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Who: Nanako and anyone!
When: Mid-August
Where: All over the Far Shore and wherever she can find other gods and shinki.
What: Nanako is on A Mission.

A: Photographs and Memories

[ After talking with Izumo a few days before about his plan to make a wall of memories in his bar of all the gods and shinki who have come and gone, so they'd be remembered, Nanako can be found wandering through the Far Shore and near the temples she comes across, borrowed camera in hand. While she's quicker to approach people she knows with her request, she will often wander up to strangers as well, trying to hide her shyness and nerves behind a hopeful smile. ]

B: Practice Makes Perfect

[ Nanako has been very determined of late to get better at her abilities, whatever they may be. So it's not unusual to find her practicing at her temple, or perhaps out somewhere on the Far Shore for a change of scenery. There might be a tiny girl wielding a bow and arrow, taking careful aim at her target as she practices again and again on improving her aim.

Or perhaps it's the light show that's drawn you in, a tiny hovering angel surrounded by a warm glow and occasionally trying to figure out how to direct that light where she wants it to go - with varying degrees of questionable success, though she remains looking determined, even when she fails. ]

C: Safe and Sound

[ Nanako is crouched beside her shrine, peering underneath the planks of wood that make the walk that surrounds it, looking distressed. And apparently pleading with someone - something? - hidden in the deep shadows underneath. ]

[ Or perhaps you've stopped by on a sunny afternoon to find her sprawled on her stomach on the dock that stretches out over the lake, bowl of crumbled bread crusts beside her as she feeds the fat lazy fish circling beneath her. Watch out for the pelicans, though. They sometimes like to swoop at unexpected visitors. ]

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[If Nanako lingers at Lucina's temple for a minute or two after meeting her, she'll find another new face to greet her as Prompto leans past the front door to see who his goddess was talking to.]

Iiiii heard something about taking pictures?

[Yes, hello, you have his attention, small child.]

[ At the sound of that voice, Nanako goes still in surprise, her gaze darting up into a familiar face and she almost blurts out his name, but then she remembers he'd vanished with his god and wasn't supposed to be here anymore. Now she was just confused, and that probably shows on her face, but she's quick to try and recover.

He.... did he remember her or not? What could she say? ]

Ahhh.... yes? That was me!

Aww, well, hey there!

[He mistakes the flash of recognition and confusion for a child's awkwardness and smiles to show he's friendly, coming out from the door with his hands resting easily on his belt before he crouches instead to get closer to her eye level.]

My name's Prompto. What sort of pictures are you taking? Maybe I can help!

[ The fact that he introduces himself again at least answers her questions about that. But at least it's enough of a clue to let her know how to act around him and she giggles, ducking her head with a shy smile. ]

I'm Nanako! It's nice to meet you. [ Again. ]

And I'm helping a friend. He wants to put together a wall of pictures of all the gods and shinki who came here from other places. Sometimes people leave again and he wants a place to keep memories for people.

[Wow, a photo wall. That's a much more serious undertaking than Prompto was expecting, and his eyes widen a smidge before he smiles again.]

That sounds really sweet. What a good idea! And photos are totally the way to go. [Nod!] Nothing captures everything about a moment quite like a camera, especially when you're not sure if or when you'll see someone again.

[There are definitely way too many people here to draw. What else could they do, make a video diary? Nah.]

So you're helping him by doing all the legwork, huh?

Just some of it! [ Nanako giggles, flushing happily. ] He's really busy running his bar, so I said I would help by going to get pictures of people he didn't have yet!

[Oh his gods, she's so adorable and good. A perfect tiny child. Prompto has learned a new thing about himself today: He loves kids.]

Well, how are you doing so far? Mind if I take a look?

Yeah! [ She offers the borrowed camera out to him for inspection. ] Sometimes there's a couple of the same people because they wanted more than one or we tried to get a really good one. I've been practicing a lot.

[ And apparently some people here just really like their pictures taken? Idols, man. ]

[He takes it and scoots around so they can both see while he scrolls through her pictures.]

Niiiiice! Very nice. Ooh, I like that one.

[He pauses after a few and looks up at her.]

You mostly ask people to stop and smile, right? You try taking any candids yet?

[ That gives her pause and she peers up at him curiously. ]

What's a can-did?

Candid! It means 'honest.' If you took someone's picture without tipping them off ahead of time, you'd end up capturing their natural expression, right? That's called a candid photo.

[He hands her camera back to her and takes out his phone, scrolling through his own photos for an example.]

Some people don't like getting caught off guard like that, but you can get some nice pictures that way. See?

[He shows Nanako a picture of Lucina bending to offer her fingers to a cat, expression soft in the light of early morning.]

[ Nanako leans in to peer at the picture in question, expression thoughtful and interested as she takes it in, and studies Lucina in the picture. ]

Their natural expression. I see! So it looks more like what they'd normally look like instead of them just posing with a smile, right?

Exactly! And then people can also see what they were interested in, or what they do in their spare time. Things that might help them remember what they were like when they were here.

[He gives her a serious, approving nod.]

Don't get me wrong, smiles are great and we should get to see more of them. But it's nice to mix it up, too.

I will practice on.... on candids, too! [ She declares this with a decisive nod of her head. ] You know a lot about taking pictures, huh? Can I come back and show you when I'm done, to see if I was doing it right?

Yeah, of course! I don't think I'm an expert, but I'd love to help.

[He thinks about it, then taps the camera in her hands with a finger.]

Hey. Anyone take a shot of you yet, Nana?

Me? [ She blinks up in surprise at him a moment before shaking her head shyly. ] No, not yet, I don't think.

[He's all smiles.]

Why don't we take one together? That'll be more fun than either of us being alone in the shot, right?

[ Her expression brightens at that as she peers up at him. ]

Can we?

Totally! Here, maybe I should take it since I've got longer arms.

[He scoots in so they're close enough for the perfect selfie and holds out a hand.]

[ She's quick to entrust the camera to him once more as she wriggles in to press against his side. ]

Like this?

Yup! Okay, here we go!

[He adjusts the camera with practiced ease.]

Say... fuzzy pickles!

[Click!]

Fuzzy pickles?!

[ Nanako bursts out in giggles at this statement, just as Prompto takes the picture, and she's still laughing when he finishes. ]

Pickles aren't fuzzy!

That's why it's funny to say, right?

[But because she was laughing, this picture is perfect. He beams widely as he shows her the result.]

And now everyone can see how much fun we were having today.

[ She looks delighted by it as she takes the camera back and then spontaneously throws her arms around him in a warm hug. ] This one's my favorite! Thanks, Prompto!

[Prompto will never feel this accomplished again in his life. He made a little girl happy, SCORE ONE FOR PROMPTO! He laughs and hugs her back.

You made friends with Prompto! Prompto will now DIE FOR YOU.]

Aww, you're welcome, Nana! Anytime.

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