aterat | Leaves are falling

Who; Ignis and you! (closed cooking section for Luna)
What; Autumn stuff
Where; Out & about (pick a place)
When; this week?
Warnings; none, will change if needed

Market - (OTA) Ignis was out enjoying the day. Leaves seemed to be falling pretty abundantly lately and he could only smile. This was the season that he'd gotten married in and his first year anniversary with Nida was only a month away. Ignis was searching for autumnal foods to start cooking, as he always tried to stay pretty prepared. There would be new spices and ingredients to be stocking up now as well. So here he was out in the market (his second favourite place), looking through pumpkins and squash. He'd heard rumours of maple candy in the stalls, so that was what he was in search of for the moment. Turning around when he heard a voice, the strategist shook his head. "I'm quite certain that they told me about this at the Lodge. Have you heard of the merchants selling maple flavoured things?"

Park (OTA) - Ignis turned his head towards the sky as he led his chocobo mount over to a nice soft patch of grass with available water nearby. Once the bird was settled, and he gave it some greens he'd purchased from the chocobo ranch, he sat down on a nearby bench, pulling out a book to read. There were so many things he needed to do around the house, but some break time was needed and he knew that. So he opened his book, and once he realized someone was there, he bookmarked his place and closed it. "I'm sorry I didn't realize I had company."

Cooking (Closed to Luna) Luna had expressed an interest in learning to cook at the beach. And while it had been some time since their meeting, he'd found out where she was and sent a message to one of the people there to let her know that he hadn't forgotten about his promise to teach her. So Ignis had gotten the arrangements made, and procured simple ingredients so that Luna could pursue her learning to cook. The last person he'd helped teach was Jacob, although he did wonder if a certain newer person at the Lodge might care to learn as well.

But at the appointed time, he had tea and cookies ready and when he heard the knock on the door, Ignis opened it with a smile at his new apprentice. "Do come in Luna, I've been expecting you."

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"Would you like some help?" Ignis asked. He clearly expected the answer to be a polite no which he was totally okay with. However, the thought of two grown men not being able to properly cook had him at a crossroads.

Help? Rhy looks shocked by the offer.

"Surely you are quite busy. I would hate to be a burden."

He noticed the look but wasn't going to comment on it.

"You're not a burden if I'm offering."

Well it's not like he's used to the idea of chefs helping him. He was so often shooed from the kitchens in the palace.

"I suppose that is logical to say. I am just from a place where people might offer a thing even if it were a burden."

"Cooking shouldn't be a burden." Ignis replied with a shake of his head. "It's quite useful and practical because one does need to eat. And while top tiers need not be achieved if one doesn't wish it to be so, the basic necessity of feeding oneself is quite a useful skill to have."

"I've learned pasta and sauce," he says with joy. He's managed that, and it's easy enough. Some work is something. "It took some time to figure out though."

Ignis smiled in return. "Well that is certainly a step in the right direction." But then he tilted his head to the side. "I take it you have a cookbook?"

"And a not so small one for me. Where I grew up it was not... expected for someone like me to know how to cook."

Royalty was never to provide for themselves. It was just silly.

"A cookbook?"

Ignis nodded. "It is a rather useful skill I've found, especially if you grew up eating certain foods that may be found here by chance."

But then he smiled. "Yes. If you can read and follow directions, they're a wonderful way to learn to cook."

Rhy bit his lip to keep from laughing.

"There are those who would suggest I'm a poor hand at following directions."

Ignis smiled. "In that case, then maybe you're more of a hands on type of person?" If that was the case, he could work with that too.

"Oh I'm quite good in that manner," Rhy laughed, but it was more a joke for his own sake than for anything else.

He laughed as well, thinking of his own husband who would turn that into a sexual joke no doubt, but Ignis loved it.

"Well if you're interested in learning I can assist."

And he wasn't going to be pushy about it.

If it were his own husband that Rhy was talking too, he too would have made a very lewd joke.

"I'm interesting in better serving my husband."

"Then when would you like to start?"

Ignis would let Rhy choose his own time and then they would work from there.

When? Oh dear he feels a rush of excitement.

"When could you afford to spare some time?"

"I can start next week if that's not too late." Ignis replied, thinking about his schedule. There was always plenty to do, but he could do this.

"Let me know what you'd like to learn and I'll purchase the ingredients. And once dinner is cooked, I will go and you can share it with your husband."

Too late? Of course it's not too late. And it wouldn't be too late even if they couldn't start for another month. Rhy was just excited about being given something that he hadn't thought he would have access to in the future.

"I'm not sure I quite know what. Something not too difficult would not be a bad place to start. Llewellyn and I, we just enjoy experiencing food together, and our home."

That had Ignis smile. "Well if you prefer to talk it over with your husband and perhaps gather some recipes and a list of ingredients we can do this as soon as you would like."

It would be fun to see the two enjoying the dinner that Rhy was going to make them. But that was about all Ignis was trying to do here, and he would go home after dinner was cooked. They could schedule it daily or weekly, however they wanted to do it.

"That would be lovely to do," he decided with a grin. "Thank you. I shall ask him what he thinks."

Hell, even learning how to properly follow a recipe would be lovely.

Ignis nodded. It would be delightful to teach this man to cook so that he could feed himself and his husband. Llewellyn would no doubt be all for the idea but talking it over first was of the utmost importance before one spouse undertook a task. Being a very happily wedded man himself, the advisor completely understood the logic.

"Then do let me know at your earliest convenience and we'll get underway."

"I shall," Rhy said with a wide smile. "As soon as I might. I must tell you that this is very exciting for me. I'm not used to people being willing to teach someone of my background."

He half prepared to leave, but then Rhy mentioned that he was excited. Well that was an awesome sign and it was wonderful to see the man be that way.

But the man's words caught him a little off guard. "Your background?"

Oh, that.

"IT's not important," Rhy said, smiling. "It is in the past, and this is the present."

"Agreed." Ignis replied with a nod. And what the man said was true - past was past here and that was where it remained. "Well then learning to cook will be a good start forward."

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