[ What else could they do? Even if it wasn't Noctis' destiny, they would have done it anyway, seeing the injustices wrought by the Empire that they had. Prompto doesn't really think of himself as some kind of renegade, an insurgent - he was just one guy who wanted to stick by his best friend and do the right thing for everyone. But even so, the choices he made during that time in his life were his most important. He could have left, could have abandoned the fight to lead a safer life. Gods know he didn't love spelunking in caves and fighting grotesque monsters. That's not why he did it. ]
There were a lot of times I wanted to give up. Times I...came really close to actually doing it. I know how to fight, but I'm not...I'm not a soldier, and there I was, right in the thick of it. I barely kept up, and I was in waaaaaaay over my head.
[ He shrugs casually, but there is definite weight to the slant of his shoulders. ]
But day by day, things just...got a little easier. I got a little stronger, I guess. I just had to let myself have enough time to learn all that, and figure out who I wanted to be in the world.
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Date: 2018-05-03 05:55 am (UTC)[ What else could they do? Even if it wasn't Noctis' destiny, they would have done it anyway, seeing the injustices wrought by the Empire that they had. Prompto doesn't really think of himself as some kind of renegade, an insurgent - he was just one guy who wanted to stick by his best friend and do the right thing for everyone. But even so, the choices he made during that time in his life were his most important. He could have left, could have abandoned the fight to lead a safer life. Gods know he didn't love spelunking in caves and fighting grotesque monsters. That's not why he did it. ]
There were a lot of times I wanted to give up. Times I...came really close to actually doing it. I know how to fight, but I'm not...I'm not a soldier, and there I was, right in the thick of it. I barely kept up, and I was in waaaaaaay over my head.
[ He shrugs casually, but there is definite weight to the slant of his shoulders. ]
But day by day, things just...got a little easier. I got a little stronger, I guess. I just had to let myself have enough time to learn all that, and figure out who I wanted to be in the world.