Dorothea & Sylvain B

Sylvain
Ah, Dorothea. What are you doing here?

Dorothea
I was actually waiting to see you.

Sylvain
Were you going to invite me out to dinner? I accept.

Dorothea
Yes, I was. I don't think it would be so bad to share a meal with you from time to time.

Sylvain
How about tonight? I'm busy tomorrow...

Dorothea
That's fine by me. What are you busy with, I wonder? Girls? And more girls?

Sylvain
Heh heh, isn't it an unwritten rule not to ask about such things?

Sylvain
But what a curious turn of events. Have you perhaps got an ulterior motive?

Dorothea
No ulterior motives. If you're worried, we can just pretend this conversation never happened.

Sylvain
No, wait! That's not what I meant.

Sylvain
I just don't understand why you want my company now...when you've always been so cold to me.

Sylvain
Have you perhaps...fallen in love with me?

Dorothea
Ugh, my stomach just got queasy. You know what? Maybe I'll eat on my own after all.

Sylvain
Fine, fine. I get it. You want someone to chase your loneliness away.

Dorothea
Something like that, yes. If you don't want to, I'll ask someone else.

Sylvain
Don't dream of it. It would be my pleasure, milady.

Sylvain
And to be clear...the reason you chose to spend time with me is my family, yes? Or is it my Crest? Both?

Sylvain
I'm just curious about such things. Say I was a commoner. Would you still have invited me to dinner?

Dorothea
Is this really necessary for a simple dinner invitation?

Dorothea
Actually, I have a question of my own. Say I was a hoarse-voiced old hag...

Dorothea
Would you still be flirting with me? Would you still want to hold my hand and whisper sweet nothings?

Sylvain
That's a difficult question. I have nothing against mature women, but...

Dorothea
Even if you were an old man, I still would have invited you out.

Dorothea
If you were a former noble exiled from his family, or an orphan from the streets, my heart cares not!

Dorothea
Just kidding. I just wanted to try saying it. Of course it's better that you have money.

Sylvain
Heh, you little... Eh, that's probably true. So, Dorothea, about that dinner?

Dorothea
It would be an honor to have you join me tonight. And let's not talk about things like this over dinner, OK?

Sylvain
Even if I was an old man or an orphan, huh?