Luke's Diner; Tuesday [06/17].

[chef_chocobro]

Despite last week's realization about the predictability of his specials board, Ignis decided that there was really no point in reinventing the wheel, as it were, especially when it was functioning perfectly well and was clearly the best route. Besides, his attention was elsewhere that day, using his downtime to follow through with a few calls and messages related to the party next week, with a high priority in working on getting invitations made and finding a good supplier that could do them with Braille included.

Sure, the one person who would be relying on it was the one person who didn't need to read the invitations, so to speak, but it was a very important element to his...well, for lack of a better term, vision...for how the invitations would be.

Today's Specials
Turkey Tzatziki Burgers
Crispy Tofu Salad with Sweet Mustard Dressing
Lemon Raspberry Scones

Luke's is open!

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[deathsmajesty]

"I'm freezing," Liliana announced as she stalked into Luke's and directly over to the counter. "I require a large cup of something hot and you, my darling."

Ignis was free to guess which order she'd prefer that in.

[chef_chocobro]

Demands such as those truly did put Ignis' sense of prioritization to the test, but he was, of course, thinking himself quite confident and clever with his solution.

"Business as usual, then, is it, my love?" he asked, as he began to swiftly, efficently set to a few things behind the counter before he would go to meet her on the other side of it. "Let me just get a fresh pot of coffee started, and so then while that is going..."

A moment later, and he was there to fulfill that second part, arm around Liliana to pull her close for a properly warming kiss.

One that ended, perhaps, with a note of surprise.

"And so it wasn't entirely hyperbole," he noted, immediate reaching for her hands, to wrap them in his own, expression shifting to one of concern. "Is everything alright?"

[deathsmajesty]

"Thor had us cavorting through a winter wonderland on a wild boar hunt," Liliana said, burrowing into him for his warmth. "Even after I stopped walking through the snow to float instead, I was still subject to the chill."

In a long fur cloak and hat, Ignis. Thor didn't kick them into the woods in their underwear.

[chef_chocobro]

Well, one additional benefit to wrapping his arms around Liliana to help her huddle in that much more effectively was that it did well to hide the faint smirk on Ignis' face. Granted, he rather suspected she would know it was there regardless, but that was beside the point.

"And now I do regret staving off a recipeh for soup today due to it hardly being the season," he commented, hands rubbing her shoulders, her arms, as he started veering them toward their booth.

(Still theirs, even if it hadn't gotten much use these days).

"Was this excursion by way of the Danger Shop?" he asked. "Or more of a Portalocity venture?"

Surely she didn't expect to utter the words 'wild boar hunt' and have him not instantly wonder if there were perhaps some spoils that could be procured for their benefit.

[deathsmajesty]

"Danger Shop, my darling, or I might actually have put some effort into it."

For him, naturally. Bringing home a haunch of fine boar would definitely be the equivalent of a seduction and they both knew it.

[chef_chocobro]

If the cut was good enough, Ignis might have even been compelled to propose for a fourth time.

"Now, there's a shame," he said. "All that traipsing through and withstanding the harsh element and not even slice of bacon to show for it."

There was, however, another kiss, to soothe both their wounds in this scenario, pulling back just enough to tuck a curled finger under her chin to lift her face so that his lips could meet hers.