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Chapter 18 by Fiftyfiftyfifty Fiftyfiftyfifty

What do you do?

Grab your camera.

Another day. Let's keep this momentum going.

Downstairs, you meet up with Ms. Lithvir as well as Yiiv, and the latter looks to be actually rested for once. It seems that was made certain. They're already eating breakfast, and at an empty seat is a plate of bacon and eggs. The lovely elf watches you with a kind, warm smile as you approach the table, and she gestures with her hand for you to take a seat.

"Oh yum!" You plop down and grab your utensils. "Man, making money really pays off, huh?"

Yiiv slides her palms together. "I'm so excited. But we need you to take some Yiivshots that'll really grab people's attention. Sweet Bun is an upcoming idol, and that really helped her out, but somehow we need to really place you as the photographer so that more people get curious. You know?"

Sabariel chuckles. "I hardly understand any of this, so I hope that you do, Ms. Hayes."

"I do get what you're talking about. I was going to just kinda ask a bunch of girls if they wanted to model for me, but maybe that'd be creepy. How do we find more people like Teeka? This city isn't all that big. People know the photos, but--"

"Yiivshots," Yiiv cuts in.

"... People know the Yiivshots, but that was only one batch. We gotta keep things moving."

Stumbling over towards the table is a man short of breath. It's Skip! He takes a deep inhale and then straightens out his tunic. "Whew. Hey, Todd. It's me again, from the other day. I overheard you just now on my way in, and my timing couldn't have been better. This must be destiny or something. See, I actually think I found a potential client for you, man."

"Truly?" Sabariel speaks up. She places hand upon her chest and smiles bright. "You are quite a kind man, Mr. Skip."

The bunnyfolk boy stares at her for a lengthy moment. You notice his nostrils flare up briefly. After swallowing his thoughts and desires, he nods quickly. "Th-Thank you ma'am!" Then he turns his attention back to you. "Here, take a look at this," he says before placing a letter down upon the table.

You pick it up and give it a read. "It seems to be an invitation. Somebody named Lady Bianca Rosenborne, it mentions...? I'm not sure who that is, but--"

"She's the eldest daughter of the Rosenborne family here in Dawnstead. How have you not heard of them before? Did you just arrive here? They're like, one of the most influential families around these parts. Apparently they're commissioning a portrait of Bianca but are struggling to find the proper artist. Now you probably see where I'm going with this."

"That would be a portrait like no other!" Yiiv exclaims.

"How'd you get this?" you ask.

Skip rubs the back of his head and chuckles nervously. "It uh... sort of fell from a noble guy's pocket and I picked it up before he noticed. But don't worry about that. They probably won't even notice. It isn't like they're inviting fancy noblemen. They're looking for artists! All you need to do is show what you can do and blow their mind, and you'll be able to do what you did with Sweet Bun and put her perfect image to paper." He clears his throat. "That, or you can just do it with your lovely elven companion here. I'm sure those would sell like crazy."

Sabariel giggles. "Oh you! I would not even know what to do."

Yiiv slams her fists on the table, rattling the plate holding her half-eaten breakfast. "It's settled. You're going to that thing, Todd Hayes."

"... Uh. That's a scary way to put it."

"But think about it! Such a powerful house hearing about my YiivCam? Imagine a 2.0 with even more features."

"Oh yeah. In my world, a camera can do a lot. Zoom, contrast, filters, focusing, different lenses, and a lot more."

She holds her closed hand towards you and nods. "You have my word that one day, it'll have everything and more."

You give it a bump. "Heh. Thanks, Yiiv."

Skip looks between the two of you and blinks. "Did you say something about another world?"

The elf waves her hand dismissively with an innocent smile. "Oh do not worry about it, sweetie."

"I won't, ma'am!" he responds immediately with a salute to his forehead.

Lady Bianca of the Rosenborne family, huh? It looks like it's time for my first noble encounter. What comes next, facing the Demon King? Anyway, that actually sounds like a great idea, as long as I don't get killed or something for showing up. I wish I had a better camera for something so important, but I guess even the most basic photograph is outstanding for the people of this world, since you know, cameras don't exist in the first place.

What do you do?

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