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[The scene is of water and Noctis is visible, working on perfecting his craft of fishing here in this strange new land. He casts the line with his right hand and it goes out pretty smoothly. And as he talks to the camera, the bobber is bobbing along pretty well at first and only the side of him is seen since he's not looking directly at it.]

I'm studying agriculture, but it seems I wasn't able to get a lot of information on the different fish here. I know they got pretty big back where I'm from so I was kinda hoping someone could tell me how big they get here if anyone knows.

[And then the bobber goes down quick and Noct pulls back with the rod. And the next thing that's heard is splash and the camera falls off its perch to reveal a pale hand coming up out of the water and onto the deck after a moment or two. Next heard is spluttering accompanied with slight swearing but there's no one on camera.]

What the hell was that?

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[Oh no, Reeve hadn't intended to watch the video, but it was his new friend. And now he was snickering at the video. Which was probably not polite.]

Seems you might have almost caught something. Or been caught by something.

Blue eyes blinked and Noct hoisted himself up onto the pier, realizing he could hear Reeve.

Oh that's just great

So he sighed and didn't look at the camera, trying to laugh it off at this point. "Ya..whatever it was, was heavy and huge and snapped my line like a twig. I'm lucky it didn't break my pole."

"I admit, I've never fished in my life, so I don't know if that is impressive or not. But maybe it's a sign that we shouldn't fish here?"

If the fish hauled Ignis in, that was.

Well now Noct had a score to settle but he didn't mention that to Reeve. But if his tail got hauled into the water, it was totally on with this fish. "I guess. I used to call myself the 'King of fishing' back home. But this one pulled me in this time."

Which was his sideways way of trying to tell Reeve a little bit about who he was in his past and his fishing hobby.

"I suppose this is the Emperor of fishes then, given it didn't let itself get caught."

Oh it was probably wrong to tease but he was quite amused here.

Noctis had to laugh good naturedly. If Reeve was picking on him, he was used to his friends making fun of him back home too, so this was welcome banter. "This one outranks me for sure. This time."

And of course that meant a rematch.

"Oh, you're intending to escalate your potential when it comes to mastery of fish?"

Reeve is still laughing at that idea.

"Nope, that doesn't sound likely."

"Never had a fish pull me in back home." Not even with the Angler's nightmare fish had it happened, and of course it happened here in view of everyone. Well there were worse things that could happen and at least the man giving him guff about it was a nice guy.

He just shook his head at Reeve with a smile on his face. "I'm gonna have to find out what kind of fish that was and bring it in."

"Perhaps the fish in the seas of this world are bigger than the normal ones in yours," Reeve answered, with a shrug.

"Perhaps you should request help with hauling if it is so strong though."

"I'll have to do more research on that."

Noctis wasn't sure if they had whales here, but if they did then Reeve might be right. But then he looked back at the camera when he heard the request. The guys used to help him at times, with at least getting in the water and hauling his catch out. And that gave him an idea.

"One of these days when you're not busy you need to come fishing with me." He had also asked Kyle, but hadn't had a chance to yet.

It might not have been there when Noctis made his way down to the water, but sitting at the edge of the deck now is what looks like a tightly folded, little package. Even in low light, it is hard to miss; it's screaming yellow.

Unfolding it will reveal what looks a lot like an emergency airline life vest, complete with a whistle and...oh, well, whistles everywhere where the life vest might have been blown up. All of the instructions and cautionary notations on it have been replaced with quickly painted, three-eyed smiling faces.

Turning around, Noctis saw a very yellow package at the edge of the dock. He gave it an odd look at first and then picked it up. How the heck did it even get there in the first place? He turned it over and over in his hands until he unwrapped it and he had to laugh a little.

"Uh..ya. That's..helpful." Though he really wasn't sure what to do with the thing. "What's with these eyes?" And that was him asking no one in particular.

What? Him? Forgive Reeve while he looks uncomfortable.

"I don't know how to fish."

"I can teach you, or.." He thought about today's events and Reeve might not be so keen on that part. "you can just sit and relax."

He tried a smile. "And if I fall in the water again you can be the first to laugh at me in person."

Are you all right?!

Teach him? Reeve looked shock by the very idea of it. He could learn this? Wow, that's... surprising.

"You want me to sit around and watch you? And then laugh at you? Intriguing man you are."

His hand went up to his head and he sounded a little embarrassed. "Well I wasn't sure you'd want to learn to fish after I went in the water today."

And he wasn't intriguing.

"I did offer to have you come fishing with me."

[Noctis blinked at the new and unfamiliar voice.]

Ya I'm good.

[He then tried a smile and nodded.]

Thanks for checking up on me.

[The girl looks relieved once he responds.]

Oh, I'm glad to hear it. What happened?

[Noctis lowered his head a little and looked a bit sheepish.]

Got pulled into the water..by whatever's in there.

[She winces a little at that.]

It must have been big... Please be careful! My brother nearly got caught up by something huge that lived underwater and it was difficult trying to get him free. That wasn't here, but still...

Ya..it really must've been.

[Cue all the embarrassment over here as Noct feels like an idiot. But he did listen to what the other was saying and he felt bad. It was really touching to have this unknown person worry so he laughed a little because of feeling awkward.]

Sorry you had to see that but I'll be more careful next time.

[The kid smiles a little, nodding at him then.]

Probably the best thing to do around here. What were you trying to do?

[Well she wasn't wrong there about being careful but Noctis tried to shrug it off.]

Just thought to do a little fishing. Didn't realize I was going to hook something that would drag me in with it.

Is it difficult? Fishing, that is. I've never done it before, even though the planet I lived on was entirely covered in water.

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