[video] what a happy nerd

[carbungle]

[The video opens with the camera up close to Noctis, where he's trying very hard to look serious while fighting off what can only be considered giddiness.]

Hey, question for Havenwell at large... I'm pretty disappointed right now.

[He turns the camera, revealing a little lake, sparkling blue-green in colour and surrounded by lush foliage. There's a soft splash just off the shore, and Noctis utters a muffled, "there you are!" fumbling with the communicator for a moment until a lure goes flying towards it, attached to a fishing line.

When the camera returns to Noctis, he is grinning like an absolute fool, holding his fishing rod.]

Why did no one tell me about this place? Or am I the first? I hope I'm the first. Can I name it? [His voice lowers, conspiratorial.] There's fish here.

[The video cuts off, but included in his message are the coordinates to what one might assume is the pond in question, where Noct can be found fishing all. Day. Long. There's a blue chocobo curled up on a nearby rock, waiting patiently for him to finish as she's done dozens of times before.]

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[astralera]

A pond?

[ H o w ??? ]

Where is that? How deep is it?

[carbungle]

[what a hoRRIBLE IDEA]

Why would I know how deep it is? If I jumped in it'd scare away all the fish!

[astralera]

[ W h a t how could you have restrained yourself??? ]

Then I guess I'll have to jump in and find out.

[carbungle]

Don't you dare! Not until I'm done!

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[scourgingstars]

...How long has that been there?

[did it just?? show up???]

[carbungle]

I don't know! I swear I've been through this neighbourhood a hundred times and I've never seen it look like this.

[scourgingstars]

Are...are there actual fish in there?

[you know what he'll roll with it]

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[pinkmin]

[There is a little gasp before part of Vianca's face peeked up on screen.]

Fish!

[carbungle]

[LITTLE FRIEND! HE'S SO HAPPY!]

Hell yeah, fish!

[pinkmin]

[She is Vianca levels of elated for him.]

Were they hiding this whole time??

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[this_loser]

Whoa. [Prompto doesn't bother responding to the network. Instead, he heads to the coordinates to see this for himself. The snap of his camera heralds his arrival.]

What're you going to name it?

[carbungle]

[Noctis chuckles under his breath at the camera noise, unsurprised, and casts out the line again.]

Haven't figured that out yet... I've never named a lake before.

[this_loser]

You mean to tell me you weren't trained in the high art of lake naming? [He plops down next to Noct.] What do royals even do anymore?

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[aunitedeorzea]

[To be honest, the chocobo is what caught his attention first.]

What are you thinking of naming it? I've never tried fishing before.

[carbungle]

[Alphinaud! He has been informed of you, bud. Now he has to decide whether to behave or overwhelm.]

Haven't figured that one out yet. If you wanna name a lake, you have to see what it's got to offer first, right? Otherwise it'll sound weird.

[aunitedeorzea]

[It seems like Era has talked about him a lot here. Now the question was when he'd be overwhelmed by it.]

That would be the logical way to go about it, yes. All that's left for now is to see what it has to offer.

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[the4united]

It is pretty amazing, isn't it?

[Sorry, Noctis. It's not really possible for a water mage not to discover a new source of water. You don't get to be the first. Lucky for you Devon is certainly not going to argue over naming privileges. He has zero interest.]

[carbungle]

[Shh, don't tell him.]

Seriously. Feels like it's been forever since I saw a proper fishing pond.

[the4united]

They definitely need more water around here.

Are there a lot of ponds where you're from?

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[firstbump]

[[ Ardbert's excitment cannot be contained in text or audio. ]]

FISH?!

[carbungle]

[There's no audible answer- just the shift of a camera, revealing the flopping body of a decent-sized bass, hanging off a fishing line.

It is indeed fish.]

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[firstbump]

[[ A groan stuck in his throat, like a low squeak. ]]

I haven't fished in over a hundred years, Noctis. Where is it?

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[iustaegis]

[ Near the edge of the pond, where they've already set up a cooler, two chairs, and a blanket, she's dutifully cheering him on. As ever, she's excited in the moment. ]

Oh-- oh! The line! It's wiggling!

[ For the record, she's also brought Horus with her. Thankfully, he's well-trained enough not to swipe Noctis' catch. ]

[carbungle]

[What a lovely fishing picnic!]

I see it.

[He tugs on the line, leaning towards the fish's pull, and begins to slowly reel it in.]

Any guesses what it'll be this time?

[iustaegis]

Judging by the force of those splashes and how much effort you're taking to reel it in--

[ Waaait for it. ]

A whale.