Raphael & Leonie C

Raphael
Hey, Leonie! Are you just getting back? Whoa! What's with the bag? It's huge!

Leonie
Oh, this? Ha... I thought I'd get all my chores done at once. Guess it got a little out of hand.

Leonie
Sorry to be a pain, but could you help me out?

Raphael
I'm happy to help! Where'd you go to get all this stuff?

Leonie
Well, first it was just the cloth scraps from the tailor, and then it was the used oil from a restaurant in town...

Leonie
After that, it was the books the scholars didn't know what to do with. I mean, that was just on the way.

Raphael
Whoa. It sounds like you did a lot of running around today.

Leonie
It wasn't so bad! I just figured it would save time if I did it all in one trip.

Raphael
You planned all that out? Impressive!

Raphael
What are you gonna do with all the stuff you got?

Leonie
The scraps will be good for dish cloths, and I can make soap from the oil. The books are just to help with my studies.

Raphael
You really can't let anything go to waste, can you?

Leonie
Nope. Can't stand the idea.

Raphael
Who knew you were so thoughtful! I mean, with actual thinking ahead.

Raphael
You're so generous to everyone and always making me food. I never knew how much thought you must put into it!

Leonie
I cook to relax. And it's nice seeing how enthusiastic you get about eating what I make.

Leonie
Whatever I give away is just the stuff that isn't useful to me. I pick up all sorts of things when I'm in town.

Leonie
Giving things like that to people who need them, or who can actually use them, makes sure they aren't wasted.

Raphael
That makes sense. You've gotta use up the stuff you've got, after all.

Raphael
Hey, do you think you're like this because you didn't have much growing up?

Leonie
I guess times were tough, now that you mention it. The folks in my village definitely aren't rich.

Leonie
My dad had to go through a lot of trouble to get the recommendations I needed to attend the academy.

Leonie
That doesn't mean I've grown up to be stingy. It just means I don't like to squander.

Leonie
Anyway, enough of that. It's in poor taste to go on about your own hardships.

Leonie
I've always got time for a meal with a friend. And it so happens I picked up some choice meat today. Why don't we share it?

Raphael
Now you're speaking my language!