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[curiousher]

I have a question for all of you! It's come to me very suddenly, like a dream, or some sort of vision.

[And Alice sighs, as if trying to have that dream again. But it is gone, and she will just have to ask what she wants to ask instead.]

If you could be any you, who would you be? No restrictions or rules - if you could simply be someone new suddenly, which new you would you be? Would you do it? What if you had to; what would you pick then?

I think I'd want to be a Princess. It sounds lovely, doesn't it? Princess Alice. Really, it's much better than being a Queen. You get a very nice crown and you don't have to be so responsible all the time. That gets so tiring, you know!

[She would know, after all.]

So, who would you be, if you had to be someone else?

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[kunsel]

Princess Alice, huh? It has a nice ring to
it. But then you'd need a knight, because all
of the best princesses from fairy tales have
knights in shining armor to protect them.
As for me, I'm not really sure. Maybe someone
who never forgets anything. That'd be useful
and fun, huh?

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[curiousher]

I thought so too! It's got a very nice, royal ring. Princess Alice.

Oh, but of course! Of course I would need a knight. How silly of me to forget something so important!

Would you like to be my knight then?

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[kunsel]

[Well, that would be one way to gather information quickly...]

See? I'm already remembering the important
things. But maybe that means I'm already good
at not forgetting and that I should take you
up on your offer to be your knight, huh?
You know what, Your Royal Highness? I think
that I'll do just that.
Knight Kunsel at your service.

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[curiousher]

Wonderful! Thank you so much! I'm certain you'll be a great, strong, and faithful knight, Sir Kunsel! And you'll be most good at remembering all the things I've forgotten to remember, I'm sure.

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[kunsel]

I'll certainly do my best.
Say... if I'm to be your knight, we should
probably meet in person sometime. It'll
be easier to protect you if I'm with you,
after all.

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[curiousher]

I suppose that's true! Perhaps you should rescue me from a tower, or from a dragon! Those are the sorts of things knights do, isn't it? Defeat dragons and save damsels?

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[kunsel]

[Dragons?]

[Suddenly this great idea doesn't sound so great anymore.]

Well, yeah, but I mean... there's more to knights
and princesses than that, right? Like,
princesses need grand balls held in their name
and knights get to participate in tournaments
that allow them to vie for her favor.

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[curiousher]

Oh, that's perfect! You could fight a dragon in a tournament! That's such a wonderful idea; you really do know a lot about being a knight!

[Alice, however, doesn't know much about listening. Or, well. Reading comprehension.]

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[kunsel]

...yeah. That's me. I sure do know a lot
about a lot of things.

[Except for when to shut his mouth, apparently.]

Hah... heh. But you're not actually going
to hold any tournaments, right? So, I'm
not going to worry. Besides, uh, tourneys
are often for more than one knight and
they're super expensive, and all that
crowding in the stands can get kind of
smelly, you know? Don't want to subject
your senses to that kind of thing! Nope!