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<name "Meryl" "!DA0047">
"How are things going?"
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<name "Darx">
"I'm getting the job done."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0048">
"Don't just get it done, put all your effort
 into it.
 We're short of people everywhere."
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<name "Darx">
"I get that, but..."
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0084">
"He's been working very hard."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0049">
"Rakia, please don't spoil him.
 I have no doubt it'd go to his head."
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0085">
"Haha. But it'd be worse if he collapsed from
 working too hard. You have to keep up a
 steady pace."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0050">
"I suppose so."
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<name "Darx">
"Now, now. I haven't been I slacking off, 
 so don't get mad.
 I'm doing what I can."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0051">
"...Is he really?"
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She asks Rakia, not me.
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0086">
"Haha. Let's see...
 He's taking a moderate amount of work, 
 but seems to be making a lot of friends."
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<removesprite -1 11>
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0052">
"Friends?
 Are you just playing around?"
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<name "Darx">
"No!
 I'm new here. I need to get to know people."
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<removesprite -1 11>
I'm starting here from literally nothing.
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I want a lot of people I can count on in case
the worst happens.
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0053">
"You have Rakia and myself."
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<name "Darx">
"You want me to talk to you two about every
 little thing in my life?
 Aren't you busy?"
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0054">
"Huh?"
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<name "Darx">
"I'm not just new working here, this is a
 completely new life for me. Some of the most
 basic things are different from what I know.
 I need to learn and adapt."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0055">
"Hmm. You seem brutish, but you're surprisingly
 thoughtful."
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<name "Darx">
"I wouldn't last very long here if I wasn't.
 Anyway, work's important, but I also need to
 have a life here."
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0087">
"So what he's saying is that he's fulfilling
 his responsibilities."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0056">
"I see. Very well.
 In any case, you're telling me that he hasn't
 been slacking off, correct?"
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0088">
"Yes."
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<name "Darx">
"I don't plan to sit on the bottom rung here
 forever. I know the clock's running and I'm
 doing everything I can."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0057">
"Yes, yes. 
 I said I understand."
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<name "Darx">
"...I don't like the way you talk to me."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0058">
"I have no reason to be respectful."
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<name "Darx">
"...I'm gonna be your boss soon enough."
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<name "Meryl" "!DA0059">
"I'd like to see you try."
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<removesprite -1 11>
Meryl gets up and leaves.
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<name "Darx">
"By the way, I'm grateful that she introduced
 me to you right off, Rakia."
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0089">
"Oh my."
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I'm glad to know the boss around here and she's
got a lot of influence.
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0090">
"Haha. Then a word of advice."
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<name "Darx">
"Hm?"
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0091">
"Enjoying yourself with your lover is fine, 
 but you might consider somewhere other than
 your room. Your neighbors have been talking."
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<name "Darx">
"Hahaha."
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So they know, huh?
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<name "Darx">
"I'll keep it in mind."
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0092">
"If you need a room for that, I can rent you
 one for a very affordable price. All you have
 to do is ask. There's all kinds of things I
 can have prepared."
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<name "Darx">
"Hahaha.
 I'll hold onto the pamphlet."
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