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Ramshackle Dorm
| I walked back to Ramshackle Dorm out of pure habit. | One more day until we lose our dorm privileges for good... |
| What are all these yellow-green lights? | Ooh, that's a pretty sight. |
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Hm? You're... |
| You're Hornton! | Well, if it isn't Hornton, the ruin explorer. |
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Hornton? Who is that? Are you...referring to me? |
| You said I could call you a name of my choosing. | Grim picked that name out for you. |
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Heh... Hmhm. Ha ha ha! Me, being called "Hornton"! You really are fearless, it seems. No matter. It was I who told you to use a name of your choosing. I'll indulge this liberty and permit you to refer to me by your...curious nickname. By the by, I've noticed that this dorm has seemed rowdier as of late. Are you taking in more students? |
| Actually… | See, the dorm was taken as collateral, and... |
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What? You made a deal with Ashengrotto? Well... I suppose that does explain it. Then once the sun sets tomorrow, I suppose this place will belong to him and become a hotspot for noisy students. Heh. You look like you take issue with my statement. You don't like me speaking as though your loss is a given? ...... Incidentally, the walls of this dorm have some rather impressive gargoyle sculptures. |
| Gargoyles? | (Talk about an abrupt topic switch...) |
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At first glance, these gargoyles appear to be imposing, dangerous monsters... But in reality, they are a kind of drainage spout built to keep rainwater from sullying the walls. They look frightful, and yet they are beings devoted to the preservation of their home. |
| There's a stark contrast between what they do and how they look, huh? | So they're surprisingly nice guys? |
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Sometimes, what you see with your eyes is the complete opposite of the truth. And...I, too, would prefer to avoid this place becoming rowdy every night. Continue fighting to protect your dorm. |
| So what I see...isn't always the truth? | Hornton sure enjoys acting like he's got all the answers. |
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