(Franziska pauses; she's not used to caring about how she words her statements while heeding people's feelings, and as such, isn't very skilled at it - honestly, she thinks it's simply too much work to do full-time.)
Are you merely stating this, or asking me for confirmation?
[Her face kind of burns at that, but while half of her is indignant and believes she doesn't need any reassurance, the other half wants almost nothing else.]
N-neither. I...you don't have to do anything, Ms. von Karma.
I said nothing of the sort, Adrian Andrews, and I would appreciate it if you refrained from putting words in my mouth. I said 'perhaps,' which does not commit me to an answer, only the possibility that such an assertion could, potentially, be true.
(At hearing that, Franziska - predictably - gets considerably more annoyed, and her tone goes flat.)
Is that so.
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If you claim that is true, then I request that you think twice about bothering me with questions that have mere curiosity as a motivator if you're simply going to treat my opinion - without even hearing it, I might add - as something to be easily discarded.
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Are you merely stating this, or asking me for confirmation?
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N-neither. I...you don't have to do anything, Ms. von Karma.
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But you had to have had a reason for saying it.
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Perhaps. But that's no reason to dwell upon it.
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I did not say that.
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[and her voice cracks a little here]
- I can handle it.
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...and you know what? I don't care if you do.
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Oh? Then why even bother asking?
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I was just curious. Your opinion, on the whole, does not matter that much to me.
[Which is a blatant lie, but Adrian tries her best to make it sound like the truth. To convince herself that it is the truth.]
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Is that so.
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If you claim that is true, then I request that you think twice about bothering me with questions that have mere curiosity as a motivator if you're simply going to treat my opinion - without even hearing it, I might add - as something to be easily discarded.
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Fine, then. In the future, I'll make a note not to bother you. You clearly value your time over the virtues of honesty. I thought...
[And she trails off, inhales as if she's about to start a new sentence, or indeed, make a speech, but then stops. Instead, she sighs in frustration.]
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