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Marianne enters the scene
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Marianne
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I should head back.
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Hanneman enters the scene
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Hanneman
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Finished with your training, Miss Marianne?
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Marianne
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Oh! P-Professor Hanneman? Yes, I've just finished training for the day.
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Hanneman
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You have merely completed the exercises assigned to you, yes? Nothing more? Or am I wrong?
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Marianne
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Yes. I'm sorry. I should have done more...
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Hanneman
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No, no, please. You've done as you were asked. Quite solid work, child.
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Hanneman
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I simply wish...to ask a question. You possess a Crest, do you not?
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Marianne
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I, um...
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Hanneman
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When you entered the Officers Academy, your father submitted a request to the monastery...as well as a significant donation.
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Your father asked that your Crest not be confirmed. Under any circumstances.
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Hanneman
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At first, I thought he did not want the world to know that his daughter bore no Crest.
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Hanneman
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In your father's position as a newly-minted noble, it would be most advantageous for his daughter to possess a Crest, you see.
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Hanneman
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However, I am now certain I was wrong. I believe you do, in fact, possess a Crest of some sort.
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Marianne
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How did you find out?
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Hanneman
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I have been called the "Father of Crestology," which is a bit of an ostentatious title, I admit. However...
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A brief period of observation allows me to hazard a usually accurate guess as to whether a body houses a Crest or not.
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Hanneman
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With the knowledge of your father's actions, and my own observations, I come to you with a warning...
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Hanneman
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As a Crest-bearer, you are guaranteed to have certain talents.
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It is prudent to study your Crest diligently to ensure your safe mastery of these talents, whatever they may prove to be.
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Marianne
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No, no. I have no talents.
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Hanneman
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Oh yes, you do. No matter how hard you may try to hide it, my sight is keener than that. And what I see, others will eventually notice as well.
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Hanneman
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Those who hold power must wield it in the service of their fellow man, Miss Marianne.
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Hanneman
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I believe that is true whether you are peasant or noble, and doubly true, I would say, for those with Crests. Or do you think I'm wrong?
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Marianne
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I...um...
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Hanneman
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On principle alone, it is a waste to allow a rare talent to remain dormant.
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Hanneman
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I would like very much to advise you, to aid your understanding of your Crest. Will you accept my offer?
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Marianne
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N-no! I refuse!
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Marianne leaves the scene
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Hanneman
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That is regrettable... A veritable tragedy, Miss Marianne.