Revenge is best served between friends

[chocobosnap]

Who: Final Fantasy XV cast, and any visitors who would like to wander into this mess 
When: backdated to October 3rd
Where: The younger Final Fantasy XV house
What: Noctis and Prompto are up to no good. It's unlikely anyone will take that lying down.
Warnings/Notes: None really, shenanigans.

Part of the problem, perhaps, was that things had been rather serious as of late. The mood in the house was somber, and apart from that, Prompto got the idea talking to Keith that they needed to have fun.

Not that he was planning on taking the blame for his mischief, nor would he be doing it alone. Prompto was going to propose it to Noctis, and he didn't think he was going to have to twist his arm too much.

There was likely going to be retaliation, but that was future Prompto's problem.

He grinned. Let the pranks begin!

Comments

OTA - cuz, anyone can fall prey to THESE

[regalblaze]

"Two need to tango, three go to war," Ignis muses as he puts last last cupcake on the tray and steps back, eyeing his creation. Marvelous. Simple, yet tempting, irresistible. Nothing gives away the fact that none of these cupcakes are actually sweet. The tastes range from extremely sour to extremely salty, unimaginable levels of spicy and dreadful levels of bitter.

He leaves the entire platter in the kitchen, of course, to sit innocently on the counter. Now, he should probably go tend to some other business until the first person falls prey to these (and he hopes it's the two devils that started this prank war).

With a smirk, he calls Ebony. "Ebony. We have a bathroom to clean up."

why are you like this (4)

[warpstriking]

He was on his way out to work. It had been fun, setting up the pranks for the others for the day beforehand. As such, he didn't find it odd that there were baked goods in the kitchen. Cupcakes, however, were a bit different.

Eh, whatever. He grabs one and heads out the door. About five minutes later, Ignis will receive a text.

This is about the hair dye isn't it.

because rubber chocobos

[regalblaze]

Ignis' eyes narrow when he enters the bathroom. He had the intention to just pick up the clothes for washing but...

His slate dings and Ignis just raises an eyebrow. Perfect.

Please do not forget the rubber chocobos

-says the message to Noctis as he watches Ebony pluck the said rubber toy from the sink.

Which one?

He's curious.

At least those were harmless!! (changing format so it's easier)

[warpstriking]

The rubber chocobos?

[He has no idea what you're referring to, Ignis. None at all. Nope. He totally didn't glue a few to the walls, either (in Cor's bathroom).]

Guess. [He's not gonna make it easy for you, Iggy.]

...oops 8D? (sure~)

[regalblaze]

The ones Prompto and you keep leaving in bathrooms whenever you think no one's watching. Like this one now.

[Noct gets a picture of Ebony holding the said rubber chocobo, looking confused.]

The Bitter Pill.

r u d e

[warpstriking]

Nope.

And oh, those chocobos. You should see Prompto's bathroom. He's innocent.

[regalblaze]

Spicy one?

Is he now? Those towers of legos don't look very innocent to me.

[warpstriking]

Just because he's guilty of one doesn't mean he's guilty of all of 'em. Been collecting those rubber chocobos for months.

If you must know, though Luna helped t(ツ)_/¯

and *sour*. ~(>_<~)

[regalblaze]

So, if I understood you correctly.

According to all of this, YOU are the main mastermind behind these pranks?

[You kind of worded it that way, Noct.]


Sour one isn't that bad. The bitter one is worse.

Thanks I hate it

[sonoftenebrae]

Ravus doesn't know what has gotten in to the Lucians, but he's encountered all sorts of horrors this week. Legos, chocobos, hair dyes, the contents of each room in the house moved an inch to the left.

Needless to say, he's been plotting revenge, but as yet has not come up with a plan that can bring retribution for this myriad of sins.

But even in this atmosphere of war, some things are sacred. Ignis' baked goods, for one. Everything the advisor makes is good, and Ignis is the one bastion of sanity left in this gods-forsaken house.

Or so Ravus thinks. He steals a cupcake. It is absolutely the worst thing he's ever tasted. How did Ignis even make an icing that bitter? And the cake must be laced with peppers, because his mouth is burning.

You are dead to me, Scientia.

Ravus doesn't even text it. He writes it out in his best handwriting and sends his moogle to hand-deliver the missive.

sorry sorry :'D he'll make up for it :3

[regalblaze]

When the message reaches him, Ignis was actually heading downstairs, box with rubber ducks and chocobos in his hands. The thing is overflowing, actually, from all the toys he collected around the house during his cleaning. He's still pondering on how to use them.

"Oh my," Ignis says with a wince when he reads the message and pockets it. "Thank you, Estoc."

Well, Ravus definitively deserves an apology for this, which is why Ignis goes to find him. Hopefully, he didn't leave the house just yet.

"Ravus?" He calls out when he steps into the kitchen, box in hands and purple streaks in his hair (because of that stupid hair gel).

[sonoftenebrae]

"It must really be the month for ghostly activity. I hear the voice of a dead man."

Yes, Ravus is still feeling just as angry and just as petty as when he sent that note. He's already drained a glass of milk, then a finger of whiskey, but the awful taste still lingers. He's been circling the kitchen, searching for something to cleanse his palate.

He eyes the rubber fowl Ignis carries with suspicion. He'd thought the younger Lucians to blame for those, but he must have been wrong about that as well. It seems Ignis' deviance far extends what he'd previously suspected.

[regalblaze]

The one who made your palate a disaster can cleanse it too. He turns to Ebony briefly, "Check the lower bathrooms for the rest. And don't forget to inspect the shower," and then leaves the box on the kitchen counter. He's not sure what he's going to do with all of these toys... yet. Just throwing them away would be a waste.

He walks over to the fridge and pulls out some ginger root and lemon. "My sincerest apologies Ravus," he says as he starts grinding up some of that ginger root on the plate. "I was trying to get a payback on Gladiolus for dying my hair." He squeezes half of the lemon in a shot glass and then offers both to him.

"Unfortunately, you reached "the treats" before him."

[sonoftenebrae]

Ravus, still frowning, accepts the offerings. He downs the juice first, gasps, then takes a sliver of the ginger root. At least after he forces it all down, the last traces of the tainted cupcake disappear.

"If Gladiolus was your only target, you should have doctors his damned noodles."

Ignis knows just how enticing his baked goods are to the other occupants of this house. He had to realize these cupcakes would tempt not only Gladiolus...

Besides, it is not as though the purple does not suit him, though Ravus is wise enough to keep that thought to himself. Gladiolus needs no more encouragement to pull any more pranks, and Ravus does not want to risk incurring Ignis' ire by acting complicit.

"Am I to trust these are the only 'treats' you've made, or do I need to start taking my meals elsewhere until this insanity ends?"

[regalblaze]

...Ignis usually takes it the other way around, ginger then the lemon juice, but this works too. He leaves the plate on the counter in case Ravus needs some more.

"That was the first thing that came to my mind. However," he jabs his thumb towards the cupboard, "his supply of noodles is gone." And Ignis didn't go shopping yet so he couldn't use it. Also, this way, he managed to prank Noctis and Prompto as well, so it's a win/almost win situation.

The problem with the dye prank is that he can't wash the color away.

"No, the cupcakes are the only thing that are dangerous." His lips twitch though, "However, should the rumor spread that other meals are like this, I won't stop it." He pushes his glasses up, "It will be fun watching them all tip-toe around carefully instead of shoving food in their mouths without thinking."

[sonoftenebrae]

"You are terrifying when you are angry. You know that, don't you?"

Like, Ravus is angry, but also impressed in spite of himself. Ignis has a quiet, menacing aura that Ravus aspires to.

"Yes, it would be terrible misunderstanding if the others got that idea in their heads." Ravus isn't saying he'll help plant the rumor...but he might speculate with Estoc in hearing range of his housemates...

[regalblaze]

Ignis blinks the laughs, "Am I now? I believe the word the others use was 'menacing'." Perhaps he wasn't pushed to his limit around them yet to see the terrifying side. But- Ignis looks flattered.

"I was also wondering if I should put "beware, hazard" stickers on completely fine ice cream containers. Food for thought," he says lightly and picks on the ginger.

Ebony returns, hands full with random toys he found and drops them all in the box. "All cleaned up, kupo! There's a LOT of 'em!"

[chocobosnap]

He was really good about not eating everything in Ignis' shop, but those cupcakes did look pretty awesome and he really wanted to have one and surely one wouldn't cause him any harm.

Prompto glanced around a few times and then took one. He unwrapped the bottom of it and smiled, and took a bite.

"Mmm-argh!" He cried out and dropped it. He loved spicy foods but not this spicy. It was enough to make his nose run and eyes tear.

He leaned over the sink, turned on the water and proceeded to drink directly from the tap. Cupcakes had never been good for him anyway.

[regalblaze]

"He ate it!" Ebony exclaimed, dropping the rubber duck Ignis plucked out from the sink. Again. The advisor clicks his tongue, satisfied and heads out of the door.

He doesn't actually want to ruin Prompto's stomach with those cupcakes.

Ebony was in the kitchen even before Ignis, pulling out a glass for milk.

"Prompto?" Holding back a satisfied smirk is very hard. "Is everything alright?"

[chocobosnap]

Prompto's eyes were a bit blurry from the burning and he glanced at Ignis, just a brief moment, because of course Ignis did this.

"....uh huh." He answered as though it seemed a bit painful to do so, and kept running the water over his tongue.

He wasn't sure what he'd done to Ignis to deserve cupcakes, but he was going to have to think of something creative.

[regalblaze]

He'd feel bad... if it weren't for purple streaks in his hair (they are STILL there, he can't wash the color out!), rubber ducks everywhere and stinging pain in his foot from all the legos.

Still, he pulls out a carton of milk and pours a glass for him. "Here, to ease the spiciness."

Ebony's just floating around Prompto with a towel, trying to wipe his tears off.

[chocobosnap]

Technically, Prompto couldn't be blamed for any of that, he left the legos in a nice, neat built state, someone else kicked them around and didn't pick them up. He was suspecting Ravus himself.

He waved off Ebony a bit and pressed his palms to his eyes to stem the burning.

"...What'd you do to the milk?"

[regalblaze]

The details don't matter when things pile up and the people in the house declare they are in a prank war. He only did what he knew- cooked. If it is any consolation, the cupcakes got both Ravus and Noctis.

Ignis eyes the glass with raised eyebrows then looks back at Prompto.

"I poured it in the glass."

[chocobosnap]

Prompto exhaled a little, it wasn't Ignis exactly, it was just that everything was burning at the moment, far more than he enjoyed.

He reached out and took the glass sipping it first, his other hand moving to cover his eyes with his forearm.

He shuffled over to the table like that and sat down to ride out the pain.

[regalblaze]

Prompto just got the worst cupcake of the bunch. Spice is very hard to get rid of. He doesn't return the milk in the fridge and joins Prompto at the table.

"I was hoping I will get Gladio with these before lunch," Ignis admits

...

"Are you alright?" He knows Prompto can handle spicy but maybe he overdid it.