Zora's Domain, Hyrule. Thurdsay [12/27 FT].

[in_sidon_we_trust]

After the long, somewhat dangerous, undeniably scenic journey back from Rito Village to Zora's Domain, it was the final day for the Hyrule trip, and Sidon had arranged for his friends to arrive to a wonderful party held in their honor. He and the other Zora had hung up bright and colorful banners and he'd convinced someone from the Wetland Stable to come up to the Domain to prepare a feast: Fish Pie and Seafood Paella, but also non-fish meat dishes, like Poultry Pilaf and Spicy Pepper Steak. And, of course, Creamy Heart Soup to celebrate the closeness of their friendship! There was Fruitcake and Nutcake, fresh bread and Honeyed Fruits. Some of the Zora had tried their hand at a little cooking themselves, but the results were a little dubious. Either way, the royal guests would certainly be eating well tonight!

And then relaxing in the peaceful Domain over stories of their adventure out into Hyrule, or perhaps some excitement to return to Fandom, or whatever else, as their final evening settled into a crisp, clear night,

[[ and the final Hyrule post! No OCD on this one, and a big gigantic thank you for everyone making the slog through the holiday fog to make for another great adventure in Hyrule!]]

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[bookbeltof_love]

Shhhh. Shhhhh. Nina's obsession with the dirty details was maybe stronger than her need to be seen as a lady.

"I haven't talked to them," she said brightly. "But, like, if you want me to call them and ask I can totally do that!!!!!!!!!!!!"

And wouldn't that be a way for her to meet them? How about it, Prompto?

[hashtag_chocobro]

That wasn't even remotely funny, Nina, as clearly indicated by Prompto's very serious face that didn't at all involve biting the inside of his cheek to keep from smirking faintly despite himself.

"I'll save you the trouble," he said, "and tell you now that they totally would not leave it at that, and using 'hot date' as a codeword is a fast track to me being hounded mercilessly for dirty details."

It actually wasn't; there might be some light ribbing from Noct and Gladio and probably some actually useful advice from Ignis, but admitting that wasn't nearly an effective strategy.

[bookbeltof_love]

She considered that rather solemnly, despite the mirth in her eyes.

"I hope not," Nina settled on. "Because, like, it's funnier to think about that happening than the idea that they actually would, because you're pretty awesome, you know, and you deserve friends that treat you awesomely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

A beat.

Okay, time to swerve right back out of seriousness.

"But I guess, like, I'll just have to find another thing to call them about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[hashtag_chocobro]

"Or," said Prompto, lifting a finger, "counterpoint. You don't have to call them at all, and life can go on just fine the way it is. I mean, they've got a lot of stuff going on, Nina. Noctis has a kingdom to help run, Gladio's probably got some undiscovered muscle to find, Ignis..."

....was mostly boring. Which meant that was easily the most hilarious.

"You know, actually, Ignis probably doesn't have much going on at all. If you call any of 'em, it should probably be him."

He could already see the bruise forming on Iggy's forehead from all the facepalming.

[bookbeltof_love]

Nina paused.

"Does that mean, like, you wouldn't mind if I did????????"

Though the mention of all of Gladio's muscles was intriguing.

[hashtag_chocobro]

And there was a faint grunt of regret in Prompto's throat as he waffled a bit on an answer, because he knew...he hoped, anyway...that if he really insisted that she didn't, she'd respect that. She should respect that, and if she didn't, then they'd have some problems, but at the same time, did he really want to be that guy? He definitely didn't, but there was no way this could possibly turn out well for him.

So he sucked in a breath and resigned himself to the fate he'd somehow managed to work himself into a corner with. "Yeah," he said, "that means, like, I wouldn't mind if you did."

[bookbeltof_love]

And Nina whooped and, in a fit of exuberance flung herself at him for a hug.

"I'll like, try not to embarrass you," she promised, since it didn't take a mind reader to guess that Prompto would be concerned about that, like, a lot. "I make no promises for how embarrassed Ignis gets though, okay?????????????"

[hashtag_chocobro]

Nina, Prompto's whole life was embarrassment. It was impossible to avoid.

But at least he was getting a hug out of it, grinning faintly as he returned the hug, significantly lacking in the exuberance, but no less well-intended. "You," he suggested lightly, "should try to think of the worst food thing imaginable and ask him about it."

That should be a pretty fun time for all.

[bookbeltof_love]

She pulled away from him to squint at that.

"Like, most disgusting thing???????????????"