[ Noct evidently has his priorities in order, and Prompto appreciates the attention he gives Peo, who is, of course, the best boy. Maybe he should have brought up the dog a lot sooner and saved himself some poor excuses for answers to Noct's questions, but he has to face the music sometime.

And anyway, Peo is proving a suitable distraction for the time being, and Prompto turns on his heel, chuckling warmly as he stoops down to scratch Peo beneath his chin. ]

His name's Peo. Quick the catch, huh? I adopted him from off the streets out of the goodness of my heart...

[ Also because he's fucking weak to cute animals in need. Peo was literally the first stray animal he came upon down here. They hadn't even gotten into Olympia yet before he'd taken to calling the dog his own. ]

We, uh, got the chocobos out back, too, and Alisaie's got a hawk, soooo... [ He gestures wide. ] Welcome to the menagerie!