[color=ed145b]~"Ah..umm..thanks."~[/color]  Daniella blushed all the more, bashfully looking away for a second before returning to Max.  [color=ed145b]~"And....I hope that you follow your dreams as well.  You're very smart and talented.  I can tell.  Just...Max, wherever you go....don't forget me, or any of us really."~[/color]  How could he ever do such a thing though?  Since she has known the boy, since the many childhoods they spent together playing in the fields or exploring the vast labyrinth of steel and steam that was their fair city, she knew well Max was a kindred spirit, a young man whose heart was purer than silver, even gold.  A fond, gentle smile she issued then turned to face the stage, waiting for the moment her name was called.  [i][color=ed145b]Even if destiny is to separate us, Max, my memories of you will I always cherish.[/color][/i]