Monday Night at Nell and Gladio's

[mylandmyrules]

Nell wasn't sure who, if anyone, would be coming tonight after the men's weekend getaway, but she had food stuffs ready to throw together. She'd wanted to bring home some of the daffodils, but given that they were toxic to cats she'd brought home a few sunflowers instead.

And,as usual, once everything was set she settled down with her book to relax a little.

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[sword_chocobro]

Well. There was at least one person who was pretty much a given for tonight, since he lived there, and if he wasn't showing up, they had bigger problems on their hands than a guest list.

Gladio had picked up some...well, distinctly not beer on his way home from his Monday errands and also some lasagna? It was a whole thing with the cat outside the store today, he wasn't sure he wanted to ask too many questions.

When he got in, he made for the kitchen to drop that off and rough-house a few kittens than went rushing for him once he'd opened the door, and then drifted over to where he figured he'd find Nell. And, with a grin that his suspicions were indeed true, he swooped in to give her a kiss before settling down on the couch beside her and craving his neck to get a peek at what she was reading.

"Good one?" he wondered.

[mylandmyrules]

They certainly would! And Nell would be so sad.

She was happy to accept his kiss and give him one back before holding up the book for him to see. "It's okay," she said. "Not as good as some of the suthor's other books, which is a little disappointing, but it's okay."

She stopped and sniffed. "Do I smell lasagna? That's a very odd flavor for a drink."

[sword_chocobro]

"I almost wish it was a lasagna-flavored soda," Gladio remarked with a laugh, but, alas, a cursory Google search pulled up no satisfactory results. And now that Nell's attention was successfully diverted from her book, he dropped an arm around her shoulders to pull her in for optimal couch snuggling. "It's actual lasagna. There was a whole thing with a cat at the store protesting Mondays. No, I have no idea what any of those things have to do with each other, but, hey. Free lasagna. I'll take it."

[mylandmyrules]

Nell made a face at that. "You'd have to drink it all yourself."

But then there was snuggling which she had missed, so she was happy to set her book aside. "Actually the lasagna is perfect. I wasn't sure if the others would be here or if you all had had enough of each other over the weekend, so I didn't make as much as usual.

Of course she'd have easily been able to whip up enough to feed an army - or just three hungry chocobros- if necessary.

"How was your day?"

[sword_chocobro]

"I'm pretty sure I could get Prompto to drink it, too," Gladio snorted with confidence. "But I'm glad I could help. And it's been a good day. Better now." Here, he gave her a shameless smirk and a little squeeze. "Sort of the the same old stuff. How 'bout you? Cover anything interesting in your first aid class?"

[mylandmyrules]

"Bleeding and tourniquets," Nell said. "Rather be here with you."

She gave him a smile and a nudge.

[deathsmajesty]

"Did I hear you got that lasagna from a cat?" Liliana checked.

Honestly, she wasn't even sure why she was surprised.

[sword_chocobro]

"Yup," said Gladio, with a nod, and then a shake of his head because he was kind of still in that surprised-but-not-really phase himself. "Big cranky orange thing hanging out outside of the T&C with a sign about how he hates Mondays."

And, oddly enough, not the weirdest thing he saw outside of the T&C that day, either!

[deathsmajesty]

"And you trust cat lasagna?" Liliana asked, which might be the weirdest thing, honestly.

[sword_chocobro]

"M'pretty sure I've eaten a whole lot worse than cat lasagna before," Gladio pointed out. He sent a look Ignis' way, which had far less to do with the quality of his cooking and way more to do with just seeing if that would get any kind of rise out of Liliana. "Besides....smelled good, looked good, he ate some, too. All passes from me. And if I get sick, then Nell can help nurse me back to health again. Wins all around."

[deathsmajesty]

"I was thinking more about cat fur and dander in my meal," Liliana said, though her eyebrow arched at his look at Ignis. "Though I can only assume you mean over the decade of darkness."