Once Prompto wasn't rushing - and Gladio was sure he didn't hear anyone else following them, he fell into step beside him, shortening his steps to keep pace with Prompto. "Yeah, I know I'm not Cindy though, but could have been worse," he said dryly.

"Definitely didn't act like you," Gladio agreed slowly. It'd been a lot more naked for one, and too ... still for another. "Still pretty screwed up though, that anybody would do that." He smiled. "Really? No one else tells them to shove their rules?" He had a hard time believing that one, since the rules for this place were crazy.

He stopped when Prom did, lifting an eyebrow at the look on the younger man's face. "You okay?" he asked hand lifting automatically in case he had to steady Prompto or something, since that expression could have swung somewhere between sick or just sad.

A year made no sense. Prompto hadn't been missing more than a couple of days ... maybe a little longer. It was hard to tell with the darkness getting longer and longer. And Ignis - Gladio had just seen him. Sure they'd said crap like that could happen during all the lectures when he'd gotten here. But hearing about it from strangers and hearing about it from Prompto ... two different things. "You've been here a whole year? What do you ... how'd you even last that long in this place? And Iggy? He okay?"