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Lettuce us celebrate

Who; Jacob

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What; A chat
Where; Somewhere in Aterat
When; Today
Warnings; None expected, will change if needed

Ignis had the idea of a wooden chair for the garden stuck in his head. He'd even walked the yard itself and visualized where to place it. The problem was that he couldn't make it himself, but he knew of a certain lad that would be able to. So he smiled at the space and spoke to it. "I will be bringing a chair to sit here. And I will be making sure that it is indeed properly placed."

So he went out to find the lad in question which was Jacob. Knowing where the man worked, Ignis headed straight for the workshop. Along the way he gathered a few ingredients that he had forgotten while shopping with his husband. So after the small bit of shopping, he stopped by the woodshop and waited to see if he could find who he was searching for.

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Loud sounds of metal ripping into wood echoed from the shop as Jacob finished the final rough cut of the oak that was laid across the shop table. He tossed the spare piece of wood into a pile with a clatter before grabbing a cool damp cloth next to his discarded shirt. He wiped the sweat from his brow before looking up and seeing Ignis walk into the shop. The damp rag was tossed over his shoulder as he dried his hands on his pants.

"Hey!" He saw Ignis fairly frequently though it was usually in passing; unless they had a cooking lesson scheduled. Jacob wasn't great at cooking yet but he was winning over the heart of the boy he liked, this made Ignis one of his greatest allies. "What's up? I didn't know you were going to stop by today."

Not many visited him at the shop, not unless they were placing an order.

"Well hello Jacob." Ignis greeted politely. He wondered briefly how often the lad worked without a shirt on, but with how hot in must get working with wood and heavy equipment, he figured the temperature could possibly get pretty toasty.

He rather enjoyed teaching the lad how to cook, especially since he considered it a form of independence. And he knew of course that teaching him helped feed his boyfriend and that was always a plus in his book.

"I was in the neighbourhood, and thought I'd stop by. How are you today?"

Pleasantries, the advisor knew them.

Jacob grinned and wiped the sweat from his forehead. It didn't get particularly hot in the workshop but Jacob was the type of person who radiated heat and was quick to overheat when working.

"Good. Got ahead on some orders. Gary can't complain now," He paused thoughtfully. "Then again, I am sure he'll find something to complain about." It was always a good day when he could take a look at his work and see that he'd done a good job. Instant gratification wasn't easy in a world without phone apps.

"Is there something I can help you with? I'm almost done with my shift but I have free time if you need something." He'd do anything for Ignis, after all, the guy was willing to teach a fuck up like him how to cook.

"Getting ahead is always a good thing." Ignis replied with a smile. He knew what that was like, but then again when his brain got going on something he would always make sure that he took himself and more than likely a book with him on that journey. And he'd get away from his husband if possible considering he might drive the other mad. But Nida was good for slowing him down at times when his mind got the better of him.

And so he always referred to Nida as his 'better half'.

With Jacob's questioning, the advisor shook his head. "There is a small project I'm inquiring about, and it's a wooden swing set for my garden with Nida. But it's one that can wait until you have time."

He could ask the hunters, but this was extra special because he planned to give Jacob plenty of coins in payment, well over what would be owed for in labour.

"Swingset?" Jake asked curiously. He hadn't noticed it before, likely because he wasn't a child, but there weren't any playgrounds around the city or he hadn't seen them. It was very possible that he hadn't been paying attention or perhaps Ignis meant something else when he said 'swingset'.

The young carpenter walked over to his desk and grabbed a thick sheet of parchment along with a hefty wooden pencil. The drawing was rudimentary but clean and easy to follow. It detailed one seated swing held by two bi-angeled supports. "Something like this or did you have a specific idea in mind? I can make it a bench that swings. That would fit two people."

Playsets got incredibly elaborate on earth but Jake figured that Ignis was thinking of just a swing, perhaps those two seated ones he'd seen sitting on his neighbor's front pourches in the past.

Ignis nodded and then waited patiently for Jacob to grab a piece of paper and begin designing. He looked down curiously at the design the other was making and shook his head. "A bench would be much rather sturdy. So something that can sit out on a lawn, and stand on it's own. It will be going in the garden to give Nida a break from all of the hustle and bustle that comes with remodeling a home."

Sure it was coming along rather nicely but Ignis got up early even on his days off as loathe as he was to leave a nice warm sleeping husband. He would go to the kitchen or living room areas and begin painting after preparing coffee and breakfast, which usually enticed his sleepy hubby to come down and at least put something in his stomach before accompanying Ignis in the project.

Jacob nodded as he continued to work, changing the design with each added piece of information from Ignis. The bench design required a bit more work since he'd have to make sure it could hold two full sized adults without issue but the hard work had already been done. This was one of the many bonus's to being from a Earth.

It didn't hurt that Jake liked these kinds of designs.

"How about this?" Once he had the design detailed out he turned it over to Ignis and indicated the space that it would require.

The advisor's head was cocked to the side as he continued to watch the carpenter make revisions. It was wonderful to see of course and Ignis admired the way the man could sketch this all out.

Soon he was looking at what he'd wanted and he nodded. "That will certainly work out just fine. And I do realize you're quite busy, so there's no rush on when this project needs to be completed by. However, there is the matter of payment, so you can let me know how much I will need to put down or if there is a deposit required."

Business at the Lodge was unexpectedly booming and Ignis had his own hands full of those that knew something of carpentry help expand on the place. People were coming either to marry or have him do catering for their wedding, which helped provide extra coin for renovating his house and a more personal project of wanting to put a thread of Jade in his wedding ring. Nida had a stone set into his, but Ignis had chosen to keep his plain. But since his husband had gifted him with the Jade necklace and they did spend a great deal of time together in the Green apartment that he'd had, the colour was special.

However, that topic had to be broached to his husband as of yet.

Jacob bobbed his head in a quick nod. "No problem. I'll run it by Gary. He usually does all the pricing but I'll see if I can get you a discount on the wood. I'll get you a write-up of the cost and schedule after that. Probably tomorrow morning. I can drop it off at the Lodge." He often had to deleiver qoutes since Gary was the one who did all the pricing for the shop.

"Anything else you need from me?" He didn't remember if they had a lesson today or not. Their schedule was pretty flexible since they both had people that they wanted to see every day.

Jacob nervously scratch the back of his head. "I don't remember when our next cooking lesson was supposed to be."

"Alright." Ignis nodded. He hadn't asked for a discount at all, but the frugal side of him wasn't about to argue. Besides, that money could be turned into more of a private tip for Jacob, so he just smiled.

"Well I need the wood delivered to the house if you don't mind. It's for Nida and myself to relax in our garden that we're working on." And if that somehow altered it to where the discount wasn't applied, Ignis wasn't going to worry about it.

The advisor shook his head to the anything else question but he smiled. "You can let me know when you're free. I'm free in the evenings, usually after six." This was due to him making time for his husband, and with the extra coin coming in for people marrying at the Lodge, he could choose his own hours and worked mad hours when Nida was occupied.

Jacob nodded. "I'll have to assemble it at your place but I'll be creating the pieces here. You can tell me where you want it set up then and I'm happy to help you move it around too." Once it was set up it would be easy to move around and relocate though it might take two people given its gangly size.

The papers were tucked away with a quickly scrawled note to Gray to price up the piece and allocate the wood that would be required to put the thing together. With that done he turned back towards Ignis with a smile.

"How about tonight? If you're up for it. I can meet you at the lodge in an hour or so. My days nearly up." He had gotten ahead on his orders so he could leave now but Jake didn't like leaving until things were organized.

"That sounds like a plan. I'll make dinner when you come over, and you can bring your other half." Of course he'd have to run this by Nida but he wouldn't have a problem with it. He didn't figure his husband would have objections to having company for dinner on a night that was planned ahead in advance. Plus it would allow him to spend time with both of his pupils.

"I'm more than happy to meet you there. I'll get the rest of the night set up for the others and that will allow me time to focus on being able to fully concentrate on our lesson for the evening." He paused. "And since I'm on my way back, I can stop at the market and purchase ingredients for something in particular that you might have in mind."

"Sure." Jake was thinking that he needed to take Yuki out more and show him off. It wasn't every day that you met the man of your dreams. Hopefully, this city was some big fever dream that constructed Yuki.

"Right. I was actually wondering if you could teach me how to make a cake. I don't know when Yuki's birthday is but I'm thinking we need to start a tradition." He usually forgot his birthday but Yuki's felt important. Jacob wanted Yuki to know that he was happy that the other was born because they were able to meet.

"If you need me to pick anything up you can text me. I'll be leaving here in an hour or so."

Well good, at least he'd have an excuse to have Jacob come over with his beau. Nida would be texted after this particular conversation and it made him smile as he heard the other's reasoning.

"A cake I can teach you. However, I would need to know what type of cake. Are we speaking of a chocolate one or vanilla or something beyond those options?" The advisor himself made a chiffon cake, but he wanted to try to get Jacob to get comfortable with the process itself and then he could go from there.

"But as far as ingredients go, I can provide them. However, should I think of anything I will inform you at once."

Hopefully Jacob wasn't into holding his breath.

"Ah." Jake looked dumbfounded. "I have no idea. Let's go with vanilla for now?" He hadn't actually asked Yuki what his favorite cake was and given that Jacob didn't eat desert often, he hadn't thought to ask. He'd have to tuck away the question for later so he'd be able to make a better cake next year.

"Okay." It probably didn't take much to make a simple cake... hopefully.

"I'll see you in a few then." It sounded like things were sorted out so Jacob turned back to his work and began to continue making sketches and measurements for Ignis's new swing.

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