[ it must be exhausting, noctis doesn't blame him. ignis isn't cruel enough to want to forget, and as much as noctis aches to comfort him, he knows that he can't. he doesn't get to do that with him. so he settles on giving him a brief, comforting pat. ]

It's okay. They'll understand.

[ they will. they liked ignis before, they'll still like him now, just like noctis. ]

Well, plenty of plants. Potatoes, carrots, mushrooms... There's even a few coffee plants from the beans I got you. [ he smiles without thinking, pleased at the memory before he remembers the situation. ] I mean... before.