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[hollowchild]

Ah, hello. You've reached Sophie, but I must be in the midst of something. If you have a question about self-defense or Teachers' Council, leave a message letting me know what precisely you're interested in and I'll get back to you.

...everyone else, do as you do, I suppose.

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[hollowchild]

Draco, you run an apothecary, that's hardly torturing people. Stop using the present tense . Otherwise it's not an entirely bad start. Better than twisting around it forever.

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[wasthemaster]

...sometimes I try to create potions for damage rather than good. That counts, doesn't it?

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[hollowchild]

No.

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[wasthemaster]

You're not allowed to make excuses for me, you know.

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[hollowchild]

I'm not making excuses. You're not allowed to leave all the whys off your explanations.

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[wasthemaster]

...what do you mean by that anyway? What if my explanations don't have whys?

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[hollowchild]

There's always a why. You do things for reasons. They matter.

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[wasthemaster]

Not always. I'd like to argue that point.

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[hollowchild]

All right. Let's have an example then.

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[wasthemaster]

...how am I supposed to even provide an example?

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[hollowchild]

I'm not the one who wanted to argue the point. How should I know?

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[wasthemaster]

...I'll come up with a valid argument when my head's not spinning, all right? Just. Tell me I'm right and that's all I need to hear at the moment.

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[hollowchild]

You do things for reasons. I like you anyway.

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[wasthemaster]

Maybe it's that I always have reasons but I don't always know what those reasons are.

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[hollowchild]

That's the trick, isn't it? Figuring out your reasons.

[she knew he was a smart cookie]

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[wasthemaster]

...I...have a lot to think about now, don't I?

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[hollowchild]

You do. But none of it bad.

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[wasthemaster]

...I guess not. ...thanks. This...wasn't exactly what I had in mind when I called you out here.

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[hollowchild]

Somehow I guessed that. But it ended up all right, I think.

[and she's doing her level best to keep him from realizing how hard it was]

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[wasthemaster]

I probably could have avoided the screaming and crying bit, but yes.

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[hollowchild]

Shut up. That was pretty well overdue and you know it.

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[wasthemaster]

What makes you so sure of that?

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[hollowchild]

...do you honestly want the answer to that question?

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[wasthemaster]

Would I ask if I didn't?

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[hollowchild]

Yes, I think you would.

[she sighs]

Because I had to literally trap you here to keep you from running away, that's why. Which I can't do again, incidentally. I can't. So you will have to be a modicum more reasonable in the future.