I'm not your Noctis, or at least not the one you probably met. I, uh. I'm dead.

[He shoves his hands into his pockets, a little awkward around this person who was clearly expecting his friend, not someone wearing his face for a little while.]

I woke up in that realm. Kinda figured out people knew a different Noctis after a little while. He'll be back, promise, I'm not gonna borrow his body too long. I just...

[He trails off.]

Been a while since I saw the sun, that's all.