( being addressed like that in a place like this might just have him blowing a gasket anyway— and there was no hammerhead in this world to roll him into for a quick fix. )

Sounds about right, yeah.

( his cogs don't quite turn as quickly as hers do, and when she voices that last part, noct's head tilts to the head just slightly as though he's trying to piece together the an answer for her. but unfortunately— )

I'm not sure what it could mean but, maybe its no coincidence that the two of us wound up in this situation, either, then.

( truth be told, he hadn't asked anyone about chocobos yet... or divine tests, for that matter.
ah, but more importantly, at the top of a small incline he looks ahead. )

Oh, hey— isn't that...? ( the farm they'd set out for? )