Edelgard & Dorothea A

Dorothea
Hey, Edie, take a look at this! I received it as a gift...

Dorothea
It was sent from... Hmm. I don't remember. Anyway, the point is...

Edelgard
Dorothea... When you receive a gift, don't you think you should try to remember who it's from?

Dorothea
You're right. That's a little thoughtless of me.

Edelgard
What's gotten into you lately? You seem mostly uninterested in the various suitors throwing themselves at you.

Edelgard
Is something on your mind?

Dorothea
Oh, don't worry about me. Everything's fine.

Edelgard
Do you have any idea why?

Dorothea
Well, I do have an inkling...

Edelgard
You seem reluctant to tell me... Is it somehow my fault?

Dorothea
No, no, nothing like that. OK, I suppose you're not completely wrong, but...

Edelgard
How do you mean? Please, just say what's on your mind.

Dorothea
When the two of us are together, talking like this...

Dorothea
Somehow I don't feel like I care about my troubles with love anymore. So, it's fine.

Edelgard
Hmm... There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but it seems we should get to the bottom of such a drastic change.

Edelgard
Maybe we can figure it out if we just—

Dorothea
Edie. I'm telling you I'm fine.

Dorothea
If you push me any further, I'll write an opera about you. I'll do it right here and now.

Dorothea
And then I'll sing it in your face!

Edelgard
Settle down, Dorothea, I can take a hint! If you insist, I'll drop the subject.

Edelgard
Whatever you do, don't write more opera lines about me. My cheeks are probably still red from your last performance.

Dorothea
Well, I can't promise anything.

Dorothea
But if I try real hard, by the time the war is over I might just have an opera written, starring you!

Dorothea
No need to worry though, Edie. I'll be fabulous as you. A performance they'll rave about for years.

Edelgard
Ugh, the frightening part is that I don't know whether you're joking or not.

Edelgard
But I do regret to inform you that you won't be playing the role of Edelgard.

Dorothea
Why's that?

Edelgard
Don't you see? No story about me would be complete without the character of Dorothea.

Edelgard
It would be ridiculous for you to play me instead of yourself.

Dorothea
Edie... You really are something special, aren't you?