Bonds and Talks and Chocobros, Oh My! [closed]

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Who: Prompto Argentum, Noctis Lucis Caelum, and Ignis Scientia
When: July 6th onwards
Where: Prompto's place and Noct/Iggy's place
What: Bonding needs to happen stat, but so do some important conversations.
Warnings: TBD

Starters below because there's a lot of threads about to happen here.

Comments

[quickrecipeh]

I maintain that I'm only passionate about it because of you.

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Not Noct?

[Really?]

[quickrecipeh]

Honestly, have you ever seen him get excited about anything that isn't video games?

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...fishing and cats probably don't count, do they?

[quickrecipeh]

Fishing counts, I suppose. Cats are a given.

[Fishing is more of a subdued excitement. Cats are just a Lucian royal thing. But honestly if he got excited about Ignis' cooking after all these years, Ignis would be shocked.]

It's not as though it bothers me. It was simply... nice to feel like my cooking truly mattered to someone. I doubled my efforts.

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[Note to self: talk to Noct about appreciating Ignis more while they're here. Maybe do a thing on Mother's Day for him or something, he doesn't know.]

Well, it seriously mattered to me. It was nice to not have to fend for myself all the time.

[quickrecipeh]

[He's relatively sure Noct appreciates him... the man just isn't demonstrative most of the time. He imagines the Bond ceremony used up all of Noct's ability to do so for the foreseeable future.]

I thought you were going to injure yourself in your enthusiasm.

[It's hard to forget the first time he cooked with Prompto as a guest.]

You can request my cooking any time.

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I mean, I remember that stomachache. Does that count?

[He chuckles.]

You gotta let me try cooking for you too, though. It's only fair!

[quickrecipeh]

I'd like that. I'm not a culinary snob, at any rate. I'm learning to let go a little.

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Aren't you the one who judged Coctura's cooking with a Face?

[quickrecipeh]

That was then, this is now. I'm growing more adventurous by the day.

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I'll be happy to critique, if you so desire.

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Yeah? I can make, like, burgers and stuff alright but if you've got tips I'll take 'em!

[quickrecipeh]

I'll challenge you to impress me. So pick your best dish and come at me.

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Good thing you're not vegan, because that means burgers!

[quickrecipeh]

Imagine me being vegan.

[A laugh.]

I love vegetables, of course, but there's nothing like a well cooked meat.

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Noct would've starved to death if you were vegan, let's be real.

[quickrecipeh]

He would've shriveled up and blown away.

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Wasted away to nothing by age ten.

[quickrecipeh]

We'd be without a King. The tragedy compounds.

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Oh well, time to turn Lucis into a democracy. I nominate you as prime minister.

[quickrecipeh]

Why, thank you. I have rather been thinking of getting back into politics, now that you mention it.

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[He shifts so he can hold out his hands like two scales.]

Babysitting a king....babysitting a country. Babysitting a king....babysitting a country.

[The "country" side goes up.]

Gotta be easier.

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[Ignis reaches for the "king" hand and takes hold of it.]

Especially when your King is turning into a monster. You're both handfuls right now. So I'm babysitting a King and his rather interesting best friend.

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[Oh. He's.

Iggy is holding his hand? What. What!!]

Is he having issues with it? Should I talk to him?

[quickrecipeh]

Not any worse than yours. In many ways I'd say he's more annoyed than anything.

[Ignis lets go of his hand and puts his arms back loosely around Prompto.]

But you're important to both of us, so here I am.