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Scarabia Dorm - Hallway
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Since you come from another world, I'd love to show you the Yasamina River Fireworks Fest, [MC]. It'll be a great chance to see the Scalding Sands in all its glory. |
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Mraaah! I wanna go too! There's gonna be a buncha good eats at this thing, right?! |
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Absolutely! You're more than welcome to come, Grim. |
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Okay, slow down! You can't make this kind of decision at the last second. |
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Aww, don't be like that. We can figure out some way to get them seats, right? |
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Yes, we could probably manage that—you're one of the organizers, after all. But you're missing the point! |
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What's all this about organizin'? |
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(*sigh* This is a lot to go into, but I'll do whatever it takes to talk them out of it.) The festival is organized by the Scalding Sands' most prominent families. Each year, they rotate who's in charge. And this year happens to be the Asim family's turn. There's no room for error, so running the festival is a daunting prospect. But it's also a tremendous honor. |
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They asked me to make the rounds and greet our guests. |
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And since Kalim will be a part of it, I'm going as his attendant. All of which is to say—I won't have time to babysit you two. I mean no offense, but please, I ask that you sit this one out. |
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MRAAAH! But I wanna see the fireworks! And eat all the food! I WANNA GOOO! |
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(AUGH. I took the time to give them a full explanation and everything!) (I guess I should've known being patient and reasonable wouldn't work with Grim...) |
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C'mon, Jamil! Pretty please? I want them to learn all about the Scalding Sands! |
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Be a pal, Jamil! If you don't take me with you, I'm gonna make a huge mess in your dorm while you're gone. |
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...Okay, fine. You win. |
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WOOHOO! |
| Thanks so much! | I can't wait! |
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You know what? We should bring even MORE people! What's better than sharing cool moments with YOUR BUDS? |
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Whoa, whoa, hold on! Only a limited number of seats have been held back for VIP guests. You know that's not feasible! |
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Really? I seem to remember we still had some of those VIP seats left... How many was it again, Jamil? |
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Rgh... ...Six, to my recollection. |
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Then there's definitely room for me an' [MC]! |
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For sure! That means we can invite four more people. In that case, I'll hit up my Pop Music clubmates Cater and Lilia! |
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Would you like to bring anyone, Jamil? |
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I'm good. I wouldn't be able to properly host even if I did invite someone. |
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Hmm... |
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(Four extra people is bad enough. The last thing I need is two more on top of that...) |
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Then I'll give Cater and Lilia a plus-one each! |
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Wait, WHAT?! |
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It's settled! I'm gonna go talk to them right now! [MC] and Grim, you're welcome to join me! |
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Kalim, wait! Rgh, and there he goes… So we're bringing six people after all. Ugh... This is turning out to be a real headache. |
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