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[ sigh! ]

Bitterness does not suit you, I must say. We can still get along.

She would actually agree with you on that.

[He puts his hand on the bars, the other holding onto the knife.]

What’s with the cage?

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What do you think is with the cage? Its purpose is imprisonment, of course. You're being punished for an intrusion.

Right. I kind of figured out that part. I was just curious if there was more to it.

[Is he just... going to be stuck here? Well, since he has Ardyn here-]

I found a room before with a woman. She kept calling me Somnus. Ring any bells?

[She wouldn't tell him so maybe Ardyn will?]

[ a beat -- ]

Ah, you have met Aera, then. Or my mind's version of her.

So I’m guessing in your version she helps some asshole stab you or anyone else that finds her over and over.

[It isn’t lost on him that she was almost heartbroken to do it.]

Who was she?

Oh, an acquaintance of mine! One I placed far too much faith in.

[ he waves his hand, dismissive. ]

I'm truly sorry if she heart you. I don't have control over my own subconscious, I am afraid.

[He almost holds in the remark, and yet-]

Wow, even you get dumped by girls sometimes?

[He shrugs, pretending not to be as affected by the stabbing as he is. It had honestly been terrifying but he's not about to tell Ardyn that.]

If you have no control of it, I guess that explains the cage?

[He looks pointedly at him 'Are you going to let me out?']

[ there's an eerie moment of silence over Absinthe, a long stare at Noctis. before he tips his head, puts a finger to his mask in thought. ]

Hmmm. I wonder. Part of me is tempted to simply leave you here.

[Oh. He definitely can tell he may have overstepped with his sass.]

I'd rather you didn't. I'll just find a way to be annoying, if you don't.

I could simply walk away and leave you to starve! What a tempting thought.

[ he may be a little annoyed! just a little! ]

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What? Was I right about her or something?

[He’s definitely playing with fire. It’s stupid and petty but he deserves this, in his opinion.]

What about that Somnus guy she mentioned? He seemed important to her. Is that why you dodged my question?

[He felt a little sorry for him if it really was like that and it shows on his face briefly. He would be devastated if Luna betrayed him like that.]

Hmm, I could take out your tongue as well. Another very tempting thought. You're making little good use of it regardless.

[ Absinthe -- who's usually quite cool, and composed -- is showing more and more of that irritation, in his threats, in his voice, even though Noctis obviously can't see through the mask to check his expression. ]

[He should honestly back off and he knows that, but this is Ardyn and despite Luna wanting him to be civil, to let everything that happened be in the past, he can't. All he can think of is the train and the memory he had of how much pain he had been in knowing she was gone, knowing he had taken Prompto somewhere too.]

Empty threat for a guy who can only hide behind a mask.

[It might not be an empty threat, which is why he steps away from the bars.]

It is not hiding if you know who I am, boy.

[ Absinthe opens the bars of the cell -- his movements are odd, too-quick for a normal human, and he's abruptly moving to grab for Noctis's face and tilt his head back. ]

[He can’t do a whole lot but let his head be tilted back, leaving his throat uncomfortably exposed. It startles him so badly he drops his kitchen knife]

Hey- [He grabs him on instinct, his hand grabbing for his wrist. The last time he tried grabbing him he’d been puppeted.]

[ he doesn't find himself puppeted now, but entirely frozen, even when Absinthe moves his hand in turn. ]

Now, will you be a good boy and open your mouth for me? Or shall I have to do this the hard way?

[If he's able to, he immediately speaks up.]

No- [He won't beg him not to do it. No way in hell would he ever beg Ardyn for anything. He wishes he could jerk his head away, push him - anything, but he can't move. All he can do is stare at him, the horror of the situation making his heart hammer inside his rib cage. He keeps his mouth firmly shut, glaring at him. Ardyn will have to force him to open it if he wants to cut out his tongue.]

Ah, well! The difficult way it is.

[ Noctis will find his own mouth opening against his will, and even though it's not neccessary Absinthe will still be holding his jaw as he does. with his other hand he'll be grabbing some clippers from the shelf against the wall, snipping them oh-so-ominously. ]

Do try not to make a mess.

[He stops glaring when his mouth opens on it's own, eyes wide with fear. He couldn't take this back. As Ardyn held his jaw open, he couldn't move to stop him. The clippers would have made him flinch if he could move to do so. He thought he'd been afraid when he'd been stabbed in the back, made to die by his ancestor's hands.

This was a different kind of fear. He couldn't fight or struggle against this any more than he could have in the other room. His heart was still hammering in his chest and it felt like it might fly right out of it or cave in on itself. It was still beating, unfortunately and all of this was very real.]

[ he can't help but laugh, at his expression -- it's obvious even with the mask on that Absinthe is enjoying this, seeing his descendant's fear and anxiety. he's keeping that tension up for a few long seconds more before those clippers rudely shove their way into his mouth, the clippers setting firmly around his tongue before they clamp down and sever it entirely. ]

[Can he scream? Could anyone scream without a tongue and with pliers in their mouth? Well, in any case, the bit of flesh that had been his tongue was now gone and blood immediately filled his mouth and spilled over down his chin. The appendage fell uselessly from his mouth.]

Ha- [He gasps for air so many times, having the beginnings of a panic attack, made worse by not being able to move.]

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