The Photo Hut - Thursday

[flamesburned]

Liz had been trying very hard to not think about the fact that in a couple of days it was the anniversary of Pittsburgh and then next week was the anniversary of the fire that changed everything.

She was trying very hard to stay busy and try not to think about the anniversaries, so much had changed since last year and this year she had Prompto and Noctra but she was finding it rather hard to concentrate on her work that morning, even though she had quite a lot of work to catch up on.

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[hashtag_chocobro]

Well, on the bright side, at least there was a distraction coming down the stairs around lunchtime? Prompto was definitely trying to get himself motivated to get back into the swing of things again, and although there really wasn't much effort involved in making some sandwiches, it was a good place to start, especially since he even put on some music (some quieter stuff; he still wasn't in the mood for his usual boppy jams) while he worked with Noctra in her high chair, helping him out with 'moral support.'

"Hey," he said, just him and the sandwiches and something to drink, since Noctra had settled in for a nap, but the monitor was dutifully attached to his belt so he'd know the moment she woke up again. He moved over to the counter to set the food down and lean in for a quick kiss at the top of Liz's head. "Made some sandwiches if you're hungry."

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Liz gave a smile at the kiss, “sandwiches sound lovely thank you,” she said as she returned from her computer to Prompto, her stomach started rumbling, “I guess I’m a little hungry,” she admitted.

[hashtag_chocobro]

"A little," said Prompto, who couldn't help chuckling a little at that response, and, man, that was kind of nice, actually, he felt those kind of lighter moments were pretty few and far between for him these days, "yeah. Looks like I showed up just in time.

"Noctra's napping, by the way," he added, with a faithful little pat to the monitor. "Sandwich making really tuckered her out, apparently." He passed a curious glance over toward the computer. "How's everything going down here?"

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Liz couldn't help but giggle at that, "my hero," she smiled up at him as she moved back from the computer so he could have a look at what she was going on. "I think food preparation tends to tire Noctra out," she said fondly at that.

"Trying to catch up on the paperwork," she admitted, "it's not going very well, even though I've managed to make pretty good progress on the finance report, so I may even get that finished in time," she added.

[hashtag_chocobro]

"Of course," Prompto mused, "if the food prep is what did it, then there's a good chance she's going to wake up pretty hungry. I know if that did me in, all I'd be doing is dreaming of eating..."

Which....he wish he could say was an improvement on what he usually did dream of, but that sort of thing was actually tied into a little bit of it. He shook his head a little as if to stop himself from following that thread too much further and shifted his focus back on Liz's work.

"And, hey, that financial report is always the killer, isn't it?" he said. "So getting that out of the way is no small feat."

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Liz smiled fondly at that, “she does enjoy her food doesn’t she? I’d say there’s quite a good chance she’ll wake up hungry,” and her smile widened, “I think this might be the first month I’ve finished it on time in a while,” she added.

[hashtag_chocobro]

"Think we should do something to celebrate?" Prompto asked, that grin on her face helping to eke one out of him, too, albeit a small one.

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Liz smiled at both the idea and seeing that small grin on Prompto's face, "I do like the sound of celebrating," she said, "what did you have in mind?"

[hashtag_chocobro]

And the grin got just that micj bigger. "Oh, you know," said Prompto, "I'm thinking big wold never-ending party all night on the mainland. You know, the usual."

[flamesburned]

Liz giggled at that as her smile widened, "of course, the world never ending party, well it would be rather fitting for finishing the financial report wouldn't it?"