[She knows. Noel exhales, an unexpected wave of relief washing over him as she says that. None of this should be possible, but if he had to catch her up through that, or pretend it never happened...he's not sure he could handle it. He's already not sure he can handle any of this. Even the nostalgic little kupo! sends him reeling to simpler times far in the past, to a version of both of them that no longer exists.
It's thrown him for a loop, that's for sure. After a fragment of a moment, his smile is back, though.]
Mog too, huh? [He gives the little creature a light poke, though if he was being honest, he'd have to admit it's hard not to want to hug the creature on sight -- it's been a long time, after all. But...that'd probably be too much, so he restrains himself.
Serah has always been good at skirting around things like that -- delicately sidestepping in a way that makes you not want to question her. This time is no different for Noel, because he knows why she's avoiding a straight answer, and he can't blame her for it at all. Honestly? He's just relieved she hasn't been here long. There are plenty of things he's not ready to explain just yet, not when he's still in shock at her actually being here, so he's trying to take it slow.]
... Yeah. All in one piece, here, too. [That's an easier answer than whether he's alright or not, anyway. At a loss for where else to even start with all of this, he continues,] What are you doing out here, anyway?
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It's thrown him for a loop, that's for sure. After a fragment of a moment, his smile is back, though.]
Mog too, huh? [He gives the little creature a light poke, though if he was being honest, he'd have to admit it's hard not to want to hug the creature on sight -- it's been a long time, after all. But...that'd probably be too much, so he restrains himself.
Serah has always been good at skirting around things like that -- delicately sidestepping in a way that makes you not want to question her. This time is no different for Noel, because he knows why she's avoiding a straight answer, and he can't blame her for it at all. Honestly? He's just relieved she hasn't been here long. There are plenty of things he's not ready to explain just yet, not when he's still in shock at her actually being here, so he's trying to take it slow.]
... Yeah. All in one piece, here, too. [That's an easier answer than whether he's alright or not, anyway. At a loss for where else to even start with all of this, he continues,] What are you doing out here, anyway?