[ Despite the fact that he's going to have to deal with his own backlash - he can see the headlines now, Adviser Tempts King, How Much Power Does He Really Hold or something else equally stupid. Regardless of the shitshow that he's going to have to deal with, Noctis is the priority. He can weather anything that's thrown at him because he knows that the Council, Noctis and Octavia all will support him no matter what. There's an added benefit in being too useful to fire, even if he's sure one or two members of the Council will want him removed.
After a barrage of questions from his secretary, Ignis tells her that it'll keep until tomorrow, and buys her a fruit basket, too, making sure it has the nicest wine he can find, since she actually appreciates that kind of thing more than he does. ]
It won't look good if we ban anyone from press meetings, but I'm certain we can work out less than ideal seating arrangements with Heron. Talk to him about it tomorrow, I'm sure making them miserable will do wonders for his good mood.
All three of us are just fine. Octavia has me drinking wine from a little district where she was born; it tastes all the same to me but it isn't bad. Luna's done her level best to stick her fist into her mouth with varying degrees of success.
[ A moment later his phone buzzes again, this time with a picture of Luna in her chair, half her fingers in her mouth, chin shiny with drool. ]
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After a barrage of questions from his secretary, Ignis tells her that it'll keep until tomorrow, and buys her a fruit basket, too, making sure it has the nicest wine he can find, since she actually appreciates that kind of thing more than he does. ]
It won't look good if we ban anyone from press meetings, but I'm certain we can work out less than ideal seating arrangements with Heron. Talk to him about it tomorrow, I'm sure making them miserable will do wonders for his good mood.
All three of us are just fine. Octavia has me drinking wine from a little district where she was born; it tastes all the same to me but it isn't bad. Luna's done her level best to stick her fist into her mouth with varying degrees of success.
[ A moment later his phone buzzes again, this time with a picture of Luna in her chair, half her fingers in her mouth, chin shiny with drool. ]