amateur photographer seeks unwitting subjects for technology study, apply within [open]

[encourage]

Ca-chick! Sure, maybe cameras weren't meant to make that noise. The ones she was used to had been more of a puff of air, a soft click, and then a bright flash of light when the bulb went off. This still had the flash, if it didn't always go, and some option that recorded video. Armed with a new toy she could actually sort-of almost work, Sakura was ready for action.

Which was turning into a day alternating between work and getting around the ship with her camera, taking snapshots of just about any- and everything. She was out by the Great Wall, in the Art Hall, slipping through various parts of the City, and even trying for some reason or another to document the Mess Hall and Medical Labs. Then there was the time she was sitting out by the railroad tracks, waiting for the train to come by, or pacing outside the Atori Teahouse looking for the best angle for a shot of the place.

Beware, crew members, should her path cross with yours, you may be next!

Ca-chick! Flash!

If it's not all that intimidating...

"Not again!"

... Considering she just half-blinded herself after accidentally setting a five second timer and turning the camera around to see why it wasn't taking the picture she was aiming for.

[ ooc: Excuse for photographic and/or video evidence of people running around as children? Say it ain't so, Jack, say it ain't so! I mean, there's lots of other things to photograph as well! ]

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[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

Sasami had been busy doing some double-checking of both her restaurant and the old Palace, making sure no one decided to sneak in, when she heard Sakura's poor yelp.

Curiosity got the better of her and she ran over to see what was wrong. "A-Are you okay?"

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

The air around the city had been a lot calmer that day. Ronnae had moved from her little battlefield as she took a 'break' from defending the area she used to plaster her drawn memories at. For now, she was taking a stroll around a more vacant part of the city nibbling on some taffy.

It was then that she noticed the bright flash and the voice, so she set out to investigate. Peeking out of a window, she noticed Sakura and tilted her head curiously, still nibbling on her candy.

"What'cha doin'?" came the small sweet voice of the half breed kiddie.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

How about photographic proof of people running around as a studly teenage demon? Because Zetta has been doing that and he knows it.

Which is possibly why he was posing for the camera.

"Hyaaa ha ha ha ha! That's right! Drink it in!"

[hegemonstratos.livejournal.com]

Einhart sighed, concentrating a bit as she worked on using her magic, now that her linker core was actually working properly again. That thing with Signum was, well, scary, to say the least.

So far, she had little more than a green, glowing sphere of magic in her hands, and it was rather tiny.

She blinked, the light fading as she turned to look over at the strange pink haired woman. "Are you alright?"

[encourage]

Sakura had the camera turned around right, pressing buttons again to see if she could undo whatever she'd done to get the delay. "I'm fine! I'm trying to figure out what I did with this, I didn't mean to disturb you." She smiled, looking sheepish (while feeling frustrated with herself).

"Smile?" she said, holding up the camera again. Hopefully she'd turned off the timer, or else this whole picture thing got a lot more exciting and chancy.

[encourage]

She looked up toward the sound of a young voice, blinking in surprise at who she saw. She smiled, looking a little sheepish. "Ronnae?" she asked, before looking back at the camera in her hands and flipping it around so the lens faced outward. "I'm trying to take a picture with this camera, but it looks like I've hit some button that makes it work at a few second delay."

If that'd make sense. "It's not working like I was expecting it to." Would she really need to try and read that manual again? Maybe even finish it this time? "What about you? What're you up to?"

[encourage]

Sakura was still blinking the flash out of her eyes, drinking in all of a blinding spot in the middle of her vision. Still, if she was getting an obliging subject, she may as well see if she can figure out what she even pressed to set the delay in the first place.

"Sure, something like that. Look, can you just stay like that for a little longer?" She redirected the camera back around to face Zetta. Now, what had she pressed last time before she hit the 'take picture' button?

[encourage]

Sakura was blinking rapidly to try and dispel the aftereffects of sudden bright light in her eyes. "I'm fine," she said, smiling in the direction of the voice she didn't recognize. "I surprised myself hitting the wrong setting on this thing, that's all."

She lowered the camera, feeling a bit sheepish. Technology really should be more user friendly, in her currently far from humble opinion. "I didn't mean to disturb you."

[hegemonstratos.livejournal.com]

Einhart nodded. "It's... alright," she said, looking over at the other girl some more. She... didn't really know what to say.

[darknight-rider.livejournal.com]

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"Esplorin'" she said as she crawl up, above and over the window unto the street.

"No better way to get the hang'o stuffs than tryen. Trial and trib... trab... truba... tirebulatioms." she said finally, butchering the word.

[encourage]

Making a fool of myself might have been the more honest answer, but Sakura stuck with the literal one for the time being. "Trying to take a picture," she said, turning toward Ren with the camera. "I must have hit some timer option, because when I've been pressing the button to take a picture," she demonstrated, "It's been--"

Flash!

"--working at a delay. Except, of course, right now."

[encourage]

"Tribulations," Sakura corrected neutrally, smiling. "Think that ties into learning through trial and error, too?"

[darknight-rider.livejournal.com]

[encourage]

She smiled, waiting for a moment to see if this young woman would say anything more. When she didn't immediately, Sakura decided to take her version of initiative. "I'm glad. My struggling with technology should really only bother me, huh?" She offered her a hand for shaking. "My name's Ha-- Sakura Haruno."

[hegemonstratos.livejournal.com]

Einhart blinked, before holding out her hand to take the other girl's in a handshake. "My name's Einhart Stratos. It's nice to meet you."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"Yeah! Dat's it! The more you prattice the more you learn and get pertfet!" she said bouncing happily.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it's alright! I wanted to make sure that everything was okay, that's all!" Sasami said, nodding. When she offered to take a picture, her smile turned brighter.

"Sure!" she said, offering her a big smile. It had been awhile since she'd taken a picture.

[bonnypiperlad]

There's a small Scottish boy (complete with a mini-version of a great kilt) in the mess hall, poking rather morosely at a pile of slop on his tray. He had been happy enough to eat it - right up until the point that he put some in his mouth and realized it wasn't porridge or brose or even anything resembling edible food.

Now? If there was a dog anywhere around, the poor unsuspecting canine would be getting some 'dinner'. Unfortunately for Jamie, there's not, so he's just prodding the mass and hoping it mysteriously vanishes. Or that a distraction appears...like Haruno.

The exclamation works well enough, getting to turn around and look at her, albeit in a rather confused sort of way.

"Hey? What do ye mean, 'Not again'?"

[lives2annoy.livejournal.com]

Marco had once again escaped from his mother's watchful eye, and gone roaming around the city. He'd ended up at the park, where he'd climbed up one of the trees. From there he'd had a bird's eye view of Sakura when she blinded herself.

He might be mostly hidden by the tree's leaves, but the giggling he made at Sakura's misfortune would have quickly given him away, if she wasn't already aware of his presence.

[encourage]

Sakura sighted Sasami in it's back display panel. It felt a little awkward, so a moment later the camera was pressed to her eye, and Sakura was looking through the smaller viewfinder. Once she had the shot, she took it: ca-chink and flash!

"Thank you for asking," she said, glad the delay hadn't happened again this time. "You... you were working on something restaurant related, weren't you? How's that been going?"

Anything outside of wondering about what still remained unsolved.

[encourage]

Sakura grinned, nodding her head. Ronnae's energy was so characteristic of kids, she'd almost forgotten. It made her sick at heart, concerned for what it meant when they couldn't even walk on their own anymore. Regressing that far... but no. They'd figure out destroying that clock before then. "Yes, you do. Just like I've been practicing with this camera. Do you think I'll ever get close to perfect with it?" she asked, looking from Ronnae to the camera in question.

[encourage]

"Nice to meet you as well, Ms. Stratos. Have you worked with cameras before?" It was a shot in the dark, but she may be able to help. People came from all kinds of backgrounds on this ship.

[encourage]

"Any idea what it looks like?" Sakura examined the back of the camera, looking for something that might reference time. Time they were running out of, part of her thought, if she avoided looking at Ren as it came to the forefront of her mind. They'll have it destroyed in time.

She glanced back at Ren. "Want to take a look for yourself?"

[encourage]

Sakura blinked the lingering effects of the camera's flash away, if it wasn't exactly working. She was still seeing the afterimage burned temporarily into her retinas when she forced her frown into a slightly more welcoming smile and waved the camera around at chest level. "I've done something to the camera again," she offered by way of explanation. "Last time, I turned the flashing part off. This time, it didn't flash until several seconds after it was supposed to."

Presuming the one talking to her knew anything about cameras. Sakura did, just not this kind. Digital cameras were a far cry removed from the box-style cameras more commonly in use back home.