=== Anna & Mauvier ===
--- C ---


[Anna]
Congratulations, big guy! Anniversaries like this
don't come around every day.
[Anna]
You should buy something to celebrate. It's a
steal with my special anniversary discount!
[Mauvier]
Hm? The anniversary of...what, exactly?
[Anna]
Aw, don't play coy with me! I think you know
just what I'm talking about.
[Mauvier]
I do not. I have not the slightest idea.
[Anna]
But how could you not know? It's your
anniversary!
[Mauvier]
That explains nothing.
[Anna]
Think hard! I bet it's on the tip of your tongue.
C'mon, you're getting close.
[Mauvier]
I have no idea what you are talking about.
[Anna]
No? Too bad. Guess you won't be getting my
special anniversary price on this fruit after all.
[Mauvier]
Suppose it is the anniversary of an important
event in my life. How would you know?
[Anna]
Psh! No need to get hung up on details like that.
[Mauvier]
The odds are in your favor that any given day is
special for someone you're trying to sell to.
[Anna]
Aw, tipped my hand there, did I? Oh well.
[Anna]
Let's just call this the anniversary of the time
we talked, and I'll sell you the fruit.
[Anna]
How does half-price sound? Are you really
gonna haggle with a poor little girl?!
[Mauvier]
You are a bold salesperson of dubious morals.
Still, I admit I am impressed. I shall buy the fruit.
[Anna]
Yes! Chalk up another sale for me. Thanks for
your business!
--- B ---


[Mauvier]
Anna, the fruit I purchased from you was tasty.
[Anna]
Hmph. It's Lady Anna, not Anna. Address me
properly or take a hike!
[Mauvier]
Lady Anna. I would like to buy another piece of
fruit, if I may?
[Anna]
You sure may! But give me a minute while I say
my prayers first.
[Mauvier]
Prayers? I did not know you to be religious.
[Anna]
Oh, no. I'm not the least bit religious, but I do
pray sometimes.
[Mauvier]
I do not understand.
[Anna]
Hmm...how do I explain this? Well, I'm about to
pray right now, so just watch me.
[Mauvier]
Fine then. Please go ahead.
[Anna]
Ahem...
[Anna]
Please... All I want is for my products to sell
well again today.
[Anna]
For my customers to be satisfied...even happy,
at least for a little while.
[Anna]
I ask that they remember me the next time they
need something.
[Anna]
That should do it! So yeah, that's the kind of
thing I always pray for.
[Mauvier]
Huh...
[Anna]
What's up?
[Mauvier]
I admit that I had written you off as a small-time
scam artist...
[Mauvier]
I never imagined you prayed with such passion.
[Mauvier]
And...I am embarrassed to admit that I looked
down on you, Lady Anna. I must apologize.
[Anna]
Aw, no need for all that. C'mon, let's see about
that fruit, huh?
--- A ---


[Anna]
There you are, Mauvier! You gonna buy
something from me today or what?
[Mauvier]
...
[Anna]
What's the matter?
[Mauvier]
I was praying.
[Anna]
Praying? To who?
[Mauvier]
I do not know. No one? I was just sending out
a prayer.
[Mauvier]
I was intrigued by your own prayer the other
day and wished to try the practice for myself.
[Anna]
No kidding?
[Mauvier]
I never imagined I would feel this way
when praying.
[Anna]
You don't pray much, huh?
[Mauvier]
I was a follower of the Fell Dragon.
[Mauvier]
I would pray every day...and feel nothing.
[Anna]
Oh. So you did pray, but it was just going
through the motions.
[Mauvier]
Yes, exactly. My parents were devout believers
in the Divine Dragon.
[Mauvier]
But our family was destroyed by an epidemic.
Praying did no good.
[Mauvier]
So even though I prayed, I never understood
what it was I truly believed.
[Mauvier]
You showed me praying is not only for worship.
It can be a means to think warmly of others.
[Anna]
Yeah, that's how I see it too. I'm glad someone
else gets it!
[Mauvier]
Thank you for teaching me this feeling.
[Anna]
Oh, quit being so stiff. Hey, what did you pray
for anyway?
[Mauvier]
There is someone I would give my life to
protect. I was praying for them.
[Anna]
Wow... That's real sweet of you. I wonder if
anyone will ever pray like that for me.
[Mauvier]
I prayed for you as well, Lady Anna.
[Anna]
What? Really?!
[Mauvier]
I prayed you would be always healthy and able
to sell your wares with a smile.
[Anna]
Hahaha, nice!
[Anna]
I've got just the thing to thank you with! You
really liked that fruit, right?
[Mauvier]
Yes... But do I not owe you some payment?
[Anna]
Nah. It's free today, on account of it being the
anniversary of me being so touched.
[Anna]
Take the gesture and get outta here,
you cheapskate!
[Mauvier]
Well, thank you.
[Mauvier]
Since it is a special day, we should share
this fruit.
[Anna]
Yes! These are pretty expensive, so I don't get
many excuses to eat them myself.
[Mauvier]
I suspected that might be the case. Let us eat,
and perhaps discuss other prayers as well.
--- S ---