The dragokeets upkeep their chorus for a moment or two, interspersing lyrics with Ask! Ask! Ask! and a perfect mimicry of the camera shutter, but they seem to settle down in the same way Ryo manages to. He takes a breath, his fingers starting to relinquish their hold on the fabric. He looks more like a mess now than he did earlier, his hair kicked up in the back more-so than usual thanks to his shouldered companion. Said companion blinks its dark eyes at Prompto and throws in one more camera whir for good measure before Ryo manages to lift his spare hand and wave it in a little, dismissive gesture. It also functions to clear the ash from his cigarette, but that's just a bonus. ]
It's okay, [ he says, still not quite looking at him. That's about as close to an acceptance as Ryo's going to give. He brings the cigarette up to his lips and takes a drag, almost steadying. On his sighed exhalation, the dragokeet on his shoulder flaps one, colorful wing to clear the smoke from its periphery. ] You can keep it.
[ The implication to warn him next time goes unsaid, but Ryo scuffs his boot across the earth instead. ]
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The dragokeets upkeep their chorus for a moment or two, interspersing lyrics with Ask! Ask! Ask! and a perfect mimicry of the camera shutter, but they seem to settle down in the same way Ryo manages to. He takes a breath, his fingers starting to relinquish their hold on the fabric. He looks more like a mess now than he did earlier, his hair kicked up in the back more-so than usual thanks to his shouldered companion. Said companion blinks its dark eyes at Prompto and throws in one more camera whir for good measure before Ryo manages to lift his spare hand and wave it in a little, dismissive gesture. It also functions to clear the ash from his cigarette, but that's just a bonus. ]
It's okay, [ he says, still not quite looking at him. That's about as close to an acceptance as Ryo's going to give. He brings the cigarette up to his lips and takes a drag, almost steadying. On his sighed exhalation, the dragokeet on his shoulder flaps one, colorful wing to clear the smoke from its periphery. ] You can keep it.
[ The implication to warn him next time goes unsaid, but Ryo scuffs his boot across the earth instead. ]