

＄03-00-02-05-2-0
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＠Fou
Fou, fo, fooou?
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＠Mash
It's no use.[sr]I can't seem to get through to the Border.
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？1：I wonder why we got through earlier...
？2：Well, nothing we can do now. Why don't we call it a day?

？！

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＠Mash
...Yes. You're right, Senpai.
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＠Da Vinci
Hey! There you are!!!
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＠Da Vinci
Hi guys! Can you all see my astonishingly beautiful face?[sr]Hey, Fou! You're here too, huh!
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Foo fo fou, fooou!
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＠Mash
Da Vinci!
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＠Da Vinci
I doubt we have much time to talk,[sr]so I'll keep this brief.
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＠Da Vinci
I've pieced together what's going on here using the data collected with my Mystic Code drone and the info Gordy gave me. Oh, he's asleep now, by the way.
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＠Da Vinci
The last thing he said was, “Grr, enough of this! I'm going to rest in the captain's room! Wake me when it's time for breakfast!”
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Fou fou...
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＠Da Vinci
Now then, [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1]there are basically three[sr]different kinds of beings here.
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＠Da Vinci
And by “beings,” it's worth noting that I'm talking about strong, dominant creatures, not necessarily those of intelligence who have formed civilizations.
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＠Da Vinci
All right, so.
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＠Da Vinci
First, we have the giants: tough, exceedingly strong predators. Second, we have humans, who can't survive outside their villages.
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＠Da Vinci
And third, we have envoys and their goddess. Seems safe to say both are well above humans on the proverbial totem pole in this Lostbelt.
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＠Da Vinci
I'm sure the ice beasts are stronger than humans too, but they appear to be the giants' pets, and seem to have no real will of their own, so I've left them out.
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＠Da Vinci
So far so good?
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＠Da Vinci
As for regular creatures,[sr]they seem to be almost nonexistent here.
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＠Da Vinci
Ordinary plants and animals just barely exist in the occasional flower garden... Each of these fields seems to be a warm place that just happened to be perfectly situated between the fire and ice zones.
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＠Da Vinci
So, putting all that aside as an exception[sr]to the three broad categories...
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＠Da Vinci
...in this Lostbelt, I'm afraid it looks like humanity is nowhere near the top of the food chain.
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＠Da Vinci
If anything, they seem to be at the very bottom.
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＠Mash
The bottom...
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＠Da Vinci
So I don't think we should be counting these humans as possible additions to our ranks. I doubt either their civilization or magecraft are all that developed.
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＠Da Vinci
I mean, you haven't seen a single machine since you got there, right? And that girl you ran into out in the wilderness didn't even have a communication device, let alone a ward against giants.
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＠Da Vinci
The humans that live here simply have no means of surviving outside of these villages.
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＠Mash
...Yes, that all makes sense.
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＠Mash
At least for this village...Village 23,[sr]the outside world may as well not exist.
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＠Mash
We did run into Gerda outside, but that was an unusual case. She would never have left if circumstances hadn't forced her to.
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＠Mash
The only reason this village[sr]ever opens its gates is to...
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＠Da Vinci
Right. To thin the herd.
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？1：...

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＠Da Vinci
As peaceful as this place looks, now that we have a clearer picture of what's going on, I'd say it's just as cruel as Russia, though in a different way.
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＠Da Vinci
We still don't know much about these envoys and their goddess, who I assume are more or less running the show here.
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＠Da Vinci
We also don't have any idea whether[sr]they might be willing to help us.
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＠Da Vinci
It's very possible they may already be working[sr]with the Crypters, so keep that in mind.
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＠Da Vinci
Aw crap, we're losing our connection again...[sr]All right, one last bit of info.
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＠Da Vinci
We still haven't found anywhere you could use to summon Servants, so I'm afraid you'll need to keep scouting a[line 2]
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＠Fou
Fou, fooouuu...
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＠Gerda
Lady Mash! Fou![sr][&Lord:Lady] [%1]!
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＠Gerda
...Huh? Were you just talking to a tiny person?
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＠Gerda
Oh! It must have been Mr. Chub!
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＠Mash
Well, um, yes, we were talking to someone,[sr]but I'm afraid we just lost the connection...
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＠Gerda
Connection? What's being connected?
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＠Gerda
Hehe, you know so many things I've never even heard about, Lady Mash. And you have so many things I've never seen before. Having you around is so much fun!
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＠Gerda
I wasn't sure if an envoy like you would like my cooking,[sr]but you even said my bread and fish were really tasty!
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＠Gerda
You're so kind, and strong, and just...wonderful![sr]I just love spending time with you.
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＠Gerda
Will you stay tomorrow night too? I know you must have work, since tomorrow's a special day and all, but if you don't mind...
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＠Mash
Um... I'm sorry, but I really don't think we're the kind of envoy you're thinking of...
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＠Gerda
Hehe, suuure you're not. [wt 0.5][charaFace D 0]Wait.[sr]Did you get here a day early, all because of me?
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＠Gerda
[charaFace D 2]O-oooh...if you did, then I apologize![sr]The last thing I want to do is make trouble for you.
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＠Mash
N-no, it's not that. S-Senpai?[sr]How can I clear up this misunderstanding...?
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？1：I don't think we can. She really thinks we're envoys.
？2：I'm not sure there's anything we can say that would help her understand.

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＠Mash
Yes...I suppose you're right. In that case,[sr]I'll hold off on trying to convince her.
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＠Mash
...That said, there IS something I still want to ask her.[sr]Is that all right with you, Senpai?
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？1：Go for it.
？2：I've got a lot of things I'm curious about, too.

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＠Mash
Thank you, Senpai.
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＠Mash
...Gerda, could I talk to you for a bit?
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＠Gerda
What is it, Mr. Chub?
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＠Mash
Well...[sr]You see...
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＠Goredolf
...Hold it. I'll ask the questions here.
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？1：Director Goredolf? You're awake?
？2：I thought we'd lost our connection again...

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＠Goredolf
I was just looking to see if we had some sleeping[sr]pills when I heard our connection was back online.
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＠Goredolf
In fact, I've been listening in[sr]for the last half a minute or so.
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＠Goredolf
I'll take it from here, Mash. Between the two of us, it's clear who's the better negotiator.
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＠Goredolf
Ahem. You there, child.[bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1][sr]This is a question of a rather personal nature. You may answer it however you like.
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＠Gerda
Huh?
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＠Goredolf
I'd like to ask you something.
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＠Gerda
What is it, Mr. Chub?
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＠Goredolf
You've obviously been living here in this[sr]Lostbelt[line 2]I mean, village, your whole life...
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＠Goredolf
How do you feel about it?
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＠Gerda
???
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＠Mash
...[sr]...
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＠Goredolf
Does it weigh on you? Do you ever think about your future? About what's going to happen when you grow up?
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＠Goredolf
Don't you wish you could see the world outside your tiny village, without having to live in fear of giants?
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＠Goredolf
Haven't you ever wished to be free...?
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＠Gerda
Future... Free...
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＠Gerda
World...?
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＠Mash
Gerda.
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＠Mash
In this world, no matter how healthy you are,[sr]you'll never get to live past your twenties.
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＠Mash
How can you be so cheerful about that?[sr]How does it not...worry you?
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＠Mash
...
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＠Gerda
H-huh? P-please cheer up, Lady Mash.[sr]You too, Mr. Chub. Why are you both so sad?
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＠Gerda
I, um, I'm sorry.[sr]I wish I could answer you, but...
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＠Gerda
...I'm afraid I don't understand[sr]what either of you are talking about.
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＠Gerda
Maybe it's because I never learned how to read or write well... What do you mean by “future”...?
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＠Gerda
I mean, I think I know what the word means.[sr]It means the time after tomorrow, right?
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＠Gerda
Hmm...[sr]This is hard...
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＠Mash
...[sr]...
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＠Goredolf
...That hard, huh?
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＠Gerda
I, um, I know what “free” means, too.
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＠Gerda
It's when you're not stuck inside your[sr]home or tied down with rope, right?
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＠Gerda
In that case, I AM free![sr]I can go anywhere I want in the whole village!
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＠Gerda
I can go to the farmland in the village center, or to the pond...and I can visit anyone's house I like!
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＠Gerda
I can even go to Laura's house[sr]and see the new baby if I want.
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＠Mash
In my...
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＠Mash
In our world, people get to live for a long time.
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＠Gerda
Even longer than twenty-five?
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＠Mash
Yes. Much, much longer... Some people[sr]live longer than others, of course, but...
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＠Goredolf
That's right. Many live to be eighty, or ninety,[sr]or even more. And they don't just have children.
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＠Goredolf
Some people also have grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. If they live long enough, of course.
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＠Goredolf
Some people are still unfortunate enough to have their lives cut short by illness or accident, but that's a long way off from no one ever living past twenty-five.
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＠Goredolf
The only ones destined to die early are homunculi.[sr]...Not that they're any concern of mine, though.
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＠Gerda
Grandchildren... Great-grandchildren...
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＠Goredolf
Indeed. And even if one never has children or grandchildren, many people still choose to spend their long lives with people they love.
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＠Goredolf
Even if they never have families of their own, some people spend their lives among friends and comrades, working towards goals of their own choosing.
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＠Goredolf
Grr, why am I even talking about this!? It's not as though we mages get to live ordinary, happy lives!
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＠Goredolf
But fine! If no one else will say it, then I will!
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＠Goredolf
What's wrong with you!?[sr]What's wrong with ALL of you!?
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＠Goredolf
How can you be happy about a life doomed to be cut short!?[sr]How are you not angry!? Or even afraid!?
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＠Goredolf
The Yaga may have had to survive in brutal conditions,[sr]but at least they were still free to live to old age!
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＠Goredolf
Grrr, this whole thing really bothers me! And now our connection is acting up, too! I'm going to bed! Goodbye!
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？1：Director Goredolf...
？2：(At a loss for words)

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＠Fou
Fo...
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＠Mash
...Mr. Chub is right, Gerda.
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＠Mash
Our world was very complicated,[sr]but it also offered us endless possibilities.
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＠Mash
I think that's because we were able to grow up agreeing and disagreeing with all kinds of people throughout our lives.
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＠Mash
...That's how humans have always been.[sr]I'm sure it's no different here in Scandinavia.
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＠Mash
People can do anything they set their mind to.[sr]I think that's what it really means to be free.
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＠Mash
In practice, there may be far more[sr]things we can't do than we can.
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＠Mash
But, even so...I think...that's what everyone wants.
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？1：Mash...

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？2：(Stay silent)

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＠Mash
Gerda...
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＠Mash
Is there...anything in this world that you would wish for...?
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＠Gerda
Wish for?
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＠Gerda
W-well, uh...[sr]Um... Let's see...
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＠Gerda
I got the medicinal herbs I was looking for,[sr]and tonight's dinner was yummy...
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＠Gerda
So, um, I actually can't think[sr]of anything else I want right now.
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＠Gerda
U-usually I do, though! Really!
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＠Gerda
Sometimes I want to catch a big fish at the pond, or I want my bread to turn out really well... Those sorts of things.
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＠Gerda
Oh, sometimes I wish I could see another beautiful rainbow again, like I did that one time...
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＠Fou
Fooou...
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＠Gerda
I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.
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＠Gerda
I know I'm not giving you good answers,[sr]but I don't really understand your questions...
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＠Gerda
Still, everything you said sounds lovely. Getting to be an elderly person, doing anything you want...
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＠Mash
...[sr]...
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＠Mash
...Not at all.
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＠Mash
I'm the one who should be apologizing, Gerda.[sr]I didn't mean to confuse you.
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＠Mash
...I'm sorry.
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＠Gerda
Oh no, please don't be! I'm not confused![sr]I really did think it was lovely!
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＠Gerda
I may not have understood everything you meant...but[sr]I did think it sounded absolutely amazing.
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＠Gerda
It was just so... I can't even begin to imagine[sr]it all! That's never happened to me before.
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＠Gerda
I guess it's true what they said about envoys being difficult to understand.
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＠Gerda
There's still so much I don't know about children, but you said in your world, there are also grandchildren, and...great-grandchildren?
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＠Gerda
I can't imagine getting to see so many generations of children... I guess that's something you can do if you get to be elderly.
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＠Gerda
I've never thought about that sort of thing before.[sr]After all...
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＠
After all...
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＠
...nobody can ever live that long...
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