...an egg?
"Well, of course it's an egg. Birds lay eggs." Rick laughed.
"No.... no I was sure I got a picture of a bird." Emily responded confused.
"Huh. Sorry babe, I only ever saw the egg. I'm sure it's just because of the old camera though. It probably took too long to take and the bird had flown off or something." Rick reasoned. "Just a combo of old technology and your imagination playing tricks on you."
"Yeah.... I guess." Emily replied, mostly convinced but with a hint of doubt remaining.
"come on, let's get back to the apartment." Rick said, taking Emily's free hand.
The two hopped back in their car, unaware of the bird's regression and of the power that they now held in their hands. They returned home and simply left the camera of change sitting on a shelf, unused by the couple. For the next few months, the camera simply sat there, waiting to be used, until finally, it had a reason to be brought out again.
They wanted to bring out the camera because....