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How come you've been using "Argentum" for your secret spy name? There are commoner commoner names, you know.
[Like Aubumbrie or Hester.]
[Like Aubumbrie or Hester.]
Ah.
[That gets him to fall quiet a minute, keeping his eyes on his pan as he stirs it and pushes the food around inside, and only at length does he begin to elaborate, thoughtfully.]
You're right that I chose a name that wouldn't immediately be associated with the Lucian royal family or its cohorts — "Amicitia" would arguably have drawn just as much attention as "Scientia", if not more. The same goes for "Leonis".
[He hums softly, still staring at the pan.]
But I wanted a name that would immediately alert you or Gladio to my presence. It wasn't just about ensuring that no one could associate me with the crown. I also wanted the both of you to be able to tell that it was me, if you somehow heard it.
[That gets him to fall quiet a minute, keeping his eyes on his pan as he stirs it and pushes the food around inside, and only at length does he begin to elaborate, thoughtfully.]
You're right that I chose a name that wouldn't immediately be associated with the Lucian royal family or its cohorts — "Amicitia" would arguably have drawn just as much attention as "Scientia", if not more. The same goes for "Leonis".
[He hums softly, still staring at the pan.]
But I wanted a name that would immediately alert you or Gladio to my presence. It wasn't just about ensuring that no one could associate me with the crown. I also wanted the both of you to be able to tell that it was me, if you somehow heard it.
Oh.
[It's a satisfying answer and a warming one, too, that his name could be useful like that. It even worked that way with Dave, sort of--got him to tell Prompto "Tellus" was there. Prompto nods and bounces a little on his heels.]
You wanna keep using it? I don't mind. [He leans over and smiles up at Ignis.] It's kind of fun, actually. I always wanted a big brother, Telly.
[It's a satisfying answer and a warming one, too, that his name could be useful like that. It even worked that way with Dave, sort of--got him to tell Prompto "Tellus" was there. Prompto nods and bounces a little on his heels.]
You wanna keep using it? I don't mind. [He leans over and smiles up at Ignis.] It's kind of fun, actually. I always wanted a big brother, Telly.
You most certainly did not.
[But he's hiding a smile, himself, and disguising it carefully behind a supposed preoccupation with his work.]
'Twas not a subterfuge long for this world, I must say, with Noct around. I suppose it might be best if I simply embraced my real name again; I may as well, with how often he gives that away.
[...Wait.]
You've been talking to Dave, have you.
[But he's hiding a smile, himself, and disguising it carefully behind a supposed preoccupation with his work.]
'Twas not a subterfuge long for this world, I must say, with Noct around. I suppose it might be best if I simply embraced my real name again; I may as well, with how often he gives that away.
[...Wait.]
You've been talking to Dave, have you.
Uh, the blond guy in red, right? Not recently! But he helped me out on the first day before I met back up with you guys. He seems cool.
[The fluff of Prompto's hair tilts to one side.]
Why do you ask?
[The fluff of Prompto's hair tilts to one side.]
Why do you ask?
He calls me "Telly", as well. Which means that either you've picked it up from him, or I was right in my opinion that the two of you are almost unsettlingly alike.
[Stepping a little to one side, he goes in the cupboards after a small plate, and deposits a piece of venison bacon and a small pile of hash onto it, which he holds out to Prompto without preamble.]
He lamented to me once that no one understands his pop culture references and I assured him that I had exceeding amounts of practice in pretending I do, regardless.
[Stepping a little to one side, he goes in the cupboards after a small plate, and deposits a piece of venison bacon and a small pile of hash onto it, which he holds out to Prompto without preamble.]
He lamented to me once that no one understands his pop culture references and I assured him that I had exceeding amounts of practice in pretending I do, regardless.
[FOOD. Prompto accepts the offering immediately, distracted for a delightful second before he looks back up.]
Heeey! You mean you don't care about the backstories of every character in Justice Monsters V? Iggy, you're killing me!
[He's kidding, though. He tries a bite of the bacon with happy, appreciative noises and an eventual thumbs-up, but minds Ignis's manners and doesn't speak again until he's swallowed.]
I didn't notice that we were that alike, though. I mean, beyond hair color. He's a lot... chiller than me? Even if he is younger.
Heeey! You mean you don't care about the backstories of every character in Justice Monsters V? Iggy, you're killing me!
[He's kidding, though. He tries a bite of the bacon with happy, appreciative noises and an eventual thumbs-up, but minds Ignis's manners and doesn't speak again until he's swallowed.]
I didn't notice that we were that alike, though. I mean, beyond hair color. He's a lot... chiller than me? Even if he is younger.
You also both enjoy my cooking.
[Speaking of which, he's rummaging for another few plates — full-sized this time — and lines them up near the pans on the stove in preparation to begin plating them.]
He's also fairly joined at the hip to his own best friend, and if memory serves, boasts a certain interest in photography.
[His serving utensils clink softly against the plates as he starts distributing out portions of the food.]
You might say he offered a certain...respite, of sorts. I had no antidote to missing you, but spending time with him reminded me enough of you to soothe the ache a bit.
[Speaking of which, he's rummaging for another few plates — full-sized this time — and lines them up near the pans on the stove in preparation to begin plating them.]
He's also fairly joined at the hip to his own best friend, and if memory serves, boasts a certain interest in photography.
[His serving utensils clink softly against the plates as he starts distributing out portions of the food.]
You might say he offered a certain...respite, of sorts. I had no antidote to missing you, but spending time with him reminded me enough of you to soothe the ache a bit.
[Ignis always knows, somehow, how to gracefully turn away from Prompto's vulnerable moments, busy with plating breakfast while missing you catches him just under the ribs. It allows Prompto a second to stare, little plate in his hands, before he blinks and nods and pulls himself together again, crossing behind him to go get silverware.]
E-everyone likes your cooking, Iggy.
[A fork for each plate, arranged neatly along the side.]
It hasn't been that long. Two months, right? ...I guess it probably feels longer if you've just been stuck here the whole time.
[He taps Ignis's elbow lightly.]
Don't worry. I won't leave you guys hanging again, long as I can help it. I'm not going anywhere.
E-everyone likes your cooking, Iggy.
[A fork for each plate, arranged neatly along the side.]
It hasn't been that long. Two months, right? ...I guess it probably feels longer if you've just been stuck here the whole time.
[He taps Ignis's elbow lightly.]
Don't worry. I won't leave you guys hanging again, long as I can help it. I'm not going anywhere.
Two months is a long time to go without your particular brand of disarming chatter.
[His eyebrows raise slightly as Prompto automatically goes to fetch the silverware for the meal, but he doesn't remark on it. At least, he doesn't at first — not until that light touch to his elbow, which is presumably for the sake of affirming what he says following it, but still, he wonders.
Prompto said he'd been getting a great deal better at navigating without the benefit of his eyes. Prompto went without being asked to assist, identifying a way that he might help out and seeing to it without preamble. Prompto touched his arm when he drew close again, giving him a tangible means of telling where he was.
He wonders.]
Do you...help me cook often, these days? From...what you remember.
[His eyebrows raise slightly as Prompto automatically goes to fetch the silverware for the meal, but he doesn't remark on it. At least, he doesn't at first — not until that light touch to his elbow, which is presumably for the sake of affirming what he says following it, but still, he wonders.
Prompto said he'd been getting a great deal better at navigating without the benefit of his eyes. Prompto went without being asked to assist, identifying a way that he might help out and seeing to it without preamble. Prompto touched his arm when he drew close again, giving him a tangible means of telling where he was.
He wonders.]
Do you...help me cook often, these days? From...what you remember.
[Aw, Iggy. Prompto's hands still momentarily, then carefully rearrange the last fork, like there's some perfect angle to get right.]
No. Not really.
[There isn't really a way to spare Ignis those several bleak weeks between Altissia and now, not if he keeps asking, not if Prompto's going to answer honestly. He chews his lip a little and goes to search for mugs and glasses.]
We've been eating a lot of canned stuff and Cup Noodle. Nobody really needs my help with that.
[Nobody wanted his help with anything, either. But Ignis was always gracious about it, even though Prompto knew how awful it must have stung.]
But I can still set the table, like I told Iris back then. You remember that, in the car to Cape Caem? She noticed you did all the cooking, and all the... you know, everything for us.
[He sighs and picks some more at his little plate of hash.]
No. Not really.
[There isn't really a way to spare Ignis those several bleak weeks between Altissia and now, not if he keeps asking, not if Prompto's going to answer honestly. He chews his lip a little and goes to search for mugs and glasses.]
We've been eating a lot of canned stuff and Cup Noodle. Nobody really needs my help with that.
[Nobody wanted his help with anything, either. But Ignis was always gracious about it, even though Prompto knew how awful it must have stung.]
But I can still set the table, like I told Iris back then. You remember that, in the car to Cape Caem? She noticed you did all the cooking, and all the... you know, everything for us.
[He sighs and picks some more at his little plate of hash.]
I...I s— I understand.
[It's so hard to change that one quirk of his speech patterns, adjusting it so that the conversation doesn't turn horribly ironic or just plain uncomfortable when his automatic response is a quiet I see.]
Not altogether ideal, nutritionally.
[He tries to keep the remark light, and devoid of self-admonishment. It's all he can do not to let on how he catalogues that tidbit and stores it away as just another failure caused by his own shortcomings.]
I appreciate the help today, however. With the limited edible supplies and a shortage of people who know how to cook, my skills in the town have proven to be in high demand — and as such, I often find myself cooking for several more than just four, these days.
[It's so hard to change that one quirk of his speech patterns, adjusting it so that the conversation doesn't turn horribly ironic or just plain uncomfortable when his automatic response is a quiet I see.]
Not altogether ideal, nutritionally.
[He tries to keep the remark light, and devoid of self-admonishment. It's all he can do not to let on how he catalogues that tidbit and stores it away as just another failure caused by his own shortcomings.]
I appreciate the help today, however. With the limited edible supplies and a shortage of people who know how to cook, my skills in the town have proven to be in high demand — and as such, I often find myself cooking for several more than just four, these days.
[Grateful, Prompto nudges his arm again.]
Heh, I bet. How do you find time to do anything else, with the hungry masses beating down your door three times a day? Just goes to show you a-meal to a wide audience.
[If disarming chatter is what Ignis craves, Prompto Argentum is here to deliver.]
Anything else I can do to lighten your load? I wouldn't trust me with anything more complicated than boiling water, but maybe, like, chopping, or... throwing out vegetable peels?
Heh, I bet. How do you find time to do anything else, with the hungry masses beating down your door three times a day? Just goes to show you a-meal to a wide audience.
[If disarming chatter is what Ignis craves, Prompto Argentum is here to deliver.]
Anything else I can do to lighten your load? I wouldn't trust me with anything more complicated than boiling water, but maybe, like, chopping, or... throwing out vegetable peels?
I can think of one I'm sure you'll delight in, actually.
[Speaking of vegetable peels, he's got a small pile sitting nearby, carefully arranged into neat portions.]
Would you care to feed Spot and Aurorean? They'll be needing their breakfasts, as well.
[Speaking of vegetable peels, he's got a small pile sitting nearby, carefully arranged into neat portions.]
Would you care to feed Spot and Aurorean? They'll be needing their breakfasts, as well.
[GASP!]
Would I? You couldn't pay me not to!
[He can be useful and surrounded by majestic, fleet-footed birds!]
Should I wake Noct up, too, or does he not need his breakfast? [Mock-innocently:] I can need his breakfast for him.
Would I? You couldn't pay me not to!
[He can be useful and surrounded by majestic, fleet-footed birds!]
Should I wake Noct up, too, or does he not need his breakfast? [Mock-innocently:] I can need his breakfast for him.
Good afternoon,
My name is Clark Kent, and I'm recently arrived. I was told that you're handling a good portion of the farming supervision?
I was wondering if I could lend my assistance. I grew up on a family farm, so I'm familiar with growing most vegetables and with handling a variety of farm animals.
Obviously, if you've got everything covered, I don't want to be of any bother, but I thought I'd offer since it seems as if things are still in the processes of getting set up. Also, if I've got the wrong individual, I'm sorry to have bothered you.
Thank you.
My name is Clark Kent, and I'm recently arrived. I was told that you're handling a good portion of the farming supervision?
I was wondering if I could lend my assistance. I grew up on a family farm, so I'm familiar with growing most vegetables and with handling a variety of farm animals.
Obviously, if you've got everything covered, I don't want to be of any bother, but I thought I'd offer since it seems as if things are still in the processes of getting set up. Also, if I've got the wrong individual, I'm sorry to have bothered you.
Thank you.
Good afternoon. I presume Mr. Kent is an acceptable form of address?
I must say, I very much appreciate the formal missive — it's rare to encounter someone these days with an appropriate sense of ceremony and decorum. But moving on to the meat of your concern, as it were, I am indeed one of the...I suppose you could call it "founders" of the garden project. I had most of the seed crop with me, and Dave Strider has been instrumental in seeing them grow.
However, neither one of us has any particular expertise in farming generally; my area of interest has mostly been with the preparation of the produce, so it's safe to say that Dave and I have largely been winging it and hoping for the best. Someone with real practical knowledge of the art would be an undeniable asset to the cause.
In short: you have the right individual and you are the very antithesis of a bother with your request, and it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Charmed,
Ignis Scientia
(sometimes Tellus Argentum)
I must say, I very much appreciate the formal missive — it's rare to encounter someone these days with an appropriate sense of ceremony and decorum. But moving on to the meat of your concern, as it were, I am indeed one of the...I suppose you could call it "founders" of the garden project. I had most of the seed crop with me, and Dave Strider has been instrumental in seeing them grow.
However, neither one of us has any particular expertise in farming generally; my area of interest has mostly been with the preparation of the produce, so it's safe to say that Dave and I have largely been winging it and hoping for the best. Someone with real practical knowledge of the art would be an undeniable asset to the cause.
In short: you have the right individual and you are the very antithesis of a bother with your request, and it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Charmed,
Ignis Scientia
(sometimes Tellus Argentum)
[Dryly: ]
How very generous of you, to take on the burden of needing his breakfast on his behalf.
[But, with a quick look in the pan, he hastens to add: ]
There's more than enough for a double portion, if you're hungry for it.
How very generous of you, to take on the burden of needing his breakfast on his behalf.
[But, with a quick look in the pan, he hastens to add: ]
There's more than enough for a double portion, if you're hungry for it.
We are a veritable fount of good ideas. Really, it's a lucky thing I had what I did with me; it made all the difference, early on.
I reside in Bluo, the canal district. When you come through, look for the house with the two exceptionally large bipedal feathered creatures grazing in front of it; that'll be where I am.
I reside in Bluo, the canal district. When you come through, look for the house with the two exceptionally large bipedal feathered creatures grazing in front of it; that'll be where I am.
Mr. Scientia,
You're welcome to call me Mr. Kent, or Clark, as you feel most comfortable.
I do have some concerns when it comes to field exhaustion and possible field rotation, as well as ensuring food safety and protecting the crop from potential natural threats. Perhaps we can meet and talk about plans for the preparation and maintenance of the fields for optimal food production sometime soon?
Though before I forget, a pleasure to make your acquaintance as well, sir.
Sincerely,
Clark Kent
You're welcome to call me Mr. Kent, or Clark, as you feel most comfortable.
I do have some concerns when it comes to field exhaustion and possible field rotation, as well as ensuring food safety and protecting the crop from potential natural threats. Perhaps we can meet and talk about plans for the preparation and maintenance of the fields for optimal food production sometime soon?
Though before I forget, a pleasure to make your acquaintance as well, sir.
Sincerely,
Clark Kent
[Prompto pauses in picking up the vegetable scraps, then smiles, a soft, crooked, grateful thing, and shakes his head.]
Aw, you know I don't eat that much. I'm sure some growing teenager will want it. We've got, like, a surplus.
Aw, you know I don't eat that much. I'm sure some growing teenager will want it. We've got, like, a surplus.
Mr. Kent,
I will be the first to admit I haven't the slightest idea about the necessities of field rotation or possible exhaustion, so I can see already that your insight will be valuable and much appreciated.
At the risk of sounding unnecessarily formal, if you could compile a brief overview of the sorts of things you see as necessary to be implemented, prior to our discussion, I would very much like to have that available as a resource. While I admit I'm not much for farming specifically, I do have a great deal of expertise with the formation and implementation of public policy; in short, the better that you can teach me about the issues that concern you and the best way to address them, the more efficiently I can assist you in rolling out a means of making those plans a reality.
I'd be happy to meet with you at any time of your choosing, and if you like, I'll even extend the offer of meeting over a meal, which I would be happy to prepare.
Regards,
Ignis Scientia
I will be the first to admit I haven't the slightest idea about the necessities of field rotation or possible exhaustion, so I can see already that your insight will be valuable and much appreciated.
At the risk of sounding unnecessarily formal, if you could compile a brief overview of the sorts of things you see as necessary to be implemented, prior to our discussion, I would very much like to have that available as a resource. While I admit I'm not much for farming specifically, I do have a great deal of expertise with the formation and implementation of public policy; in short, the better that you can teach me about the issues that concern you and the best way to address them, the more efficiently I can assist you in rolling out a means of making those plans a reality.
I'd be happy to meet with you at any time of your choosing, and if you like, I'll even extend the offer of meeting over a meal, which I would be happy to prepare.
Regards,
Ignis Scientia
Dear Mr. Scientia,
The basic theory of crop rotation is to prevent soil erosion as well as to keep from depleting nutrients from a given field of land. Different plants utilize different nutrients, so by planting a different crop in a different field for a different harvest, it gives the soil enough time to regain the nutrients lost from the last harvest or two so that it'll be just as good as it was the first time instead of slowly making the land unusable for a season or two of recovery. There are even some crops which can enrich the soil if the rotation is set up properly. With proper utilization of crop rotation, you can keep your yield high and the nutrient quality of the food produced consistently, as well as allow for the keeping of livestock, which can produce some of your best fertilizer. It also decreases the chance of an infestation taking hold, either of a blight or a pest, since the location of the different crops changes from year to year.
We also might want to look into finding certain kinds of microorganisms and certain plants that we can use to help protect the yielding crop, since we're obviously short of the traditional pesticides. Though obviously, given my experience, I know more about the organic methods than about using any of that.
I'd be happy to go over the specifics any time you like, and I'm never one to turn down a fine home cooked meal, especially in a place such as we are.
Looking forward to our meeting,
Clark Kent
The basic theory of crop rotation is to prevent soil erosion as well as to keep from depleting nutrients from a given field of land. Different plants utilize different nutrients, so by planting a different crop in a different field for a different harvest, it gives the soil enough time to regain the nutrients lost from the last harvest or two so that it'll be just as good as it was the first time instead of slowly making the land unusable for a season or two of recovery. There are even some crops which can enrich the soil if the rotation is set up properly. With proper utilization of crop rotation, you can keep your yield high and the nutrient quality of the food produced consistently, as well as allow for the keeping of livestock, which can produce some of your best fertilizer. It also decreases the chance of an infestation taking hold, either of a blight or a pest, since the location of the different crops changes from year to year.
We also might want to look into finding certain kinds of microorganisms and certain plants that we can use to help protect the yielding crop, since we're obviously short of the traditional pesticides. Though obviously, given my experience, I know more about the organic methods than about using any of that.
I'd be happy to go over the specifics any time you like, and I'm never one to turn down a fine home cooked meal, especially in a place such as we are.
Looking forward to our meeting,
Clark Kent
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