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[A disheveled middle aged man's face appears on the screen looking incredibly over it. Whatever 'it' is, he's been done with it since Friday and there's no end in sight. There's a large smear of chocolate running from just about his ear on his left side down his neck and along one side of a red hoodie he's wearing.]

Dammit! Damn this place and those creepy bears from god-knows-what! Where the hell am I? Voidtreckers, if you can hear me, my communicator isn't connecting me to the train!

Of all the f-

[Tony's cut off as he spots another bear gang down the street and moves quickly to an alley out of sight.]

What is this place?

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Tony? Hey... Hey Tony! [Gladio hadn't been paying attention, he'd been walking when his phone had started making noise. But he'd vaguely recognised the voice and as he was lifting the phone he'd caught the name and his heart had damn near stopped.

There was no way. Absolutely no way...

But no, that face was definitely Tony's. A very pissed off Tony. So, of course, Gladio grinned like a loon.]

Stay where you are! I... wait... where are you?

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[Tony's glare simply turned to an unhappy frown when he heard Gladio respond.]

How the devil should I know? I woke up somewhere with a bunch of mice. Do people here really worship rodents? Because maybe we should let this world get destroyed if they're that stupid.

[Gladio had already shifted direction and had started toward the temple Tony described.]

Hold onto that thought. I'm on my way. Don't budge, Stark.

[Gladio cut the call and shoved his phone into his pocket before he took off at an awkward run, avoiding the worst of the chocolaty mess all over the ground that made slipping a real danger.

It only took him a few minutes to get to the temple and a minute longer to find where Tony was hiding from the bears. Gladio's grin was back. He gestured for Tony to get moving and join him under the umbrella he was carrying. The shockingly yellow and blue umbrella... that was mostly covered in chocolate, but was at least keeping him clean of it.]

Lets get you somewhere safer before those things come back.

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[If this was someone else, he wouldn't have obeyed. He would've kept going and tried to find out for himself why he couldn't connect with the train. However, it was Gladio.

When Gladio arrived, one of his arms was covered in his metal gauntlet with a glowing sphere at his palm. Spotting his friend, he lowered his hand and cautiously moved closer.]

Why aren't you wearing mission gear?

Havenwell.

[Regis does his best not to chuckle at the smear of chocolate on the poor man's face. He has a feeling pointing it out will do little to improve the newcomer's mood.]

I'm afraid the natives have rather unique ways of welcoming people, though I have to admit this is a bit much for even them. I'll get back to you when I figure out if the chocolate is better than the snow.

Havenwell.

[The robot had mentioned that.]

So you aren't a native here either? Are you with another Voidtrecker team or what?

[Gladio didn't look too shocked to see that Tony had armed himself and, lets face it, he was just too damn excited to care too much. He just grinned and moved closer to get Tony under the umbrella to get him out of the milk chocolate rain.]

There's a cafe not far. Lets go sit down. This is a 'you need to sit down for this' kinda talk, Tony.

But short version? This isn't a mission. And it's nothing to do with the Trecker or the Void. This is a different beast completely.

Voidtrecker team?

[Regis shakes his head. This is the second time the newcomer has mentioned that name, so it must be of some importance. It just means nothing to him.]

My home is a planet called Eos. I'm afraid I don't know anything about this team you've mentioned.

[Tony was surprised by what he was told even with that short version. He looked at Gladio, really looked at him and saw how.. happy?.. the man was to see him. He didn't know why that touched him, but the next thing he knew, he was stepping forward and pulling Gladio into a hug (which given Gladio's size wasn't the easiest thing to do).]

Uh.. t- then I'm glad you're here.

[Why the hell had he just done that? He'd just been with Gladio maybe an hour ago. He didn't know why he said that either, but it was all he could come up with to excuse his odd behavior.

Even more odd when he realized he hadn't let go yet. Clearing his throat, he stepped back.]

We should probably find that place you mentioned.

[Stop looking at me Gladio!]

[Tony's eyebrows shot upward and he stared at the screen for a long moment.]

Eos? Is that.. we're not..

[He frowned. He replayed the scene with the robot and was certain it hadn't said anything about Eos or Insomnia.]

Do you know Ignis Scientia?

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[Pull back after that? No damn way. Gladio just laughed and pulled Tony right back into a tight hug of his own.]

And I'm glad you're here. This place is... Yeah.

[NOW he let Tony go, because it was hard to move while hugging someone. Didn't stop him from slinging an arm around Tony's shoulders though. Both because he could and to keep him close under the umbrella.]

Affurgato. Cat cafe. [A grin as he started them walking in that direction.]

I've been here a month. And this... rain? Only a little better than the snow we've had. But it's a small price to pay to have space.

[Tony stumbled a bit when he was pulled right back into a hug. He huffed out a laugh and patted the man's broad back.

As they started walking, his expression was resigned to this side hug but really he didn't mind it at all. It had been a rough few weeks.]

A month?!

And change. But yeah.

[He was holding the umbrella in his free hand, awkwardly between the two of them, but it kept the worst of the chocolate rain off of them.

The look he gave Tony then was one of mild concern. It had taken him a minute there, but he remembered the state of things before the mission, before he was brought to Havenwell.]

How're you doing...? Should you even be up and walking?

[Regis shakes his head, expression saddening for a moment as he thinks of home.]

There? No, Havenwell is a far cry from there, unfortunately.

[Or fortunately, depending on one's view of things.]

I do. He's a good friend of my son's or will be at least, depending on what point in the timeline you are from. My name is Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII.

[He tilts his head slightly out of habit.]

If you know of Ignis, does that mean you know of my son, Noctis as well?

I'm fine.

[Yeah, that was convincing. He sighed knowing that hadn't worked.]

I take it you must be from about the same time I'm from then. Were you from before or after the mission? It was set to begin tomorrow for me.

[No, Gladio didn't believe it for a second, but he was keeping an eye on him now. Be sure not to stumble, Tony. Even a little misstep and Gladio wasn't above carrying you around like a princess, or slinging you over his shoulder.

But he didn't think that would be needed. At least not yet. The cafe wasn't that far after all.]

Just got there. Was headin in to talk to the locals and then... I woke up here in one of the temples.

['Good friend' was one way to put it.]

Yes, I've.. well.. are you familiar with multiple universes?

[He rubbed his face, not really wanting to have to explain all of this but it wouldn't make sense otherwise.]

I've met two versions of him.

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[Tony was quiet for a few moments as they walked, mulling over the information he'd already gotten from his friend.]

Is anyone else from the train here?

[He lifted his wrist, showing the communicator.]

Is this thing useless then?

Depends on what you mean by that... [He was hedging, he knew he was, but as he'd said before, this was very much a sit down and discuss kind of a talk.]

There's a few familiar faces, but not from the train. From that it's just you and me.

[Gladio nodded, Affurgato was in sight now.]

It's scrap now, Tony. Mines back at my place. And hey, look, just up ahead. I'll treat you. Hot drink or... I think they sell wine. Cocktails. But good coffee and tea too.

[No one else from the train. From that it's just you and me. As that sunk in, he could feel the very beginning sides of one of his attacks. He pushed those thoughts aside and focused on what Gladio was saying.

He looked up with a strained smile.]

Didn't think you were letting me have any of that. I won't say no to a beer though.

I wish. No beer. And this is... weird enough I can let it slide.

[He stepped up to the cafe and let go of Tony long enough to open the door for him, while shielding him with the umbrella. Only once Tony was safely inside of Affurgato did Gladio step in and close and shake out the umbrella with a slight wrinkle of his nose. It was kind of disgusting, even if chocolate itself was good.

Putting that aside, Gladio turned and went with Tony to drop himself down into a seat with a sigh.]

Don't be surprised if a cat sits on you here.

[This wasn't at all what he was expecting. Honestly, he wasn't sure what he was expecting but this was just adding to the weird day. He dropped heavily into a seat and looked every bit as tired as he felt. It had been a rough few weeks.]

I'll try the giraffe drink. Ever had it?

Never. But I'll join you.

[He held up a hand and then a finger, asking for a minute while he got up and went to the counter to place their order. Gladio probably should have looked at what the drink was before he ordered it, but he got some food as well, fries with ketchup. Why not?

He hung around for the drinks... and didn't look terribly impressed with it when they were set on fire. Tony was an ass.

After blowing them out, he brought the drinks over to their table and handed Tony his.]

Next time try for somethin that's not a pyromaniacs wet dream.

[Regis had no idea when he introduced them that Ignis' devotion would become what it did.]

Before I came here? No, I did not, but these kinds of places tend to teach crash courses in multiple universes. Both Gladio and Prompto were someplace besides Eos before they were brought here.

[Two different versions of his son? While accepting multiple universes isn't so hard in the abstract, thinking about more than one version of his son is a little harder.]

Dare I ask how old he was during those meetings?

[Look, he's about three back home. Seeing him as an adult is still weird to Regis.]

[Some of Tony's haggard expression softened and he smirked.]

Kid grew up on ya, didn't he? I've been dreading and also hoping that might happen to me someday.

[Mainly the 'seeing them again' part.]

He was early twenties when I met him- just a couple years younger than Ignis who I knew much better. Don't take this wrong but.. is your Noct blind?

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