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Professor! Did you come up here for a rest too?
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I guess we think along the same lines. I was feeling kind of worn out.
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For me? Oh! I'm so sorry to put you out of your way!
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I was just kind of worn out from all of the excitement. I am enjoying the ball, but it's a bit much, you know?
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Everyone else seems used to this kind of thing, but I've never been to anything like it before.
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My friends did teach me a bit about proper manners and how to dance, but I still feel out of place.
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Stepping on girls' feet, messing up the pretty floral decorations... Haha, I've been a bit of a disaster.
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Sometimes I wonder if it's even right for someone like me to be in a place like this.
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Really? You do? That's kind of reassuring!
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You're right, of course. I'm a student at the Officers Academy, just like everyone else.
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Lonato was kind enough to send me here. I need to live up to his expectations.
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By the way, have you heard the stories about the Goddess Tower?
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They say that if a man and a woman make a wish together here, the goddess will make it come true.
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Oh, never mind me. I'd like to know what you'd wish for!
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My thoughts exactly! Do you have anything in particular you'd like to wish for?
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My wish is...
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Your wish is?
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What? My wish? W-well, um...let me think.
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Well, if you can't come up with anything, maybe I should think of a wish instead?
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All right, I've got it. I wish for my brother and sister back home to be able to live out their lives in peace.
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This kind of thing is pretty embarrassing, huh?
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Maybe I should be heading back. I'll never get better at fancy social events like this if I keep running away from them, right?
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I guess I should ask another girl to dance. Oh, but I'd better make sure I go over the steps again first.
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You could dance with me.
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Really? You'd do that?
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Wow, that'd be great! Just promise not to laugh if I mess it up, OK?
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Come on. Let's head back.