[Video public]

[helenchanted]

Ahh...uh...

[Miki is trying to keep a straight face but this is harder than she thought.]

...umm I think that Minami is gone. W-well no. Not 'I think'. I know she's gone since her room is occupied by someone else, so I guess she returned to our world...

[Her best friend is gone but she...she doesn't think she could leave herself just yet. Not with what she's gained here.]

I kinda need to clear my mind a bit...

Anyone want to do something?

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[themortalhalf]

[the judge and jury still finds her guilty of photographic defamation]

Not sure you should be sharing some of these.

[He may have flipped through a page or two of that. Enough to know there are plenty more that he hopes never sees any eyes besides Miki's own, though he'd rather she keep everything in that head of hers.]

[helenchanted]

[It's not her fault your head is so evenly easily stackable.]

Don't worry it's not a book I share with everyone.

[So far only Minako has seen it. It's something pretty personal to her, which is why she was fine with you looking at it.]

[themortalhalf]

Good.

[Though there's still undoubtedly a large handful or five of them he'd be happy to wish out of existence. He doesn't need photographs. That's what your damn brain's for. And one less object to be stupidly sentimental over.

...Speaking of.]

Have you shown this to Aki?

[helenchanted]

[Brains can't be shared as much. And sometimes a photograph sparks back a memory in a much more powerful manner. At her other brother's name, she smiles.]

Not yet. I was planning on doing something with it first. Actually...I wasn't going to show it to you yet either, but I really did think you wanted to see it after hearing about it from Minako.

[Yeah, sorry about that. Except not really.]

[themortalhalf]

Like I said, she never brought it up.

[But she also might have not had a chance to.

Which brings to mind—]

Has she seen this?

[helenchanted]

[Oh shit.]

Uh....

[ I swear, she tricked me into showing it!
No, I just told her about it. Promise!
> Yeah, she has...]

Yeah, she has...

[themortalhalf]

[Well, if Minako starts giggling at him every time she sees him, he's blaming it on that damn photo album.

But what's done is done, and there ain't much he can do about it.

He sighs.]

You might as well sit down.

[helenchanted]

[PHEW. Honesty is the best policy!]

Okay!

[Maybe she said that a little too excitedly, but don't worry, she takes the time to leave her shoes near the door and slip into a proper pair of footwear all traditional japanese-like.

...force of habit.]

[themortalhalf]

[His eyes track her as she moves, flickering between the book she's holding and the photo album.]

...You still want to look at this?

[helenchanted]

[Well let's see, that's a tough question between food and--]

...yeah.

[--okay okay, who are we kidding that wasn't even a competition.]

You know as a kid I was so excited about that camera I always forgot to write down the date and the situation on the back...

[themortalhalf]

[He snorts, looking at the old photo again.]

When did you get a camera?