One hand on the poster, Kamio extended the other as far front as he could get it and tilted the phone until he could see himself, his two best friends, and some of the vibrant poster. The first one looked great -- but he didn't realize he set the camera to speed mode and clicked for the picture a few times, just to be sure.

Kamio grinned sheepishly down at An as he offered the phone back. 18 pictures would probably do okay? Knowing that at least one of them would be good was enough for him to recover. "We know that you'll always do your best and we want to support that."

He didn't have to like cake to properly cheer for his friend.

"What did you decide to make?"