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Constance enters the scene
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Balthus enters the scene
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Balthus
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Oh, Constance. Hey. Um... Sure is sunny out, huh? Yeah...
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Constance
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Good day to you, Balthus.
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Constance
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You seem to be enjoying your freedom. I must admit I'm jealous.
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Balthus
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Right. Uh... So yeah, the weather's nice, heh. I gotta be going now.
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Constance
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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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Constance
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Worry not. You needn't suffer me any longer. I shall see myself off.
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Balthus
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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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Balthus
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You matter—so stick around, yeah? Let's...chat. It'll be great.
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Constance
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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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Constance
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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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Constance
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No need to converse with me any longer, putting yourself out on my behalf.
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Balthus
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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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Balthus
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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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Balthus
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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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Constance
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My apologies. The misunderstanding was entirely my own.
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Constance
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As I suspected from the start, I am unfit to serve as your conversational partner.
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Balthus
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Ahh, that's enough! Stop talking that way and twisting everything I say!
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Balthus
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Just spit it out and tell me something real. You hate my guts, yeah?
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Huh, this is novel! But doesn't this scene usually play out in reverse?
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Balthus
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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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Gatekeeper
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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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Balthus
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Ouch. He has a point. I lost myself for a moment there.
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Constance
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To think that I have ever raised my voice at you...
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Balthus
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He seems to think we're real pals.
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Balthus
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Honestly, whether rain or shine, I don't think a day's gone by without you treating me poorly.
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Constance
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Oh! What a thing to say!
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Constance
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I could never go so far as to insult one with your lineage.
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Balthus
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Ha! You're a funny one, pal. A real hoot!
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Constance
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The idea that I could be amusing is funnier than any jest I may have uttered. Haha...haha...