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Manuela, Flayn enter the scene
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Flayn
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Hello, Professor Manuela! I wish you to know that I have heard ever so much about your talents.
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Manuela
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Whatever are you talking about, Flayn?
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Flayn
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Singing! Why, you are...you are wonderfully skilled at it, are you not?
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Flayn
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Why, I have even overheard people saying your voice is akin to the singing of a goddess!
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Manuela
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It makes me happy to hear, but who told you that?
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Flayn
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Oh, the students are always speaking of it. Which got me to thinking...
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Flayn
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I may be the only person in all of the academy who's never heard your beautiful voice in song.
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Flayn
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So...I was wondering, Manuela. Might you sing a little something for me?
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Manuela
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Your request is touching, but I can't perform on such short notice. My voice is an instrument and requires proper, gentle care.
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Manuela
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However, the stories are true. I was once the leader of the Mittelfrank Troupe. But that was a long time ago.
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Flayn
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Middle... Frank? Um...what do those words mean, precisely?
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Manuela
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You've never heard of the Mittelfrank Troupe?
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Manuela
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It's the single most popular opera company in the Imperial capital! I used to sing on stage with them. I was the star, in fact.
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Manuela
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Before the war, it was the single most popular opera company in the Imperial capital! I used to sing on stage with them. I was the star, in fact.
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Flayn
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Oh wow, in all of Enbarr? They must not have been around when I was living there...
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Manuela
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You used to live in Enbarr?
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Flayn
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Indeed. Although, I was quite a bit younger at the time. It is where I was born, as a matter of fact.
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Manuela
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Ah, well, you must have been too young to hear about us.
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Flayn
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Ah, yes, that could be! And...what, precisely, is the function of an opera troop?
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Manuela
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You don't know what an opera troupe is? Well...
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Manuela
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It's a group of performers, like myself, who act out stories on stage, in front of a big audience. Stories with lots of singing.
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Flayn
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I—I understand now! I certainly have experience in the fine art of storytelling.
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Flayn
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There is often singing, as a part of story time for the children at the monastery.
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Manuela
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That is darling, Flayn. But I'm not sure it's quite the same thing as an opera. You see...
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Manuela
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Operas are performed in grand theaters, with orchestral accompaniment. Everyone attending wears their finest. It is a very special occasion.
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Flayn
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Theaters, they're called? You mean to say that there are buildings exclusively used for...telling stories?
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Manuela
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You've never even heard of a theater?
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Manuela
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You're an intelligent girl, Flayn, and the world is full of wonders. You have a lot left to discover.