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Where have I been? Hehe, let us leave that up for speculation!
Were I to divulge all my secrets, there would be no mystery โ and we all love a good mystery, donโt we?
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Unfortunate luck on my behalf.
Perhaps the day you realize that I do not enjoy conversing with you nor seeing you and finally leave me be will be the day I am truly pleased.
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โNow, why would I deny a potential admirer of my lyreโs dulcet strings?โ His next note is sharper than the last. A finger poked into the strangerโs chest through song.
โTime and place, friend, and I will play you a song from that era!โ
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โHa!โ Venti barks, head thrown back with the superiority of someone much wealthier than he.
โI know each song and poem this world has ever offered!โ Eyes narrowed blade-thin. The bardโs slender fingers havenโf paused.
โName a time and place, and I will prove it to you.โ
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An indignant hmph, and his button nose turns skywards.
โUselessness? I find that hard to believe! You must mistake me for some other bard.โ
He pointedly plucks a string.
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If any of you weary souls find yourselves lonesome on this Motherโs Day, IโVenti the Bardโwill happily serve as a stand-in!
Sooo, heheโฆ You may forward any gifts to me, if they so happen to be bottle-shaped.
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