The Photo Hut; Monday [03/04].

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Everyone might be back from the school trip now, but things were always pretty quiet around the Photo Hut and since Prompto didn't have a whole lot of other photography work and his lesson plan for class this week was pretty easy-peasy, he was just mostly kind of playing solitaire on the computer at the counter right now.

And getting irrationally disappointed and frustrated that, when he did win a game and the cards started to bounce around the screen in celebration, there was always one little corner of the screen that didn't get covered with the cards.

"I swear to gods," he murmured, shaking his head and leaning in forward as he started yet another new game, "I'm going to get it this time, or so help me..."

The Photo Hut is open!

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And at lunchtime there was a visit from Noctra and Liz, “hi, are we interrupting anything?”

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"Hi," Prompto said, and this time, it was followed by a big, heavy, clearly put-upon sigh as he shook his head. But when he did look up from the computer, he had a little crooked smile for both of them, almost in apology.

"Absolutely not," he said. "In fact, you guys showing up is doing me a favor, because I think I'm about to throw this computer out the window. You know how when you play a game of solitaire, and you win, and all the cards go bouncing around and leaving, like, trails of their movement on the screen and fill it up? Well, all morning, it's been filling it up except for one spot. And I know it's not the spot, because it's a different spot every single time. Is it really too much to ask for that it just fills up the whole screen, at least once? It's like the little bouncing DVD logo, how all you want is for it to just meet the corner of the screen perfectly, but it almost never does..."

Surely, this wasn't just him, right?

Then he seemed to think about what he was saying, laughed, and shook his head. "Sorry," he said. "Never mind. How are you guys? Did you have a good morning?"

The first was directed mostly at Liz, the second mostly at Noctra, with a big smile and an offering out of his hands in case she wanted to come sit with him for a bit.

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Liz looked sympathetic, “that does sound frustrating, maybe it will change after a break?” she suggested as she carefully handed Noctra over, Noctra’s arms immediately stretching out.

Noctra babbled excitedly and Liz smiled, “we’ve been good, we both had a good morning,” she told him.

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"I think a break is exactly what I need," Prompto agreed, taking Noctra and holding her up for a moment before bringing her in for a flurry of kisses and raspberries until she squirmed and giggled. "A good luck charm! To help get that last pesky spot!"

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Liz smiled fondly as she watched them, “I think Noctra will definitely want to help with that won’t you Noctra?”

Noctra nodded and giggled in response.

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Prompto gave Noctra's clothes a little tidying, before settling her in his lap and handing her the toy camera he'd been keeping there to give her something to do with her hands that wasn't pulling at his beard or messing up his hair.

"Think you'll want to hit up Nell and Gladio's tonight?"

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Liz nodded as she watched Noctra play with her toy camera, "I think it will be good to catch up everyone after hearing about their trip last week," she said.