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Hey there, Shamir. What's a gal like you doing in a place like this?
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Oh. It's you. What do you want?
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Nothing in particular. Just had some time to kill. Thought it'd be nice to chat.
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Shouldn't you and Holst be punching each other's abs or something?
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Shouldn't you be off sparring with Catherine?
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Shouldn't you be off dripping sweat all over the training grounds?
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Shouldn't you and Caspar be off punching things?
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Shouldn't you be off dripping sweat all over the training grounds?
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That sounds nice and all, but...I've had my eye on you for a while.
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Try anything funny, and you'll regret it.
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Whoa, take it easy, pal. I didn't mean it like that.
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I was just thinking the two of us have got a lot in common, yeah?
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Nothing comes to mind.
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Hey now, let's not be too hasty.
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Take gambling, for instance. I happen to know you like a little game of chance, and I fancy a wager myself every now and again.
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Hmph. You can't call it gambling if all you do is lose.
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Sure, I've probably lost more than I've made. But hey, that's part of the fun, right?
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Keep telling yourself that.
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What about booze? From what I understand, you're quite the drinker.
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But unlike you, I can actually hold my liquor.
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Hey, that was one time! Nobody drinks Balthus under the table... Not unless I've lost a bet.
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You must lose often. I've seen you stumbling around here quite a bit.
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All right, so gambling and booze are out. What about fighting? The battlefield is where we both come alive, yeah?
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My fighting style is nothing like yours.
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I can't argue with that. I like to get in real close and crack some skulls, while you prefer to pick off enemies from a safe distance.
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But even if our methods are different, the end result is the same. It's kill or be killed out there.
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Huh. So you do see how we're different.
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Give me some credit, will ya? I might not be the best drinker or gambler, but I am the Desirable King of Grappling.
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I can tell you're not looking for your fights to be a bloodbath, unlike yours truly.
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Because I don't like dying. I prefer to be the one doing the killing.
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That's why I use a bow. The only one who bleeds is the enemy.
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Aren't you forgetting something? After gambling and booze, you're supposed to ask me about women.
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Though I doubt our tastes are similar.
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Wait, what's that supposed to mean? Hey, Shamir! Where're you going?
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Huh, wonder what that was about.