In the afternoon, Camille and Sienna drove to the university.
Since Ayan had already taken her to visit her aunt, who was a professor, they went directly to her aunt's office after arriving at the university. Because her aunt had other matters to attend to, she had one of her students, who was now also a teacher at the School of Design, take them to a meeting room.
The design teacher told Camille and Sienna, "The professor has arranged for a few selected students to be waiting in the meeting room. You can take a look at their design work later. If you find something you like, you can finalize it right away."
Camille and Sienna exchanged glances, and then Camille spoke, "Alright, we'll take a look at the work first. But if the work catches our eye, I'd like to see the design style in person. As a designer, I believe in seeing things firsthand."
The teacher nodded in understanding, "Of course."
"Thank you."
The three of them continued walking and soon reached the door of the meeting room, which was on the same floor as the office.
The teacher raised her hand to knock on the door, then pushed it open, leading Camille and Sienna inside.
Inside the meeting room, a dozen of students, including both boys and girls, were sitting quietly. The teacher briefly introduced them and then arranged for Camille and Sienna to sit at the head of the table. She looked at the students present and said, "You can line up and submit your designs in order, please remember to include your names."
A few minutes later, Camille and Sienna looked at the design sketches handed to them. There was no specific theme for them, and the students were free to interpret them as they liked.
Each person had a unique style, and it was clear that they had their own individual design aesthetics.
In the end, Camille and Sienna selected five design sketches, and the teacher asked these five students to stay, while the others whose designs weren't chosen could leave the meeting room.
Looking at the five remaining individuals, there were four male students and one female student.
Camille was a bit surprised, and Sienna whispered to her, "It seems like we have better chemistry with men, huh?"
Camille gave her a slight glance, signaling her not to talk nonsense.
Looking at the four students in the room, Camille spoke, "It's a pleasure to meet all of you here. I really liked your designs, but we only have one spot available. So, I'll provide a topic, and you five can interpret it freely. How does that sound?"
The five students looked at each other and then nodded in agreement, "Sounds good."
Camille came up with a topic on the spot, as she hadn't planned it in advance.
After a brief moment of silence, she looked at each of them before saying, "Be Unique!"
"Be Unique" aligned with their purpose and would also allow Camille to see their design concepts and creativity.
They had half an hour for the drawing. During this time, Camille and Sienna sat quietly, observing the progress of the students. There was an empty seat between them so they couldn't see each other's work.
Camille's eyes remained fixed on the students the whole time. Sienna's voice reached her ears as she asked, "Honestly, do you have made you choice in mind?"
Camille pursed her lips, her gaze still fixed on the students, and replied in a calm tone, "You make a guess?"
Sienna, with a slight pout, murmured, "Fine. You've grown emotionally distant from me, haven't you? I get it. Once you've got something, you stop cherishing it."
Camille wore an expression of exasperation and said in a disinterested tone, "You're really something else, you know that? Where do you come up with all this drama every day?"
"Are you complaining about me now?" Sienna looked genuinely hurt.
Camille decided not to respond. If there weren't other people around, she might have considered giving her friend a playful punch to shut her up and bring some peace and quiet to the world.
Camille's thoughts were not something Sienna could fathom. Right now, Sienna was just feeling a bit bored and wanted to tease Camille, maybe even make her angry.
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