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[phoenix_temple]

[Anais blinks after him and smiles long enough for the picture to be taken.]

What was that for?

[anequal]

[He smiles and shows her. It's a picture with them both.]

I don't forget people easily. But now there's a record. Definitely, today, you were here and I was here and I have this to remember you by.

[phoenix_temple]

[She turns a little red.] I was only teasing...

[anequal]

I know.

But I promise. Now you're here.

... Sometimes, people forget about the network. Everything after their first Echo. We met with our Echo, so I'm going to leave this proof that you and I knew each other.

[phoenix_temple]

[She pauses and stares at him, blankly. She didn't even think about it. She knows him now, and they're friends and that's something new and she likes it and she can't imagine that forgetting about echoes would be forgetting their friendship entirely.

And the idea hurts.]

Hey, Anthony? Can you do me a favor?

[anequal]

I can hear you out. What is it?

[phoenix_temple]

I don't have any windows in my room. It faces the hallway.

Can you take a picture for me to put up? It can be of anything you want.

[anequal]

... You want me to take photos? For you?

[phoenix_temple]

Only if you want! I know it's a lot to ask, but I--

[She wants something, too. Just in case someday he forgets. Or she forgets, and she goes back to being a friendless nobody.]

[anequal]

... [He smiles, happily.]

I'd be happy to.

[phoenix_temple]

Really? [She looks surprised for a second. And then elated.] I know it's kind of dumb to ask... thank you.

[anequal]

No, it's--

It's nice, for me, to have someone ask me to do something like that.

[He smiles, now to himself, looking away a little.]

[phoenix_temple]

I can't think of anything I can do for you in return, but if you can think of something, let me know, okay?

[anequal]

Of course!

And hey, I know you said anything, but give me a few things. What colors are in your room?

[phoenix_temple]

Do you want to see? It's clean and everything so you don't have to worry about it being gross.

[anequal]

Do you want to invite a guy into your room?

[phoenix_temple]

... Anthony, I know you're not going to kill me, and we're already alone in my apartment. It's just my room, nothing weird. [She gets up, nodding for him to come on.]

[anequal]

... Never mind. Okay, okay.

[He will get up t follow]

[phoenix_temple]

[It's not like it's too far away, just down the tiny hall that branched off the main section, to the door on the left and she opens it. It's decorated in soft sea foams and golds and as many bright colors as she can get, only because there's no windows to give her real light. There's classic movie posters decorating the walls, but otherwise, it's still pretty plain.

Also there's a seven foot sword in the corner.]

... Sorry it's kinda dark.

[anequal]

... No window, huh? Damn. No window.

[He shrug and gives her a smile.]

Looks pretty nice.

[phoenix_temple]

No windows. My mom's room has them, but I face the hallway. I don't mind--I'm home much less often. [She shrugs back.]

[anequal]

Still. I'll take pictures of the sky for you -- I think that'll feel like a window.

[He starts moving around, not touching anything but looking around her room to find somewhere nice for the photo.]

[phoenix_temple]

Whatever you want. [There's a big spot above her bed that she doesn't have anything on.] I appreciate you're doing it at all...

[anequal]

It's the first time I've been asked for something like this. It's kind of exciting.

[phoenix_temple]

Hopefully it's not the last. If you end up all over the world, I want photos from where you go, too. Those don't have to be professional. I'd just like to see.