Twenty-two. [He glances at her on the answer, his eyebrows briefly lifting up. It isn't the first time he's been asked that - his level of maturity has been out of pace with his physical age since he was very young - but it had never occurred to him that Kate didn't know.
Though, it does come to mind that he isn't sure of her age, either.]
( She knew he was younger, certainly. Even before seeing him with his hair down in the wake of the nightmare they were stuck in together, she knew he was still quite a bit younger than her. It only made sense with how things worked out back in that sleepy small town. )
Just checkin'.
( There aren't many twenty-two year olds who manage to be that put together. Fewer people still who've been doing it for quite so long, who've been taking care of another since before they're even old enough to drive. Even with all her parents', her aunt and uncle's, reminders that she needed to look out for her brother, take care of him, taking care of was restricted to helping him be less of a bookworm-y nerd for her childhood.
It sounds as though Ignis never had that freedom, those few years where responsibility was nothing more than a vague concept for boring adults.
That's a little sad. )
Used to twenty-two year olds bein' dumb and impulsive.
( It's said with a shrug, like of course that would be the case. He's just a little different from most.
[Impulsive, certainly. He thinks of his friends. Noctis, Prompto... even Gladio were still all so impulsive in their own ways. Ignis hadn't been for a long time - he hadn't been able to afford to be.
He can almost tell what she's thinking, though. He never had the chance at a childhood.]
... I haven't regretted my life, Kate. Don't worry about that.
( But yes, it was right on the money. She's thought too much about where her life could have gone, where Marc's life could have gone, if she'd made different decisions. Better ones. A series of thoughts only amplified by that event a few months ago.
Suffice to say that a life without regrets is a luxury she can't comprehend.
But for now, with food cooking and the comforting smell of her tea, it's easy to avoid falling into those thoughts. Better to think of the present when there's so much still to be done. )
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Though, it does come to mind that he isn't sure of her age, either.]
Why do you ask?
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Just checkin'.
( There aren't many twenty-two year olds who manage to be that put together. Fewer people still who've been doing it for quite so long, who've been taking care of another since before they're even old enough to drive. Even with all her parents', her aunt and uncle's, reminders that she needed to look out for her brother, take care of him, taking care of was restricted to helping him be less of a bookworm-y nerd for her childhood.
It sounds as though Ignis never had that freedom, those few years where responsibility was nothing more than a vague concept for boring adults.
That's a little sad. )
Used to twenty-two year olds bein' dumb and impulsive.
( It's said with a shrug, like of course that would be the case. He's just a little different from most.
That's not a bad thing. )
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[Impulsive, certainly. He thinks of his friends. Noctis, Prompto... even Gladio were still all so impulsive in their own ways. Ignis hadn't been for a long time - he hadn't been able to afford to be.
He can almost tell what she's thinking, though. He never had the chance at a childhood.]
... I haven't regretted my life, Kate. Don't worry about that.
action.
( But yes, it was right on the money. She's thought too much about where her life could have gone, where Marc's life could have gone, if she'd made different decisions. Better ones. A series of thoughts only amplified by that event a few months ago.
Suffice to say that a life without regrets is a luxury she can't comprehend.
But for now, with food cooking and the comforting smell of her tea, it's easy to avoid falling into those thoughts. Better to think of the present when there's so much still to be done. )
Long as you're happy.