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Of course. What profit is there for one so exalted to spend time alongside one so common as me?
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Of course. What profit is there for one so exalted to spend time alongside one so common as me?
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Come on, don't be like that. You know I get uncomfortable at times like this. I'm trying. Really.
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Come on, don't be like that. You know I get uncomfortable at times like this. I'm trying. Really.
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Constance
                      
You needn't take pity on me out of the sense of obligation that your status demands.
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You needn't take pity on me out of the sense of obligation that your status demands.
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For you, the nobility that you abandoned was a shackle on your true self, which is now freed.
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For you, the nobility that you abandoned was a shackle on your true self, which is now freed.
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Quite a mouthful you just unloaded on me. Not sure what you mean by that nobility stuff, though.
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Quite a mouthful you just unloaded on me. Not sure what you mean by that nobility stuff, though.
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Sure, I walked out on leading a noble house. But how do you imagine that's related to this chat of ours?
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Sure, I walked out on leading a noble house. But how do you imagine that's related to this chat of ours?
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I already admitted I'm no good with stuff like this, but I don't think I'm "putting myself out" or whatever.
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I already admitted I'm no good with stuff like this, but I don't think I'm "putting myself out" or whatever.
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As I suspected from the start, I am unfit to serve as your conversational partner.
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As I suspected from the start, I am unfit to serve as your conversational partner.
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Balthus
                      
Ah, sorry. Guess I raised my voice there. But what do you mean by that "reverse" dig?
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Ah, sorry. Guess I raised my voice there. But what do you mean by that "reverse" dig?
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Well, it's usually her yelling at you while you try to deflect. It's rare to see you lose your cool while she stays so calm.
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Well, it's usually her yelling at you while you try to deflect. It's rare to see you lose your cool while she stays so calm.
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But different people get along differently on different days, I suppose. Anyhow, I'll let you get back to it.
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But different people get along differently on different days, I suppose. Anyhow, I'll let you get back to it.
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