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A light rapping sounded against the door to Tandem's room — Primam. She was the only one who knocked so lightly.

Tandem answered the door and looked at Primam, who seemed to have this bright smile on her face. Not to mention was wearing a brand new jacket.

"Look what Prompto got for me!" Primam excitedly whispered, not wanting to be too loud and have her voice carry through the estate. She pushed into Tandem's room and held her arms out, dancing from side to side in her elation.

The jacket that adorned her was maybe a size too big. The sleeves stretched past her wrists noticeably, and the lower hem fell past her thighs. The jacket itself was this baby blue color with a white interior, and Tandem noticed the stylized chocobos that were printed over the left side of the jacket within a small vignette of a field. When Primam turned, he saw the back and how a singular chocobo was printed there, running toward the viewer.

"He got you that? That's pretty nice. And it's in your favorite color!" Tandem replied, having closed his door for the same reason Primam spoke in hushed tones.

"That's not the best part!" Primam giddily replied, shaking her arms excitedly as she then leaned over to take the jacket off. Once it was off, she flipped the jacket inside out and threw it back on. It was now all white with a blue interior. And some noticeable markings. The most notable being the black, bat-like wings on the back.

Primam turned a couple of times and then held her arms out, beaming at Tandem. With an elated squeak, she announced: "It's also a moogle jacket!"

"Huh…" Tandem seemed genuinely surprised. A smile appeared on his face. He was glad that Prompto went with getting Primam a jacket. Not to mention, seeing her so happy about it and wearing it already meant that she was actually going to use it. That was more than he could have asked for to make sure Primam was protected against the elements during the winter season.

"He got you something, too!" Primam then said, reaching down to dig into her skirt's pocket.

"Me?" Tandem's expression gave way to surprise.

"Yeah! He said he really wasn't sure what you liked, but…" Primam pulled out a small, thin box from her pocket and held it out to Tandem.

Tentatively, Tandem reached for it. Glancing up at Primam, he then reaffirmed his attention on the box and slowly got it opened. Inside was a silver coeurl pin that made Tandem scoff somewhat. "Ah… Well, I see you spared him no details on what our house crest is…"

Tandem was attempting to brush it off. He was not someone who felt like he deserved gifts. But…

He reached for the pin and looked at it before pulling the backing from it and fixing it to his hoodie briefly. Pulling the fabric from side to side, Tandem made it glint in the light before he looked at Primam with a lingering smile that spoke to some level of amusement. "It's not really suited for casual stuff, is it? Guess I'll have to save it for my bag, or a board, or something."

"Formal events? It could look fetching pinned on a lapel," Primam suggested.

"You know, you're the fashionista. So if you say that's for the best, it's for the best." Tandem unpinned the silver coeurl from his hoodie and placed it back in the box. As he got it put back away, he continued with: "I'm glad the two of you are best friends. He seems really neat."

"Did he tell you we were 'best friends'?" Primam asked, going over and having a seat on Tandem's bed. The grin on her face was unmistakable. Her elation returned due to hearing that.

"You mean the day I told you I ran into him? Yeah, I figured you two were just…like that?" Tandem replied.

"I mean…" Primam brought her hands together in her lap, lacing her fingers with one another. There was this…difference in how Primam composed herself that Tandem noticed. When she hummed in delight, she continued, "I-I always thought of us as best friends. So…I'm just glad to know he feels the same."

No, there was more to it than that… Tandem could hear it in the way she spoke.

"He just…makes me feel what it's like to be normal. Like what King Regis wants for Noctis…" Primam said, her expression softening.

"'Normal'…" Tandem repeated. He walked over to his desk and opened a drawer, placing the gift from Prompto within. When he shut it, he lingered. "Maybe you should get him to meet Noctis. He has trouble enough meeting people to call his friend in school. With you already being Prompto's friend, it should be easier, right?"