=== Alear & Goldmary === --- C --- [Goldmary] Was the meal to your satisfaction, Divine One? [Alear] Oh yes, it was delicious. Thanks so much. [Goldmary] Could you look me in the eyes, please? [Alear] Uh, sure? [Goldmary] Perfect. Keep on looking right at me. [Goldmary] You have such an intense gaze... Tell me what you're feeling in this moment. [Alear] Hmm... Nothing much, really... [Goldmary] Have I stirred your heart so little? [Goldmary] Let me ask you again. I'll whisper in your ear this time. [Goldmary] Has your lunch with me today brought you any feelings of contentment? [Alear] Oh, very much so. [Goldmary] I knew it. I'm so glad. Tell me more about these feelings. [Alear] Well... I'm so content I couldn't eat another bite. I'd be really curious to learn your recipe. [Goldmary] My...recipe. [Goldmary] Not exactly what I had in mind... But if that's really what you want, I'll teach you. --- B --- [Goldmary] ... [Alear] Goldmary! Are you OK? [Goldmary] Oh, Divine One... Did the sound of my soul in anguish finally get your attention? I'm so glad... [Alear] What's wrong? Talk to me─I'm here to help. [Goldmary] It's just that...I can't possibly be any more charming. [Alear] Ah, what? [Goldmary] Everyone always says I'm the most popular woman in the world... [Goldmary] But if you're immune to my charms, I know that can't be true. My confidence is shattered... [Goldmary] So here I stand... My tears flowing freely, like two rivers of glittering diamonds... [Alear] Uh, look... [Alear] I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings somehow. I really didn't mean to. [Goldmary] No, please don't apologize. Only tell me what I can do to earn your affection. [Alear] You don't need to do anything special. I already think you're quite charming. [Goldmary] You do? You think I'm charming? [Alear] Of course. And it's not just me, you know. Everyone loves you. [Alear] So don't feel like you have to push yourself so hard over this, OK? [Goldmary] ... [Goldmary] WAAAH! [Alear] What's wrong?! [Goldmary] Nothing, nothing... I'm just so relieved. [Goldmary] Thank you... As a token of my appreciation, you may admire my perfect tears a while longer. [Alear] Um, OK. Thanks... --- A --- [Goldmary] Divine One, I must apologize for what happened last time we spoke. [Goldmary] I was so overcome with joy, I actually made you stay with me until I was finished crying. [Alear] That's all right. I'm just glad to see you feeling better. [Goldmary] After it was over, I realized it would make more sense if you knew about my childhood. [Alear] Oh, what about it? [Goldmary] Everyone always fawned over me when I was young. So much so, in fact, it was all I knew. [Goldmary] But in Elusia, when you reach a certain age, you have to leave home for the academy. [Goldmary] For the first time, I had competitors. Others were more popular than me. I was devastated. [Goldmary] I came to understand that some people can simply be better. I began to question everything. [Alear] That must have been difficult. [Goldmary] Since then, I've become a bit of a perfectionist. Being anything less than ideal is frustrating. [Goldmary] But then you said you thought I was charming. [Alear] And I stand by that. Somehow you always manage to be charming─even on the battlefield. [Goldmary] Thank you. As soon as you said those words, I felt my confidence come flooding back. [Goldmary] ... [Alear] Is this...good crying? [Goldmary] Can't you tell by how these tears...glisten on my cheeks like the morning dew? [Goldmary] I'm sorry, Divine One... I have such powerful feelings, it would be a crime to contain myself. [Goldmary] You'll just have to admire this magnificence... to your heart's content... [Alear] I'll remain by your side until you're finished. --- S --- [Goldmary] Thanks for meeting with me, Divine One. I took the liberty of setting a table for you. [Alear] This is incredible. You made all this for me? [Goldmary] I did. The presentation is rather plain by my usual standards, I have to admit. [Goldmary] You might wonder why I'd go so far out of my way to prepare such an unremarkable dish. [Goldmary] But this one has a special place in my heart. [Goldmary] So in that sense, making it for you is an expression of my truest self. [Alear] Thank you. That means a lot to me. [Goldmary] I'm so glad. [Goldmary] Divine One, if I may... [Goldmary] There is something I'd like to say to you. [Alear] What is it? [Goldmary] Before, I might have hidden this by insisting you must have feelings for me. [Goldmary] But that's beneath me now. Thanks to you, I'm confident enough to say how I feel. [Goldmary] I'm falling in love with you, . More and more each day. [Alear] You are? [Goldmary] Please tell me you feel the same. [Goldmary] Please tell me you think I'd make a perfect partner for you? [Alear] Perfect? [Alear] Hehe, ever the perfectionist, even now. I have to say, it's endearing. [Alear] Forgive me if I'm a little speechless, Goldmary. Your confession took me by surprise. [Alear] But I couldn't imagine a more perfect partner than you. So I want you to have this. [Goldmary] The Pact Ring... I feel like I'm dreaming. [Alear] You're not. Try it on. [Goldmary] Ah, look! A perfect fit! And just the right match for these elegant hands. [Alear] I couldn't agree more. [Goldmary] Sweet of you to say. Now, shall we sit down and eat? Wouldn't want it to get cold. [Alear] Great idea. Let's. [Goldmary] I feel like I owe the people of the world an apology. No one else gets to be this happy. [Goldmary] Actually, let's toast to that. Glasses up. [Goldmary] Here's to us─the envy of the world. I want to be with you for the rest of my life.