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Petra, Alois enter the scene
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Petra enters the scene
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Petra
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Alois!
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Alois
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Waaagh! Who goes there?! Oh, Petra, it's you. You appeared out of nowhere.
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Petra
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I have a question to be asking you.
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Alois
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Sure, I don't mind. I'll answer your question.
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Petra
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You are always surrounded by people. When you speak, they smile.
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Petra
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I feel envy. I want to know the secret to having a happy conversation.
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Alois
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Ah, you need a lesson on breaking the ice. That's a slippery subject, but I bet we can crack it!
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Alois
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Now, let's see. The crucial thing is to start conversations. Be proactive about saying hello.
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Alois
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Ask questions. Also, it might help to stop sneaking up on people.
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Petra
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Start conversations. Stop sneaking. I am understanding. Is there more?
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Alois
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You can always try throwing in a joke, to lighten the mood.
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Alois
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The trick is to keep trying, so you get practice. Put your best foot forward—and try not to put it in your mouth!
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Petra
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What are you saying? Why are you laughing?
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Alois
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Oh, I, uh... I just made a little joke.
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Petra
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A joke? Can you give me more explanation?
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Alois
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Well, uh, "Put your best foot forward," that's an expression people say that means, "Try as hard as you can."
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Alois
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And "putting your foot in your mouth" doesn't really mean what it sounds like...
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Alois
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When you "put your foot in your mouth," you are saying something rude without meaning to, and so...
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Alois
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Gah! What am I going on about?
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Alois
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There's nothing worse than trying to explain a joke.
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Alois
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Petra? You've gone awfully quiet. I suppose you've lost faith in me as a conversation tutor.
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Petra
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You are...playing with your words. We do such things in Brigid too.
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Petra
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In Fódlan, you have a strange way of playing with a word's meaning. I am admiring of it!
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Alois
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You admire me? Oh Petra, no need to say kind things out of pity. You didn't hurt my feelings.
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Petra
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Am I hurting them?
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Alois
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If you were sincerely complimenting me, then no. To think—you just started learning how to chitchat, and you've already got a silver tongue.
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Alois
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You really put your money where your mouth is!
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Petra
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More laughing. This must be a complex technique for word playing...