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[despisesthegods]

[Styxx had been thinking about this for awhile, and finally decided to turn on his phone to make an offer to everyone.]

I know everyone might have someone that they miss from their homes. Perhaps someone you've lost, or a memory, place, or story you want to remember or tell, so I'm making an offer for everyone to sketch those people or places for them. No charge since it's something to keep me busy. Let me know if you are interested.

[And then he holds up a sketchbook and flips through a few pages, keeping the more personal ones out of view.]

Some of my work.

[He shows a few sketches. Sketch 2. Sketch 3. Each looks like they might jump off the page at any moment, showing Styxx's skill and emotions all put into them.

Once he's done showing the sketches, he ends the feed.]

Comments

[despisesthegods]

Not if he was important to you.

[phoenixstrut]

He was the only friend I ever had who never turned his back on me.

[despisesthegods]

Back then maybe. Not now.

[phoenixstrut]

[There's an almost surprised silence before she dips her head to hide the blush she feels leap to her face. She tucks her hair back (a nervous habit, it appears) and just shakes her head at him, obviously pleased.] True. But I'm still mostly convinced you're a just a figment of my imagination.

[But for whatever reason, her mythical fire bird isn't...

Still, she's shocked she's made such a genuine connection. Maybe being in Genessia has opened her up to more possibilities than she had imagined.]

[despisesthegods]

I'm a figment of your imagination, but not a phoenix?

[phoenixstrut]

[She shrugs.]

Some things are too good to be true.

[despisesthegods]

How am I supposed to be too good to be true. I'm an asshole remember?

[phoenixstrut]

[That's a tiny little smile if there ever has been one.]

The fact that you don't know only proves my point.

[despisesthegods]

You don't know everything about me, Dove. I'm not some kind of dream guy.

[phoenixstrut]

[She snorts.]

No. Those definitely don't exist.

[despisesthegods]

No, they don't.

[phoenixstrut]

[She just looks back at him, brows raised for a few silent seconds, then laughs.]

Well, now that that's established...

What else have you drawn?

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[despisesthegods]

[He shows her a couple drawings. One he had reserved for Li later, and the other was for Dove anyway.]

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[phoenixstrut]

[There's a satisfied smile at the scene with the running horses- he's ridiculously talented- but she's shocked a the drawing of herself, and the surprise is clear as day on her face.]

The horses are beautiful, but when did you draw me? [Now she's trying to remember when she last wore that outfit-]

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[despisesthegods]

Yesterday.

[She hadn't been around him at the time. The sketch was all off memory from some point that he'd seen her.]

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[phoenixstrut]

But I haven't seen you since.... [When... the weekend?

She just gives him an questioning ook, but she's smiling below it.

He had done that well... from memory?

...he had taken the time to do it that well from memory?]

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[despisesthegods]

I have a good memory.

[phoenixstrut]

Clearly... [She's impressed, and mildly embarrassed.]

[despisesthegods]

Do you like it?

[phoenixstrut]

[It takes her a moment, but she eventually nods.] I do, actually...

[She's seen thousands of images of herself, shot in multiple countries in hundreds of outfits and from a million different angles... Not one of them has ever been this... honest.] It's... almost intimidating.

[despisesthegods]

In a good way I hope.

[phoenixstrut]

It's just nice to actually see me In someone's mind for once and not some... crazy glam version of me, [she shrugs.]

[despisesthegods]

Well, I'm glad you like it.

[phoenixstrut]

[He just gets a smile for that one, even as she settles back more comfortably in her chair.]

...Have you ever drawn yourself? [she asks, studying him through the video. If that had been his interpretation of her... ]

[despisesthegods]

[At that question he frowns.]

No.