noctis was a loner, but he wasn't someone who enjoyed being alone. he'd grown up surrounded by those whom had always looked out for him and, right now, he was alone. the black bengal tiger had been forced to watch his own back, to find his own meals, to create his own entertainment, and, frankly, for someone who'd grown up being considered royalty, it was weird. sure it taught him independence, and showed him how a lot of others were forced to live, but, it just wasn't for him. he was a pack animal, someone who enjoyed and revelled in the company of others, of his friends. unfortunately, though, such friends hadn't been heard from in quite a while. so, he'd been forced to throw himself into this big wide world.

that was supposedly how he found himself here, on the ascendent's border. he'd found himself on the south border, at the canopy. a long stretch of trees greeting him wherever he glanced. it was pretty, and it kind of seemed like a place he could see himself finding to nap at. then again, the number of creepy-crawlies that could be lurking around... maybe not. regardless, finding a napping spot could wait until later, for now, he would wait for someone to approach so that he could introduce himself. if it wasn't for the tiger's regal posture, it was unlikely that he'd be associated with any form of royalty.

Immortalhd never had to deal with living alone for long. He'd grown up with his previous friends and immediately came crawling to the Obsveratory. He absolutely hated the idea of living alone just because he was so used to not being alone. He always had someone to bug and throw glitter or paint at. When he spotted yet another stranger at the border, he perked up and picked up the pace. It was a routine thing now. He wasn't sure how many have joined them so far, but it was a lot. Adjusting his hat as he stopped before the tiger, he smirked. "Hey. Whatcha need?" He squinted a moment, then his eyes went wide again. "Ascendants territory, by the way!"

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he was quiet for a moment, making a curious speculation of his greeter before a smile slipped across his maw. oh, how good it was to talk to someone again, seriously, he was never going it alone again. to be this desperate just for communication was a new low for the prince. "i was wondering if i could join? the names noctis lucis caelum, your highness also works," ah, he was kind of surprised at how much he missed mucking around. "joking, call me noctis, or noct if you prefer nicknames." he wasn't trying to but, there was a hint of arrogance in his tone, although perhaps that should be expected of him.

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Immortal raised his eyebrows a moment before realizing the tiger was joking. He had to admit the confidence was admirable, though. He snorted, shaking his head and smirking again. "Yeah, 'course you can join, Noct. Immortalhd Marchant. Friends call me a variety of things now, but HD works fine." He glanced to his side at Luna, humming quietly when he looked back at Noctis. "Yep. Welcome to the group and all that. You want a tour or something? Place is pretty big."

it'd been a long time since noct had seen anyone he even vaguely recognised. the last time he had was... well, probably the last time he'd seen his father. he missed him, the king, or at least the king of the place he had come from, though he wouldn't speak those feelings aloud. when it came to coping with struggles, noctis often kept them internal. it was strange seeing lunafreya, it was like when you saw something out of your peripheral vision but you weren't so sure it was truly there. that's how he'd felt when he first saw her. noctis was forgetful about many things, but the darling girl from his childhood was not something so easily forgotten. "lady lunafreya," a smile tugged at the corners of the bengal's lips. it had been a long time since he'd last saw her, but her name still rolled off his tongue with the same childish joy as it had when he was younger. nontheless his way of speech came across as more formal than it had before, his princely mannerisms only momentarily cropping up. "i wouldn't expect to find you here," it was clear he had questions, but for her sake, he'd hold onto them. for the moment, he was more curious as to whether she recognised him as he did her.

the surprise reunion was interrupted, then again they hadn't exactly been alone from the beginning. while his forward attitude was depicted as perhaps confident, it was more likely to be arrogance. he'd had nothing but the future to fear as a child, he'd had servants and bodyguards at his beck and call, whether it was against his will or not. even if it hadn't been intended by his father, noctis had lived somewhat sheltered. he'd learned of evil, and good, of how to fight and how to tell who was an enemy. though he hadn't had to meander through every day struggles, hadn't needed to find his own food, to earn money, whether he meant it or not, there was a reckless arrogance that had been adapted from that. "HD, huh? that's a weird thing to be calling someone but sure thing." what? it was. it wasn't as though it were a bad thing it was just... unusual. "a grand tour of the sleeping place will do, i can figure out the rest." it was true, noct loved his sleep.

next, a white feline, nocts metaphoric brow raising with curiosity, "sure, wasn't like it was copyrighted or anything," he seemed like a chill guy? well, he had been told, or rather scolded, on a multitude of occasions for his laid-back mannerisms and almost narcoleptic tendencies. he wasn't actually narcoleptic he just fell asleep easily, and a lot. "anything's a pretty broad spectrum, guess i'll settle for suite though." there was a friendly nod of his head before it was thrown in yet another direction. man, he was tired from all this socialising. not to mention how his cheeks were starting to hurt, he hadn't smiled for this long since, well probably since the last time he saw luna. his cheerful nature had certainly become less frequent as he'd grown older.

unlike the others, noctis seemed to inspect the leader closer. it wasn't that he was particularly interested in starrynight himself, no, he simply wished to highlight any similarities he might have to his father. there were few, his father had been a cheery man, but he was also weary and old, noct hoped he was okay. there was a brief frown from the bengal before it was quickly swept away. "the leader? right, yeah, right back at ya, and thank you, all of you, for the warm welcomes."