Office Hours: Office #27; Thursday [03/24].

[chef_chocobro]

Ignis was feeling incredibly grateful for the quiet of his office that Thursday; he had been sent several schedules, iteneraries, and information regarding various events coming up back home that would be quite demanding of thier fledgling little Crownsguard, but of him especially, as the person in charge of making sure Noctis was ready and prepared to perform his princely duties, which was rarely an easy task. The whole thing was giving him quite the headache, honestly, especially with the slow realization that, with everything coming up, honestly trying to work out a schedule that managed to balance everything back home with everything here in Fandom was turning out to be....untenable.

Impossible, actually, as odious as he found that word to be.

Of course, he'd always known that this was not a sustainable situation. It was honestly a surprise it had managed to go on as long as it had. Perhaps it had gone on longer than it should. It wouldn't be an issue with Gladio, of course; he never took anything here on the island seriously at all, considered it more of an amusing novelty more than anything else. Prompto, on the other hand, had roots here, he'd been attached to this place for nearly half-a-decade now, and those roots had clearly just grown even deeper. He barely even spent any time in Insomnia anymore. This news was going to hit him particularly hard....

And, naturally, he was dutifully ignoring how any of his own feelings about the matter played into any of it. His feelings were inconsequential, always had been, and always would be. Completely unhelpful, and to be calmly compartmentalized out of the way, where he wouldn't have to worry about them trying to muddle up an already complicated situation.

[[ door and office are open! ]]

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[notagoose]

“Hi, I brought coffee and donuts, if you’re not too busy,” Goose announced once the mun was fully awake quite cheerfully despite the shots and karaoke last night as he stood in the doorway and knocked.

[chef_chocobro]

"I'm always too busy," said Ignis, because it was thing now, and he was feeling that it was particularly true that day, glancing at his computer with a sigh before his attention shifted toward the doorway. He managed to find a somewhat tired smile, and gestured toward the usual chair. "But a break right now would be...very welcome, thank you, Shane."

And, eager to get away from something that wasn't scheduling and events and preempting the counterarguments to Noctis' inevitable complaints about all but a select few of them, he asked, "How has your week been?"

[notagoose]

“It hasn’t been too bad,” Goose said as stepped into the office and towards the desk taking out Ignis’ coffee and moving it towards him.

“Did karaoke last night and sang a new song,” he revealed, “I’ve been spending the week mostly listening to music,” well it was mostly Bon Jovi but for him that was progress. “How about you?” he asked as he took his own coffee, leaving the box of donuts on the desk.

[chef_chocobro]

Ignis reached gladly for that coffee, yes, and with another faint smile. "Yes," he said, "your fanbase was quite on top of it last night, as well." Albeit much more handwavily. "It looked like it was a phenomenal performance, but you'd think, for someone who considers himself a photographer, Prompto would know how to hold a recording steady. I think I saw just as much of the floor in what he sent as I did you."

Summer's video, unsurprisingly, was expertly shot.

Ignis then took that moment to consider how to best answer the return question to drink his coffee.

"My week," he ventured, almost cautiously, "was fine. More of the same, really. Trying to...deftly manage to bend time and space by fitting as many hours as possible into a day, it seems."

[notagoose]

“I must admit I never thought I’d be doing anything like karaoke,” Goose admitted and took a sip of coffee, “but it has been quite fun doing it, even if I’m not very good,”

Yes Goose was aware that he did not have a good singing voice.

He listened to Ignis’ answer about his week and tilted his head thoughtfully, “is there anything I can to do to help?” he asked.

[chef_chocobro]

"As I've come to understand it," Ignis pointed out, "the point of karaoke never has been about being good, as long as you're enjoying yourself, which, even by Prompto's poorly focused video I can tell that you were."

Maybe he should try and make time to show up on one of these Wednesdays himself one of these days.

But, reminded of time, he took another drink of his coffee to think about that other question. "Short of somehow perhaps finding me a few extra days...or weeks in the upcoming month, I would say that the coffee and pastries are doing wonders already.

"And," he added, after a brief pause, "the company, of course."

[notagoose]

Goose went a bit pink at that, “I’m glad it can help,” he said and there was a pause as he debated asking, “maybe …um…one Wednesday you would like to come to the bar with me …um …you don’t have to do karaoke or anything …um…” his voice trailed off as he realised he wasn’t sure what he was asking Ignis and he stared down at his coffee. “I mean …er…”

Yes that coffee cup was really fascinating right now.