrowing the government?”
Post by Tifa Lockhart on May 29, 2024 22:45:53 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
"Yes, it's basically always night. The lamps were really bright though, they did a good job making it feel like we had night and day." The more she spoke about it, the more depressing it all actually seemed. She had never really noticed it though, because that was where she had gotten started in Midgar, and she had gotten used to it. The people from the slums were kind and welcoming, it was home to her. "I just keep the thought that what we did worked, and everything turned out fine. It's definitely better than the alternative." They defeated Sephiroth, so the Meteor went away. That was that until she learned otherwise.
Tifa had to giggle. "Hey, that's pretty important too. I don't even know what I would be doing. I'm not great at building or coming up with a design for it. I'll just keep everyone fed and hydrated I suppose. I don't know if I trust myself with a hammer." That was something her father hadn't really taught her, and she was actually pretty okay with that.
Watching as he took a big drink from his glass, Tifa figured she was in for a story. Taking a decent drink herself, she turned slightly so she was facing him a bit better so she could focus on what he was saying. One thing stood out at first. "Niflheim? That sounds a lot like my home town of Nibelheim. How strange." Two different worlds and it was pretty close. She hoped pointing out a random fact wasn't rude, but she did let his story sink in.
Before she said anything, she finished off her glass of wine. "Oh Noctis, that's terrible. I couldn't imagine living through a war." She had lived through a bit herself, but it was just their organization against a cooperation. He had been in a literal war. To be honest, she wasn't really sure what to say about it all. "I don't know what to say, I'm sorry you had to go through all of that. So it was your city that was destoryed, where you were from?" She knew what that was like to an extent, she had lost a lot when the plate was dropped on Sector 7. This was an entire city though...
The next statement he made had her blushing just a little bit, and she was glad the only light they had was the street lights. "No, it's definitely not." As he nudged the bottle towards her, she grabbed it and refilled her glass. His was close to being empty as well so she held onto it, indicating she was waiting for him to finish his so she could fill it back up as well.
Tifa had to giggle when he rubbed the back of his neck, as if he was searching for a way to answer her question. His answer made her raise her eyebrows. "You say 'on the run' and 'fighting monsters' so casually, like it's just a normal thing for everyone. Though, I guess for some it is. We had our fair share of, interesting creatures as well. Camping sounds fun, did you do it often then?" There were some that made Tifa shiver just thinking about how gross they looked.
"A car? That's pretty cool. I would ask what kind, but I wouldn't have a clue what it would look like." Cars weren't something you saw a lot of in Nibelheim or the slums, so they weren't something she was used to. Rolling her eyes at the 'overthrowing the government' comment, she realized that she also had to think about the answer. "I like to cook and bake, and also read. And now that I say that out loud, my life outside of what you named already sounds very boring. I helped out around town as well if that counts for anything."
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Tifa confirmed that the overhead lights had simulated night and day in Midgar, which made Noctis grimace in a way that he hoped wasn’t rude. “That sounds pretty bad by itself, even without everything else they were doing. Glad you gave everyone a second chance.” Assuming the meteor that Sephiroth had summoned had gone away once he was dead, but Noct stayed silent on that end. Tifa didn’t need any more doubts about how her home was doing.
She agreed with a laugh to mostly let him be a pack chocobo once they started construction on her bar basement. Apparently she’d never really done a lot of building work either, so she said that her main job might just end up being keeping everyone else fed and hydrated. “Hey, that might be the most important job of all,” he joked. “We won’t get very far if everyone’s hungry.”
The first thing that Tifa noted from Noctis’ story was that the Niflheim empire had a strangely similar name to her hometown. The prince wasn’t bothered that she’d picked out that detail because it was weird now that she laid it out. “Huh. Yeah, those names are really close actually. No one in your town seemed like they wanted to start expanding into an empire, did they?” There were enough time shenanigans going on in Zephon without Noctis making conspiracy theories about Tifa being from Eos’ past. It was just a funny thought.
Tifa grew more somber when he finished his story, and she said that she was sorry he’d gone through all that. “Thanks,” he said with a slight frown before finishing what was left in his glass. “I’d really like to take Insomnia back someday and unite Lucis again, but…that’s obviously taken a backseat while we’re here.” Not much he could do about Eos while they were a world away. Meanwhile, Tifa refilled her glass and held up the bottle indicating that she’d fill his up again too. “Thanks,” he said as he held it out, grinning faintly at the way she tilted the glass during the pour. Definitely an expert bartender.
She seemed pretty amused at his answers for what he liked to do, and Noctis shook his head when she said he made it seem like all of that was normal. “It sounds like you’ve fought your own share of monsters with just your fists,” he pointed out, since that was honestly a lot more impressive than using a sword. “And yeah, we camped out all the time. It was one of the cheapest ways to get around in Lucis whenever we were low on money.” It probably sounded a bit ridiculous for a prince to be low on money, but much to his dad’s credit, Noctis had lived a pretty normal life until recently. He’d even worked a few part-time jobs in the capital, so he wasn’t above scrounging for gil.
Tifa shared a few of her other interests too and then expressed that it made her sound boring. Noctis laughed and waved a hand as he took a sip of wine. “Trust me, if it was up to me I’d just sleep and fish all day, so you’re free to bake and read. Feels like we never really had the luxury of being boring until now, you know?” His life had been too much of a car fire for that, and it sounded like it had been the same for Tifa. “The good thing about this place is maybe we can all finally breathe I guess.”
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Jun 11, 2024 16:30:25 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
Looking down at her hands, Tifa gave a nod. "Yeah, I guess I didn't really stop to think just how bad everything had gotten in the midst of it all. I wish we could have stopped them sooner. It would have saved a lot more people." Taking a deep sigh, she looked up at the sky. "After everything in Midgar went crazy, we left and started our journey. I got to see so much of the sky after that." True, she had seen the sky growing up, but for years she had been stuck under the plates, so it had become a memory for a while there.
When he mentioned she would have the most important job of all, she had to roll her eyes, with a smile of course. "I suppose that is true. I'll still try and help out when everyone is fed. It could be fun to learn some things about building." Tifa had never minded getting her hands dirty, so this could be something she would be at least decent at. She had the strength after all.
Tifa blinked slowly at Noctis. "Um, I don't think so?" To be fair, Tifa wasn't exactly sure if he was being sarcastic or serious. After being pulled into a whole new world, she realized that anything could be quite possible at this point. Though she was leaning towards the 'not serious' notion.
Listening to him, Tifa looked at him and gave a nod. "I get that. There was so much left to be done, and it's just. Gone now." The conversation was not going how she thought it would for drinking wine on a roof, but she was glad actually. Sometimes it was good to get things out there, and she felt at ease talking to Noctis. They had both been through things, and they were still here, helping others and doing the best they could.
Slightly blushing at his compliment, she looked back down at her hands. "Thanks, I had a wonderful teacher. I don't know where I would be without him." Master Zangan had not only brought her out of the funk she had been in during her childhood, but he had also been the one to rescue her after she was attacked by Sephiroth all those years ago.
"I mean, that is fair yes. We did that quite a bit too actually, until we got the Highwind." Despite Yuffie constantly getting sick, their adventures up in the air had been a lot of fun. Seeing things from up in the sky was amazing, and she would never forget it. Or any of their other adventures for that matter.
Tifa giggled at his statement. "Maybe I'll teach you how to bake. You did show me how to fish after all, I owe you." To be honest though, she wasn't sure he would be interested, most guys weren't. Giving a nod, Tifa turned her attention back to him again. "That sounds absolutely amazing."
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Noctis felt a little bad at making Tifa reflect on just how awful life under Shinra had been. He didn’t want to sour the mood or anything, so he latched onto the one positive point she said near the end. “Sounds like it would have been a good trip…minus the whole searching for a psychopath calling down a meteor.” That did usually put a damper on things. “Glad you all got to travel and live under the open sky for a change though. Did any of your other friends end up here? I know you talked about the blond guy who took out Alex’s guild front. I uh. Still haven’t mentioned that to him by the way, don’t worry.” He mostly just didn’t want Tifa to get caught up in whatever drama that was inevitably going to cause.
Tifa rolled her eyes at Noct’s platitude that feeding everyone was the most important job, even if that really wasn’t a lie. She did say that she wanted to learn more about building stuff along the way though, which made the prince nod. “I could stand to get some lessons in that too. Hopefully we can enlist some experts.” It sounded like a few people from Tifa’s world had helped build her secret bar basement in the past, so it didn’t sound like collecting workers with experience would be too hard at least.
The brunette woman seemed to empathize with Noct’s position that he had left so much undone back on Eos. “...Yeah. You’d definitely know the feeling too,” he said with a faint smile. It wasn’t necessarily comforting since it was hard to say what was going on back home for either of them. Maybe Gaia had been struck by a meteor and maybe the starscourge had completely swallowed up Eos. But it was still nice to talk about it with someone who understood having to live with the uncertainty.
Moving on to brighter topics, Tifa touched on a couple things from her past that piqued Noct’s interest. “What made you want to learn martial arts from your teacher by the way?” He himself had basically never had a choice when it came to practicing swords or magic, so he was curious what had prompted the bartender to start using her fists. “And what’s the Highwind? Sounds kind of like a boat.” Just a guess from the name—it must have at least come with beds since they had stopped having to camp out once they got it.
Tifa also joked that she could teach him how to bake since he’d shown her how to fish. She didn’t entirely look like she expected him to take her up on that offer, but considering who they were going to rescue tomorrow, Noct found himself agreeing immediately. “Honestly, I’d like that. Cooking’s never really been my thing, but Ignis—he’s who we’re trying to rescue—used to be great at it. Maybe I could bake something for him for once…” It was a lot harder for his retainer to do it himself now that he’d lost his eyesight. Noct wouldn’t have been caught dead helping Ignis bake before, but now…he felt like he owed it to him. Ignis had put on the ring for his sake after all.
“Of course, he might have to meet you and shake your hand if I end up as a halfway decent assistant,” the prince quipped, hoping to leave off on a lighter note. Maybe that wasn’t entirely a joke though. Specs did like to be involved in his life.
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Jun 24, 2024 14:20:26 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
Giggling, she knew he had a point. "Yeah it was a great time, minus all of that. We exchanged stories and had some laughs. Sometimes that's all you need in troubling times." Noctis then asked if any of friends were there and Tifa shook her head. "Not that I've seen, but maybe they'll show up." Then he mentioned her blonde friend, but she mostly just heard that he didn't say anything to Alex. "Thank you, I'd rather not run into Alex again if I don't have to."
"Oh definitely. Not something we'd want to build without some idea of what we're doing. A good skill to learn though, even if we just learn a little bit." Just enough to be a little helpful was fine by Tifa, but she also didn't want to get in the way either.
Giving a nod, she looked back down at her hands. As great as it was being with everyone, the circumstances were less than appealing. "I'm glad to be here, and to be able to begin a better life, but I can't shake the feeling others back home are suffering still." She was really hoping to find someone from her world that could give her some better news, but so far, she had nothing.
Noctis asking what made her want to learn martial arts and Tifa smiled. "It's a weird story. My cat had run away, so while searching for him, I found a strange man by the stream. I actually thought it he was a child abductor at first, but then found out he was doing a class type thing for the town. So, I went, and I enjoyed it." Thinking back on it was a little embarrassing, but Master Zangan and herself could laugh about it now.
Shaking her head, she laughed a little to her about how Cid would react if he heard someone call the Highwind a boat. "No, it's an airship that one of the people that joined us got. It was really big, and got us almost everywhere." Taking a drink, she remembered what Gaia was like from that high up and it made her smile.
Noctis agreed to let her teach him how to bake and Tifa got a little excited at that. "That's a great idea, I'm sure he'd really appreciate it. You sound like you and your friends were close, I'm sure he'd love anything you did for him." To be fair, Tifa had no idea what all had transpired between the boys. Or how serious Noctis was when he said cooking wasn't his thing...
Tifa blinked a few times at his next statement. "Well, I'd feel honored to meet him then. Maybe he can teach me some things, I'd love to learn more recipes and techniques." And maybe together, Ignis and Tifa could get Noctis to eat his vegetables.
[attr=class,lyric1]i am noctis, prince of lucis and
[attr=class,lyric2]king of fishing
[attr=class,bulk] Tifa agreed that the trip around Gaia really had been good sometimes in spite of everything, and Noctis thought that he could relate to that. Even after Insomnia had fallen, traveling around Lucis with his friends had been one of the best times of his life. The whole experience had been a weird combination of not really wanting to move on and grow up while knowing that he had to in order to restore Lucis and make peace with everything that had happened. He still didn’t really know how to make sense of that time period. It was a lot of grief and denial, that was for sure. “I’ll keep an eye out for anyone from Gaia too. I’ll be sure to send them your way if I find anyone.” It was a little sad that Tifa hadn’t found any of her friends yet, but hopefully that would change soon.
She also explained how she’d started learning martial arts, and Noctis perked up a little at the mention of one of his favorite animals. Prompto got excited over chocobos, but the prince himself was always ready to go fishing for a stray cat in need. “You had a cat?” That was not at all the point of the story, but it was what had caught his attention first. “And he must have been a good teacher. I haven’t seen you fight yet, but it must be something if you took on a corporation and that Sephiroth guy. I’d go down pretty easy without a sword.” Hell, when he’d first gotten to Gralea, he had the Ring of the Lucii with him and he’d still nearly died without a sword. Tifa was something amazing.
“Wait, seriously? You guys had your own airship?” He mostly associated airships with Niflheim, but there was nothing inherently evil about them. A private one sounded downright convenient. That must have made getting around way easier. Now if only the Regalia could fly…Well, he’d have to talk to Cindy about that one.
Tifa seemed to think it was a great idea to bake something for Ignis, and Noctis grinned a bit sheepishly as he decided that he should give her fair warning. “You were a good student when I taught you how to fish though. I uh. Somehow burned soup once. Even though I was stirring it. And Ignis was watching me.” Not the proudest moment of his life. He and Specs had a good conversation during that at least, so getting up early hadn’t been entirely wasted.
“I think he’d like that too,” Noctis said warmly, glancing down at his wine when Tifa said she’d love to learn some new recipes from Ignis. Maybe meeting someone else who liked to cook would help jumpstart him into trying it again. Even if he’d have to go by touch and intuition now.
“...Hey, I’m glad you found me tonight by the way. Think this is what I needed before everything goes down. So…thanks Tifa.” Not the most eloquent, but Gladio didn’t call him Prince Charmless for nothing. He really did mean it though. He hoped to see more of the bartender after the breakout. Especially now that they had a baking lesson planned.
Post by Tifa Lockhart on Jul 18, 2024 22:36:52 GMT -6
PROMISE YOU'LL COME AND SAVE ME
When Noctis said he would keep an eye out for her friends, she gave him a smile. "Thank you, I'll do the same for you." Given the fact that his close friends seemed to all be here, she had to be careful who she pointed in his direction. He didn't seem too liked by some parties from his home world, so she didn't want to send someone who was out to get him right to where he was. The one thing she could think of to do is to find him first if she found someone and tell him who it was.
Tifa noticed the change when he mentioned she had a cat and she giggled. "I see you're a cat fan as well. Yes, I had a white cat named Fluffy. I miss that fluffball." One day she would have a cat again, that was for certain. As he complimented, Tifa was glad it was rather dark out because she was blushing terribly. "It definitely wasn't easy, there were times I wanted to give up. Don't sell yourself short, I'd probably hurt myself if I tried to use a sword or any other weapon." She had decent aim with her punches and things like grappling guns, but that was about it.
Giving a nod, she took a drink. "We did. Cid actually was the captain of a rocket that was supposed to go into space. There ended up being a malfunction and the whole project was scratched by Shinra, which was why he had it out for them and joined us." The memories of Cid's colorful language filled her mind and she had to smile. Through his tough exterior, he was still someone Tifa could always count on.
As he told her about his experiences in the kitchen, Tifa just kind of stared for a moment before chuckling. "I don't mean to laugh, but that's quite an amusing accomplishment. Even if that accomplishment is the direct opposite of what was supposed to happen." It was then that she realized that she was going to have her work cut out for her, but Tifa always rose to a challenge, and she didn't give up easily either.
Noctis agreed with her about Ignis teaching her some new things and she was excited for that. "Well, you know where to find me when he's ready." She knew it could be some time before the two would be up for doing anything after being where they were for so long. Having to stay hidden along with all of that was not going to be easy for them either, and Tifa hoped they all pulled through and could return to normal sooner than later.
Looking up at him, she gave him a smile. "Of course, I'm glad I could help, even in a small way. I think I needed this too, and you're great to talk with." Friends had always come pretty easily to Tifa, but she didn't get too close to anyone quite as easily. There was something about Noctis that made her let down her guard just a little bit.
