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“Hey, Dad?”
“Mhm?”
“Do you think sand is like stardust but from far away?”
“I think sand is Eos-dust. Sand is just tiny pieces of rock eroded over time.”
“But what about stardust?”
“Hmm…well you’ll have to ask Ignis in the morn-”
“Iggy doesn’t know!”
“Well, I doubt that. Ignis is the smartest person you know, Noct.”
“What about you?”
“I’m the wisest person you know. Good night, Noctis.”
“Night, Dad, but can you tell Uncle Clarus that I think he’s the strongest person and Uncle Cor that he’s the coolest and-”
“Good night, Noct.”
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“Coolest, huh? Wasn’t expecting that.”
“You disagree?”
“There’s not much competition.”
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“What made him say that?”
“Admiration, I suppose.”
“I meant the context, Reggie.”
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“Dad, I told Iggy he was the smartest person I know, and he said I was the most in- inqui- inquishitive!”
“Inquisitive?”
“Yeah, and then he said stardust and sand are the same thing just on different planets cause Eos is a star, and sand is rock dust, and rocks are just pieces of Eos.”
“I think I can settle for that answer.”
“And then- then- Dad last night Carbuncle showed me this HUGE tree…”