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Heartslabyul Dorm - Tea Garden
Heartslabyul Student A |
All hail our leader, the Red Sovereign himself... Housewarden Riddle! |
Heartslabyul Students |
We salute you, Housewarden Riddle! |
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Hm. The garden roses are red, the tablecloths are white... This seems a proper unbirthday indeed.
Is there a dormouse asleep in the teapo- Er, well, I suppose it's fine either way. |
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Not everything has to change completely, you know.
Like, maybe spread the jam on your scones, instead of on the dormouse this time?
Let's try to set the bar at "it's great if it's this way," not "it absolutely has to be this way." |
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Yes, that makes sense. |
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- Sigh* I can't believe we got roped into cleaning up and prepping the garden again.
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Well, at least the housewarden recovered from his overblot without any complications. |
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And the garden is Magicam-worthy once again! Hashtag #nofilter on this gorgeousness! |
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Blah blah blah! Let's just eat already! |
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Then eat we shall! I'll get the- |
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Wait a minute! |
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Huh? |
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There's a white rose...! |
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We missed one?! |
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Ace, Deuce, I told you to make sure to paint EVERY rose! |
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Wait, this is our fault?! |
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R-Riddle, listen... |
| Please, try to understand!
| Oh no. Not again...?! |
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Well... I suppose I can overlook one or two missed roses. |
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R-really?! That's so generous of you, Riddle! |
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If we work together, we should be able to get them painted in no time. |
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What? They still gotta be painted?! |
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Even so... I'm impressed. You've changed, Riddle. |
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I'm starvin' here! Let's just get these stupid roses painted or whatever! |
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All right, is everyone ready? |
| TWISTUNE | |
| Twistune Dialogue - Paint Them Together! |
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| Trey | When's the last time you did the painting, Riddle? |
| Riddle | Hard to say. I've let the dorm members handle it since I became housewarden. |
| Cater | It's kinda fun once in a while. Well, less so with a bunch of clueless freshmen. |
| Ace | Hey! Do you mean us?! |
| Grim | After all the painting I've had to do, I'm about to wipe the floor with Riddle! |
| Riddle | Heh. We'll see about that. |
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| Pass |
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| Riddle | That coat of paint is much too thin! Make it thicker - and don't miss anything! |
| Ace | You're still so demanding! I thought you were finally gonna chill out some. |
| Cater | He might chill out a little, but he wouldn't be Riddle if he weren't a perfectionist. |
| Riddle | Like I always say: if you're going to do something, do it perfectly.
I want the very best party! And that means no cutting corners! |
| | Fail |
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| Ace | Roses, be red!...Aww, nuts. That color-changing magic's harder than it seems. |
| Riddle | White among red is simply unacceptable. Do it again, and do it right! |
| Grim | The food's gonna get cold if you keep us here all day! |
| Trey | What do you think of putting the focus more on having fun over being accurate? |
| Riddle | Hmm... If that's preferable, then...very well. Let us endeavor to keep this "fun". |
| Cater | I am LOVIN' this new open-minded version of you! Snappin' this for posterity! |
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| Pass |
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| Riddle | ...And that's how it's done. |
| Ace | Geez Louise! You finished those roses before I could even raise my pen! |
| Deuce | You've certainly proven you can lead by example. |
| Cater | Applied magic is Riddle's super-special specialty! |
| Trey | They look great, Riddle. |
| Riddle | That ought to do. And now...let the unbirthday party Begin! |
| | Fail |
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| Riddle | Done... Though not without our fair share of setbacks. Do you always struggle so? |
| Trey | Not really. It usually goes a little smoother than this. |
| Cater | Gotta take it slow for the rookies, y'know? |
| Ace | Uh, Ex-CUSE me! We've been workin' our butts off! |
| Grim | Yeah! That's right! |
| Riddle | Well, we can further mentor our freshmen another time. For now, however...
...let the unbirthday party Begin! |
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Heartslabyul Dorm - Tea Garden
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So what happened to that tart, Housewarden? |
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I made it for you, as I promised I would. Here: one strawberry tart, crafted by yours truly. |
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Nice! The shape's a little off, but I can tell you put a lot of work into that glaze.
A fine job indeed, especially considering it was your first! |
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Oh, puh-leeze. How about we actually TRY it before you start fawning all over him, Trey? |
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Hold it! Don't you start cutting that before I get my Magicam snap! ...Okay, got it! |
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Tch. I see Cater hasn't changed a bit either. All right, let's dig in! *munch* |
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Hmm...? |
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Whaaat?! |
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Err? This isn't KINDA salty - it's a full-on salt lick! What did you put in this?! |
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But I followed the rules exactly, and measured everything precisely! Unless... Oh!
Could it be... from the oyster sauce? |
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- Sputter* Wait... did you actually use that Walrus-brand oyster sauce Trey jokes about?
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But Trey said that oyster sauce is an unlisted secret ingredient in all tarts!
He said all the finest bakers use it... |
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And you actually believed him?! How could you not tell that he was joking?! |
| You fell for it too, Ace!
| It's an interesting flavor profile... |
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Even if you believed the joke, it was only supposed to be a splash. How much did you put in? |
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It's an unlisted ingredient! How could I measure it if he wouldn't tell me how much to put in?! |
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Pfft... Ah ha ha ha ha! I can't believe someone actually fell for the ol' oyster sauce prank! |
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Ha ha ha... Yes. Quite humorous indeed. I truly am a fool. |
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Ha ha! It really is so disgusting that it's actually kind of funny! |
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Yeah, what else can we do but laugh? |
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You know, in its own weird way, I think it's actually kinda good! |
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Right? It really isn't half as bad as you'd think. |
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Seriously? You're agreeing with Grim, Cater? He literally eats garbage off the ground. |
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Look, I'm not saying it's amazing or anything! |
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But you like it because it's not sweet, right? |
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Huh? |
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You've never really liked sweet things, right? |
| But didn't he want to try our tart?
| Seriously? Not at all? |
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Yeah, you got me. But how did you figure it out?
I've never told anyone that. |
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Because you casually bring up my Paint the Roses spell every time we're eating sweets.
You hide it pretty well, but that was a giveaway. |
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Ack! My secret is out! This is so so embarrassing! Especially after what happened to you and Riddle.
I should have learned by now that keeping your feelings on the DL is not a great idea. |
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How about I cook up a quiche for the next unbirthday party? |
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That sounds totes amazing to me. Just make sure it's as photogenic as the tarts! |
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Mm mm mmm! Your baked goods are always so delightful, Trey. *munch* *munch* |
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Che'nya?! What are you doing here?! |
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Hm? I came to celebrate my unbirthday with all of you. A very merry unbirthday to you, Riddle. |
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The unbirthday party is a Heartslabyul House tradition. It does not pertain to you. |
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And those two? What about them? |
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Hey! You're that weird semi-invisible cat guy from before!
So you never told us - what dorm are you from? |
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Che'nya isn't even a Night Raven student.
He's a student at our long-time rival school, the Royal Sword Academy. |
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Whaaat? You go to a different school? |
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The frickin' Royal Sword Academy, no less?! |
| So there are other magic academies?
| Wow, that school has a really cool name! |
Heartslabyul Student A |
Did that guy just say the "Royal Sword Academy"?! |
Heartslabyul Student B |
He's one of those pompous jerk-faces?! |
Heartslabyul Student E |
What?! Who's from Royal Sword? We gotta run 'em outta here! |
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Well, now that I've tasted some tart, perhaps I should see myself out. |
Heartslabyul Student A |
He's running for it! |
Heartslabyul Student B |
After him! Don't let him get away! |
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Whoa, everyone turned bloodthirsty real quick. |
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The vast majority of Night Raven College students perceive the Royal Sword Academy as the enemy. |
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No surprise, given that they've kicked our butts every year for a hundred years straight... |
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Hey, stop harshin' the vibe! This is supposed to be a day of celebration. Can't we all just enjoy our unbirthdays? |
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Myah! Merry unbirthday or whatever! I'm gonna eat till my stomach explodes! |
Savanaclaw Dorm - Leona's Room
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Awww, sounds like those Heartslabyul twits are having some kind of feast today. Must be nice.
How come Savanaclaw doesn't have any traditions that involve eating lots of free food? |
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Bah, it's a beautifully sunny day and they're stuffing their faces with cookies and cake? Grossin' me out over here.
Anyway, Ruggie. You know that's not what I'm here to ask you about. |
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Ah, that. Just leave it to me, Boss. All the preparations are proceeding smoothly! |
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Then those fools won't be happily guzzling tea for much longer. That goes double for that snob Malleus. They got no idea what's comin'...
Heh heh. Ah ha ha ha ha ha! |
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