"Hahaha, oh my god Noct, what are you wearing?" Prompto burst out, clutching his sides. Gladiolus snickered to himself, while Ignis desperately tried to hide a smile.
"What? It's a festival, I'm festive." Noctis adjusted his bright yellow chocobo hat, and tugged the hem of his equally bright shirt. He'd purchased them the night before, when they arrived and saw that the city was being decorated.
"That you most certainly are, you're bound to blend right in." Ignis said, his voice carrying the amusement he was trying to contain.
Gladiolus was almost in tears trying to hold in his laughter. "You, you look perfect, really."
Ignis, Prompto and Gladiolus dressed in the usual black of their uniforms. "Drab", as Prompto often lamented when compared to the fashionable people of Altissia, Gladiolus usually the first to remind him what those uniforms stood for.
Noctis rolled his eyes, he'd have figured Prompto would have jumped on this chance to wear something new. He didn't care if he was alone in his decision, he liked his outfit. "Screw you guys, I am not changing." Noctis pushed passed them in the narrow hallway of the hotel, to head out to the festival that was beginning in Altissia today.
"Hey, wait up!" Prompto called after, running down the stairs behind him. The music from the celebration outside floated in the open door of the hotel, carrying some confetti with it on the breeze. "Dude, this is going to be great." They could already smell the street food wafting in with the rest.
The four of them stepped out into the bright daylight, the streets teeming with people, both tourists and locals all dressed in bright, gaudy chocobo or moogle themed apparel. Everything was decorated, everything. The gondolas, the fishing docks, every archway and door, and not to mention the mascots parading around.
It was worth it to see the shock on the other's faces. "Aw man, it looks like you guys are underdressed." Noctis said, placing his hands on his hips and shaking his head in mock disappointment. "I mean, I don't want to say anything, but you look pretty lame, are you sure you don't want to change?"
Ignis adjusted his glasses, turning away so he could hide his face. "It appears my initial assessment was correct, you do blend right into the crowds." He sounded impressed.
Gladiolus ran a hand over his hair, looking around in wide eyed awe. "People actually wear this stuff?"
"Yeah," Noctis said, his tone begging the question 'isn't it obvious', "Why do you think they were even selling these t-shirts?"
"Come on," Prompto was already so wrapped up in everything going on around them he'd stopped listening. He grabbed Noctis by the arm dragging him with him. "I want a chocobo hat, and a stuffed toy. Oh, and let's get balloons!"
"I would prefer a moogle hat for myself," Ignis chimed in, following.
Gladiolus sighed, joining the other three. "How am I supposed to choose?"
"Wait until you see the other outfit I bought for the festival," Noctis boasted, "You guys are going to love it."
