[Insomnia tends to be all about sleekness. High rise buildings, glossy cars and pristine screens which play ads 24/7. Even the Citadel with its looming arches and imposing tower are always a pristine white.
It isn't a bad thing, but the city has an underside to it that is much more exciting. Diverse cultures that hadn't quite conformed to the city. Bright and dark colors meshing in strings of hand painted ads or colorful flags that hang across streets, with food so exotic and different that it is like a whole other world down here.
Gladio loves it. He's never been much for pomp and circumstance outside of his job, and once he had become old enough that his Father really couldn't tell him what to do anymore, he spent so many nights down exploring the underbelly of Insomnia, learning just what was around. Slowly he had let his hair grow wild and his arms and chest gained more and more ink to them, but instead of distracting the Prince's Shield it had only made him stronger for it. After all, Noctis was the chosen one. If he protects him, then he's protecting everyone if Insomnia, from those cut off from their home to those that have made it their home.
There isn't any fanfare or anything in his trips when he brings Noctis down with him. The first few times they only wander around, because he wants the other to feel the same way he did about the side of the city their kind- Future Lords and Kings alike- Don't really get to see. Today Noctis had seemed stressed about something, so Gladio had suggested they go relax, and had promised that it wasnt training with a laugh.
That alone should be enough to peak curiosity. When they get to the place it is like a piece of a faraway land had been dropped into the middle of their city. The Hot Springs weren't natural of course, but little of Insomnia was, and they had done a great job of hiding the fact with quiet technology and an authentic feel to the place.]
So, what do you think of the place? [He shoots a grin to the other, clad in only the robe they had been provided. Because it's Noctis with him he had ensured a little more extra privacy for them than usual, but other than that the springs that awaited them looked as good as ever.] Hurry up, let's get in.
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It isn't a bad thing, but the city has an underside to it that is much more exciting. Diverse cultures that hadn't quite conformed to the city. Bright and dark colors meshing in strings of hand painted ads or colorful flags that hang across streets, with food so exotic and different that it is like a whole other world down here.
Gladio loves it. He's never been much for pomp and circumstance outside of his job, and once he had become old enough that his Father really couldn't tell him what to do anymore, he spent so many nights down exploring the underbelly of Insomnia, learning just what was around. Slowly he had let his hair grow wild and his arms and chest gained more and more ink to them, but instead of distracting the Prince's Shield it had only made him stronger for it. After all, Noctis was the chosen one. If he protects him, then he's protecting everyone if Insomnia, from those cut off from their home to those that have made it their home.
There isn't any fanfare or anything in his trips when he brings Noctis down with him. The first few times they only wander around, because he wants the other to feel the same way he did about the side of the city their kind- Future Lords and Kings alike- Don't really get to see. Today Noctis had seemed stressed about something, so Gladio had suggested they go relax, and had promised that it wasnt training with a laugh.
That alone should be enough to peak curiosity. When they get to the place it is like a piece of a faraway land had been dropped into the middle of their city. The Hot Springs weren't natural of course, but little of Insomnia was, and they had done a great job of hiding the fact with quiet technology and an authentic feel to the place.]
So, what do you think of the place? [He shoots a grin to the other, clad in only the robe they had been provided. Because it's Noctis with him he had ensured a little more extra privacy for them than usual, but other than that the springs that awaited them looked as good as ever.] Hurry up, let's get in.