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[mercurio]

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hey hey hey! can't get to you right now but i will soon as i get the chance! 📸

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[mercurio]

[his eyebrows shoot up slowly at the same time that his smile does so, and you can tell prompto's suddenly invested. he heads over to grab a steamed pork bun from the bag with chinese food, napkin on his hand, and presents it to ardyn.]

I'll test it out.

These are important things you need to know. Since you know how to make things reappear, it shouldn't be an issue. Right?

[daemonized]

[And now it's Ardyn's turn to raise a brow; yes, he's curious, but he's also skeptical, because-]

Do you plan on eating it after I make it reappear?

[mercurio]

What is the worst that could happen?

[nevermind that noctis is waiting for his dinner, too, and that if prompto gets incredibly sick he can't make the delivery.]

[he presses on, nearly shoving the bun over to ardyn]

C'mon. It'll be fine.

[daemonized]

What if you get sick? Your stomach is sensitive enough as it is.

[LEANS BACK A LITTLE you don't tell him what to do]

[mercurio]

If I get sick then I'll go to the doctor. It can't be too bad.

[but, sensing ardyn's uncertainty, he pulls away and looks down at the bun in a complicated expression of... wonder]

[and then sighs]

Guess it's a dumb idea.

[he'll just put it back now]

[daemonized]

Find something smaller.

[-he concedes after a moment. He does hate to disappoint Prompto's sense of wonder. He supposes he could heal him afterwards if he did get a stomach ache.]

And I'll consider it.

[mercurio]

[his smile is immediate! he packs the bun back in its place, then goes and looks for something--anything--notices grapes on the fruit bowl and takes one.]

[he comes back quickly to ardyn, presenting the purple thing sitting on the middle of his palm]

How about this?

[daemonized]

[A grape. Well, it was smaller.

He takes it from Prompto, and then it disappears into light and nothingness once more. Ardyn smiles.]

Count to five, and I'll bring it back.

[mercurio]

[prompto does the slowest count to five in existence, grinning]

One.

[a long pause]

Two.

[...and so forth, until]

--five!

[daemonized]

[And a flick of his wrist, the tiny little grape appearing in his palm again. He looks at it a bit critically at first, before... finally offering it to Prompto.]

Don't eat it all at once. Take a bite, and if it tastes odd, please don't go through with this. You may regret it later if you do.

[mercurio]

[this is prompto]

[he's already shoved it into his mouth, and is biting into it]

[and chewing]

[chewing...]

Hmm...

[daemonized]

[Please don't do something dramatic like shatter into light yourself, Prompto, he'd feel Real Bad about that.

He waits... semi-patiently.]

And?

[mercurio]

[thumbs up]

It's delicious. Tastes like any normal grape, actually.

Can we try the steamed bun, please?

[daemonized]

[He looks vaguely relieved, though a hand does come up to rub at the back of his neck as he considers this.]

Fine, hand it here.

[Hands out, waiting for the bun again.]

[mercurio]

[he looks for it and hands it over, excited as all could be!]

Do you think you could leave it there a while? I'll come back for it in, uh, a couple of hours?

[daemonized]

A couple of hours?

[He takes the bun, and something Protective in him has him just scrounging around for an excuse.]

...It'll get cold.

[mercurio]

Cold buns are still delicious.

Whatever the case, microwaves exist.

[an entire nation just groaned at their traditional food being treated in such a way...]

It's an experiment, and I'm willing to sacrifice part of my meal for it. Unless Noct shares his with me, but, I'll think of ways to convince him.

[he looks so earnest, please ardyn]

[daemonized]

You and Noctis having dinner tonight?

[It's a wayward question, one that has no real weight on the matter at hand. It's just Ardyn stalling, but-

Prompto just looks so eager and curious to see it through to the end, and all he can do is exhale in a half-sigh.]

Very well. Come back for it later then. But if you suffer from a wave of terrible indigestion as a result, remember that I had given you a word of warning.

[mercurio]

Noctis and I have dinner every night.

[a smile, waiting for the bun to disappear]

Yes, sir.

I promise I won't complain.

[daemonized]

Very well.

[And with another flash of light and red fractals, the bun disappears.]

Come back later, then. I'll be here.