- Oh, hello. Are you on your way to get
[cdb]something to eat?
- Yeah. You?
- I am. Shall we go together, then?
- Sure thing. I wonder what they've cooked up for
[cdb]us today!
- Ahhh, that was satisfying. Pretty nice getting such
[cdb]tasty meals all the time, huh?
- I agree. The meal was lovely.
- You didn't finish your meat again. It's kind of a waste,
[cdb]you know.
- I ate a lot of the vegetables, so you can have it.
- Hey, if you're offering. Wait a minute...
Haven't we had this conversation before?
- Hehe... I think we have.
- Did something happen to you, Marianne? You seem
[cdb]more...relaxed today. In a good way, of course.
- Oh, no, nothing in particular. But I made a decision.
I'm not going to worry about whether I bring
[cdb]misfortune to others or not.
- I've been a part of this army for a while now,
[cdb]and I've worked closely with everyone in it.
- And nothing terrible has happened to anyone as
[cdb]a result of being around me.
- Well of course nothing bad's happened!
- I'm still a bit anxious about everything, but I decided
[cdb]to adopt a more easygoing attitude.
- I'd like to emulate you and your nonchalant
[cdb]demeanor. How you can just move through the
[cdb]world, without a care.
- Heh, you're making me sound kinda irresponsible.
But you know what? I'm OK with that.
- I say if you wanna talk to people, then talk to them.
If you wanna be alone, then do that.
- I really think it's best to just be yourself.
Don't force anything.
- Yes, I think so too.
- But I fear my adoptive father might chastise me again
[cdb]if I say that to him.
- Nod in agreement.
- Disagree.
- Yeah, he'll probably still tell you to make more of
[cdb]an effort.
- Most likely, yes...
- But hey, you never know. I don't think he'll be as
[cdb]insistent about it if he saw you now.
- I'm not so sure about that. I think he'd acknowledge
[cdb]how far you've come if he saw you now.
- You really think so?
- You might not have noticed, but you're a lot different
[cdb]than you used to be.
- You're definitely "somewhat" sociable. More so, even.
- I just hope that's good enough for him.
- I'd like to think it will be. Well, I mean, I guess
I don't really know what kinda guy your father is.
- Sometimes I think you say whatever pops into your
[cdb]head without thinking. I suppose that's what I like
[cdb]about you, isn't it?
- I can already tell I'm going to learn a lot from you!
- Uh, I wouldn't go that far...