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Oh, hey Hapi. You sure like the outdoors, huh?
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I guess you could say that. Probably because I grew up in a forest.
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Or maybe it's because I was forced to live in Abyss all that time.
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Oh that's right, you were at Garreg Mach too.
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I wasn't there for very long, but I never would've guessed there was a whole town hiding just below my feet.
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Well, it was. I should know.
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What about you, though? What did you do before hopping into the mercenary business?
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Before that? Oh, well...
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I lived with my mom in a village deep in the mountains. Feels like forever ago now.
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Oh, I call her my mom, but we weren't actually related. She was more like a foster parent.
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So, what was she like? I don't suppose she was interested in magical research, was she?
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I dunno about research, but yeah, she knew how to use magic.
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Interesting... How did you two end up living together?
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I don't really know the details. I can't remember anything from before I was with her. Apparently, I was a foundling.
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Sadly, finding a starving, abandoned child isn't that uncommon.
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But for her to take me in and raise me as her own... I think my mom was someone special.
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Yeah. I guess. She was probably a good person.
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Something on your mind, Hapi?
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I was just wondering why someone who could use magic was living in a remote mountain village.
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She taught me everything I needed to know to survive.
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She was really something. A way better mom than I could've ever asked for.
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OK, but why would someone like that be living in a remote mountain village? Doesn't that strike you as odd?
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You know, someone told me one time that she wasn't actually from there.
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But when I asked her about it, she just gave me this sad smile.
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Hmmm... Very interesting.
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Seriously, Hapi, what's going on? Does it have something to do with my mom?
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No, it's nothing. Sorry to bring it up.
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I was just letting my imagination get the better of me. Sorry if I upset you. Really.
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I'm fine, don't worry about it. No big deal.
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Besides, I'm sure you had your reasons, right?
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Well now I'm just gonna worry about what you were imagining.
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But I'm sure you had your reasons for asking about that stuff.
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If you ever feel like talking about it, I'm always here.
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Thanks. Just some old demons of mine.
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Happens to the best of us. Don't sweat it. You wanna head back and get something to eat?
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Sure. Oh, and we can pick some berries on the way. I think I saw some a little bit ago.
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What kind? After all my time in the mountains, I'm something of a berry expert myself.