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A/N: Yay! More fluffs! ♥

Summary: Dino notices that the group arrives with two younger people in tow, and the mood is somber to say the least. Well, we can’t have that now can we. 
Characters: Dino Ghiranze, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum, Gladiolus Amicitia, Ignis Scientia, Iris Amicitia, Talcott Hester, Coctura Arlund
Day: 5 
Prompt: Time of Need / Soft Side
Warnings: One Curse word
Wordcount: 1601

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Dino was seated at a table in at the Mother of Pearl, lightly picking at his meal. The air felt off today, even though there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. The rainy season was a few months out yet; so a change in the weather couldn’t be the reason. Till he noticed a very familiar group walking up the boardwalk. They were quiet, somber. And black seemed a fitting color for their moods.

Setting his cutlery down he watched them make their way to Coctura’s station, with two young ones in tow. The youngest, a boy from the looks of things at this distance, walked with his eyes to the ground. That didn’t sit well with him and he took a deep breath as he felt his gut sort of flip. He knew that look, that posture. He walked the same way when—shaking his head gently to clear it of thoughts, he flagged down an usher, and spoke in hushed tones before he got up from his seat and made his way over.

“And what have we here?” Dino asked softly, a gentle smile on his face.

The boy looked up at him, then away.

“H-Hey Dino,” Prompto spoke softly, then gently rubbed the back of his neck a little. “We—we uh—”

“Nah, don’t sweat it Kid, I ain’t lookin’ for stones at the moment,” Dino looked over at the young girl, who met him with a small smile. “And what’s your name pretty lady?”

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