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All right, now I'll just... Huh. What's with the weird design on this piece here?
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That is no design, Caspar, but a fracture.
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And a perfectly straight one at that, which makes it rather hard to discern.
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Repairing it will likely not prove worth the bother. Best relegate the piece to life as training equipment.
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Wow, you really know your stuff, Ferdinand. I'm clueless when it comes to this kind of thing.
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Sometimes I think you know everything...
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Oh, I am not quite so impressive as that. Er, but you seem troubled by something, Caspar. What is it?
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No, forgive my presumption. Perhaps I was merely imagining it.
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See? You do know everything! Something is kinda bothering me.
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I was talking to someone the other day about how I want to distinguish myself in battle, and they said that meant I wanted the war to go on forever.
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Of course, I told them they were nuts... Then I actually started thinking about it.
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About what I'll be doing when the war ends, I mean. About what I'll even...be.
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I do not think you have cause to worry.
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We may not know what the future holds, but you are delivering great results as a leader. Surely you will be held in esteem for such?
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Sure, but doesn't that just mean my life is about nothing but fighting?
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I'm not a guy like you who's good at pretty much everything, so... Ha! Listen to me. I can't remember the last time I got in my own head like this.
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Nonsense. We all have our worries.
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Why, even I have one or two of my own.
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Oh yeah? Like what?
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Well...
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Your earlier appraisal of my boundless talent, for one.
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Huh? But that's true! Also, why would you need to worry about being good at everything?
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Oh, there is no doubt I can handle most things without much difficulty.
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And there are few things I have strong preferences about—stimulants such as coffee aside.
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And there are few things I have strong preferences about. Hardly any, in fact.
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Right. Which means...
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But to me, that fact is nothing more than the flip side of having no prominent talents.
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I am a purveyor of all trades, but an expert in none. A man such as yourself who possesses rare ability in a single field is positively dazzling.
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Wha...
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Haha! OK, you are seriously overthinking this entire thing, Ferdinand.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled you have a high opinion of me. But any comparison of us is always gonna end with my being humiliated.
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Do you truly think so?
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Look, I'm bad at the sciences, hopeless with strategy, and a complete oaf when it comes to coordinating anything besides tying my own shoes.
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But you can help me with all that stuff.
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And not just me—you can help everyone shore up their weak points!
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Sheesh! All right, that's enough worry for one day. Time to go run until I puke! YAH!
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Caspar, wait! And...he has gone.
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Still, I suppose the man makes an intriguing point— my lack of weaknesses does give me a unique ability to offer aid to everyone...