Verdant Wind
Available: Until To War
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Claude enters the scene
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Byleth enters the scene
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Claude
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Hey, Teach! Hold on a minute, OK? I'm gonna have this cleared up in no time.
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Claude
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I came across a fascinating book about poisons, and so I wanted to try mixing one up myself.
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Claude
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Nah, that's OK. I'll be finished soon. I'm just in the middle of mixing up a new poison.
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Claude
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Aaand...done!
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Claude
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What do you think of that, Teach? A colorless, odorless poison! Say...care to test it out for me?
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Claude
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Whoa, really?! Heh, actually, I was just kidding. If you drink this, in two days' time you'll have terrible, um...let's call it stomach trouble.
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Claude
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In two days' time you'll have a terrible case of... let's call it stomach trouble. It's a peaceful poison, so you'll live, but you'll certainly be inconvenienced.
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Claude
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I hear your silent question, Teach. Why the delay? That's so it can be used even if you don't have access to the target when you need the poison to take effect.
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Claude
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Um, naturally, I have no immediate plans for this stuff! I suppose I just felt like broadening the ol' horizons a bit.
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Claude
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When devising schemes, it's best to have as many options at your disposal as possible. Expanding those options is kind of a hobby for me.
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Why such a dangerous hobby?
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Claude
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Well, I grew up in an environment where it was necessary to think that way.
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Claude
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It's like I told you before, I wasn't born into a life of luxury.
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Claude
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Ever since I was a child, I've always been seen as... different from those around me. An outsider of sorts.
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Claude
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I've been resented and hated. There have even been attempts on my life. I don't believe I've earned such treatment, but that's how it goes for people like me.
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I don't think of you as an outsider.
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Claude
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Thanks, Teach. You know, in many ways I'm just a normal person like everyone else. But in the right environment, anyone could be seen as an outsider.
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Claude
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It can become...overwhelming. That's why I kept running. Kept fighting.
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Claude
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As a kid I spent a lot of time licking my wounds and coming up with schemes, trying to keep my nose out of trouble while plotting against my enemies.
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Claude
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My parents always told me I wouldn't grow stronger if I didn't learn to fight my own battles.
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Claude
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And so, in the end, I did. And I grew up to be as independent and self-reliant as my parents always wished for me to be. Lucky me, right?
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Claude
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If anyone knows what I'm talking about, it must be you. Eh, Teach? I get the feeling you know what it's like to be an outsider.
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Claude
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The moment I first laid eyes on you, I knew you weren't like everyone else. People don't care for folks like that... You'd do well to watch your back.
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Claude
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On the bright side, that's also part of the reason that I find you so interesting.