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Ty raised an eyebrow.

"Oh yeah, you DO post pictures online and stuff." he recalled.

"Fair enough, fair enough." he said.

"Yeah, looks like you'd get some quality shots off the kid here." he continued, gesturing to Jordan.

"...not HERE, I hope." he then muttered.

"That kind of stuff in this building would be... problematic."

Tyson just rolled his eyes at her comments.

"For starters, nothing was happening between us." he told her. "Secondly, even if something WAS, our partners would have been fine with it." he then added, as he picked up the camera and looked at the photos she had just taken.

"Huh." he mumbled.

"Not much of a photo-guy, myself, but... I'll allow it." he told her.

"The shots are damn good. Seems a shame to delete them." he reasoned, handing the camera to Arryn.

"..." Hal was silent, raising an eyebrow.

"Mmhmm." he mumbled.

"Admit, been at least a week or two since I heard THAT." he commented.

"Anyway, scram." he finished as she left, leaving him sitting there and pondering the camera, as well as the photos.

"...that photo really WAS nice..." he admitted to himself. "Seemed almost... lifelike." he went on.

"...Sonitronic. I'll have to remember that name."

"I know, I know." Hal responded.

"However, I still feel the need to say it." he told her. "Cover my own rear and all that." he mumbled.

"Also, living off of Sebastien will be a short-term thing, I'm sure." he then assured her. "Keep your schooling up, continue to display your talent, and you'll have a job here." he said with a smirk.

"Probably." he added.

"Oh, and feel free to use any empty conference room to discuss the photoshooting." he then told her.

"If you wish for some privacy in business talk."

Hal could only laugh in response. And it was a good, hearty laugh, at that.

"THAT is an understatement." he told her.

"If anything, she may want to hire you on as her photographer." he said. "Or at the very least, want you to be a frequent contractor that's willing to do shoots of her." he went on.

"No, seriously, from what she's told me, she's had Virgil do shoots of her, and he's... competent." he went on. "Not great... but not bad. Though, admittedly, they've been using cell phone cameras." he then said further.

"You'll be one HELL of a breath of fresh air for her, I would imagine." he continued.

"But yes, NO serious photos in this building, and delete any photos of people that wish them deleted. That's all I ask."

Hal just shook his head.

"Yeah, yeah." he said.

"Just don't discuss it too loudly in public, and no legitimate photoshoots in office." he warned.

"An occasional candid is ONE thing, for private consumption, but I want her office life and model life to be separate. And she does too." he stressed.

"Understand?" he asked.

"Just be wary of the line, and don't cross it."

Hal pondered for a moment, before shrugging.

"When you graduate, apply." he told her.

"I promise I will give you as fair an opportunity as I would anyone else that was qualified." he said further.

"But I cannot promise anything more than that." he continued.

"Just... apply, and try." he summarised.

"You seem to have talent, though, so your chances would be good."

Hal nodded in response.

"I DO have a need for them." he told her.

"Granted, a good portion of of cases DO come from outside, however, many of them... are not from precincts. Oftentimes they'll come before the police get involved. So we need to secure and claim the site before someone sees something they shouldn't." he told her further.

"As for how many I have... not enough." he muttered.

"I currently employ... 4? I believe. Regardless, I need 1 or 2 more to make the workload a little more manageable." he reasoned.

"I'm not horrendously understaffed, but... understaffed for it, regardless."

"Yes, and also no." Hal responded.

"Body cams would be helpful and useful, but I already have a supplier for those." he told her.

"I'm talking about actual cameras, for photos of a crime scene." he said.

"Or... well, yeah. Crime scenes. And the surrounding areas." he went on.

"...come to think of it, I am understaffed for those people..." he then realised.

"Impressive." Hal responded.

He then looked at the camera again, noticing the brand.

"Ah, Sonitronic." he said.

"Yes, they ARE known for top-tier equipment." he chuckled.

"I've been thinking about getting a lot of their camera for my field agents. This may tip the scales into a definite." he then commented, scratching at his chin a little.

"Regardless, excellent quality."

"I suppose a lot of people just haven't had their photos taken in such quality." Hal responded. "Without a studio behind it, anyway." he then added. "Professionals that charge exorbitant prices BETTER deliver quality." he muttered.

"On the other hand, you seem to be providing good quality for... well... free, in your spare time." he went on.

He then paused, and thought about something.

"If I recall correctly, aren't you in a course for photography?" he asked. "Sebastien mentioned it a while ago, I believe." he said.

Jordan nodded in response.

"That camera must be a real boon, then." Hal then said to her.

"...that IS a random stroke of luck." Hal agreed. "Almost suspiciously so." he added.

"Bast and I thought the same." Jordan replied. "But... well, he'd been going through a messy breakup, said he didn't need the money, and that giving it to me was as much an act of spite towards his ex, as a random act of kindness to ME." she shrugged.

"Well, stranger things HAVE happened." Hal admitted.

He then looked at the camera again, and shook his head.

"Must have been a HELL of a breakup for him to give it to you, though..."

Again, Hal sighed.

"It's fine." he said. "As I said, my eyes aren't in the picture, and there's nothing sensitive to be seen. It looks fine." he assured her. "It's a good snap as well, would have been a shame to delete it." he then admitted.

"Regardless, payment is between yourself and Arryn." he continued.

"Her side business is her own affairs." he went on.

"So I have nothing to say in THAT regard." he finished.

"Where'd you get the camera, anyway?" he asked.

"That is fair." Hal admitted.

"Here you go." he told her, handing the camera back.

"I do hope you'll restrain yourself in taking some of these pictures." he then said. "Some of my staff may not like being surprise photographed." he reasoned, leaning back in his chair.

"...though Arryn will NOT be one of them." he mumbled.

"If anything, she'll want SO many pictures..."