[It was a Monday evening and business at the bar was slow, so that left Tony with too much time on his hands. He started coming up with ideas- always a dangerous thing!]
[The only thing he'd managed to do in between the text and Prompto showing up was get the coffee brewing. One of the drawbacks of moving so close to your friends, but fortunately, it was one of very few!
He grinned and got the door.]
Do you still not see the connection between yourself and a puppy?
He stepped back and waved Prompto inside. There was, indeed, pie set out on the kitchen table.]
Gladio's been baking, so I taught him an American classic. America, being my home country, apple pie is one of our signature desserts. Would you like some ice cream with it?
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Hey you busy Prommy?
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what's up?
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[He didn't remember it from the train, but he could've forgotten it.]
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it's cute, right?
Noct designed it
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That complicates things a bit.
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??
complicates what?
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I'd had a thought about something as a surprise for Gladio but I'd imagine neither of us are Noctis' favorites right now.
[It is what it is. He wasn't blaming Noctis for how he was might be feeling (or not, Tony really didn't know).]
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what kind of surprise?
[He's still confused. A little more thought and he might start to get an idea, however.]
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The kind that involves an artist and a tattoo, silly. (^_~)
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well i'm sure there's other artists around
if you don't think you can go to Noct
[Though he'd be much happier if there wasn't any tension.]
i can show you where the tattoo artist was
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Are any of your Eos buddies also artists or is he the only one? And yeah, I'd appreciate knowing where the tattoo artist is.
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does it got to be someone from Eos?
[He taps up directions to the tattoo artist and sends that along as well.]
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No, you're right. It probably doesn't. Just knowing there's somewhere here who knows how to do tattoos for our skin is good enough. Thanks for that.
You might mind keeping this between us till I can make it a surprise for him?
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i can always ask around
~secretly~
won't tell a soul
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[A second text quickly follows as he realizes how that sounds.]
I'm not getting that huge eagle! Just.. so we're clear.
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far as I know, yeah
[He wasn't super versed in all the royal/nobility stuff. Iggy would probably be the better, more knowledgeable one, to ask.]
that'd be pretty ambitious
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It's the best or nothing for Gladio. You know how it is. I'm sure you're that way with Ignis, right?
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could probably be better
[He likes to think he knows Iggy pretty well. But then anxiety takes over and he worries too much.]
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[He could dismiss that as just general humility but..]
Anything in particular making you worry?
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he's like
way out of my league
idk what i'm doing. ever.
[There's a smattering of emojis that have nothing to do with anything.]
sorry sorry
don't mind me
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He's not. He's lovely, but so are you.
[A second message comes shortly after and it's a picture two coffee mugs, two small plates, and half an apple pie with a short message.]
Get over here kid (^_~)
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k
[And soon enough, he's there in the flesh, only a little out of breath.]
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He grinned and got the door.]
Do you still not see the connection between yourself and a puppy?
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[The head tilt probably doesn't help. Or the not-so-subtle peek around Tony to see if there really is pie.]
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He stepped back and waved Prompto inside. There was, indeed, pie set out on the kitchen table.]
Gladio's been baking, so I taught him an American classic. America, being my home country, apple pie is one of our signature desserts. Would you like some ice cream with it?
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