"No chocolate or cupcakes on the beach? That's awful!" Gladio widened his eyes in shock even as a smile played upon his lips. "How dare they!" There was barely contained laughter in his voice and, sadly, he lost the battle a few seconds later and started laughing.

"Well lucky for you there's a little selection left back on the train. I've been teaching Noct how to cook. I think they came out pretty good. Some even have chocolate chips in them. I thought it'd make them more muffin-like, but Noct promised they were still cupcakes." He smiled. "What do you think?"