~Yvanna~

'Oh, have you already got one?' I asked slyly.

Orien-

"I'm not going to frame it," I protested.

~Yvanna~

'Well, what are you going to do with it?' I asked.

Orien-

"I... don't know," I admitted. "Keep it in a book, maybe?"

~Yvanna~

'Oh, go on,' I said. 'You've got to frame it. Hey - maybe I could send Emerson a copy too.'

Orien-

"Oh, don't do that," I said, flapping my hands in agitation. "It'll be so embarrassing."

~Yvanna~

'Why not?' I asked. 'He'll probably like having a picture of you.'

Orien-

"But not a picture of me asleep on the couch," I said.

~Yvanna~

'It's a picture of you two cuddling up to each other,' I said. 'You know, I kind of wish I'd got one of Oliver and Idriel cuddled up like that, but I guess it was hard to get one of them without it being of them snogging.'

Orien-

"And you got lots of pictures of that," I pointed out.

~Yvanna~

'Yes,' I said, nodding. 'Goodness knows what the people at the photo shop thought about them...'

Orien-

I laughed. "I'm certain they've seen worse."

~Yvanna~

'Maybe,' I said, shrugging. I turned to the next photo. 'Oh - that's the one of you and Idriel at the ice cream parlour.'

Orien-

"That's a nice one," I said with a smile. "It's a shame they can't have photographs in the Old Kingdom."

~Yvanna~

I nodded. 'They do portraits, though, don't they?' I asked, remembering what Idriel had said.

Orien-

"I guess so," I said. "What - you're thinking of having your portrait done while we're over there? I'm sure Jack would like that."

~Yvanna~

'No,' I said, rolling my eyes. 'Honestly, Orien, I think Jack'll be fine with just a normal photo.'

Orien-

"Are you thinking of giving him a photo, then?" I asked sweetly.

~Yvanna~

I gave Orien a simple smile. 'Maybe. If I get one that's actually nice,' I said.

Orien-

"Maybe we should take more photos of you, then," I said. "Though you're always the photographer, so you're hardly ever in any of the pictures we take."

~Yvanna~

'That's why I always take the photos,' I said. 'Because I usually look awful in them.'

Orien-

"That's not fair," I protested. "I usually look awful in them too!"

~Yvanna~

'Well, you should be quicker at taking them then, shouldn't you,' I said, grinning.

Orien-

"But I don't like to carry around cameras," I pointed out.

~Yvanna~

'Well, in that case you shouldn't complain about always being in the photos, then,' I said. 'If you carried a camera around, then you'd be able to get pictures of me, and think of how embarrassing they'd be.'

Orien-

"But I'm terrible at taking pictures," I grumbled. "I always get out of focus, or cut peoples' heads off and stuff."

~Yvanna~

I patted Orien's shoulder. 'Then stop complaining about me never being in any photos,' I said.

Orien-

I made a face. "Then how are we supposed to get a photo to send to Dr. Jack?"

~Yvanna~

'I don't know,' I said, shrugging. 'You keep making up excuses.'

Orien-

"Well, we could take you to a professional photographer," I suggested.

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