"What are…'parents'?" the descender cocked his head to the side curiously as Asbel, Kyle, and Collette fluttered their eyelids in disbelief at how their friend asked them such a question.

"Le- oh, Noctis-kun you don't know what parents are?" she furrowed her eyebrows as the descender shook his head.

"Well," Asbel began, "They're basically people who watch over you with guidance, making sure you go down the right path."

"Oh! So Yuri's like a parent to me?" he smiled happily, thinking that he understood. Kyle furrowed his eyebrows and averted his eyes as he scratched the back of his head.

"I don't think so. Yuri seems more like a brother to me."

"Or a sister!" Collette jumped in.

"Huh?" Asbel and Kyle eyes widened at Collette.

"Erm, Collette-chan. No offense, but I'm pretty sure Yuri-san's a GUY." Kyle spoke with a nervous chuckle.

"I know, but think about it! Yuri-san has long hair and Noctis-kun now has short hair. So wouldn't it make more sense for Yuri to be the sister?"

"C-Collette-chan…I don't understand where you're going here…" Noctis felt a drop of cold sweat fall.

"If you're talking about the length of the hair, then what about Zelos-san?"

"Zelos-san's hair isn't that very long, but Yuri-san's hair length is perfect!"

"Huh…so if Yuri-san was a girl…" Kyle muttered to himself as he tries to imagine with Asbel. Noctis tilted his head to the side, wondering how the conversation suddenly changed.

"E-Erm, c-can we get back to explaining parents to me…?"

"But Noctis-kun! Isn't this conversation more interesting?" Collette smiled as the descender sighed. He supposes that he'll have to put his question aside and ask someone else later.

"Speaking of swapped genders, Noctis-kun how long will this last?" asked Asbel.

"Oh, they say it might wear off soon, but just to make sure they're building a machine to fix this."

"Aww, well I guess we'll have to enjoy M-Leora for now!"

"…'M-Leora'…?" Kyle blinked.

"Yeah! I have a really hard time trying to call Leora by the name Noctis, so I thought calling her 'M-Leora!'"

"Well, whatever works for you Collette-chan." Asbel smiled, chuckling.

I honestly thought this was going to be a straight conversation. But I should've known that when you have Collette in the conversation, the topic never sticks.

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