Silver Snow, Azure Moon, Verdant Wind, Crimson Flower
Available: After The Goddess's Rite of Rebirth
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Yuri, Hapi enter the scene
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Yuri
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Let me get this straight. The stars aren't moving, but the ground we stand on...is?
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Hapi
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Yup. We're on a big round thing that's always spinning, and that's why the stars seem to move through the sky.
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Hapi
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Hard to believe, isn't it? But it's true.
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Yuri
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I admit I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around it. How is it you know these things, anyway?
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Yuri
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If you were a noble, it would make sense that you'd have a formal education on all of this.
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Hapi
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In the village where I was born, there were people who studied the stars. They taught me.
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Yuri
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A village of stargazing folk, huh? Do tell. I've never heard of such a place.
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Hapi
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It's a...very well-hidden village.
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Hapi
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It was a small settlement deep in the forest where no one ever bothered us.
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Hapi
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I was born there, grew up there... But when I got older, I felt like I needed to see the world.
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Hapi
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I couldn't live my whole life in one place, y'know? So I struck out on my own.
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Yuri
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I always knew you were an odd little bird, but your birthplace makes you a rare little bird.
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Hapi
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Yeah, well, pretty soon after leaving her nest, this rare little bird was put in a cage.
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Hapi
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I thought it might be some kind of punishment for leaving the forest.
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Yuri
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What the hell? You think that because you wanted to live your life, you'd be punished? That's ridiculous.
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Yuri
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Look at this objectively—was it punishment, or was it just plain bad luck?
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Yuri
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There's nothing wrong with wanting to see the world and expand your horizons.
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Yuri
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Take me... Had I never left that gutter I call home, I'd have gone my whole life never learning how to look at the stars.
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Hapi
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Yeah... I left my village because I thought I'd find a better life beyond the forest. Now I'm not so sure.
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Yuri
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Regret is pointless. What matters is how we live right here, right now. You know?
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Hapi
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Yeah...
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Yuri
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Do you ever want to return back home?
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Hapi
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I could say no, but I'd be lying. I've been feeling homesick lately.
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Hapi
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Nothing happened there, for better or worse. There wasn't much to be scared of.
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Hapi
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Everyone said the outside world was dangerous, that beyond the forest, all we'd find was an early grave.
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Hapi
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That wasn't exactly true, but my life was for sure easier when I lived there.
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Hapi
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I used to spend my days fishing, hunting for pretty flowers, running around for no reason...
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Yuri
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A rare occurrence indeed.
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Hapi
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What is?
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Yuri
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Seeing you smile in that way. You're always so... I don't know...neutral?
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Hapi
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That's not true. I smile when there's something to smile about.
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Hapi
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It's strange, though. When I'm talking to you, I can't help but let my guard down.
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Hapi
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I don't like to discuss where I came from. But with you, I feel like I can open up.
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Hapi
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You know, I've been thinking a lot about my mom and dad lately. I wonder...are they even alive?