＄03-00-05-18-1-1

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＠Achilles
Annnd done.[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1][sr]Well, Master? Whatcha think?
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＠Achilles
I might not be at my best, but my speed and strength're still nothing to sneeze at, right?
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？1：That was perfect.

＠Achilles
Awesome. That's what I like to hear!
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？2：That wasn't your best? Really?

＠Achilles
Nope. At my true speed,[sr]you wouldn't be able to see me at all.
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＠Achilles
The fact that I was visible at all just proves how weakened I still am.
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？1：Well here, have a heal just in case.
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＠Achilles
Huh?
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＠Achilles
I mean, I wasn't all that hurt, and I would've healed up on my own in a little while anyway...
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＠Achilles
But, thanks. I appreciate it.
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＠Mash
Are you okay, Master!?
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？1：I got a little dizzy...
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＠Mash
Using a Mystic Code again immediately after a battle really takes a lot out of you.
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＠Da Vinci
Whoa, whoa. You all right there?
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＠Mash
Here, Senpai, lean on me.[sr]I'll take you back to your room.
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？1：Thanks...
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＠Mandricardo
...[sr]...
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＠Mandricardo
Hey, you got a minute?
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＠Da Vinci
What's up, Mandricardo?
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＠Mandricardo
Well...
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＠Fou
Fou fou...
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？1：Phew...
？2：I'm okay. Thanks, Fou.
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？1：(Is that Mash?) Come in!
？2：(Wonder who that could be?) Come in!
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＠Mandricardo
Hey, uh... Got a minute?
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？1：Sure. What's up?
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＠Mandricardo
I just felt like having a chat,[sr]Servant to Master.
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＠Mandricardo
Besides, I never finished my story.
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＠Mandricardo
No, see, that's the thing.[sr]I DID find it, just like I wanted to.
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＠Mandricardo
But[line 2]
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＠Mandricardo
But before we get back to my stupid antics...
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＠Mandricardo
...and I apologize in advance if I'm[sr]way off base or out of line here...
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＠Mandricardo
...but do you think you might[sr]be being a little overeager?
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＠Mandricardo
No, wait. That's not clear at all, is it?
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＠Mandricardo
What I mean is, are you sure you're not pushing yourself too hard? Or trying to act more positive than you feel?
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＠Mandricardo
I ask because I couldn't help but notice,[sr]when you healed Achilles earlier...
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＠Mandricardo
...you looked like you were pushing yourself way too hard, especially after you were already tired from fighting.
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＠Mandricardo
I even, erm, worked up the courage[sr]to ask Da Vinci about it...
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＠Mandricardo
...and she said you usually don't heal Servants after a battle like that at all.
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＠Mandricardo
So it sounds like before, you usually had a pretty good idea when to save your strength and when to go all out.
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？1：I...
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＠Mandricardo
...Well, if something changed, I'm sure there's a reason. And it might not really be my place to pry...
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＠Mandricardo
But if it's okay with you, maybe we could talk about it?[sr]We, uh, might have something in common.
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？1：I've been feeling some strange urgency ever since we got to this Lostbelt...

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＠Mandricardo
Urgency, huh...?[sr]Hmm...
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＠Mandricardo
So that's why you haven't been acting like yourself.
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＠Mandricardo
Uh... Sorry if what I'm about to say is kind of rude.
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？2：How so?

＠Mandricardo
...Sorry, this is gonna sound rude.
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＠Mandricardo
Like I told you before, I'm a supporting character in the legend of Charlemagne.
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＠Mandricardo
Sure, there's some stories that focus on my personal exploits...
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＠Mandricardo
But in the end, I'm just an adversary there to be defeated.
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＠Mandricardo
So really, I'm just strong enough to make the battle compelling. That's it.
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＠Mandricardo
Hell, the only reason I'm a Rider is because I stole a horse more famous than me[line 2]Brigliadoro was his name.
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＠Mandricardo
If it wasn't for that story,[sr]I might never have been summoned at all.
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＠Mandricardo
Basically...[wt 0.8][charaFace B 0][sr]Um...
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＠Mandricardo
You see...[wt 0.8][charaFace B 0][sr]Uh...
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？1：You're saying that, as a fellow weakling,[csr]you understand what I'm going through?
？2：You're saying you know what it's like to be weak, like me?
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＠Mandricardo
...[sr]...
[k]

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＠Mandricardo
...Well, yeah.
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＠Mandricardo
Don't get me wrong, though. I don't actually think you're weak. And I know Mash doesn't, either.
[k]

＠Mandricardo
But as a hero with a hell of an inferiority complex... Well, let's just say like recognizes like.
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？1：...You might be right.

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＠Mandricardo
...I knew it. Guess my intuition's[sr]not completely useless after all.
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＠Mandricardo
That other Master... Kirschtaria, right?
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？1：He was pretty amazing, wasn't he?
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＠Mandricardo
No way. Not even a little.
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＠Mandricardo
Listen, Master, that guy's just like me.[sr]He's nothing special.
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＠Mandricardo
When you're really strong, you can live your life elegantly, and you never have to make any hard choices.
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＠Mandricardo
When he attacked us, I was nearly knocked out cold and almost taken out of commission for good...
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＠Mandricardo
But you kept your wits about you,[sr]and above all, you survived.
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＠Mandricardo
That's what I call amazing.
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＠Mandricardo
...Listen.
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＠Mandricardo
A guy like me? I'll never measure up[sr]to the likes of Achilles or Heracles.
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＠Mandricardo
Hell, while I wish it wasn't the case, I don't think I can even beat Ruggiero, no matter how many times I fight him.
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＠Mandricardo
As for why that is, well...[sr]It's kind of a long story.
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＠Mandricardo
Crap.[sr]...I'm sorry. Guess I really was off base.
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＠Mandricardo
I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions.
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＠Mandricardo
All that's left now is...[sr]Oh, right, the rest of my story.
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...I went on an adventure.
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I swore I was going to become a hero the likes of which had never been seen before. One with tales of derring-do so dazzling they'd make the whole world gasp in awe.
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I traveled near and far, and at long last,[sr]I found the sacred sword I'd been looking for.
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But...
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“You essentially stole it, Mandricardo. You have no more rightful claim to it than a stray dog to a dead man's bones.”
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...It wasn't the incredible reward I thought I'd find at the end of my adventure.
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All I did was snatch something a love-crazed knight threw away, like a dog rooting through a dumpster.
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＠Mandricardo
Roland had thrown Durendal away,[sr]and I'd taken it for myself.
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＠Mandricardo
I did run into some trouble when I found it, but that didn't matter. They said it was no different than if I'd stolen it.
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＠Mandricardo
Once I'd defeated Zerbino and won the sword from him, I went around bragging about being the hero who had it all.
[k]

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＠Mandricardo
And I was so hopped up on the excitement of getting the legendary sword for myself that I didn't think twice about it.
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＠Mandricardo
As for what happened next, well...[sr]I think I'll just give you the short version.
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＠Mandricardo
I lost to Bradamante's lover, Ruggiero.
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＠Mandricardo
I was wearing Hektor's armor, wielding Durendal,[sr]and I still couldn't beat him.
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＠Mandricardo
Sure, Ruggiero was a hell of a hero,[sr]and he did have a demonic sword.
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＠Mandricardo
But...there's no doubt my weapon was better.
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＠Mandricardo
I think that's probably why I didn't bring that sword with me when I was summoned as a Servant.
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＠Mandricardo
Because in exchange for that sword...I gave up something I shouldn't have. Something important.
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？1：I know how you feel...
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＠Mandricardo
...Gotcha. Well then, it was worth embarrassing myself.
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＠Mandricardo
...Anyway, getting back to my main point.
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＠Mandricardo
Just to be totally clear, I[line 2]we, never once thought you were third-rate.
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＠Mandricardo
But if, in spite of that, you're thinking of yourself as powerless...
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＠Mandricardo
...or that you've got to do something, anything,[sr]to prove you got what it takes...
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＠Mandricardo
...well, you're just plain wrong.
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？1：So, it would be better if I didn't do anything?
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＠Mandricardo
Uh... No, it's not that.[sr]That's not what I mean.
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＠Mandricardo
I mean you've already more than proven it.
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＠Mandricardo
You being here...[sr]Standing with us Servants...
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＠Mandricardo
The decisions you make...
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＠Mandricardo
Even if you can't help but think everything you do is third-rate at best...
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＠Mandricardo
...we[line 2]I, have nothing but respect for it.
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？1：So, it's fine if I mess up?

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＠Mandricardo
Okay, maybe not exactly FINE, but I can always bail you out if I have to.
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？2：So you won't get mad if I make a mistake?

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＠Mandricardo
Hell no.
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＠Mandricardo
So...you know, let's only work as hard as we have to!
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＠Mandricardo
(Wait. Did I really just say that?[sr]That can't be what [&he:she] needs to hear now, right?)
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＠Mandricardo
(Then again, I can't think of any better way to get my feelings across than that...)
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＠Mandricardo
(...Dammit, why am I so bad at[sr]putting my thoughts into words?)
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？1：...Thanks, Mandricardo. I feel better now.
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＠Mandricardo
S-sure thing.[sr]...I'm glad to hear that.
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＠Mandricardo
If you'd been all “How's this maudlin guy trying to cheer me up supposed to help!?” I'd have jumped straight into my spirit form and never looked back.
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？1：I'd never say something like that!
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＠Mandricardo
Good point. You wouldn't, would you?
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＠Mandricardo
Aw, crap. I probably shouldn't be this frank with you, seeing how you're my Master and all.
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？1：I don't mind.
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＠Mandricardo
But, it's so, you know, improper and stuff...
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？1：Really, it's fine.
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＠Mandricardo
...Well, okay, if you insist.[sr]But it still doesn't seem right to me.
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＠Mandricardo
I mean, being this frank with each other is usually something reserved for friends and such.
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？1：I guess that makes us friends then.
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＠Mandricardo
...[sr]...
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＠Mandricardo
[f large]...Friends!?
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＠Mandricardo
B-b-but I'm like this mopey, awkward downer!
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＠Mandricardo
And a third-rate Servant! And a bad guy![sr](At least as far as Charlemagne's side is concerned.)
[k]

＠Mandricardo
If you go around calling me your friend, people are gonna start throwing rocks at you and stuff!
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？1：I don't think that'll be an issue.
？2：Even if that happens, don't friends stick up for each other?
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＠Mandricardo
(Ahhhhhh![sr]That's riiiiiight!)
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＠Mandricardo
(I forgot that this Master's most endearing quality[sr]is the way [&he:she] gets along with pretty much everyone!)
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＠Mandricardo
(So of course [&he'd:she'd] go along with[sr]being friends if I suggested it!)
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？1：Mandricardo?
？！

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＠Mandricardo
Uh, yes. I mean, o-okay, I hear you.
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＠Mandricardo
Then, uh...I guess from now on...[sr]you and I are officially friends.
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＠Mandricardo
Although, in that case, it'd probably be weird if I called you Master, huh?
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？1：Just call me [%1]!
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＠Mandricardo
...Well, I think I'll still have to go with Master in battle and such, or it'll seriously throw me off, but...
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＠Mandricardo
O-okay then, in general, I'll call you, uh...
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＠Mandricardo
...[%1]...
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＠Mandricardo
...from now on.
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＠Mandricardo
J-just don't blame me if you regret this later!
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？1：I won't.
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＠Mandricardo
A-all right...[sr]If you're sure.
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＠Mandricardo
Okay, [%1], make sure to stay[sr]warm and get plenty of sleep, okay?
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＠Mandricardo
(...Great. Now I sound more[sr]like a parent than a friend.)
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？1：Good night, buddy.

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＠Mandricardo
Guh! That hit me way harder than I thought!
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？2：Good night, Mandricardo.

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＠Mandricardo
Y-you too.[sr]Good night!
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？1：I think I'm gonna sleep really well tonight!
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