[Texting right outside the door because he is a goofball. A quick slide of the keycard in and the door pops open with a very enthused Prompto on the other side.]
Dadadada-da-da-dadadaaaa!
[Holding up the bag of groceries he'd been sent out to snag, Prompto comes in with a huge grin on his face.]
Hey. [ with a small grin in greeting, noctis promptly puts ms. cluckers on prompto's head in favor of taking the bag of groceries. is there – ? oh, yeah, potato chips. he'll be digging into those later. ]
Hey! Oh, yeah? Well, I scored all the good stuff. There was even some of that spicy jerky we've been looking for!
[He reaches up and gives Aura some love, happy as could be to hear her cheeping eagerly at the return of her 'mother'. He's gotten very good at balancing her up there surprisingly.]
So how long you think we've got the place to ourselves?
[ setting the bag down on the table in the small kitchen area, noctis puts away a few things here, making sure to refrigerate the milk and eggs, even folding the bag once he's finished. there. now iggy can't be mad. ]
[Much like being a real parent, this had turned into an exercise in figuring out how to raise a baby with no real idea. However, Ignis' forced excurtion to talk to Wiz about the chick did help because it landed him with a pair of books that did have a lot of information in them. Prompto studied them more than anything he ever did while in school.]
Right! [Lightbulb went on.] Let's get a few inches of water going in the tub and they like--
[He goes into a full body mimic of a bird taking a bath, or at least his idealized version of it from the pictures in the book.]
[ noctis is in the middle of inspecting the outside of a can ( most likely inspecting the vegetables that might be found within ) when prompto puts on his, frankly, incredible imitation of a chocobo taking a bath. his eyes widen in mild surprise, mostly because he is used to these antics by now. ]
Better than washing with dirt. I know some birds do that.
[ he finally chuckles, giving prompto's shoulder a gentle shove – not to disturb aura – before heading to the bathroom sink. ]
...Huh? [Total confusion comes across Prompto's face which is mirrored by Fluffbutt peering out through his hair with a tilted head.] How can you wash with dirt? That doesn't even make sense!
[He gives Noct a look like he isn't sure if Noct's lying or trying to fool him, but he all but skips into the bathroom and happily starts up some water in the tub before looking for something to plug it up with. Then a whine.]
Noct! We gotta find something to block the drain with; there's no plug!
Well, uh – [ considering how many nights were spent at the arcade instead of hitting the books, he's surprising himself with the facts that happen to resurface today. ] – lot of birds need their feathers dry. Dirt helps them do that.
[ shaking his head, he follows prompto at his whining and folds his arms, leaning against the doorway with one leg crossed over the other. the position doesn't last long because he is just as determined to bathe fluffbutt and has ducked beneath the sink to locate the plug in the cabinet below. ]
HUH. Really?? [Prompto blinks at Noct, still trying to puzzle it out because dirt makes things dirty, not cleaner, while gently removing Ms. Cluckers from his head and crooning to her.]
Not you, though. You're gonna get a nice bath!
[Which earns him a happily little peep and a nibble on his fingers, and there goes Prompto completely melting for her all over again. When Noct comes up triumphant with a plug, Fluffbutt gets tucked under one arm so he can turn on the water and start fussing with it to be a good temp.]
[ but noctis is grinning when he finally plugs the sink, letting clean water fill the basin for fluffbutt to flap around in. she makes little splashes that sort of dampen their clothes but that's no big deal.
this a small sacrifice to make for the care and keeping of their chocobo. ]
I think it's warm enough.
[ he dips his fingers into the water before nodding. ]
[Prompto's brows furrow, thinking about it, then taking a hesitant guess-] She's going to have to air dry anyway, right? Or... think we should use the hair dryer on her? Oh, no wait that'll mess with the oil in her feathers, right?
[He laughs, completely oblivious to being a bit damp as Fluffbutt completely soaks herself in the water, ducking her head under and coming back up flapping.]
Being a parent's not easy, huh? [It's playful, given that he's called Noct her dad a few times as it is. Everyone knows he's Momma. Even the chick knows that.]
We could probably at least wrap her in a towel, like, one of the hand towels.
[ she's tiny enough and – since he's thinking about it, while prompto's bathing her, he's going to gently drape one of the hand towels over a heater so it's nice and toasty for the bird. ]
Yeah! We could make her like, a little nest of towels to curl up in.
[Prompto's nod is enthusiastic as everything else, sitting on the toilet and propping his elbows up on the sink as she finishes up, ignoring the droplets of water dripping down his face and soaking into his hair.]
She's so perfect though. Just think about it! Someday she's gonna be a full grown chocobo and she'll be as smart as any of the rental birds. No, smarter. Way smarter. She's got Ignis for an aunt or something 'cause Gladio's definitely the uncle.
[It's obvious when Fluffbutt's done because she looks up to Prompto and stops splashing around, who grins and gently scoops her up. Even as a baby, chocobo chicks are still fairly large so he cradles her to his chest. Who cares if he gets soaked.]
And you'll never have to worry about a chocobo rental again.
[ because who else is going to ride fluffbutt but prompto himself? noctis wouldn't dare. so he takes to gathering a couple more hand towels ( draping one over his best friend's shoulder to cover the bird with ), taking the warmest one from the top of the heater to place in the center of the nest he's arranging on the foot of his bed. ]
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I woulda rolled with it. XD
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[Coming from the guy who usually tucked the tiny chick onto his head instead of carrying her.]
she's IN the room, right?!?!
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she definitely likes your hair the best though.
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check the closet too!
and Ignis' stuff! She likes to climb in with his shirts!
they must smell good or something to her
and I'm cool with her liking my hair best. supposed to like mom's hair best.
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so it turns out that she was hanging out in the sink instead.
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hold on I'm coming back up.
let's give her a bath!
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really? i thought i was the uncle. my role in this keeps changing, prompto.
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[Texting right outside the door because he is a goofball. A quick slide of the keycard in and the door pops open with a very enthused Prompto on the other side.]
Dadadada-da-da-dadadaaaa!
[Holding up the bag of groceries he'd been sent out to snag, Prompto comes in with a huge grin on his face.]
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Iggy and Gladio said they'd be out for a while.
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[He reaches up and gives Aura some love, happy as could be to hear her cheeping eagerly at the return of her 'mother'. He's gotten very good at balancing her up there surprisingly.]
So how long you think we've got the place to ourselves?
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[ setting the bag down on the table in the small kitchen area, noctis puts away a few things here, making sure to refrigerate the milk and eggs, even folding the bag once he's finished. there. now iggy can't be mad. ]
How do you give a chocobo a bath?
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[Much like being a real parent, this had turned into an exercise in figuring out how to raise a baby with no real idea. However, Ignis' forced excurtion to talk to Wiz about the chick did help because it landed him with a pair of books that did have a lot of information in them. Prompto studied them more than anything he ever did while in school.]
Right! [Lightbulb went on.] Let's get a few inches of water going in the tub and they like--
[He goes into a full body mimic of a bird taking a bath, or at least his idealized version of it from the pictures in the book.]
No soap or anything!
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Better than washing with dirt. I know some birds do that.
[ he finally chuckles, giving prompto's shoulder a gentle shove – not to disturb aura – before heading to the bathroom sink. ]
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[He gives Noct a look like he isn't sure if Noct's lying or trying to fool him, but he all but skips into the bathroom and happily starts up some water in the tub before looking for something to plug it up with. Then a whine.]
Noct! We gotta find something to block the drain with; there's no plug!
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[ shaking his head, he follows prompto at his whining and folds his arms, leaning against the doorway with one leg crossed over the other. the position doesn't last long because he is just as determined to bathe fluffbutt and has ducked beneath the sink to locate the plug in the cabinet below. ]
Maybe it's down here....
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Not you, though. You're gonna get a nice bath!
[Which earns him a happily little peep and a nibble on his fingers, and there goes Prompto completely melting for her all over again. When Noct comes up triumphant with a plug, Fluffbutt gets tucked under one arm so he can turn on the water and start fussing with it to be a good temp.]
Shove it in there!
[The drain, Noct, the drain.]
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[ but noctis is grinning when he finally plugs the sink, letting clean water fill the basin for fluffbutt to flap around in. she makes little splashes that sort of dampen their clothes but that's no big deal.
this a small sacrifice to make for the care and keeping of their chocobo. ]
I think it's warm enough.
[ he dips his fingers into the water before nodding. ]
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[Prompto's brows furrow, thinking about it, then taking a hesitant guess-] She's going to have to air dry anyway, right? Or... think we should use the hair dryer on her? Oh, no wait that'll mess with the oil in her feathers, right?
[He laughs, completely oblivious to being a bit damp as Fluffbutt completely soaks herself in the water, ducking her head under and coming back up flapping.]
Being a parent's not easy, huh? [It's playful, given that he's called Noct her dad a few times as it is. Everyone knows he's Momma. Even the chick knows that.]
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[ she's tiny enough and – since he's thinking about it, while prompto's bathing her, he's going to gently drape one of the hand towels over a heater so it's nice and toasty for the bird. ]
Parenthood's rougher than I thought it'd be.
[ that's mostly a joke. ]
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[Prompto's nod is enthusiastic as everything else, sitting on the toilet and propping his elbows up on the sink as she finishes up, ignoring the droplets of water dripping down his face and soaking into his hair.]
She's so perfect though. Just think about it! Someday she's gonna be a full grown chocobo and she'll be as smart as any of the rental birds. No, smarter. Way smarter. She's got Ignis for an aunt or something 'cause Gladio's definitely the uncle.
[It's obvious when Fluffbutt's done because she looks up to Prompto and stops splashing around, who grins and gently scoops her up. Even as a baby, chocobo chicks are still fairly large so he cradles her to his chest. Who cares if he gets soaked.]
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[ because who else is going to ride fluffbutt but prompto himself? noctis wouldn't dare. so he takes to gathering a couple more hand towels ( draping one over his best friend's shoulder to cover the bird with ), taking the warmest one from the top of the heater to place in the center of the nest he's arranging on the foot of his bed. ]
Alright, bring her over here.
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