MHA #10 - Friday Late Afternoon

[notagoose]

Goose had eventually passed out on his bed after being awake for more than 24 hours between his candy, jello shot and coffee binge and when he woke up, he felt absolutely terrible.

Which was really no surprise, it happened every single time he did this … even though one of those times had happened when he was a child, so he wasn’t really counting that one.

He checked the time on his communicator and realised it was Friday afternoon, so at least he hadn’t slept through the trip or anything like that and he knew he should really try and get up and do something but the most he felt like doing was checking to see if he had any messages and news feed and seeing what was happening back home and trying not to think about how awful he was actually feeling. He would eventually get up and move but for now he was just going to remain sprawled out on his bed and try not to move to much because everything really hurt right now.

[for Ignis but the post can be open beforehand]

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[chef_chocobro]

And of course Shane mentioning his upbringing softened Ignis' edges a little, the same way it always did with Noctis, although, clearly, they were talking about two very different backgrounds. But both without guidance...at least until he showed up. At at least, with Shane, Ignis was far better prepared for it himself than he could have ever had been with Noct.

He nodded in response, almost as if to say that there was no need to thank him, but he was glad have the appreciation anyway. "Yes," he said, pushing his glass up the bridge of his nose for a moment, "well....the important thing to remember about tests is that we learn from them, so, clearly, the lesson here is that a diet consisting merely of sugar, alcohol, and caffeine is quite...untenable, and perhaps we should remember there are other food groups as well."

And at least Shane actually would eat those when they were placed in front of him.

A small smile seemed to slip out into the corner of Ignis' mouth.

"Besides," he added, quite a bit softer, "with such a vast plethora of different foods out there in the world, it seems a shame to just limit yourself like that, anyway. What are you in the mood for? If it takes too long to cook, I'll just find somewhere to order it from."

[notagoose]

There was a small smile there at Ignis’ remarks, “I think I’ve definitely learned that in the last 24 hours that’s for sure,” he assured him, then paused, “at least having caffeine and candy on top of jello is bad,” because he was still going to drink jello shots but he could have a break from them for a while …he definitely needs to give that healing factor a rest.

He paused as he considered what food he was in the mood for, “maybe a pie of some kind?” he tried.

[chef_chocobro]

"Savory pie, perhaps," Ignis specified, with a pointed lift of his brow. "I think you've had enough sweet to last you at least the next twenty-four hours."

There was a brief pause before he added, "I can work with that, though."

[notagoose]

Goose grinned softly at that, “savoury,” he nodded and then paused, “please,” he remembered to add.

There was another pause, “ I think I’m going to avoid sweets and caffeine for a while,” he added sheepishly.

[chef_chocobro]

"Well," Ignis said, wondering exactly what time frame Shane would consider to be 'a while' in the first place, "everything in moderation.

"I'll be back shortly," he added. "In the meantime, more water, and those croquettes should do wonders to tide you over."

[notagoose]

Goose nodded as he listened to Ignis’ instructions, finishing off the first glass of water as he did.

“I’ll do that,” he assured him with a nod and there was another pause,”thank you,” he added softly.

[chef_chocobro]

"Of course," Ignis said, with another slight nod as he put his hand on Shane's arm in passing. He looked up at him, and, for a moment, it seemed as though there would almost be something else, something more....but he then just moved on toward the door to make his exit.

After about twenty five minutes, though, there was another knock on the door.

It would have been a bit sooner, but Ignis found it impossible to go into Turtle & Canary these days without catching the attention of that blasted panda and his insistence on pushing certain types of cheese...

[notagoose]

Goose felt strangely comforted when Ignis placed a hand on his arm, it wasn’t something that he was used to experiencing and he stared after Ignis before he got up to get more water before focusing on eating more of the Croquettes.

He was just about done when there was a knock at the door and he got up to open it and let Ignis back in.

“Hey,” he said softly with a small smile, “I’ve nearly finished the croquettes,” he added.

[chef_chocobro]

"Still hungry, though, I hope," Ignis remarked, "although there is some preparation to be done. And I hope you like Gruyère. It seemed I would not be leaving without it."

He had managed to talk Astrid into that extra ten percent, though.

She had not been hard to convince.

[notagoose]

Goose nodded, “I’m still hungry,” he assured him and then tilted his head, “I don’t think I’ve had Gruyère before,” he said and paused, “why couldn’t you leave without it?”

[chef_chocobro]

"The cheese panda," Ignis explained, moving easier now back toward the kitchen to start unloading the ingredients he'd gathered, "knows a connoisseur when he sees one, I suppose, and he never passes on the opportunity to accost me in an attempt to foist his latest obsession on me. This week, it seems, it's Gruyère..."

Then, he pulled a small bottle of ibuprofen from the bag and tossed it lightly Shane's way.

"For the headache," he offered, "unless the croquettes were even better than I realized."

[notagoose]

“Oh I don’t think I’ve come across the cheese panda,” Goose considered, “at least the last couple of times I was at the store,”

He caught the ibuprofen, “Thank you,” he said, “I’ve still got a bit of a headache but eating those croquettes helped,”

Funny what happened when you actually ate proper food Goose.

[chef_chocobro]

"Good," Ignis grinned faintly. "Always nice to give that healing factor a little boost."

Well, technically, it would be an extra 500 to Shane's HP and he would be safe from any additional hangovers or any other status ailments that might come their way within the next few hours...

"And consider yourself lucky. That bear is a menace, and with very questionable taste, at that." While he spoke, he looked around a little, and, instead of trying to decipher where it was Shane was most likely to keep these things, he figured he'd save himself the trouble and just ask, "And your pots and pans are...?"

[notagoose]

Goose grinned back, “it definitely needs all the help it can get right now, doesn’t it?”

He listened to Ignis talk about the panda and then he asked about his pits and pans.

“Oh there over here,” Goose went to the drawer that they were kept in. It actually still felt strange to have things like pots and pans.