=== Framme & Goldmary === --- C --- [Goldmary] Here we are, Framme. This is the perfect spot for apple picking. [Framme] Oooh, it's pretty! [Framme] Kind of a long hike just to get some fruit to cook with, don't you think? Phew! [Goldmary] The best food requires the best ingredients. Gathering them takes effort. [Framme] Just getting here was a serious workout. Cooking is no joke! [Framme] I can't wait to relax in a nice warm bath after I get home. [Framme] Uh, Goldmary? What are you doing?! [Goldmary] What's the matter? [Framme] Why are you taking your clothes off?! [Framme] Put them back on this instant! [Goldmary] There's a lovely spring right here. I thought I would take a quick dip. [Framme] A little warning would've been nice! [Goldmary] Warning? For what? I was only going to rinse off. [Goldmary] You said yourself you were looking forward to a bath after that long hike. [Framme] Um, sure...but I was planning on doing that when I got home. [Framme] You're really comfortable enough to just take a bath out in the open? [Goldmary] Yes, it seems normal to me. But that's probably because I grew up in a village with hot springs. [Framme] I always thought you seemed pretty shy, but it looks like I was totally wrong. [Framme] I guess that's what I get for judging by appearances, huh... --- B --- [Goldmary] Aw... [Framme] Hey, Goldmary! How'd it turn out with the apples we gathered the other day? [Goldmary] Better than I could have possibly imagined, unfortunately... [Goldmary] They also ruined my life. [Framme] Um, what? How? [Goldmary] I was so delighted eating the dish I made that my face bore a terribly inelegant expression. [Framme] Um, I don't get it. Your face looks fine to me. [Goldmary] It's fine now, but there's nothing I can do about those who saw it. They'll remember forever. [Framme] I still don't think I see the problem, but OK... [Goldmary] How can you not see? Whenever those people look at me, they'll see nothing but a silly face. [Framme] I really don't think they will, if they even noticed the, um, expression to begin with. [Framme] You sound like you could use a break though. Hey, how about taking a soak in a hot spring? [Framme] That'd be nice and relaxing, right? Get you feeling back to your elegant self again? [Goldmary] No! I can't do that! [Framme] What? Why not?! [Goldmary] What if someone who saw my silly face is there? What if they tell everyone?! [Goldmary] I'd never live it down... [Framme] I'm sure that won't happen, Goldmary. Look, this isn't the end of the world, OK? [Goldmary] If everyone there knew how ridiculous I looked, I could never go to the hot springs again. [Goldmary] There's no way to know if anyone who saw me would be there...until I went there. [Goldmary] It's like wanting to go shopping for clothes... without having an outfit to wear to the store... [Framme] OK, I...don't really get it, but I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. Please don't cry. [Goldmary] Will you...help me rehearse my demeanor until it's graceful and refined again? [Framme] Um... [Framme] Sure, yeah. Whatever makes you feel better... [Goldmary] Thank you, Framme. --- A --- [Goldmary] Hello, Framme. Notice anything different about me? [Goldmary] That's right. My place in the world has been restored. I'm once again the picture of elegance. [Framme] Hey, that's great! I'm glad our efforts paid off. [Framme] I mean...you don't seem any different to me. But I'm glad you're feeling better. [Goldmary] You can't tell? I'm tilting my head 10 degrees instead of that unseemly 15. [Framme] Umm... OK! [Goldmary] I really must thank you, Framme. [Goldmary] You stood by me even when my head was tilted much too far to be taken seriously. [Goldmary] You were even there to help me practice my expression until I got it exactly right. [Goldmary] Thanks to you, I understand that one graceless moment isn't going to ruin a friendship. [Framme] Exactly. Friends aren't superficial with each other like that. [Goldmary] Would you let me give my thanks in the form of a delicious home-cooked meal? [Framme] Yeah! I'd love that! [Goldmary] I will make something with those apples we gathered. It will be both tasty and nutritious. [Framme] Ooh, I can't wait! This is gonna be amazing! [Goldmary] Try to temper your expectations. It will only be about as good as the top restaurants. [Framme] Only that good, huh? Hehe, you're really confident in your cooking. [Goldmary] I'm sorry in advance if the delights I prepare ruin your taste buds to all other cuisine... [Framme] Hehehe! I'm glad to see you're fully back to your old self, Goldmary. [Framme] And I can't wait to try what you cook up! --- S ---