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Bernadetta, Dorothea enter the scene
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Dorothea
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Hello, Bern.
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Bernadetta
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Oh no. What did I do this time?
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Bernadetta
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Did I offend you? Is this your revenge?
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Dorothea
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No, not at all. I just want to talk.
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Bernadetta
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If you promise not to resort to violence, I'll do whatever you want.
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Dorothea
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Bern, I've just been worried about you. That's all.
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Dorothea
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When I said I was your friend, you ran away, saying something about your father. Remember?
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Bernadetta
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Um... Vaguely...
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Dorothea
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I know you've lived through some bad times. If you could tell me about it, maybe I could help?
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Bernadetta
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Oh, I don't know.
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Dorothea
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Please. Your father's not here now. Whatever it is, you're safe to tell me.
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Bernadetta
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All right...
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Bernadetta, Dorothea enter the scene
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Bernadetta
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My parents told me never to befriend a commoner.
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Bernadetta
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They said commoners are scum and that they'd crush any that tried to come near me.
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Dorothea
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Hang on. Scum? They called me—I mean commoners—they called us scum?
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Bernadetta
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Yeah. But once, a long time ago, I did secretly make friends with one...a boy.
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Bernadetta
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When my father found out about him, he disappeared the very next day.
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Bernadetta
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I heard he was found beaten half to death. I never saw him again.
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Bernadetta
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Since then, I've been terrified of making friends with anyone. Commoners, especially.
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Dorothea
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I... I never knew that kind of thing really happened. You hear stories, sure, but... Oh, Bern. I'm so sorry.
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Bernadetta
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...
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Dorothea
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I'm proud to be your commoner friend!
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Bernadetta
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Dorothea!
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Dorothea
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Hey now, relax. There's nothing to bawl about.
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Dorothea
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If your dad tried to beat me up, I'd return the favor and then some.
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Bernadetta
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Return...the favor?
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Dorothea
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When I was in the opera, you better believe I had run-ins with the most wicked, terrible men.
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Dorothea
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I survived kidnappings, attempted murders, all kinds of stuff. But you know what?
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Dorothea
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I broke those guys' arms. Snap! It was a thank-you for all the trouble they went through trying to hurt me.
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Bernadetta
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You're incredible, Dorothea.
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Dorothea
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So now that you know I can defend myself, can we be friends, Bern?
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Bernadetta
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All right. Yeah. Yeah!