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[idkmybffroy]

That was an interesting one, wasn't it? I can't speak for everyone, of course, but I managed to have a lot of fun while it lasted. And as fate would have it, I happen to have more than a few good photographs left over, and of a lot of different people. Let me know if you'd like to go through them: I'll be more than happy to share!

[ But whatever,

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[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[A very small, sad voice might eventually make its way to Hughes. The owner of the voice is not feeling up to talking much, but the prospect of getting real evidence of what happened...]

...

I-I... wouldn't mind having some... ph-physical evidence of what occurred...

...

A-Assuming you have any photography of me, th-that is.

[Voice]

[idkmybffroy]

[ One sec, getting the best look he can at the tiny picture window thing. ]

...I think so. Somewhere in here.

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[Have an uncomfortable attempt to meet your eyes, Hughes. Robert's gaze is flickering everywhere, and his hands are shaky. It's like he's re-remembering just how much people make him uncomfortable.]

... I appreciate th-the effort.

It is... mentally comforting, to think that... th-that it was objectively provable to some degree.

[Voice]

[idkmybffroy]

Now that's a sentiment I can respect.

One of the things you have to love about pictures, really. Wherever you wind up, you've always got proof that there was something else before it. [ Did wonders for helping him keep his head, sometimes. ]

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

I w-wonder though... why photographs? My r-reports during that... madness did not survive.

Neither did the plans for the mining suit prototype I apparently made...

And yet the photographs survive. It... s-seems a strange anomaly. But... I-I appreciate it, regardless.

[It's something that proves that Robert isn't entirely insane, at least.]

[Voice]

[idkmybffroy]

... that is odd.

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

It certainly i-is...

... W-Would... would you wish for me to come to collect the photographs of myself...?

[He is so nervous right now.]

Wh-whatever works for you, of course.

[Voice]

[idkmybffroy]

[ ...ffff. So many nervous people in Luceti. ]

I'd be fine with however you prefer it. If a man is offering something, he can't really expect the world to bend over backwards to accept it in a particular way.

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[He's probably one of the more nervous ones, actually.]

W-Well, I'd prefer to make it e-easier for you, since you are the one generous enough to offer...

[Though it's pretty obvious that Robert is anxious about the idea of showing up at a complete stranger's home. It's difficult enough when he knows the person.]

[Voice]

[idkmybffroy]

Then wherever you'd like to meet is fine. Maybe we can make it a halfway point, or the fountain... [ Ah, all the options. ]

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

A halfway point would... b-be most logical.

... I live in Community Building Three, on the first f-floor. [And he is not the healthiest of people, though he can actually walk across the village now.]

W-Whereabouts do you live?

[Voice]

[idkmybffroy]

Ah, what are the odds? I live right across the street from your building! [ GOOD TIMES, BRO. ]

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[Robert, for a moment, does wonder what the odds actually are.

He may need to calculate that later.]

... Ah, I see... Well, that should make it quite simple for both of us.

Shall I... go outside, then, in order to obtain the photographs...?

[Voice]

[idkmybffroy]

I'll meet you in the road. [ Whoever you are. Mere details. ]

[Voice/Action]

[semper_cogitans]

A-Alright... Again, thank you v-very much.

[And Robert goes out to said road a few moments later; it doesn't exactly take him long. Whenever Hughes arrives, he'll probably see the skinny little scientist standing there nervously with his fingers knit lightly together, trying not to look out of place.]

[Action]

[idkmybffroy]

[ ...oh yeah, that's his guy. Waving as he comes out of House 23. ]

Hello there!