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Manuela enters the scene
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Seteth enters the scene
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Seteth
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It seems I am not the only one here. Manuela?
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Manuela
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Oh! Seteth. Hello.
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Seteth
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This is quite the surprise. I would not expect to find you here outside of ordinary prayer time.
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Manuela
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Praying? No, no. I was just...resting. Whenever I'm in the infirmary, I simply cannot get out of doing work. I need a place to sit and close my eyes.
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Seteth
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There is no need to hide it. It is obvious you were praying quite solemnly just now.
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Manuela
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No, I was— Oh, I was just enjoying some old memories. That's all.
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Manuela
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In fact, I was just thinking about when my parents first brought me here as a child.
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Manuela
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I wandered off from my parents because I heard a beautiful voice. It was a woman. Singing. Somewhere just out of sight.
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Manuela
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I began to sing along, hoping she would hear me and that we might meet. I never found her, whoever she was. Yet it was she who taught me I could sing.
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Seteth
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Interesting. I had never heard that. But I suppose, if you were only a child, this would be before I arrived at Garreg Mach.
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Seteth
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In any case, if that singing voice helped you find your way, then that is a wonderful thing.
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Manuela
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I've never told anyone else, but I believe it was the goddess I heard. And that day, she gifted me my singing voice.
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Manuela
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And I thank the goddess for leading me back here after I left the opera company.
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Seteth
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You know, when you speak of the goddess in this way, it is as though you are an entirely different person.
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Seteth
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If you were to behave that way more in your daily life, I would have a much higher opinion of you.
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Manuela
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That's very sweet coming from you, Seteth.
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Manuela
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Should I take that to mean that you like your ladies pious and respectable?
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Seteth
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One little compliment and you completely lose control of yourself. What am I to do with you?
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Manuela
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Oh, it's a joke. Look, I'm just no good at serious conversations.
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Manuela
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Although I would be lying if I said I wasn't interested in knowing what kind of woman does get your attention.
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Seteth
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As thanks for the touching tale you have shared, I will satisfy your curiosity just this once.
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Seteth
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My preferred woman is kind, quiet, and proper. But above all else, she is straightforward and honest.
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Manuela
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Quiet? Proper?! There's no need to be cruel, Seteth!