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Hmm. Yeah, something's still not quite right here. Maybe the chest decoration is a little...lonely?
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There's no way this accessory is good enough to sell in its current state.
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Something wrong, Hildy?
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Hey, Dorothea. Yeah, I'm actually trying to make a necklace, but it's not going well.
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I just can't shake the feeling it's... I dunno. Missing a little something, I guess.
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Anyway, I was just mulling over what I should do about it.
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Oh, so this is one of your handmade accessories! I've wanted to see one for so long.
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Might I offer an opinion?
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Oh, absolutely. Give me the brutal truth. I can handle it!
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This is fine workmanship—much more elaborate than the goods you can buy off a common tinker.
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Ah, the chain is patterned after a vine! Yes, I see...
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Forgive an amateurish opinion, but what if you were to add some leaves under this floral decoration?
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If there were a pattern that bridged the flower and the vines, that might lend it the special something you feel like you're missing.
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You know what? That just might do it... Yeah, I think you're really onto something there, Dorothea!
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Thanks a million! I'll give it a shot.
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I'm glad I could help.
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Oh, but now I'm going to come to you whenever I'm in a pickle about how to fix an accessory, you know.
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I would be delighted.
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Say, do you have any interest in actually selling the items you make?
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Huh? Wait, you think I could sell them?
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As I said earlier, you rarely see goods of this quality. They could, for example, be used by an opera troupe.
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Like the Mittelfrank Opera Company?
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Exactly. Stage costumes use all manner of accessories and ornamentations, you know.
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And once they're seen in such a settling, nobles from near and far will be clamoring to buy them!
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Dorothea, I love you! I'm so happy I could scream!
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Actually, maybe we could keep the spirit of our newfound cooperation going.
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See, someday I actually wanna open a school for craftspeople who make accessories like mine.
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And since you used to work at the opera company, maybe you could help me with the whole business-y side of things!
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I mean, opera people are pretty good with accessories and stuff, right? So what do you think?
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...
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That's wonderful, Hildy! What ideas you think of!
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There are few jobs retired opera members can get, which was always a source of worry for the company.
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So let's definitely return to this conversation in the near future, all right?
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Oh, I am so glad I met you, Dorothea!