Open Post: La savate et le chausson

[futaille]

Much to his satisfaction, Grantaire has been able to keep up with many of his hobbies unabated during his time at the mansion. Not all of them, though, mostly because they were ones he'd go to specific spots for, and with those spots not being here in addition to an abundance of his other hobbies, they more or less fell by the wayside.

However, a recent chat with Dionysus has reminded him that he has very much neglected his 'hitting things' level. Although he didn't find a crash test dummy, the thought being on his mind ended up in him stumbling upon a small gym tucked away, complete with some equipment including a standing punching bag.

So he's discarded his waistcoat and cravat over a bench and is practicing his savate¹.

¹French kickboxing! During R's time it was basically for streetfighting, and just beginning to get formalized, but there are some cool vintage videos on youtube (Here and here) to give the... vibe.

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[futaille]

"A meat and cheese plate sounds nice," he says, finishing up his glass of wine as he leans into Dionysus's hand.

[vineleaves]

He keeps his hand in Grantaire’s hair, scratching lightly at his scalp. “Ooh, that does sound good. I assume cheese of the non-drinkable variety? Otherwise it’s be a meat and cheese bowl, I guess.”

[futaille]

"Yes. Not a cheese soup."

[vineleaves]

“So - non-liquified cheese. What else would you like?”

[futaille]

"I don't know. You've traveled a lot. Something I wouldn't have been able to have at home but wouldn't have known to ask for here."

[vineleaves]

"Ooh, that's a good idea." Then after a pause, he adds, "We should have, y'know, weekly nights where we have dinner with food from around the world. Since I can't actually take you to all these places. I mean, doesn't have to be weekly, but -- just, whenever we can."

[futaille]

"That would be nice, I think. I liked Wanderers Gather."

[vineleaves]

"I'm so sad I missed that."

[futaille]

"There will be more celebrations."

[vineleaves]

"There better be, you know how much I like a party." He smiles. The thought of having International Food Nights with Étienne regularly almost makes him want to cry. He knows it's not going to be anywhere near the same as actually traveling with him, and it's probably going to be frustratingly limited, but if this is as close as he can get to sharing the world with Étienne then he'll happily take the chance.

[futaille]

"Of course. Which is how I know there are going to be more celebrations, because even if there weren't going to be any, you would surely change that."

[vineleaves]

"What can I say, I'm predictable," he laughs.

[futaille]

"No more so than I am."

[vineleaves]

"I should have another party soon. Though I think all of the wedding things are happening soon." Not to mention people have been so stressed lately with, you know, everything. An additional party might be a hard sell right now.

[futaille]

"Maybe after wedding season is over."

[vineleaves]

"Yeah. ...I wish they could go on an actual honeymoon trip."

[futaille]

"They could always take a trip to the exotic other side of the lake."

[vineleaves]

"Plenty of time for Sagramore and Laertes to build them a huge, fancy, all-inclusive resort hotel to stay at over there."

[futaille]

"In truth, you could say we practically live in one already."

[vineleaves]

"That's a good point. It's just a very, very long vacation."

[futaille]

"A particularly well-supplied one, most months of the year."

[vineleaves]

"One month -- terrible, zero out of ten stars. The other eleven? Grea-- wait, how many months do we have here? I forget."

[futaille]

"Fourteen. And I'm fairly sure they're all named after victims of the Minotaur."

[vineleaves]

"I did notice the naming convention, just couldn't remember how many it was." Of course he's going to notice something dealing with the Minotaur. "Bit rude of them, don't you think? To name the months that, then bring Ariadne's husband here." But not, you know. Ariadne herself as well.

[futaille]

"For what it's worth, I'm glad they brought you. Even if I know you'd rather be traveling."