Some things are better best in the unknown. Life is full of mysteries. What's one more?
[he grins right back, opening one of the bottles and sliding it over; he does the same with the other. easily enough, he sits down and entertains the idea of lactose-induced pain for the sake of celebrating. that's why it's a small cake, so he wouldn't get tempted.]
[he picks up the candles from where cloud left them and pops one's end into his mouth, just to savor the chocolate.]
I never did ask. When exactly is your birthday? [he waits for cloud to drink]
[If you think he wouldn't cut a piece for Prompto and slide it over to him, gently, then you'd be very wrong. It's exactly what he does first, before cutting a second for himself, and then reaching over to eventually crack open a drink. He answers in the meanwhile.]
[prompto snickers, taking the offered slice of cake. he'll just skip the icing, okay?]
Did your dad call you?
[these questions about james... are innocent in their curiosity. prompto is genuinely curious about how cloud and james' relationship is like; father and son. there's no jealousy nor envy in his voice whenever he brings up these questions. he just wishes to live vicariously through cloud's experience.]
[he grabs the phone with one hand because it's a stupidly endearing picture. not--because of cloud or anything, but at every moment of thought that was put into the gag gift]
[he lets go soon enough, letting cloud have his phone back] Tell me you kept them!
[prompto simply offers a duh expression at his brother]
I was you, I'd be wearing those glasses at every single opportunity I could manage. Pretend nothing was off when people looked at me funny or asked 'bout it!
[Though it would honestly be pretty hilarious if he wore them to work one day. Alas, if only that were his personality type, to do such things on a whim.]
Uh... Lawrence of Arabia. I like the cinematography by Frederick Young a lot. Huge... beautiful landscapes of nothing but so full of life at the same time. He was a master of composition.
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[he grins right back, opening one of the bottles and sliding it over; he does the same with the other. easily enough, he sits down and entertains the idea of lactose-induced pain for the sake of celebrating. that's why it's a small cake, so he wouldn't get tempted.]
[he picks up the candles from where cloud left them and pops one's end into his mouth, just to savor the chocolate.]
I never did ask. When exactly is your birthday? [he waits for cloud to drink]
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August 11th. It was on a Friday this year.
[You know, random trivia.]
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[prompto snickers, taking the offered slice of cake. he'll just skip the icing, okay?]
Did your dad call you?
[these questions about james... are innocent in their curiosity. prompto is genuinely curious about how cloud and james' relationship is like; father and son. there's no jealousy nor envy in his voice whenever he brings up these questions. he just wishes to live vicariously through cloud's experience.]
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[Sliding a beer Prompto's way, too, so he can crack one open. Beer and birthday cake, what else does a pair of young men need for dinner? Nothing.]
He sent me one of those gag gifts... well, he just thought he was being funny. You wanna see it?
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Huh? Yeah, of course. I have this very limited idea of what your dad's like.
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It's a selfie of Cloud with pink shutter shades on.]
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Dude!
[he grabs the phone with one hand because it's a stupidly endearing picture. not--because of cloud or anything, but at every moment of thought that was put into the gag gift]
[he lets go soon enough, letting cloud have his phone back] Tell me you kept them!
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Yeah. Of course. Stupid gift or not, I can't throw away a birthday present.
[He takes the phone back, then slips it into his pocket.]
You wanna see?
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I was you, I'd be wearing those glasses at every single opportunity I could manage. Pretend nothing was off when people looked at me funny or asked 'bout it!
[he actually wouldn't but]
[he's not the one with the glasses]
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[Though it would honestly be pretty hilarious if he wore them to work one day. Alas, if only that were his personality type, to do such things on a whim.]
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[He considers this.]
I can wear them right now if you want to see them in person.
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[he's taking his phone out so he can film this]
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[he's recording starting NOW]
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[-he says as he goes to get it anyway. He comes back, but he hasn't put them on yet. They're grasped in his hands.]
Now he's just going to think I'm going crazy with boredom or something.
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[snickers] And I doubt this could be considered anything but excellent creative insight.
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[Unsure. But he slips on the shutter shades anyway. They're definitely a bright pink.]
Anyway... [Clears throat.] Ready?
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[super ready]
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Which is, basically staring blankly into the camera, and-]
You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
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[prompto doesn't clap because he's holding the phone]
Nice Marlon Brando imitation! I thought you'd have been more of a James Dean kinda guy.
[he stops the recording, putting the phone down, sending it to cloud via the chat app] Your dad's gonna have a kick out of that, though I'll bet.
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Anyway, Cloud has to turn his head and cover his mouth from letting out an embarrassing laugh/scoff at that, so it doesn't catch on camera.]
You mean he's going to be impressed. I sounded just like him.
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[he's grinning, setting his phone down] So you're a fan of old movies?
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What's your favorite movie? I mean, what would you have quoted?
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[totally not into the movies for the dialogue]