[The decent thing about this is that it's quick: half a second, nothing more. A smile is odd on his serious face, but not appalling. Unusual, just as it is for her. What a pair they make, she thinks, glancing down at the photo.]
But if the prize is something worth having, I'd rather expend a slight bit of effort and not regret it. And now you've a chance to earn it too. It rather works out for the both of us, doesn't it?
[So that's that on that. She focuses back on him, sliding back a bit.]
. . . I used to be photographed as a matter of course when I was alive. Did I tell you? They'd drag me out in front of the press for each new invention, and cajole me for a smile, a laugh, anything along those lines.
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[The decent thing about this is that it's quick: half a second, nothing more. A smile is odd on his serious face, but not appalling. Unusual, just as it is for her. What a pair they make, she thinks, glancing down at the photo.]
But if the prize is something worth having, I'd rather expend a slight bit of effort and not regret it. And now you've a chance to earn it too. It rather works out for the both of us, doesn't it?
[So that's that on that. She focuses back on him, sliding back a bit.]
. . . I used to be photographed as a matter of course when I was alive. Did I tell you? They'd drag me out in front of the press for each new invention, and cajole me for a smile, a laugh, anything along those lines.