I go to the desk in the study on the clear desk I begin drawing on a thin sheet of paper from my notebook, and an ink pen. Azura takes a seat in the study and begins reading a book that was on one of the selves she sits bored waiting for me. Drawing detailed blueprints of a house is not a simple task even the best of architects take hours, or even weeks to draw up blueprints. I wasn't going to get too detailed I would just draw what we needed to see, but even then it should take awhile. Hours pass as I have just finished most of the first story of this giant estate. Azura finally puts down her book seems like she read the entire thing. I started drawing at around 11 am, and it was now 4 pm so it had been around 5 hours that I had been working. I had to occasionally go out of the room to make measurements, and sketch certain aspects of the first floor, but I just got back to finish some of the finer details of the study.
Azura clears her throat I look up to see her looming over me, "Let us have dinner we can come back to the estate tomorrow you've been at this all day it's time to take a break." I try to complain, "But I want to finish the blueprints today this is nothing I can keep going." Azura frowns, "Nero I haven't know you long, but you seem to be the obsessive type come on lets go you can finish the blueprints later." I pout, "No I can't I need to sketch the other rooms I haven't even done proper measurements, or looked at their layouts." Azura smiled confidently, "No need with my power you can do both, now let us head back to the city." I frown I decide it would be pointless to argue further I collected my tools, put them in my bag, and followed behind her.
We save our farewells to Norwald, and leave for the day we make our way back to the train station. During the train ride I ask Azura, "Want to head back to my place for dinner?" Azura nods, "Sure I suppose it could be good to get used to eating a common household." I ignored the clear diss of my situation, and instead asked a more pressing question, "After dinner you said I could be able to continue my blueprint? How?" Azura only shrugged she smiled playfully, "Guess you'll just have to wait, and be surprised at my genius." I smiled these Snickerdoodle liked to boast they almost never let an opportunity to boast pass them by. The train reaches the downtown area, and we make our way to my house. I let Azura inside she examines her surroundings taking in the feel of a unfamiliar environment.
She wonders, "Huh it isn't as messy as I thought it would be, but it is small. It is also lacking any artistic touch how droll. Why is that you seem at least somewhat competent when it comes to drawing." I set my bag down as I take a seat on the couch next to the dinner table I respond, "There isn't any point I plan on getting my own agency eventually I figured I would decorate once I have a more permeant stay in this side of the city." She eyes me, "And what of your servant? Will they be fetching us dinner?" I chuckle, "Servant? Has anyone told you that you are pampered there is no servant we are ordering pizza your highness." She stutters, "P-p-pizza? Is this a joke I have no heard of someone from one of the great noble families eating pizza." I mock, "Yeah well not everyone is on good terms with their family now do you like pepperoni, or just cheese." She looks at me with a strained face, "I don't know I have never had it."
I respond, "Alright how about for your first time we go cheese maybe if we do this again we can get something else my treat." She tried to interrupted, "You pay for me? No-" I say slyly, "I'm already calling please be quiet for a moment." I call the pizza guy I order from Sweet, and Slice pizza a local chain that delivers. Once I am done she says, "Why I never to have someone like you pay for me how unbecoming." I wave off her complaints we turn on the TV for a bit, and wait for the pizza to arrive. It arrives around 30 minutes later. She eats her pizza in silence while we watch the news she makes a lot of expressions as she eats. It is pretty funny to watch her as she shows both surprise, and a bit of satisfaction from the pizza. Once she is done a couple slices she exclaims, "Pizza... what an odd flavor I hate it... but I wouldn't mind having more again at some point." I guess that was as good of a compliment as she good muster I nod my head, "Yeah sure we can do this again sometime since we are friends now."
Azura looks at me in disbelief, "Friends? No way no we are partners pursing a common goal nothing more." She stays guarded but I move to a different topic away from her very clearly closed off personality. I raise an eyebrow, "So now that dinner is done about what you said before how can you help me make the blueprints?" She smiled confidently, "Ah thought you'd never ask let me explain why I am your best asset." She puffs out her chest, "Right I am sure you are aware us Snickerdoodles were born with the sweet of having sense well beyond normal people. I am sure you saw that my brother Iskandar had his smell he is able to smell things on a superhuman level." She pauses for what I assume is dramatic flare she the points at herself, "His power is nothing more than what a well trained dog can do. My power is a different kind of sense from his, and far more impactful. I can recall any information with perfect accuracy down to the finest details."
I decide a reality check my be in order I mock, "Hate to burst your bubble princess, but people with photographic memory can already do that." Her face contorted in a slight rage, "Don't you think I have been hearing that my entire life? Yes I am aware there are normal people that can already do this." Seems like I touched on a sore spot I make a mental note to stay away from that subject in the future. She continues, "My sweet Infinite Echo is way more unique than some lesser skill. For one unlike other abilities I can use my infinitely this is a theme amongst Snickerdoodle line of sweets." She pauses seemingly confident that what she says next will amaze me. She adds on, "I can recall any memory without any effort on my part, I can see the memory in perfect detail in the 3D plane almost like making it holographic with my mind. Furthermore I can pick up any emotions, any details to acquire new skills, I can see any memory even those from when I was an infant, never have memory degeneration, and lastly my recall is flawless there are no limits based on my perception."
I look at her with surprise that truly is a top class ability one that any detective would be happy having it is almost cheating. She smiles, "Well? Are you not impressed? This means I can take any crime scene home with me to view instantly." I nod I really was impressed that would mean that she can perfectly recreate any room that I wanted her to recreate. I was almost a little jealous thinking of the last time I suffered because of my ability, and the inaccuracies that came with it. I spoke up, "Wow you really are amazing I am glad to have met someone like you. Lets get started right away!" I get excited I begin pulling out my tools out of my bag and set them on the table. I sit down ready to start again I say, "So how is this going to work?" She smiles, "Right I will tell you any detail I can remember about the estate with perfect accuracy. You can get measurements when I provide you with information on how big a room is down to the last centimeter."
The following hours after that we worked on the blueprints together finished the final touches on the first blueprint pretty quickly. The remaining four hours were spent completing the 2nd floor blueprint which was tiring for both of us. However with Azura's sweet in effect it actually went way easier than when I was doing it at the house since I didn't even have to move. For example if I needed a specific measurement Azura would show me by walking how long something was down to the finest details. It required a lot of precise collaboration, since the accuracy of the work was the most important part. I found myself having fun discussing details of the house there a large amount of information I had no even noticed before. Perhaps since the human memory was so limited really there had been tons of things I recalled differently. Hell she even helped me fix some details with the first floor I actually missed when I was in the estate.
Once we were done I decided it was best we head to bed we could examine away tomorrow at the estate. I offered, "Hey thanks a lot for the help why don't you spend the night since its 9 pm now." Azura smiled slightly she had cast off a piece of her noble shell she looked like a girl my age instead of the person she wanted others to see. She stated, "I don't need your thanks we made a deal, but I will take you up on your offer since it is late." I chuckle, "Alright I will sleep on the couch make yourself home the bed is all yours." We both take turns taking showers I let her borrow my t shirt it is around her size, and some spare pajamas. She looks a little goofy in them, but she looks more her age. I say goodnight to her, and make my way to my couch. It isn't the most comfortable to sleep on, but the strain from the day makes my eyes close quickly. I fall asleep, and dream of drawing in my notebook. The dream is short-lived however as I am woken up to a powerful shriek in the night coming from my room.