Lorenz & Marianne B

Lorenz
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Marianne
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Lorenz
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Marianne
Ah, um...

Lorenz
Hm? What is it, Marianne?

Marianne
I'm curious why you've been eating your meals near me as of late...

Marianne
I'm not much for conversation...

Marianne
I'm always at a loss for words...and I never know how to respond to questions.

Lorenz
It's true that there are some who prefer a lively dinner table. But I prefer to eat in peace.

Lorenz
With you, my meals are a relaxing experience. In fact, you are the most peaceful dining companion I've ever had.

Marianne
R-really?

Lorenz
There is a real grace and fluidity to your every movement. I greatly appreciate refined table manners.

Lorenz
Observing you all this time, I believe I've realized what is so striking about you.

Lorenz
Your beauty comes from the heart. It is an inner beauty.

Lorenz
It is not some flamboyant pageantry, a product of external adornment or grooming.

Lorenz
When I first noticed it, I thought that it could use some refinement. A little polish.

Lorenz
But I was mistaken. You are perfect in your natural state. Just as you are.

Marianne
You think I'm beautiful...just the way I am?

Lorenz
Certainly. To add a superficial luster on top of what you already possess would be offensively redundant.

Marianne
No one's ever said anything like that to me before...

Lorenz
Alas, I am the only one with eyes.

Lorenz
But perhaps it is for the best that your beauty not be revealed to all the world.

Lorenz
Yes, it is certainly better that only I, Lorenz Hellman Gloucester, can appreciate your true magnificence!

Lorenz
And on that note, I bid you farewell!

Marianne
What a strange person... But being called beautiful just the way I am?

Marianne
That was nice to hear.