Luke's Diner; Tuesday [01/09].

[chef_chocobro]

Since it was National Apricot Day, the diner seemed to have received an unexpected abundance of the stone fruit, as was wont to happen in such occasions, and while Ignis had a completely different idea for his specials board this week, he did love a good challenge, and, presented with this information and the rather enticing smell of all those surprisingly fresh apricots, he quickly set to conceiving of some entirely new recipehs to suit.

But first, he was going to make himself a cup of coffee, which was, perhaps, a bit more needed that morning that usual. But it was well before he got to the bottom of it that he was already snapping his fingers and getting to work in bringing his ideas into fruition.

Today's Specials
Apricot Brie Grilled Cheese on Challah with Truffle Fries
Apricot Spinach Salad with Avocado Basil Dressing
Apricot Crisp

Luke's is open!

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[deathsmajesty]

Unlike last week, Liliana did not make an early appearance in town this morning. In fact, she came in on the later side, dressed fairly casually, but warm and cozy in The Sweater^TM. "Mmmm, morning, my darling," she said with a lazy smile as she settled in at the counter, though they had long been post meridian. "I'm afraid I come to you empty-handed today." She took his hands in hers as proof - coincidentally leaving her holding both his hands, whoops! "I was rather worried that if I stopped for coffee, lunch would be over entirely by the time I arrived."

Amazing she'd slept this late - they'd gone to bed so early!

[chef_chocobro]

Truly, it was a great mystery of life, indeed. Perhaps that was just a sign of how much her body needed all that extra rest, despite having retired at an exceptionally reasonable time!

There was a soft smile, at his hands being so completely rendered useless for the time being, and he eschewed the errant thought to say something as altogether tacky as pointing out that her hands weren't so empty now.

"Ah, yes," he said, instead, "what a tragedy that would be. I can hardly fault you for your sense of priorities, dear, but that does leave me to wonder however will I survive if without any additional caffeine? Surely, there isn't a single drop that could possibly be procured throughout this entire establishment..."

[deathsmajesty]

It must be all those early mornings she'd been subjected to recently. She might already be making plans to retire early this evening, too. Surely nothing could possibly come up today that would throw those plans into disarray.

"Likely not, which is why I'll need you to stay strong through this most troubling and uncaffeinated times," she teased. "I believe in your fortitude, my darling, though I will understand if you need to withdraw to conserve your strength." Reluctantly, she freed one of his hands, but only because she needed to run the backs of her fingers over his cheek. "Even knowing you make a finer brew here, I still enjoy bringing you coffee when I come visit," she murmured. "Ridiculous and inefficient, I know."

[chef_chocobro]

And Ignis, of course, turned his head to lightly grace those fingertips with a kiss. "It may not exactly be the most fiscally conservative of habits," he allowed, "but there are far greater financial frivolities that one might engage in."

Like, perhaps, say, spending money on living spaces barely actually lived in, just to pull a random example from the ether, apropos of nothing.

"And," a little extra emphasis on the word to stress the weight of the next words as a far more important consideration, compiled with a squeeze of the hand he still held, "besides, I do rather enjoy it, when you bring me one. It helps break up the monotony, so the same old cup throughout the day."

[deathsmajesty]

Liliana had a variety of manors and townhouses spread across the various planes, some she hadn't lived in for decades, just on the off-chance she might return. Liliana was many things, but 'fiscally conservative' was exactly none of them.

"It is what any gift is, large or small, at its most basic level," Liliana murmured. "A reminder."