[If only he could understand squints better. Alas, he is not versed in squintology.]

I'll give it a shot, can't guarantee anything but. Yeah. [Finally, Noct gives this sort of smile.] Hey, is there any chance I can get a reference for what food we have here? Nothing really looks familiar, and I'm not an adventurous cook.

[He's absolutely fine with letting the jump to El Minha happen at this point, now the focus has to be on the here portion of this excursion. Like eating, because Ignis isn't here to cook, from what he's figured out.]