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Hey look, it's a Tony log

Who: Tony and OTA
Where: Kitchen/ Dining car
When: Bassoon 4-ish
What: Tony's cooking meals, making treats, and generally trying to keep himself busy
Warnings: Irreverence and Language? The usual.

The last team had done a respectable job in the kitchen. He'd had few complaints during the last month. However, between himself and the rest of the red team, especially Feanor, people were going to be very well fed this month.

Even though there were plenty of cooks in this kitchen for the month, this particular day Tony had taken over the kitchen. He was only sort of sticking to the recipes he'd been given, preferring to use his own or make them up as he went (shocking, I know). Currently he had three dishes he was working on at once. He had some salmon he was curing to make lox, some gummy candy he was making, and the main dish for the evening meal- whole roasted salmon with herbs and farfalle pasta with asparagus and tomatoes. Thanks to Evie and Feanor, they also had sourdough bread to go along with it and a fancy Elvish dessert.

Off to one side, he had an eggplant out, ready to fix for certain individuals who saw fish and fled in terror.

[ooc: Feel free to catch him at any point of this meal prep, during clean up, or during the meal. Whatever, you guys know I'll tag anything.]

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He had a little bit, but he'd been more focused on serving everyone else. Either way, he just really wanted to see Ignis cook. He didn't entirely know why that was, but it just was.

Tony looks down at himself while the young man cleans himself up and groans. "I doubt anything is going to help me besides a shower." Either way, he washes his hands and arms up to his elbows. He smirks and looks at Ignis at that question. "No. I've yet to find anything I'm allergic to. Although I might have to look at you funny if you add powdered sugar."

Moving to grab the asparagus and salmon, more prep is done and everything has a methodical order to it. Being used to cooking enough food for four grown men was more than adequate training grounds for this kitchen.

The garlic was cut peeled and minced. The bacon was ready to get in the frying pan, and the salmon was arranged in the pan. Cheese was then getting ready so it would go over the fish and veggies later. Asparagus was then washed. Grabbing some oil, Ignis started getting everything ready to start cooking, hoping Tony was hungry.

A slight smile appeared at the powered sugar comment. "Id only use it if I needed to sweeten your disposition." This was him throwing a pun out there as he used to do that with Noct so it was a sort of familiarity. Tony couldn't know the significance of the gesture, and Ignis wouldn't tell him.

Edited 2019-09-23 04:30 (UTC)

Tony leaned against on of the counters and watched with unveiled interest as the chef went to work. It wasn't hard to see at all that this man was a pro at what he did. He would've offered to help, but something told him this was Ignis' moment to shine. So he sipped on his coffee and tried to stay out of the way. If he ever was asked to grab something like a spoon or pan, he'd get it, but he doubted that would happen.

When Ignis got low on his coffee, Tony refilled it without comment and went right back to watching the show. The pun, though, gets a hearty laugh. "A comedian and a chef, and you thought you were uninteresting."

To have Tony just sit and keep him company was all Ignis could've asked for since it was nice and relaxing for him. It was so sweet of the older man to help when the coffee got low, which earned a very heartfelt thank you in return.

He half laughed at the comment, still working away. "I'm afraid that I'm not half as interesting as a man who can hold a party, dance with other people and still keep his audience entertained throughout the evening." Ignis was definitely an introvert and Tony seemed to be the opposite. And even just hanging out in the background that night as he had, had him exhausted.

Edited 2019-09-23 05:02 (UTC)

"You keep saying that and yet, I'm still highly entertained right here. It helps that you're easy on the eyes too."

He was rather proud of how well his party had gone off. If only the end had gone smoother and with less puke. Sigh.

"So this official you swore allegiance to at seventeen, were you his chef and adviser?"

"I'm..glad." Ignis really had no comeback for this. And really..he had no idea what to do with the last bit. He didn't want to repeat the comment about how Tony probably said these things to others. So the older man just got a look. "I'm sure there are others more worthy of your time and attention for that though I don't recall seeing you dance with any gentlemen at your party."

At the change in topic, Ignis nodded, putting seasonings on the salmon. "Yes, I was his chef, butler, advisor, chamberlain..whatever was required. But yes, I was officially sworn in as his guardian protector at seventeen." That was when he'd made the Crownsguard and Gladio had already been in place.

Tony's smile turned a little more genuine and less teasing. He hadn't been too sure if the attention had been welcome but Ignis said he was glad that Tony was enjoying spending time with him. That was what he meant, right?

He shakes his head with a laugh. "That's because there aren't too many men on this train who know have fun. Present company included." That last bit gets a smirk. "Does that bother you? It would bother some people I know back home."

Curious. He had been wrong on how Ignis knew his manners so well. It wasn't that he was apart of high society, he was serving high society. Suddenly the comment about the housekeeper sounded very insensitive to his ears. Had Ignis taken offense? "I had an AI like that, Jarvis." He was his best friend for a long time. He liked Vision, don't get him wrong, but a part of him had certainly missed Jarvis.

He didn't know what to do with that smile. What was that all about? Really Tony had to be the confusing man Ignis had ever come across. Still, as he got the garlic and bacon going, he seemed thoughtful. He debated whether or not to say anything about this topic but then it wasn't a huge revelation and it had nothing to do with home.

"I almost..asked you for a dance that night." His face..why was it turning red again? "But I thought it wouldn't be welcome, so I stayed away." Hopefully that didn't ruin anything by admitting it out loud. Boy was watching garlic and bacon interesting.

When he was sure his face wasn't red anymore, he risked a look over at Tony. "Jarvis?"

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There was that blush again! It was so much fun making that happen! However, as much as he enjoyed embarrassing the poor fellow, he decided against poking fun at his expense. The man did have several knives and a hot pan of bacon in front of him.

"You did?" He couldn't help but wonder.. what would Peter or the other say or thing about that? Would it bother Peter more that Ignis was a man or that he wasn't Pepper? "Pity. We should remedy that some other time. If you think you could handle me, that is." He just couldn't stop the teasing. There was no off switch even to himself.

"Yeah, he did a lot for me and my father. My father built his mainframe but I expanded on it. His accent was a bit like yours. I'm not really sure why my father picked that, but I bet it sounded fancy to him for some reason." Jarvis was great, right until Tony created Ultron and he went psycho.

Taking the bacon and garlic off of the hot burner, the salmon went in the oven and the asparagus was being prepared when Tony started in about the dancing. Ignis nodded to the question and then green eyes locked with the other's dark pair.

A smile appeared. "If I think I think I could handle you? More like the other way around in this case, so I accept your challenge." There was a bit of a teasing drawl and he stopped himself in time before he could admit that he'd taught a king how to dance.

But he didn't..just notice Tony was good looking. That smile he received made Ignis turn his head away. He didn't just notice, no he didn't. The man was married and here he was just..entertainment for the evening. This was about as hopeless a case as Noct.

"So your..friend was a computer?" Oh yeah, now he's lost.

Edited 2019-09-23 06:02 (UTC)

As if Ignis couldn't get anymore interesting, he goes and picks up Tony's challenge. His gaze confidently met emerald eyes, his lip curled into a smug smirk, and as he knew Ignis was watching him, his gaze lowered slowly taking in all the other man had to offer before returning to his face. "If only we had some music now."

As delicious as Ignis' cooking smelled, Tony would certainly be interested in satisfying another hunger right about now. How would Ignis be? Confident and rough or slow and sensual? One of these days, he really wanted to find out.

He'd almost forgotten the conversation that he'd started. "Hm?" Who? Oh right. "In a sense, yes. He was much more than just a computer though. He could many, many tasks, had a personality.. sort of, and .." He couldn't quite find the right words to it. Jarvis was more real than a lot of humans he'd met with nothing between their ears and might as well have been pets. "He died during the war though."

He wasn't sure Tony was serious about the music thing and what was with that look? It was if the menu had changed and he himself was on it. That couldn't be right, and Ignis shook his head. "Too bad for you because you would lose. And the bigger tragedy is that dinner would burn." There may or may not have been an extra emphasis on the last word for reasons.

This was all banter and he couldn't put stock in it because again he was just serving as the night's entertainment. So when all was said and done Tony would move onto someone more appealing and better adequately equipped to deal with the other man's fire.

Straightening himself up, the asparagus was dealt with and Ignis started grating cheese as he listened about Jarvis. So ending a war was the reason Tony was going to..that hit close to home. After a moment or two, the dirty blonde head nodded.

"I see, and I'm sorry."

He chuckled, very much enjoying this. It helped that so far it hadn't seemed as though he were really truly making Ignis uncomfortable to the point Tony was crossing lines. He didn't doubt the other man would speak up if that was happening. He might squirm and blush, which was just wrong as it made him look so utterly irresistible.

Unfortunately the subject of Jarvis was having a distinct ice bath kind of effect. For five years he'd mourned and missed his friend, right along with all the rest of them. "I was able to bring everyone else back.. but not him." Nor Natasha, but he didn't need to mention that. He looked down at the hand that had donned the gauntlet, remembering how the power had felt simply holding it. He knew what would happen next.

"And now I'm here to bother you. So, it's not all bad."

'And now I'm here to bother you'. rang in Ignis head as he finished making diner. What could he say to that? What should he say to that? "I'm ..rather glad you're here." This was the best line he could come up with and it was spoken softly.

"While dinner is cooking if you'd like to take a shower, this would be the time." He'd noticed Tony's coffee cup empty and so had gone to fill it without being asked as had been done for him. "I'll resume cleaning up after dinner."

It would take a bit, but Ignis had been in here cleaning by himself the night the little girl came in and everything had fallen due to the shift of the train. So he was certainly no stranger for taking it on by himself so Tony could rest if he wanted.

Edited 2019-09-23 06:59 (UTC)

Something deep in him warmed at hearing those words. They felt sincere and something extra in Ignis' tone. It was one of the first times since coming here he realized- as crazy as it was- he was pretty happy here. There were problems and he needed to get everyone home, but surprisingly he wasn't all that uncomfortable in this train shaped cage. Such an odd thought.

His attention pulled outward again as Ignis offered him time to take a shower. He considered it right up until Ignis said he would continue to clean up his mess. "Thanks but no, I'll keep cleaning with you and shower afterward." He turned so Ignis had a better view of his backside. "But help me out, if I sit on one of the chairs in the dining room am I going to get powdered sugar all over it?"

"I.." His voice cut out the protest as he got a good view of Tony's posterior. Ignis coughed and his face turned red. Luckily the food was already in the oven at this point or he probably would've coughed all over it. That sight was just way more than he needed to see.

The advisor had to turn around and look at something else before he could banish the coughing spell. "I'm sure if you look before you sit down, you should be fine." Yes, tomorrow Tony would go fluttering off to his next victim and all of this would be forgotten by the older man. Ignis would just have to wait this out.

Edited 2019-09-23 07:54 (UTC)

Teeheehee, yes he was twelve and thought that reaction was hilarious. He isn't able to keep a straight face, but lucky Ignis needs time to recover from that and can't see it. Still, he'd asked it for a reason other than to find out if Ignis thought he was hot.

"If I look where before I sit? I can't see my ass. Do I need a towel to sit on or should I give up and just lose the pants while we eat?" Okay, so he really was a complete menace to society.

Losing the pants earned more coughing. "No, you can simply sit on a towel." He's not commenting about the older man's rear at all, it just isn't happening. He couldn't understand why Tony had showed him his rear end, but maybe it was a nonsensical gesture much like the other ones the man did plenty of.

Obviously one of them had to be the adult here and it wasn't Tony.

Edited 2019-09-23 20:10 (UTC)

It was so mean, but Tony couldn't help himself. This was so funny. Ignis' reactions were just priceless. He could tell he was annoying the young man, but it was very hard to quit now that he saw the reaction.

Okay fine, he'll leave the poor guy alone and find a towel. "How long do you usually bake that for?" He'd been paying attention to the recipe so far, wanting to try and replicate it later if he could.

"About fifteen minutes or so." Ignis replied, checking on the asparagus. He had to give himself something else to do other than to keep wondering why Tony was behaving the way that he was. If the advisor thought he was confused before, it just got worse really.

Turning, he started to get the plates and utensils out because it gave him something else to focus on other than to be completely bewildered.

"Are you going to be happy with coffee or would you like something else? I can make us some iced tea." He was noticing the other man wasn't looking at him, which just amused him to no end. Ignis had to know what was going on here, right? They were clearly two friends who enjoyed flirting and joking with each other. Obviously. Nothing more than that. Except.. he really did enjoy this other man and found himself looking around for him wherever he went on the train.

"You know back home, it's considered a pretty intimate date to cook for another person." He was literally a terrible person.

"Iced tea will be fine." But Ignis is sticking with the coffee too. He's still making sure everything is going to come out the way it's supposed to and so adds the cheese & bacon to the asparagus. The fish is going to need another minute or two for the cheese.

He refuses to even consider anything happening here. Tony is bored and he is the intended target for the evening. So he's not going to worry about this being anything more than a getting to know each other thing. The other man is one who enjoys attention from all sorts of people and that's it, just the attention. Tomorrow someone else will be his focus.

Looking over at Tony now, the advisor put his hands on either side of the counter and locked their gazes letting out a sigh. "We are not courting."

Edited 2019-09-23 21:59 (UTC)

Tony was pleased he had something he could fix to contribute to this little dinner party they were doing. As he started to fix the drink, he kept looking over at the oven when Ignis opened it. The smell was divine! If there were any of the usual trolls around, they might have some company for their second dinner or whatever this was.

The firmness in the answer took him back a bit. Ah, like he'd originally thought. If this got too far and too uncomfortable, Ignis would let him know- which is what he was doing now. Some of Tony's cheeriness did falter at that, but he shrugs. "Friend date. Whatever." His gaze goes back to what he was doing. He did wonder why Ignis was being such a stick in the mud though. "Ever been on a regular one?"

Pulling the fish out, Ignis put the cheese on and stuck it back in the oven. "Should be ready in about two minutes."

Another sigh escaped the advisor as he shook his head. "A friend date indeed." Friends could date but Tony was just being ridiculous. "I'm not cooking dinner.." and then there was that question. Several moments ticked by and green eyes stared.

"Falling into your arms will not be something that I do this evening." Having said that, Ignis turned and got the fish and asparagus out of the oven.

"Then what do you call what you're doing?" Tony asked, giving him an odd look. It looked like he was making dinner. Smelled like he was making dinner. Did Ignis think he was building a tree fort? If so, he was doing it wrong.

What was with that look? "So no. Gotcha." He chuckled at Ignis' answer. "You realize that sounded like a challenge if I ever heard one." He adds some berries to the tea and then gets out some ice. "So if you've not been on a date before, that does explain some of the weird looks you keep giving me. But I'm curious, why haven't you? You're an attractive man and a chef to boot. Surely there's someone who has appealed to you before."

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