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"STP.Rainy_Day_0": "The cold makes me want to hibernate - I need to get my blood circulating! Hey, Beloved, why don't you help me out with that?#$e#If you will just allow me to remove some of these pesky articles of clothing, we can get creative and just see what pops up...$6",
"STP.Rainy_Day_1": "It's raining; (Yawn ... Stretch...)#$e#Why don't we go back to bed, my Queen? Days like this demand couples like us spend it wrapped in each other's arms, taking salacious delight in each other. That sounds far more enticing than working on the farm, don't you agree?$6",
"STP.Rainy_Day_1_Farmer_0": "Of course, I concur, oh most delectable husband, but I do have a farm to run.$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_1_Lance_0": "Yes, and that must be why you so intelligently sank a veritable fortune into automation across all of our properties!#$e#There are days when the farm literally runs itself!#$e#Surely you can sneak away with me today? Say yes.$6",
"STP.Rainy_Day_1_Farmer_1": "You have presented a compelling argument, I must say. (pause) Salacious you said, right?#$e#I have considered your counteroffer, and I accept on one condition. (Lance grins)#$e#You'll need to bring some Fairy Rose Honey, whipped cream, and your favorite toy with you to our bedroom ...#$e#and you'll need to refresh the magical mask over our entire home.#$e#I want complete privacy for the debauchery that is about to ensue!$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_1_Lance_1": "Be still, my heart!$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_2": "Sweet bride, your beauty takes my breath away, do you know that?$6#$e#Your face is a sight to behold, made even more so by the flush on your cheeks as I drink deeply at the fountain of your sweet nectar.$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_3": "What a difference a fortnight makes.$1#$b#(Chuckle...) to think I once thought marrying and settling down was a fate worse than death.#$b#How could I have been so ignorant?!? I could live 10,000 lifetimes and never satisfy my thirst for you, my love.$6",
"STP.Rainy_Day_4": "Listen to that rain! Surely you're not going out in this weather!#$e#This is the perfect excuse for us to spend the day inside making sweet, sweet love.$l#$e#Okay, I will admit, I may have ulterior motives...but can you blame me?#$e#Look. Give me your hand. Do you feel that? That's right, right there ...#$e#That's what you do to me whenever you are near.$6",
"STP.Rainy_Day_4_Farmer": "Oh my, Darling, that seems uncomfortable! Do you need help with that?#$e#Let's just see what pops up, shall we? I am positive I can help you work out that tension.$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_5": "By the way, Darling, I promise you, Camilla won't be making any more surprise appearances during our lovemaking.#$e#You have to forgive her; she is used to me being available 24/7. I put a powerful seal on our bedroom that not even Rasmodius himself could break.$l#$e#So we can be completely at ease in our home... I can't say the same about the rest of the farm. But hey, that's what makes things spicy, right?$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_6": "I love rainstorms. This is the perfect excuse for you to spend the day inside while I stress your meridians until you cum with earth-shattering ecstasy.$l#$e#Say you will. The crops aren't going anywhere; the animals are on auto-feeders; and I have been planning your seduction since the wee hours of the morning when I first heard the thunder.$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_7": "Beloved, I have had a few days to let sink in my astonishment over your net worth.#$e#To say I was surprised is putting it mildly!#$b#As a member of the First Slash Clan, my focus has always been on building my strength and magical prowess in preparation for the wars and monster eradication duties I am called to.$l#$e#I am not a pauper, however; there are many spoils of war. Are you bothered by the disparity of our individual fortunes?$l",
"STP.Rainy_Day_7_Farmer": "What a silly question, Lance!#$e#You know I am not motivated by money and power. I am motivated by love and a desire to make a difference.#$e#Fortunes come and go, and you can't take them with you when you die.#$e#Besides, I fell in love with YOU, not your wallet.#$e#And on a positive note, now you know I don't NEED your wallet. It's a win/win scenario!$h",
"STP.Rainy_Day_8": "Love, we both put in long days yesterday, and we both accomplished the goals we set out for ourselves.#$e#Let's celebrate that by taking this rainy day for ourselves. Let's share more of our stories and our dreams. I need to know you even more deeply.$l#$e#Plus, I admit my motives are less than pure, but if you indulge me, I will show you something I learned from a Geisha courtesan two centuries ago that will... well, you'll see.$l",
"STP.FarmerResp_Rainy_Day_8": "Two-plus centuries ago? Geisha courtesan?#$e#We are going to have to talk more about that, Mr. Man...#$e#...but not before you show me that move.$l",
"STP.Narration_Rainy_Day_8": "(Lance and I spent all day and all night deepening our connection to each other. What did I do to deserve such happiness? And that move? Wow!)",
"STP.patio_Lance": "Ah, what a lovely day, don't you think?$0#$b#It's I love this farm, it's so peaceful. I can feel my manna being revitalized by the warmth of sun's rays,#$e#the beauty of your smile, and the caress of your touch.$6#$b#Now, how about you stoke my fire a bit, before you run off again?$h#$b#I demand a kiss before you go...mmmmm, a few more, please. I love you, Dearheart!$l",
"STP.MageHist0_Lance_0": "Good morning, my love. I got in so late last night, and you were sleeping so peacefully that I didn't have the heart to wake you.#$e#How was your day yesterday? I sensed Mother dropped in on you,#$e#but I sensed no distress on your part. Did your visit go well?$h",
"STP.MageHist1_Farmer_0": "Yes, it did. Camilla was called away abruptly, so we didn't finish our conversation, but it was good. I appreciated her reaching out.$h",
"STP.MageHist2_Lance_1": "What did you two talk about, may I ask?$4",
"STP.MageHist3_Farmer_1": "Of course, Lance. You know I have no secrets from you. I think she called just to explain why the mages in my life were so taciturn about my bonding preparations.$0",
"STP.MageHist4_Lance_2": "Ah yes, a subject of much debate between the three of us, for sure.#$e#Let me fill you in on a few things, my pet,#$e#since I was part of this discussion as well. Where to begin?#$e#Let me see... Humans and mages are created beings who exist#$e#to serve the pleasure and purposes of Yoba. Yes? (I nod my head.)#$e#Biologically, we are very similar; however, mages handle and are touched by magic continually.#$e#This was once available to all, but over time, humans chose to turn away from it.$0",
"STP.MageHist5_Lance_3": "(continuing) Magic, like any force on earth, has laws and conditions that universally govern its use.#$e#And, magic has its universal effects. In other words, if you touch it, it will change you.#$e#If you close yourself off from magic, that will affect you as well.#$e#This knowledge has largely been lost to most humans,#$e#to the point where their knowledge is based more on distant folklore than reality.#$e#But it is still possible for humans to interact with magic; it is just extremely rare.#$e#Before you, the only other human I have ever known to pick up magic and wield it with any degree of accuracy#$e#was your grandmother. And her abilities were far, far below what yours are, my Beloved.$4",
"STP.MageHist6_Lance_4": "Typically, when humans do encounter magic, they are corrupted by its power#$e#and allow their base natures to pull them into the dark arts.#$e#Your grandmother wasn't like that. She was motivated by a deep desire to heal,#$e#ease suffering, and create beauty. She was very mage-like in that way.#$e#She delighted in marshalling her manna and using it to heal the world around her.#$b#Your grandfather was similar to your grandmother, but he was also a man of war,#$e#and for whatever reason, that seemed to put a regulator on his magic capacity.$0",
"STP.MageHist7_Farmer_2": "What do you mean, \"manna\"? I don't understand how you are using that term.$0",
"STP.MageHist8_Lance_5": "Oh, my pet, that is a whole other discussion, and I am due to meet Marlon at the Explorer's Guild very soon.#$e#Can we continue our discussion a little later?$6",
"STP.MageHist9_Farmer_3": "Of course, darling. I'm not going anywhere. We'll talk later. I have to attend to the animals anyway.#$e#I love you, Lance. See you tonight.$6",
"STP.CamillaLetter": "My Dear Daughter, I promised we would continue our discussion. Lance shared his conversation with you, so I will give you a little primer on mana from a mage's perspective. Mana is the supernatural life force that flows through magic.^It's the 'currency' of magic and the means through which it affects its practitioners. You may have heard the saying, 'slow is smooth, smooth is fast.' Before an athlete becomes fast, they must become smooth, automatic, instinctual.^They build muscle memory through repeated movements that are at first clumsy, but through practice, become natural. To an untrained observer, their abilities might seem 'magical,' but in reality, they are conditioned through use. Yes?^A mage devotes their life to studying and practicing magic. If they serve Yoba, the Creator of magic, they use mana to fulfill Yoba's will on earth. Mana is a divine power-miraculous, spiritual-channeled to bring about natural change.^However, it must be divinely channeled, or it devolves into a dark art that merely mimics true mana. Mages use mana to heal and protect creation as Yoba intended. There is no room for superstition, greed, unchecked power, or ego.^These are corrupted motives that we shun. As bearers of Yoba's light, mana changes our very physiology, altering our DNA. We live longer, rarely suffer illness or decay, and our bodies become repositories of mana. This manifests^in the blue light we can draw upon to display the power we wield. Humans walked away from this power to pursue their own desires, creating enmity between them and magical beings. Afraid of our power, humans began to hunt mages,^attempting to erase us from history. We went into hiding, traveling in darkness to avoid detection. Yet, we continue to serve Yoba and the humanity Yoba loves, often at great peril. Mana within us provides many advantages... more on that soon. Yours, Camilla",
"STP.MannaHist0_Lance_0": "Good evening, my pet. How was your day?$6",
"STP.MannaHist1_Farmer_0": "Interesting, love. I received a letter today from Camilla.#$e#She was explaining the role manna plays in the life of a mage.#$e#But I am a little confused because, so far, none of you have told me anything#$e#that explains why you were so reluctant to give me details on the binding ceremonies.#$e#When will we get to that part of the story?$4",
"STP.MannaHist2_Farmer_1": "And another question: if mages live such long lives,#$e#and the manna is within you, how come you haven't... I don't know...#$e#birthed so many of your kind that you overtook the non-magical population?#$e#Do you get what I am asking?$4",
"STP.MannaHist3_Lance_1": "Yes, I get you. The fact that you asked that question shows me much.#$e#It is true, the manna exchange takes place within the marriage bed of its practitioners.#$e#But the binding ceremony is where it is offered, accepted, and ratified.#$e#If you recall, first I declared my love for you#$e#and then my intention to bond with you for as long as we both lived.#$e#I offered myself to you there on Ginger Island#$e#and spoke the first pledge of my bond that precious day. Yes? (I nod, remembering fondly.)$6",
"STP.MannaHist4_Lance_2": "And do you recall that I warned you I might be unstoppable when we came together that night, yes? (I nod, blushing.)#$e#I warned you I would not be in complete control of myself.$1",
"STP.MannaHist5_Farmer_2": "Yes (blushing), but I didn't think I could control myself either.#$e#My need for you was like a consuming fire. It was overwhelming!$1",
"STP.MannaHist6_Lance_3": "Yes, I am sure... but you were probably thinking in terms of physical attraction,#$e#while I understood that it would be our first manna exchange. If accepted and exchanged,#$e#it would initiate a magical bond that could only be severed by death.#$e#Looking back on it now, I understand that magic WAS in you#$e#and that you were driven by the same magical forces I was,#$e#but I did not know it at that time. There is no greater bond than the one forged in the marriage bed.#$e#EXCEPT, humans are not repositories of manna, and by offering you mine,#$e#I was actually binding the two of us to your lifetime.#$e#Without the acceptance and return of the manna exchange,#$e#I was choosing to forfeit my longevity in favor of binding myself to the remainder of your natural lifetime.#$b#It was a bittersweet moment. I understood this, even if you did not.$0",
"STP.MannaHist7_Lance_4": "To be honest, I may have been a little too punch-drunk in love with you#$e#to practice the patience I needed to thoroughly prepare you for our union.#$e#In all my nearly three centuries of life, beloved,#$e#I have never experienced the all-consuming need to possess you as my own#$e#... to marry you, bind with you, and seal our lives as one.#$e#It was a hunger that drove me to its instinctual end,#$e#but which, according to what we knew at the time, was impossible.#$e#Without manna, the binding would not seal, and there would be no exchange, which is where the magic is born.#$e#A binding ceremony between two mages is like the implosion of a supernova.#$e#It builds, much like an orgasm, until the force of it has a life of its own and cannot be denied.#$e#At that highest point, when the crescendo tips, the manna exchange happens,#$e#the melding of mind, body, spirit, and magic flows back and forth between two separate entities, and they are reborn as one,#$e#bound forever in unbreakable cords of love that cannot be severed. Ever.$6",
"STP.MannaHist8_Lance_5": "The night of our second bonding, when we came together and I felt the manna exchange happen,#$e#and the flow of magic weaving us together, I was completely overcome.#$e#I wept tears of gratitude, holding you in my arms, feeling the spiritual, physical, and magical reality of our union.#$e#I could feel myself being renewed, strengthened, rewired from the inside out,#$e#and I lay there, holding you, weeping with joy unspeakable that Yoba had granted me the gift of you.#$e#I was experiencing the true oneness of marriage as Yoba designed it,#$e#for the first time in my life, certainly, but more importantly,#$e#for the first time on earth in recorded history, going back more than 500 years.$6",
"STP.MannaHist9_Farmer_3": "Come here, husband. I feel an exchange about to happen in your very near future.$6",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_0": "My pet, you are such an enchantress! You walk in the door, drenched to the bone,#$e#and Yoba help me, all I want to do is, rip your clothes off and take you where you stand.#$e#You have turned me into a love-sick knave with your beguiling sorcery!#$e#Come here, wench, you are entirely overdressed, and I must tend to that immediately.$h",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_1": "Darling! Again! You're soaked to the bone! Haven't you learned yet that it is my sacred duty,#$e#as your husband, to divest you of all of your wet clothes?#$e#And you know what happens then ...Take those off before you catch cold.#$e#Come, let me hold you.$b#Oh, you really are cold as ice! Restoring your warmth is going to require my undivided attention ...$h#$e#Are you warmer now? I know I am! Shall we take this to its climactic end?$l",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_2": "My skill on the battlefield is unmatched, yet I can't seem to find the words to properly describe your beauty.$l#$e#Your eyes set my soul aflame,@.$l#$e#If you don't come to bed soon - and let me be clear, I mean right now - I'll be forced to pick you up and carry you there. These arms only have meaning when they are wrapped around you, Beloved.$h",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_3": "What did I do with my day? Well, I'll just say this... I thought of you while I was doing it.#$b#You inspired several new meridian-stressing exercises that I have planned (schemed?) all day on how we could practice them once you came home. They are guaranteed to be quite effective.",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_4": "What love? You look ... pensive. Is anything bothering you?",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_4_Farmer_0": "Nothing, really. I had lunch today with Jackie,#$e#and you called while I was with her, my hands were full, so I put you on speaker phone.#$e#She heard you call me, 'my pet,' and she got totally offended on my behalf!#$e#I love it when you call me that. It makes me feel extraordinarily loved and precious.#$e#I don't know if it is our bonding or what, but it has an immediate physical, emotional, and magical effect on me.#$e#Anyway, I guess I was just thinking about my exchange with Jackie, and wondering how you came up with that endearment?#$e#I'm curious. What does it mean to you, and why do you use it with me?#$b#It's none of Jackie's business what goes on in our marriage or between us in the sanctity of our love.#$e#I know that. But she was so immediately offended, and I felt sorry for her.#$e#I thought perhaps I could share a different perspective with her and her hurt, distrustful self might somehow heal.$6",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_4_Lance_0": "(Smiling) You always respond as an ambassador of love, don't you? I adore you, my pet.$6#$b#You are correct that my endearment is more than just a name. #$e#It is an enchanted nomenclature that embodies the expression of my devotion to you #$e#and carries a little bit of manna exchange every time those words are spoken between us.#$b#To perform the enchantment, I pull out my manna,#$e#I take hold of the diamond wand I gave you in the Highlands#$e#(because of its deep spiritual, emotional, and physical significance to both of us)#$e#and I allow the shadow of my manna to settle over and around me, the wand, and to infuse the words I speak.#$e#I give voice to what those words mean to me, and I ask Yoba to bless them#$e#and to strengthen our bond every time I think or speak them. That is why you feel the way you do.#$e#Think of it as a marriage blessing that I gave to both of us. What does it mean?#$e#Well, think about how you respond to a beloved pet. You love it, feed it, nurture it, protect it ...#$e#You pet it, hold it, comfort it and take comfort from it. You look out for it in every way,#$e#you seek it out first thing in the morning and last at night. You always feel better when it is around.#$e#Pets give meaning to life, and you my beloved, you give meaning to my life#$e#and without you, I am not fully alive.#$e#That is why I call you, my pet.#$b#Because there is nothing more precious in all of creation than you, my dear.$6$l",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_4_Farmer_1": "That is so beautiful, my Love. Please come to bed.#$e#I am interested in a far more intoxicating manna exchange. Reality-bending, even...$6",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_5": "Listening to the rain on the roof makes me so nostalgic. Evenings are so different now. I once lay in bed with nothing but the sound of the rain and the chaotic memories of countless battles running through my mind$6#$b#... Now, I lay here thanking Eternal Yoba for the woman at my side and the indescribably sweet memories of our shared intimacies. You have transformed my life, beloved.$6",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_6": "You know, it is not only you who is experiencing physical, emotional, mental, and magical renewal after our bonding...$6#$b#My literal DNA is being rewritten by our union. I have never known such peace before. Such calmness in my inner being. It is like your love is transforming my meridians into something newer, stronger, and far deeper than I have ever known.$l",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_7": "[Lance looked troubled. He doesn't seem to notice you at first.] What? Oh, hello my pet. Sorry, I was lost in thought.$6#$b#I am quite fascinated by the changes our bonding has birthed in me.#$b#I am experiencing greatly enhanced connection with every member of First Slash,#$e#and I know every moment of your day, even though I am far away. It's quite overwhelming ... a new level.$l",
"STP.Rainy_Eve_8": "Come here, Darling. I am feeling strangely melancholy this evening.$6#$b#...I just want to wrap you in my arms, drink of your sweetness, and allow the beauty of your soul to seep into the tortured crevasses of my own.#$b#Your love heals me in ways I don't understand, but utterly depend upon.$l",
"STP.PillowTalk_1": "Good morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?$6",
"STP.PillowTalk_2": "I missed you last night. Were you out late working again?$6",
"STP.PillowTalk_3": "I had the strangest dream last night... Want to hear about it?$4",
"STP.PillowTalk_Eve_1": "You're quiet tonight, my pet. What has you so pensive?$6",
"STP.FarmerResp_PillowTalk_Eve_1": "I was frightened of you today, Lance. Terrified, in fact. In all the time I have known you, even while watching you battle monsters, I have never seen you like you were today.$6",
"STP.LanceResp_PillowTalk_Eve_1": "You were unaware that I am the foremost Combat Mage in the Nine Realms? Surely you knew that.$6",
"STP.FarmerResp2_PillowTalk_Eve_1": "I know, but you were otherworldly today. Decidedly inhuman in terms of your speed, your ferociousness in battle, your deadly accuracy, the sheer amount of blood you spilled... it was like watching a living nightmare. I don't think I shall ever forget it.$6",
"STP.LanceResp2_PillowTalk_Eve_1": "I am a COMBAT Mage, beloved. I am not merely a practitioner of magic; I am a practitioner of magically enhanced warfare.#$e#I am what stands between you and every corrupted demon spawn the Nine Realms can throw at you.#$e#There are only a few hundred of my kind in the totality of the Nine Realms.$6",
"STP.FarmerResp3_PillowTalk_Eve_1": "I know... .$3",
"STP.LanceResp3_PillowTalk_Eve_1": "My pet, come here. You are trembling! I assure you, I have encountered far stronger enemies than those I faced today.#$e#Do not fret. I knew you were near today. It brought out my fiercest warrior self. And now you know the depths I would go to protect you, our children when we have them one day, our found family, friends.#$e#I will never let anything hurt even a single hair on your delightful head.#$b#Come, my pet, let me erase your fears and imprint my love so deeply in you,#$e#that there will be no room for fear; only sated bliss and unspeakable joy.$6",
"STP.PillowTalk_Eve_2": "While you were working today, I took a stroll around the entire farm and all the satellite locations.#$e#I am simply in awe of what you have accomplished in a short couple of years, sweetheart.#$e#It is truly magnificent.$h",
"STP.PillowTalk_Eve_2_Farmer": "You make it sound like what I did was so spectacular. It wasn't really.#$e#I grew up on this farm. Everyone treats me like I am a newbie when in fact I grew up here.#$e#I left the farm and earned a masters in microbiology and sustainable farm management,#$e#which is why Joja Mart hired me in the first place. I just didn't know that meant#$e#selling my soul to corporate greed. I left to come back home to the the farm I loved.#$e#I worked hard every day and tried to follow my heart and best practices on the farm.",
"STP.PillowTalk_Eve_2_Lance": "Be as modest as you like, my pet, but you have accomplished great things!#$e#You have grown your grandfather's farm four-fold;#$e#you have helped countless farmers, spiritual beings, dwarves, shadow people.#$e#You have significantly improved and automated the farms and managed to amass a sizable fortune in the process.#$e#My sweet wife, how did I ever deserve you? You have more than fulfilled and surpassed#$e#all of your Grandfather's (and Grandmother's) hopes for this farm, this valley, and this family.#$e#You are his legacy, and I know he is watching over us right now,#$e#beaming with joy, gratitude, and immense pride.#$e#Put your head on my shoulder, beloved, and rest your weary bones. I have you.#$e#As you sleep, I am going to work on you energetically. You will wake up feeling like a new person. Goodnight, sweet wife. I love you.$6",
"STP.Indoor_Day_0": "Good morning, my queen, how did you sleep?$0",
"STP.Indoor_Day_0_Farmer_0": "(Laughing) As if you didn't know! You told me I would wake up feeling like a new person, and indeed it is so.$h",
"STP.Indoor_Day_0_Lance_0": "(Grinning) So, I take it my Combat Mage Healing skills were adequate for what ailed you last night?",
"STP.Indoor_Day_0_Farmer_1": "More than! I feel like I could take on the world this morning.$h",
"STP.Indoor_Day_0_Lance_1": "(Grinning) Do you feel like taking me on? Because as you can see, I am more than ready to go.$h",
"STP.Indoor_Day_0_Farmer_2": "Is that even a question? I know through our binding, you are intimately acquainted with every nuance of my physicality in this moment. Whether it is a surprise or not, to answer your question, yes, I do...$h",
"STP.Indoor_Day_1": "Good morning, my pet. How did you sleep? I did not sleep well.#$e#I woke up this morning with the distinct feeling of being watched over.#$e#It did not give me any sense of danger - just of being watched.#$e#So, today, I want to teach you how to deploy a territorial protection ring and then#$e#I would like to deploy it over the entire primary farm.#$e#I want to be clear - I do not think we are in any imminent danger, so please don't worry.#$e#But given our frequent and exuberant propensity to exercise our marital bliss,#$e#I would like to ensure that we do not somehow become the nine realms' favorite peep show!#$e#I am not sure I could live that one down, (Lance's voice barely contains his ire as he continues)#$e#and if I ever found anyone watching our most intimate and unguarded moments,#$e#I would surely raze their entire nation to the ground#$e#until nothing but the stains of their spilled blood remained as proof of their former existence!#$e#You are mine - body and soul - and I will share you with no one save Yoba.$a #$b#I am also aware that it would make you very unhappy if I became a genocidal maniac,#$e#and so I think deploying a protection ring is the best option.$0",
"STP.Indoor_Day_2": "As you well know, I never had much success growing plants. I seem to have a black thumb. Hopefully, I can pick up a thing or two by watching you.#$e#I must admit, I love watching you. The way you look, bent over at work... Mmmmm, mmmmm! Such a delicious, inviting picture! I get such lascivious ideas!",
"STP.Indoor_Day_3": "You look rather fetching today, @. Do you have time for a kiss and a cuddle? I would love taking a turn at you, dear...$h#$e#Light of my life, you stole my heart before I even realized it was gone.#$1",
"STP.Indoor_Day_4": "I've been keeping a journal ever since we married and moved in together. It gives me something to do while on long, lonely watches apart from you.$h#$e#We might not live forever, but with these words, our love sure will.$l",
"STP.Indoor_Day_5": "What, Love? . . . Good question, though I am not sure of the answer.$h#$e#It is certainly possible our children would be magical. Judging by my own increase in magical power since we married, and your surprising prowess with all things magical since our binding.#$b#We should consult with Camilla and Magnus about the possible outcomes of our having children together.$l",
"STP.Indoor_Day_6": "Good morning, light of my life. You certainly look delectable this morning!$h#$e#I have a light day today, how about you? Care to join me at Sprite Spring tonight for some invigorating (and very naked) romping in the spring?$l",
"STP.Indoor_Day_7": "YAWN... Woman, you wore me out last night! I am going to need a triple-shot espresso just to get through my morning!$h#$e#Not that I am complaining. I would happily pour out my life essence in exchange for your love every day of my life.$l",
"STP.Indoor_Day_8": "Good morning, my pet. Did you sleep well? I had the most amazing experience this morning! I woke up early to give you a little relief on your daily chores, and while I was in the sheep barn, I got to experience one of the lambs being born!#$b#It was such a miracle. My life has largely been dominated by war, death, and destruction.$h#$e#I can't even put into words how magical it was to see new life come into the world. Thank you for our lives together, @. I am so blessed by our love.$l",
"STP.Indoor_Day_9": "Good morning, oh-most-treasured-wife, what's on your agenda for today? I was thinking we might knock off a little early and spend the night at the Ginger Island Farm.$h#$e#We met on that island, but we haven't really baptized that home with our essence yet. I think it is time we changed that. What do you say? Care for a little tropical getaway?$l",
"STP.FarmerResponse_Indoor_Day_9": "Yes, please, with sugar on top.$l",
"STP.Indoor_Day_10": "Last night was unforgettable, my pet. I don't want to know how you learned that little move with your tongue...$h#$e#I am just happy you used it with me. What? It just came to you? So now you're practicing spells? You have been spending too much time with Mother...$l",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_0": "(chuckling...) Lance does not seem to immediately notice you.",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_0_Farmer": "What's so funny, husband?$4",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_0_Lance1": "My pet, you're home! Did you just come home to grace my lips with the sweetness of your own?$h",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_0_Farmer1": "Why, yes I did, and then I come into the room, to find you laughing to yourself like#$e#someone had just told you a good joke. Do tell!$h",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_0_Lance2": "(chuckling) Yes, well it was pretty funny. I went up to Ridgeview Village#$e#just to look around and see what was up there. I visited the hotel#$e#and was taking a look at the expansion, when I crossed paths with that cantankerous old bat,#$e#Madame Maive Amethyn. She was waxing eloquent about how the Governor#$e#should have allowed her to annex your Grandfather's farm like she had proposed#$e#instead of handing it over to a young outsider who was ill-equipped to handle such a large property.#$e#'Why', she lamented, 'just think of the tax revenue Riverside is missing out on!'",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_0_Farmer2": "Oh, no, she didn't...$3",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_0_Lance3": "(Nodding) She did. I was immediately on full combat mage alert. I couldn't help myself!#$e#Her intent toward you was malevolent and jealous, and I immediately blazed out,#$e#tattoos, eyes, and mist on full display, imminent destruction emanating from every fiber of my being.#$e#I was about to draw my weapon and place it at her throat#$e#with an emphatic warning to never speak of my wife again if she valued her life,#$e#but at just that moment, Lennie walked up, cool as a cucumber,#$e#introduced me as the combat mage assigned to the Ferngill Republic,#$e#and then she says, 'I believe you know Lance's wife, Beans Magoo?#$e#They were recently married, and we are blessed to have him living here now at their farm.'#$b#(Chuckling) You should have seen her face, my pet. It was priceless.#$e#I looked her over from head to toe, pulled my manna in and subdued it,#$e#then smiled my most charming smile, bowed to both women, and took my leave.#$e#I looked back as I was heading out the door, caught her eye, shot a blazing glance at her one more time, and left.$l",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_1": "Darling, have you noticed any changes in your body since we got married?#$e#How do you feel about hot pink hair? When we were making love last night, I lifted the hair off the nape of your neck and found you had sprouted a small, hot pink streak just behind your right ear...#$b#...It is a physical manifestation of our soul bond! It means the magic that runs through my veins is now running through yours as well.$h#$e#It is incredibly rare for a human to synthesize magic the way you appear to be doing. We'll need to consult with Magnus and Camilla, but... how do you feel about living a very, very long life?$0#$b#It seems our bonding did not shorten my lifespan, which is what I had assumed. Rather-apparently-it's lengthening yours!$h",
"STP.FarmerResp_Indoor_Eve_1": "Are you saying I might live beyond a normal human lifetime?#$e#Come to think of it, I have been sensing things magically to a much greater depth. And when we are making love, I know what you are experiencing by my hand at the same time I am aware of what you are doing to me. It's quite intense.#$b#...And that thing you love to call 'stressing my meridians'... Well, if I AM bound to you and taking on your magic like my own... you better watch out, boy, just you wait until I figure out how to return the favor!$l",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_2_Intro": "My pet, you look... pensive... or concerned about something. What is it?#$e#I am all yours...$4#$b#",
"STP.FarmerResp1_Indoor_Eve_2": "I am still pondering our conversation about the changes I am experiencing physically as well as magically.#$e#You know how sometimes you just stand in one place and do that thing with your hands...#$b#...And I asked you about it, and you said you were casting a protection spell remotely, that you didn't need to be at a spot to protect someone or some place?$0",
"STP.LanceReply1_Indoor_Eve_2": "Yes, that is correct. I can do many things with that method of casting shadows.$6#$b#",
"STP.FarmerResp2_Indoor_Eve_2": "Well, if I am not mistaken, husband of mine, you were doing that very thing with me last night in the throes of our lovemaking. I could feel those movements against my breast as we were making love.#$e#Were you really making love to me and attending to Ministry business at the same time?#$b#That makes me feel jealous and maybe a little cheated. I mean, I would like to think I was your sole preoccupation if we are in the middle of having sex, damn it.$2",
"STP.LanceReply2_Indoor_Eve_2": "Oh dear, you have it a little bit wrong. You're probably going to be mad. I was performing magic... on you. I... may have... well, augmented your breast size just a tiny bit...$3#$b#",
"STP.FarmerResp3_Indoor_Eve_2": "YOU DID WHAT?!?!?!?$5#$e#I thought you loved my body. I can't believe you did this to me, and you didn't even think to ASK!!#$b#",
"STP.LanceReply3_Indoor_Eve_2": "Let me explain, my pet. Just last week you were looking in the mirror and lamented that your gorgeous, succulent, perfect-in-my-eyes breasts were starting to sag. You remember that, yes?#$b#I disagreed entirely, but you seemed determined to see a flaw in yourself where I saw none.#$b#Well, I was worshipping those orbs of delight when I remembered our exchange, and it occurred to me that I could... plump them up a little bit.#$b#Roll back the hands of time and restore your body to an earlier state.#$b#I did it entirely for your benefit. I didn't change you; I just restored collagen and elasticity where time had begun to break it down.#$b#Besides, I just sped up the process. Our bonding has begun to prepare your body for a very long lifespan.#$b#You will age regress to a point of maximum health, and then the magic flowing through your veins will hold you there in near stasis for who knows how long?$8",
"STP.FarmerResp4_Indoor_Eve_2": "You are a smooth talker, aren't you? You were just trying to assist your wife, with no thought of yourself at all. Is that what you are asserting?#$e#You will never do this to me again, Lance. I give you permission to minister to me magically for training purposes, to protect or save my life from some known or unknown danger, or in some other life-or-death scenario.#$e#But so help me Yoba, if you violate my trust like this again, I will force Magnus, Camilla, or Raeriyala to teach me this magic, and I will saddle you with the biggest horse's schlong you have ever seen!#$b#Do you understand me$2?",
"STP.LanceReply4_Indoor_Eve_2": "Yes, Beloved.#$b#It would be temporary, but I can reverse this spell if you like. It was perhaps ... unwise to cast it without speaking to you first.#$b#I am truly sorry that I made you feel violated.$1",
"FarmerResp5_Indoor_Eve_2": "No, not necessary. I will elect to keep my newer, perkier boobs, thank you very much.#$e#But no more body mods without permission, okay?$3",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_2_Lance_Reply5": "(Thinking) Would a horse's schlong make you happier? Am I not of sufficient size for you?$3#$e#Body modification is not terribly diff ... No? I am sufficient for you? Well, that is a relief. I don't think I would like a horse's schlong ... $1#$e#So, now that we have THAT settled ... (Lance smiles wickedly) Can I play with them?$6",
"FarmerResp6_Indoor_Eve_2": "Oh my God, Lance! (Laughing now) You are not even a little bit sorry. Are you?#$e#To answer your question, yes please...",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_3": "What a day! We encountered heavy resistance in Galdora today. You know what turned the tide?#$e#The Shadow People! There was a large horde coming toward us, and the next thing you know, Shadow People were coming from everywhere, but not attacking!#$e#It threw the horde into confusion, and we were able to get the upper hand. My love. Do you have any idea of what you have done in brokering peace with them?#$b#It is sending shock waves throughout the nine realms.$h",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_4": "You smell delicious, my pet. Like a honeycomb dipped in chai tea. How do you do that?#$e#You are always so delectable. Come here, let me massage your back. You look tense. How does this feel? Good?$6",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_5": "I've been summoned to the Ferngill Republic for a meeting with the Ministry of Magic.#$e#They have questions about your involvement in the peace agreement with the Shadow People.#$e#I am not sure what is going to happen at that meeting, but it may significantly impact our lives. So think positive.#$b#I may have to spend the night, Love. If I am not home by midnight, assume I will make it home tomorrow.$l",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_6": "What a day! I am happy to report that all went well yesterday in the Ferngill Republic.#$e#The Ministry wanted an explanation as to who 'authorized' you to negotiate with the Shadow People.#$e#(Chuckle) You should have seen their faces when I told them that your love opened the door.#$b#I explained about your experiences with Belinda, Raeriyala, and cleansing the Spirit Realm ... befriending Krobus, and freeing the dwarf who was trapped in the Highlands Cavern.#$b#I still can't believe I watched over that area for years and I never even knew the poor guy was in there!#$b#I told the Ministry to trust you because we have never encountered anyone like you. It is like you are magically gifted to act as an emissary of benevolence.#$b#You are doing the very things your grandfather dreamed of but could never harness the magic necessary to affect the changes he dreamed of.#$b#You take after your grandmother in that sense.$h",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_7": "I have been reflecting on our story all day. When my eyes met yours at the top of the Caldera, I was shaken to my core.#$e#I think I fell in love with you at that exact moment. It was like your essence implanted itself indelibly in my heart and then waited for me to catch up to the realization of it.#$e#I changed in that moment and didn't find my peace, my equilibrium, or my sense of self until the day I asked you to marry me and you said, 'Yes.'#$b#I don't fully understand it, but I know without doubt that there is something eternal, purposeful, and designed by Yoba in our union.#$e#We are greater than the sum of our parts. Do you feel that, too?$6",
"STP.FarmerResp_Indoor_Eve_7": "Yes, I feel the same way. Meeting you was like having my world collide with my destiny,#$e#and everything that didn't perfectly align was simply vaporized into a disappearing cloud of forgetfulness.#$e#I instantly released the parts of my life that didn't conform to yours, and never looked back.$h",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_8": "I have loved our trips to the library. Reading together has been immensely enjoyable.#$e#I have a new book I would like to suggest we read. It's called 'Timeless Love', and it was written by a couple who lived 800 years ago.#$e#It is a collection of their love letters during a time when they were separated by war. I found the book in Magnus' library and asked to borrow it.#$b#He grudgingly said I could, but that I would forfeit my life if I lost it. I read the first few pages, and knew I had to share this book with you.$h",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_9": "You know what I want to do tomorrow? I want to take the new book we are reading, sit on the cliff-edge of Summit Farm, and read the continuing story of this timeless couple and their enduring love.#$e#How does that sound, my pet? Shall we make it a date?$6",
"STP.FarmerResp_Indoor_Eve_9": "That sounds lovely! We could make a night of it. I am not too busy, we could come home in the early afternoon the next day. I need to go up there, anyway ... there is more Fairy Rose Honey to harvest.$h",
"Narration_Indoor_Eve_9": "And that was exactly what Lance and I did. We spent a blissful day on the cliff-edge of Summit Farm,#$e#reading and relishing in the timeless love story. This ritual became one of our favorite dates,#$e#each visit deepening our bond with laughter, tears, and passion.",
"STP.Indoor_Eve_10": "Darling, don't be mad. Every couple has days like this. It is perfectly normal. After all, it can't all be climaxes and ecstasy.#$e#What counts is that we remember we love one another, and that we were made for one another.#$e#I am sorry I was short with you. I was tired and being completely self-absorbed. Will you forgive me?#$b#Yes? How about we seal this peace pact with a kiss ... another one?#$e#Hmmmm, perhaps we should take this to the bedroom where we can really seal the deal...$6",
"STP.Outdoor_Day_0": "What a magnificent day! It's my wildest dream come true, just look at this incredible landscape, raw and natural and so... so you, @.$0#$b#I can see your imprint on every inch of this farm, from the methodical crop squares to your carefully nurtured orchard. It's a beautiful farm.$h#$b#But it's only a fraction of your beauty, my dear.$l#$e#Before you go, may I steal a sweet kiss (or 6) before you leave? How I adore you, my pet.$l",
"STP.Outdoor_Day_3": "I've been attempting to grow a flower for you as a token of my love, but alas, it hasn't been going well. So I brought this back from my last watch in the Crimson Badlands . . . (hands Farmer a swirl stone)$6#$b#It is supposed to represent the dizzy, euphoric joy I feel whenever I am in your presence. I adore you, @$h",
"STP.Outdoor_Day_4": "My inspiration for weapons training is like the weather... it comes and goes at random. Today I feel lazy.$s#$e#Come here, my pet. I believe you might provide the exact motivation I am looking for. $6#$e#Why don't you strip for me, Beloved? I want to make sweet, sweet love to you.$h",
"STP.Outdoor_Day_5": "Just look at how beautiful the farm is, Darling. You have really created something special here.#$e#Let's walk on over to your Grandfather's shrine today and pay our respects. I miss that old Bastard, I really do.$s#$e#I find it incredibly amazing that we are here together again.$6#$e#Except now you are a grown woman and my wife.#$b#Your Grandfather is probably smirking down on us, thrilled to see us in love.$h",
"STP.Outdoor_Day_6": "Dear ... isn't it about time to head over to Summit Farm and check the animals and honeybees?$s#$e#I have time, we could head over there right now if you like. Yes? Great! I have a warp totem ready to go!$h#$e#[At the farm] You know, Fairy Rose Honey is my absolute favorite ... especially when it's served as a topping to your delectable breasts.$6#$e#Why don't you strip for me, Beloved? I want to make sweet, sweet love to you.#h",
"STP.FarmerResp_Outdoor_6": "Dear, sweet, achingly sexy husband ... stop torturing me and do it already!$h",
"STP.Outdoor_Day_7": "(Sitting on the bench at the Summit) Thank you for hiking up here with me, my pet.#$e#I love this view ... it calms my spirit and makes me feel like nothing is impossible.$4#$e#Our life together in this place is simply a miracle. I am so humbled to be given the gift of your love. Whatever did I do to deserve such happiness?$h#$e#(SIGH ...) MOTHER ... not one word! I told you, NO EAVESDROPPING! Do not ruin this moment with my wife!$2#$e#Come, my pet, let's go home.$6",
"STP.Outdoor_Day_8": "I just met 'Madame' Maive Amethyne of Ridgeside Village ...$2#$e#What an unpleasant, and wholly unlikable woman!$2#$e#You know, she actually referred to you as a 'city girl attempting to make a go of it in the country,' and she said it was 'brave' of you to 'attempt' to take over your grandfather's farm.$2#$e#She also wanted me to know she is willing to make you a decent offer WHEN it all got to be too much for you. I literally had to bite my tongue not to put her in her place. I think I drew blood!$6#$e#I didn't say anything, though. It is better to SHOW people like that, rather than TELL them.#$e#I hope I get to be there when someone tells her what you have accomplished in a few short years. That will be satisfying, indeed!$h",
"STP.Good_0": "Can you believe we have almost been married a year now? Our wedding day feels like it was just yesterday! It's hard to imagine, but I feel like I love you more and more every single day . . .$h#$e#Living with you, loving you, and discovering the depths of your character and being is like exploring the mysteries of the universe and finding something new every day.#$e#You are a fascinating and beautiful treasure, my pet.$6",
"STP.Good_1": "(Thinking) What? Oh, sorry, pet, I was day dreaming . . . About you, of course! Sometimes, when I catch a quick glimpse of you around the farm,#$e#as I just did a few moments ago, my mind just instantly goes to my most intimate fantasies of what I will do to you when I next have you in my arms.#$e#Aye, yi, yi . . . I am consumed with my desire for you! It is a living thing inside of me. Some days it takes all of my self control not to throw you on a bed of honeysuckle and take you where you stand!#$b#Say the word, my sweet, and I shall satisfy you as no other man ever could.$6",
"STP.Good_2": "I came to the valley to fulfill my duty to the First Slash Clan, Magnus, and the Ferngill Republic.#$e#It was just another posting in a long line of such postings, and I lived for the adventure of it all. #$b#How could I have known that a short time later a vision of valor and determination would crest the top of the Caldera#$e#with blazing eyes and the cutest little ears I have ever seen? #$b#Or how could I have known that this sweet little human warrior would turn my life upside down?$l#$e#Come, my pet, rest a moment in my arms. Have I ever told you how happy you make me?#$e#Had I not met you, I may have perished a lonely old mage, with only memories of wars past for company.#$b#Instead, I am blessed to see your shining face when I awake each morning, and enjoy your passionate embrace each night.$6",
"STP.Good_3": "Wow, you look irresistible today, @! I can't take my eyes off you.$l#$e#I can't keep my hands to myself, either!#$e#If you stay here much longer, I am going to have my way with you.#$e#You are far too enticing for me to pass up without sampling your sweetness.#$e#",
"STP.Good_4": "When I visited Magnus yesterday, he commented that our growing bond is now brightly visible in the spirit realm. He said it looks like a golden, shimmering cloud from far off on the horizon.$0#$b#I am not sure what that means in the here and now, but I will attest to the fact that I fall for you deeper and deeper every day.",
"STP.Good_5": "I'm thinking of you today. You are my complete topic of focus ... or perhaps more honestly, of the salacious, delectable things I plan to do to you when you get home ...",
"STP.Good_6": "Be careful out there! I do worry about you sometimes. There are people in the world who would take advantage of you ... $3#$e#Well, to be strictly honest, I plan to take advantage of you as well ... But I promise I won't hurt you unless you beg for it ...$h",
"STP.FarmerResp_Good_6": "I'll race you to the bedroom ...$h",
"STP.Good_7": "I was looking at our quarterly reports for this past year, and I think it would be in our best interest to set up a charitable trust or organization to help other farmers in the valley. We have so much; let's find a way to anonymously support our neighbors. Do you concur?",
"STP.Good_10": "I am positively worn out, Dear. I think I am going to head over to Sprite Spring to rejuvenate in their healing waters. Would you care to join me? We haven't been on a date in a bit ...$6",
"STP.Good_11": "No, treasured wife, I have to disagree! I definitely fell for you before you fell for me. I bought three bouquets - all of which wilted - before I was finally able to declare my feelings for you.$l#$e#When I invited you to stay the night with me in the Highlands, and you left instead ... it was the darkest night of my soul!$s",
"STP.FarmerResp0_Good_11": "No, dear husband, you are wrong. This is an argument you will not win#$e#because it is also a revelation of my most closely guarded secret, which it is clear now must be shared.#$b#You see, when we met that day on top of the Caldera, I knew I had just met my soul mate.#$e#Unfortunately, I was already married. You didn't know that, did you?$3",
"STP.FarmerResp1_Good_11": "I came home that day and began planning my divorce from a man who had only ever been good to me.#$e#It was an agonizing decision, but an easy one to make.#$e#He and I were very happy, but inside, I always knew I was destined for greater things.#$e#When you gave me that diamond wand and enabled me to protect myself in the mines,#$e#you empowered me instead of just protecting me. That's why I am so fearless on the battlefield.#$e#I know you have me. I can feel you with me everywhere I go.#$e#It was an intense aphrodisiac.",
"STP.FarmerResp2_Good_11": "I sorely wanted to join you that night in the Highlands. I was aching for you.#$e#But I could not be unfaithful to my husband, nor could I stand to hurt this man who had only ever been kind, loving, and terribly sweet.#$e#So literally the next day after I left you in the Highlands,#$e#I filed for divorce and immediately went to the Dark Shrine of Memory to erase his memory#$e#before he could ever experience the pain of our divorce.#$b#That belonged solely to me.$s",
"STP.FarmerResp3_Good_11": "I went to his house, cleaned it from top to bottom, restocked the refrigerator with all his favorite things,#$e#aired out the cabin, and put all his things back. Then, I asked him to meet me there for a date.#$e#I made love to him one last time, said my spiritual goodbyes, and slipped back to my farm,#$e#knowing he would wake up in the morning remembering nothing about our lives together.$s",
"STP.FarmerResp4_Good_11": "I never told you because I felt guilty over what I had done,#$e#and I didn't want you to think I took my vows lightly.#$e#But when you talk about how something bigger than us brought us together, I know exactly what you mean,#$e# because I felt the shift in the heavens when our eyes met across the Caldera. I have never once doubted my decision.#$e#And I did all of that before you ever got around to discovering you were in love with me#$e#... though I am eternally grateful that you did! Please forgive me and ease my fear#$e#that what I have just shared will not damage our relationship.$3",
"STP.LanceResp_Good_11_5": "Hmm... my mind is blown! That is quite a tale. You are correct, my pet. You win this one.#$e#How could I possibly be angry with you? Do you know how long I have been living?#$e#I've lived four of your lifetimes before Yoba brought us together.#$e#I am not a man easily intimidated by another male. Truth be told,#$e#even if I had known you were married, it would not have stopped me from pursuing you.#$e#We were made for one another.#$b#Now get your adorable behind naked and ready for me, because I am about to ravish you until you beg me to stop in#$e#celebration of your keen insight up on the Caldera that fateful day ...$6",
"STP.FarmerFinalResp_Good_11": "(Oh, Lance ... )",
"STP.Good_12": "Welcome home, my pet. How was your day? I have dinner prepared for us. Are you hungry?$h#$e#I have drawn a bath and poured an Elven Elixir in it that will heal you of all of today's toils.#$e#When you are ready, and once you have been thoroughly revived,#$e#I plan on carrying you, naked, to our bed where we will stay for the rest of the night.#$e#I plan to stress yourdelightful meridians most thoroughly,#$e#and then we will collapse in each other's arms in sated bliss.$6#$e#And, no alarm tonight. I have hired a couple of people from Ridgeside Village#$e#to come help with chores in the morning. Sleep as long as you like.$h",
"STP.Neutral_0": "My love, you seem distant. Is there something weighing on your mind? I know running this farm can be stressful. If there's anything on your mind, please let me help. At the very least, I'm here to listen.$0",
"STP.Neutral_1": "It's been a quiet day, hasn't it, dear? As a combat mage, I long ago grew used to the silence and solitude of those long, lonely vigils.#$e#But with us, it's a little bit... unsettling. Are we carving out enough time for our relationship? One thing I have learned since coming to the farm,#$e#every garden needs careful tending. When was the last time we had a date? Hey, I've got an idea . . .#$e#why don't we burn all of our nightclothes and turn the farm into a nudist colony every night at 7:00 p.m.? That one little change would probably cure us of any marriage doldrums me might be experiencing . . . $0",
"STP.Neutral_2": "It's okay if you have to tend to your farm duties late at night. I don't mind... much. But always wake me up when you come to bed. I need every kiss no matter how late.$0",
"STP.Neutral_3": "I believe a steady routine is important in one's marriage. It keeps us grounded, ensures we connect on a daily basis, etc.#$b#However, I sometimes find myself yearning for a little more excitement between us. What? You agree? And you have some ideas? Please, do share!$4",
"STP.Neutral_4": "Living as I once did on the shores of the Gem Sea, I learned that not every wave needs to crash with resounding drama, for as long as the Gem Sea remains at its constant moving, ebbing, flowing, you know all is well. Is all well with us, Dearheart?",
"STP.Bad_0": "Sometimes, dear, I wonder if it was just delusional of me to think that I'd escape my#$e#old cycle of loneliness and sorrow - that I'd finally be able to share all this love I had in me.$2#$e#Even as we share one bed, under one roof, I find myself falling into that old limbo once more.$2",
"STP.Bad_1": "@?$s#$b#I've been wanting to talk to you.$s#$b#I've been feeling a little... lonely. I've been missing you too much for it to be normal, did you know?$s#$b#I miss you even when I'm wide awake in the dead of night while you're asleep beside me. And I miss you when you're right outside attending to the farm.$s#$b#Am I crazy to feel jealous of your attention to the farm? You've just been so busy and we've barely had any time together.$s#$e#Can we fix this rift between us?$3",
"STP.Bad_4": "While I may not bring in the same income, I know my role as a protector and mage holds its own importance.#$e#But sometimes, I marvel at the balance we've found - your work on the farm, my work in the field.#$e#Together, we're an unstoppable force. I wouldn't have it any other way.$h",
"STP.spring_1": "Today marks the first day of a new year. I'm very determined to bring fresh ideas to my combat training.#$e#Do you have a plan for what you want to accomplish this year?#$e#I feel pretty hopeful with you by my side.#$e#Let's also resolve to blanket every inch of this farm with passionate lovemaking.#$e#I want to look around everywhere and remember when I took you in that exact spot!$6",
"STP.spring_2": "Ahh, I admit, you caught me reading.$l#$e#What, you say? Actually, my love, to be honest, I am re-reading the Kama Sutra.#$e#It is an excellent manual for designing meridian stressors that will help you learn to control and activate your manna.#$b#I have been doing this diligently since we completed our binding,#$b#and I would say the speed at which you are progressing magically$1#$e#testifies to the validity of my methods.$h",
"STP.spring_4": "It's strange, but I often have cravings for pomegranate in the spring. When I bite into a pomegranate, the juice that bursts forth in my mouth reminds me of the way you climax, dear. So juicy and sweet!$6",
"STP.spring_7": "(Sigh...) Hello, Love. How are you doing? I'm feeling a bit melancholy today.#$e#I miss my old compatriot and fellow warrior-your grandfather.#$b#...Because you were his granddaughter, I don't know if you understand what a tough, scrappy, hilarious old bastard he was.#$b#...He had a wicked sense of humor. He pulled off some epic practical jokes in his day...#$b#And despite his lack of magical powers, there was no one I'd rather have at my side in battle.$h#$e#He was a brilliant tactician; he had more courage than reason most of the time;#$e#and he saved my life too many times to count.#$b#God, I miss him! I just wish I could share the love we have together. He would be so pleased.#$e#Let's go to his shrine tonight and tell him our story.$h",
"STP.spring_9": "My favorite film, Natural Wonders: Exploring Our Vibrant World, often graces the screen during Spring. The plot, no matter how peculiar, never fails to captivate me.$s#$e#How about we make an Eve of it and enjoy the film together with some truffle popcorn and wine on the side?$4",
"STP.spring_12": "Ah, tomorrow is the Egg Festival, dear. Are you looking forward to watching the little ones? Their joy is always so contagious!#$e#I look forward to having our own one day. What a joy that will be!$h",
"STP.spring_15": "Wow, you are a vision of ethereal beauty, my pet. You really know how to rock a pair of jeans!#$e#Do you have any idea how perfectly those jeans hug your hips? I am salivating just standing in your presence.#$e#Come here, I just need a little taste... Well, maybe a little more.#$e#You irresistible temptress! Your touch undoes me every time!#$b#Stay with me, dear. I promise to make it worth your while.$6",
"STP.spring_16": "Dear, your scent is driving me wild. It wafts around you like a gentle mist and enslaves me in chains of devotion whenever I come near you.#$e#Yoba, have mercy on me, the woman You prepared for me is unfairly equipped to enslave my heart!$h",
"STP.spring_20": "There's something about spring that brings out the romantic in me. Let's find a secluded spot and enjoy the beauty of nature ... and each other. Ooooh, here's an idea! Let's go make love in the hot spring!$h#$e#Shall we?",
"STP.spring_23": "Tomorrow is the annual Flower Dance! I've been looking forward to this all season.$h#$e#I can't wait to hold in my arms and publicly display my adoration of you while we celebrate the beauty of spring. See you tomorrow on the dance field, my love.$h",
"STP.spring_25": "You inspire me, @, to not allow my failures of the past to determine my expectations for the future . . . Our long conversations by the fireplace, our nightly discussions . . . I see now that everything you do, you do with love.$h#$b#Maybe that is why I have always failed in my attempts to grow things; I have always had a fatalistic, forceful, and negative mindset about my ability to coax life out of a seed.#$e#Perhaps I should try one more time . . . but this time, I am going to love my little plant, take care of it, encourage it, and watch it flourish!#$b#Just wait, Darling, there may be hope for me yet!$h",
"STP.spring_28": "@, why are you looking so sad on this beautiful Spring morning? Is everything okay? Come here. Let me hold you.$3",
"STP.spring_28_farmer": "(SIGH) Yes, I am okay, I am just struggling with some guilt and sadness.#$e#I saw Elliott when I was visiting Willy yesterday ... He was at his usual solitary post on the dock,#$e#and I just felt a wave of sadness wash over me.#$e#Knowing what I know about how happy he was when we were married,#$e#and his confessions of how lonely he was before, I just felt so guilty over my own joy.#$e#I know he is not missing me because I wiped his memory, but I wiped out his happiness, too!#$b#And I shouldn't be crying in your arms over my EX of all things, but you are the only remedy for my heart! (sobbing) I just feel so guilty! I am sorry, beloved husband, it just hit me so hard!$5",
"STP.spring_28_Lance": "There there, my pet. First of all, you can tell me anything under the sun#$e#no matter how embarrassing, painful, or scary; you name it. We share the same manna that runs through our veins.#$e#There is nothing hidden between us. I felt your climax this morning, and the pain in your heart yesterday.#$e#Our binding is terribly invasive when it comes to our respective autonomous privacy,#$e#but it also weaves us together in an absolutely unbreakable bond.#$e#I will always understand you, love you, forgive you, comfort you, and protect you.#$e#There is nothing under the sun or in heaven above that can threaten our marriage.#$e#You must rest in this undisputed fact. No other man in all of creation could steal you away from me.#$e#Know that. And know also that my arms find their highest purpose when they are wrapped around you, Sweetheart.$b#Elliott is a fine man. He will make a loving husband and a fine father one day.#$e#You just need to leave him in Yoba's hands and trust that He will care for Elliott#$e#and see to his needs with compassion. Do not let this trouble you anymore.$6",
"STP.spring_28_farmer_1": "You are so good to me, husband. Do you have anything left in the tank after this morning? (Lance grins, nodding his head) I think another manna exchange is what I really need right now...$6",
"STP.summer_1": "The first day of summer. How fast time flies! First day of the season . . . I know you will be very busy today. I have cleared my day, and I am ready to help you with chores today.#$e#Whatever you need, I am yours to command today. And with both of us tackling everything, I am sure we will finish early for once,#$e#and then I am going to make sweet, sweet love to you for the rest of the day . . . night . . . whatever it happens to be. Count on it, Pet.$6",
"STP.summer_4": "You know, my birthday is coming up in a couple of days. After nearly three centuries and countless battles, I think you'd have to agree your husband has held up pretty well. *(wink)*$l#$e#Would you like to hear how I envision spending that day?$6#$e#I'd like to go up to the top of the Caldera on Ginger Island, where our story first began, and renew our binding vows.#$b#Then, I'd like to offer a burnt sacrifice into the lava for continued blessings on our marriage.#$b#And finally, I'd like to drizzle this premium jar of Fairy Rose Honey I've been saving over your most intimate places and dine to my heart's content.$1#$e#Fair warning, my pet, I see this leading to other indulgences; we may be gone for a day or two. Shall I hire a couple of workers for the farm? Please say yes ...$h",
"STP.SummerMorning_7": "Good morning, my love! I have something important I'd like to discuss with you today. Nothing bad, but can we carve some time out this evening to discuss some things?$h",
"STP.summer_10": "Why don't we skip the Luau tomorrow and spend the day doing something a little more fun? I could . . . write a love poem . . . between your legs . . . with my tongue ... $h",
"STP.summer_11": "I love watching you sleep in the soft glow of dawn ... your beauty fills me with salacious ideas of how I might wake you ... #$b#The way you unconsciously spoon yourself against the curve of my body ... #$b#The soft sound of your sigh and the blush that suffuses your cheeks when I fill you with my manna ... $h#$e#You, my darling one, are the keeper of my heart forever and always.$6",
"STP.summer_13": "Good morning, my pet. Did you sleep well?",
"STP.summer_13_Farmer_0": "Not really, last night was my turn to lay awake with gostly thoughts running through my head.#$e#It slipped my mind, but I forgot to tell you that when we got home from the luau,#$e#I went outside to check on the goats real quick - you know,#$e#just to check on the new arrival - and found Lorenzo from Ridgeside Village on our doorstep!",
"STP.summer_13_Lance_0": "That late at night? You should have called me, pet. I would have come immediately.",
"STP.summer_13_Farmer_1": "I know, Lance, but I sensed no danger. He quite startled me, though, but then he gave me this bracelet#$e#and said it belonged to my grandmother. He said she and your grandfather helped his family immensely when they first came here,#$e#and he wanted to return the kindness. He gave me $10,000 gold and said that he should have come sooner,#$e#but he waited to make sure I was who everyone said I was.#$b#He said so many people wanted to get their hands on this property, he was worried I might not be who I said I was.#$e#He said my grnadmother and father were very kind and he knew they were looking down on us with great joy.#$b#And then, that night, I really felt like my grandmother came into our room and gave us her blessing. It was such a strong feeling.$h",
"STP.summer_13_Lance_1": "It seems my intuition the other night has proven to be correct. We are indeed being watched over.#$e#I wonder where these revelations will take us, Darling?",
"STP.summer_15": "I visited Magnus earlier this week, and he shared some healing techniques with me that may speed your recovery time after particularly long days.#$b#I know how hard you work some days, and I wanted to help ease your burdens.",
"STP.summer_18": "Did you know that different species of fish emerge each season? In summer they have particularly vibrant colors that have always fascinated me.#$b#Personally, though, nothing beats the taste of a spicy/sweet tropical curry, especially when it's baked in a fresh pineapple bowl. Perfection!$h",
"STP.summer_20": "Happy birthday, my love! I've made you a cake.$h#$e#Do you like it?#$b#Will you let me have a taste? Yummy. How about a kiss? Even more yummy!$h#$e#You really should take a day off on your birthday. In fact, surprise! Workers will be arriving in one hour to take over for you.#$e#You have that much time to shower, change, and pack a bag for two days.#$e#I'm taking you somewhere special where we'll make new memories and seal yet another location with the imprint of our timeless love.$0#$e#Now, chop, chop, Wench! Ecstasy awaits us just a short warp away!$h",
"STP.summer_24": "My love, today is Willy's birthday, did you know? He's always been a good friend, and I admire how he befriended the pink-haired lonely mage without hesitation, even if I may be perceived as . . . scary to some. He did that for you, too, didn't he?$h#$b#I think I am going to walk down to his shack to give him a gift while you're at work today. I shall tell him it is from both of us. Have a beautiful day, my pet.$h",
"STP.summer_27": "Bride and light of my life, I woke up this morning so utterly thankful for your presence in my life that I just wept in overwhelming joy.#$e#I walked to your Grandfather's shrine, sunk to my knees, and poured out the contents of my grateful heart. It still brings tears of overwhelming joy to my eyes.#$e#Come back to bed, my pet. I have a gift for you...$6",
"STP.summer_28": "The Dance of the Moonlight Jellies is tonight. And as Summer gives way to Fall,#$e#this evening feels like a beautiful celebration of another one of nature's magical transitions.$h#$e#I'm looking forward to spending tonight's festival with you, my love. Especially the afterparty when we come home. I have something special planned for us, dear. You're going to love it!$h",
"STP.fall_1": "Ahh, autumn. One of my favorite times of year. Imagine our house . . . the scent of an orange, cinnamon, apple potpourri bubbling on the stove . . . the sound of rustling leaves carried on gentle fall breezes . . . you and me making love on the rug in front of the fire. Our home transforms into the perfect haven for us; soft jazz, soft caresses, the sounds of uninhibited climaxes. I truly love this season, and I can't tell ou how excited I am to spend my first fall with you, darling wife.$6",
"STP.fall_4": "Good morning, Lover. How did you sleep?$h#$e#I slept like the dead. You nearly killed me last night - you shameless vixen!$6#$e#You know how alcoholics wake up craving for more 'hair of the dog'?#$b#Well, if you reach around my waist here,#$b#you'll notice that even though I drank my fill last night...$1#$e#I crave you even more today. Before you run off for the day, how about you take a few minutes to work this out for me?... Yes, that's it... God, I love you, woman!$6",
"STP.fall_5": "(Lance seems preoccupied.) Oh, don't mind me. I'm just remembering last night... you were fantastic, my love.$6#$e#Did you notice that we both reached the crescendo of our passion at the exact same moment? It was truly sublime. Let's do it again... now seems good. What do you say? It could be my birthday gift.$6",
"STP.fall_9": "My love, I do not mean to be a gossip, but word around town is that Marnie and Lewis have a rather 'secretive' relationship.#$b#Personally, I think Marnie deserves... some openness, wouldn't you agree?$2#$e#I mean, people have been speculating, but I guess everyone deserves their privacy.#$b#Oh well, it's not my place to get involved. I'm just happy that I get to share my love for you with the entire world. That's what truly counts.$h",
"STP.fall_11": "I love your morning bedhead, @#$b#The way your smile twists to one side when you discover something truly amusing...#$b#The little way you nuggle up to me in your sleep, and the way you press your hand under my body in that subconscious way you assure yourself I am still in bed with you . . . #$b#The soft sound of your sigh and the blush that suffuses your cheeks when I go down on you.$h#$e#You give my life meaning, my treasure. Thank you.$6",
"STP.fall_11_Farmer": "My love, it is I who should be declaring my thankfulness . . .#$b#You are by far, (so very far) the singularly greatest lover any woman could ever hope for . . . and somehow you chose me!#$b#How did this little farm girl from Pelican Town in Stardew Valley catch the eye and marry an Elfin King and Combat Mage of royal descent? Who then bound his life to mine granting me long life and the very magic running through his veins . . . #$e#and even though I was mad at the time . . . slightly bigger breasts that he pays homage to in the most delightful ways?$1#$b#You are my king and my glory and my greatest joy, Lancelot. If I lived 1,000 years I would not have enough time to express the depth of my love.$6",
"STP.fall_12_Lance_0": "Good morning, Sweetheart. Last night was really fun. . .$6",
"STP.fall_12_Farmer_0": "Yes it was! I sure hope nobody heard us! At one point, during one of my pinnacle moments, I had a brief thought of what I might do if someone came crashing though the brush intent on rescuing us, but then I gave in to the ecstasy and had no more rational thought.$1",
"STP.fall_12_Farmer_1": "Lance, Darling, as scintillating as this conversation is, I can see us easily returning to our bedroom, which would be lovely, but I do that something I need to discuss with you this morning.",
"STP.fall_12_Lance_1": "Certainly, my pet. You have my complete attention. What did you want to talk about?$4",
"STP.fall_12_Farmer_2": "Please forgive me, love, because I did not ask you first and I truly hope you will not be mad . . .$3#$b#I was in town yesterday, and came across Zinnia and Silly in the town square. Silly was sad and said she didn't want to go back to the Guild. The next thing you know, Silly was saying she wanted to live with me and Zinnia was asking if that was okay,#$b#and then Robin overheard and said she could put in an expansion to our cellar, which would be more like where the slimes come from and then everybody was looking at me and saying, 'Please?'#$b#It happened so fast, Lance. I said yes because I felt sorry for Silly, and Robin came immediately over and did the expansion! It was a done deal before I even had a chance to talk to you about it . . . Are you mad, Love?$3",
"STP.fall_12_Lance_2": "Of course not, Darling. (Chuckles) Of all the young beings you could have invited to come stay with us, it is probably a good thing you started with Silly. Slimes are a randy bunch . . .#$e#procreating like bunnies anytime, anywhere, all the time. Silly should be used to that, which will be less awkward for us. Besides, I saw her last week at the Guild, and I sensed she was melancholy.#$e#It can't be easy to be in that wing when Gabriel is focused on studying and experimenting on monsters. Now we have made friends with something that used to be an enemy, and it is probably very isolating for Silly.#$b#Far from mad, my pet, you have my complete support.$h",
"STP.fall_12_Farmer_3": "Husband, you are so good to me, and you always understand me! We're kind of special that way. Is it our bonding? We are always in one accord, whether we talk about something or not.#$b#It did occur to me that if Silly were here, perhaps she could offer the farm as a neutral place to have peace talks with other slimes and where she could show them that we can be trusted.$6",
"STP.fall_12_Lance_3": "Who knows where this will lead? I know one thing, all this talk about procreating bunny slimes has got me feeling more than a little aroused. Can I interest you in some early morning gymnastics to get our blood flowing?$6",
"STP.fall_12_Farmer_4": "Who knows where this will lead? I know one thing, all this talk about procreating bunny slimes has got me feeling more than a little aroused.#$b#Can I interest you in some early morning gymnastics to get our blood flowing?$6",
"STP.fall_13": "The Stardew Valley Festival is coming up ... I might set my pride aside and sink my teeth into a sloppy, saucy barbecue sandwich. YUM!$l#$e#Oooh, on second thought, I would rather sink my tongue deep into the center of your manna grove and bring you to repeated climaxes until you beg me to fill you...$6",
"STP.Lifelines0_Lance_0": "It was nice catching up with Camilla today at Fable Reef.#$e#I know she can be a pill at times, but I like to think of her antics as misplaced, excessive love.#$e#She just can't help herself sometimes. She sure adores you, my pet.#$e#I have never seen her so happy. She is trying so hard to be good!$h",
"STP.Lifelines1_Farmer_0": "So then, please explain why so much of our binding ceremony was hidden from me?#$e#It feels like you, Camilla, and Magnus kept a LOT out of our discussions.#$e#Like burning, glowing tattoos under my skin, extreme age regression, terra-forming my DNA,#$e#how our kinetic connection works... There was a lot left out, husband.#$e#I feel so confused about what is happening to me sometimes. Like everybody is in on the joke except me.#$e#It is very isolating.$3",
"STP.Lifelines2_Lance_1": "My Queen, we didn't tell you about these things because we didn't expect them to happen.#$e#It almost never does, and not nearly to the extent it is happening with you.#$e#When a mage of my strength takes a human mate,#$e#it usually means a quick (50-80 years) acceleration in their aging process.#$e#They usually end up mirroring their spouse's life rhythm.#$e#This happens because the manna exchange in these cases is usually only one-way.#$e#The human spouse can only receive manna from their mage spouse;#$e#they have none of their own to give back. It is not painful, or sad, or unpleasant.#$e#It is just the result of a slow drain of our manna, which can't be stopped...#$e#unless we live completely celibate lives together, which would drive me completely insane.#$e#So instead, we exchange our life spans for our spouses,#$e#because 50-80 years with you is worth far more than 300 years without you.#$e#It is an exchange we happily make with zero regrets.$h",
"STP.Lifelines3_Farmer_1": "Wait a minute. You married me KNOWING you were signing your own death warrant??#$e#But why?? That is too high a price to pay!#$e#Beloved! I don't want you to grow sick and old and feeble because you married me!#$e#I can't stand the thought that my love for you will, in fact,#$e#be a parasitic organism sucking the life essence out of you!#$e#Oh my Yoba! I cannot believe you kept this from me!$a",
"STP.Lifelines4_Lance_2": "My pet, I have lived a long time and a great life.#$e#It is easy to choose to live the rest of my days in bliss with you...$3",
"STP.Lifelines5_Farmer_2": "No. No, Lancelot! I CANNOT be the instrument of your death. I refuse. I will not.#$b#(Conversation pauses, Farmer looks off in the distance and seems to come to a decision.)#$e#I am going to divorce you, Lance. Tomorrow! I will not let you do this!#$e#WHY didn't you tell me this? I NEVER would have married you. (Sobbing)#$e#I can't abide this. I can't be the reason you die. I can't bear the thought!#$e#We have to get divorced tomorrow. I will not be the reason your exquisite life ceases to be.$5",
"STP.Lifelines6_Lance_3": "(Gently chuckling) And if you tried, my pet, I would go to the Dark Shrine of Memory,#$e#erase your memories, pursue you all over again, and marry you all over again,#$e#and I would keep doing so until you relented from this foolish quest to 'save' me.#$e#Don't you understand? My life is forfeited without you.#$e#And, besides, my fierce little warrior, our bonding did NOT fail. It took!#$e#Powerfully! We assumed it would not because you are human, but it did.#$e#And it grows stronger every day.$6",
"STP.Lifelines7_Farmer_3": "What? Are you lying to me? Just trying to placate me?#$e#(Lance emphatically shakes his head no.) You could have led with that!#$e#(sigh) No more subterfuge, husband. If you love me,#$e#you will treat me with the love and respect I deserve. I fell in love with you#$e#because you empowered me. I will be your life partner, and I WILL stand by your side.#$e#I will NOT be left in the dark, waiting for a telegram informing me of your demise.#$e#I am so tired, husband. Take me to bed?$6",
"STP.fall_18": "Natural Wonders: Exploring Our Vibrant World, my favorite film, often graces the screen during Spring. The plot, no matter how peculiar, never fails to captivate me.$s#$e#How about we make an evening of it and enjoy the film together with some truffle popcorn and wine on the side?$4",
"STP.fall_20": "Have I told you I lately how utterly enchanting you are? That I became a bond slave to your will the moment you emerged from inside the Caldera,#$e#cheeks flushed, eyes blazing with determination, and the diamond wand I gave you clutched in your hands,#$e#ready to go toe-to-toe with whatever you encountered at the top. I loved you in that moment. You were like a fierce,#$e#diminuitive honey badger determined to prevail at all costs.$h",
"STP.fall_20_farmer_1": "I was! I was scared to death. You had given me that wand a couple of weeks earlier, and I had ventured out beyond your protection fires in the Highlands#$e#to finally face the monsters I was so afraid of; and the wand cut them down like sun vanquishes darkenss. I felt invincible!#$e#And then I went into the cavern in the Highlands (so scary!) and I found the dwarf trapped in that cage, and brought him out with me.#$e#And after that, I decided it was time to face the Caldera or die trying. I kept telling myself, 'Lance said he would always be there if I ever needed help;#$e#he must believe I can do it, otherwise why give me such a powerful weapon? I told myself, 'don't hesitate;#$e#just commit yourself to winning each level one at a time.' And that is what I did. I stood in the doorway of each level,#$e#maping out where I was going to go, the obstacles in my way and their solutions. Then I drank the elixirs I thoght would help and ran like mad!#$e#Before I left the safety of each doorway, I prayed to Yoba to make me worthy to weild your gift#$e#and then I flew like the wind!",
"STP.fall_20_Lance_1": "I did not know it was you in the Caldera (we were not yet bonded), but I did sense the battle being waged.#$e#I was ready to step in if I was needed, but I only sensed monsters meeting their doom; not humans.#$e#It is no small thing for a human to reach the top; I have rescued many who were overcome. #$b#But imagine my surprise and my delight when the valiant challenger who crested the top was none other than the diminuitive granddaughter of my old companion, your grandfather.$h#$e#I thought to myself, 'You old Bastard, how did you do this? You brought your granddaughter to me? How fair she has grown up to be!#$e#I sure hope you approve, my old friend, because she has captured my heart!'$h",
"STP.fall_21": "I find myself leaning to classical music as a backdrop for my creative endeavors. Listening to Debussy or, occasionally, Tchaikovsky stimulates my imagination as I work on my training modules. Human music is just so fascinating. It isn't anything like Elfin music. Our music speaks of war and conquests and valor. Human music elicits emotional response through lyrics, tempo, and harmonics.$4",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Camilla_0": "Wake up, sleepyhead. Your mother-in-law has come to visit!$h",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Farmer_0": "What? Camilla? (The Farmer looks around, confused.) Where are you?$u",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Camilla_1": "Castle Village, of course. I wanted to have a chat with you, and since my son is away this morning,#$e#I thought now would be the perfect opportunity for us to connect. It's early; do you have time?$0",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Farmer_1": "Yes, of course.$4",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Camilla_2": "I understand from my son that you feel the mages in your life kept secrets from you#$e#that left you unfairly unprepared for your bonding and its subsequent effects on your personhood. Is that correct?$0",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Farmer_2": "Well, yes. I feel like far too much was left unsaid,#$e#and it feels like willful deception. It hurt my feelings.$a",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Camilla_3": "I can understand that, my dear. I can. However, please at least consider a different perspective.#$b#I have often been accused of being volatile, impulsive, and decidedly naughty at times,#$e#but when you have lived as long as I have, you need something to break up the monotony.#$b#Year in and year out, living amongst too few magically inclined beings,#$e#it gets quite wearisome dealing with humankind's persistent illogical superstitions.#$e#For us, that feels like willful ignorance.#$b#We serve Yoba's creations, not the least of which is humankind,#$e#and in all these millennia, mankind has still not learned a thing about our place in the created order.#$e#We hear the same human superstitions regurgitated decade after decade... it gets tiresome.#$b#We (mages) have been around a long time; you would think humankind#$e#would have adapted and allowed some reality to sink in. It rarely does, though.#$e#Your kind is deeply steeped in its persistence to cling to archaic old wives' tales,#$e#superstition, and fear-based lore about witches, goblins, and demons of all ilk.$4",
"STP.RemoteConvo_Camilla_4": "The fighting is increasing here at Castle Village, dear, and I am needed.#$e#I will reach out to you again, and we will continue this discussion.#$e#You think about what I have said and perhaps prepare yourself for some reality-bending revelations#$e#and what could have caused us to be short on details with you. Yes? I will reach out soon, daughter.#$b#I must go now.$4",
"STP.fall_23_Bloodlines": "My Queen, I have returned! How was your day, @? Wait, you look upset. What troubles you, Beloved?#$e#You look as though you have the weight of the Nine Realms on your shoulders.$3",
"STP.Bloodlines_Farmer_0": "Yes, well, I am feeling quite unsettled. I ran into a very despicable 'Reverend Norlander' today in Ridgeside Village. What a tool!#$e#He was spouting disgusting lies and causing fear through obviously fabricated tales of the horrors of the magically inclined.#$e#Worse, some in the crowd were buying his racist garbage. He was particularly incensed by Human/Elfin marriage#$e#and said no human could resist the venom of Elves and that is how they continue to grow in numbers, even today.#$e#He was so filled with hatred! And I could tell he was getting to some of our more impressionable citizens.#$b#I just can't dispel my feeling of impending doom after encountering this man.$3",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_1": "You are correct to be concerned over the effect that such a man can have on a community. Reverend Norlander is one of the worst.#$e#Luckily, though, he is an old man at this point and he won't be around forever to spread his lies.#$b#Equally lucky, he has never sired any children to be corrupted by this hatred.$0",
"STP.Bloodlines_Farmer_1": "You know him?$4",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_2": "We've crossed paths.$a",
"STP.Bloodlines_Farmer_2": "He said the one telltale sign of an Elfin interloper was their bright pink hair. He said not all elves had it, but all very powerful ones did.#$e#Suddenly all eyes were on me . . . It was very discomfitting.#$e#Is there anything you want to share with me, Husband? I have a feeling I am going to be on the receiving end of many 'concerned' citizen phone calls.$4",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_3": "Yes, my beloved, there is more of my story to be revealed. (Lance takes a deep breath)#$e#Allow me to formally introduce myself. I am known in my circles as High King Lancelot Illuvatar of the House of Ecthelion,#$e#nephew of Glorfindel the Great, Conqueror of Balrog.#$e#My sword is called Peace Bringer, and it was hewn in the fires of Galdonseil by a Dwarvin master craftsman who fashioned it from pure mithril.#$e#I am descended from King Ecthelion of the House of Fountains, first-born son of Feanor, the mightiest of all the children of Iluvatar.#$e#I am the nephew of the mighty Glorfindel who defeated the Balrog of Middle Earth so long ago.#$e#You might say that magically enhanced warfare is 'baked' into my DNA. There are others in my family line who are alive on the earth today,#$e#but I am the last direct male descendent of the House of Iluvatar. So yes, Beloved, I am human but I am also a an Elfin King,#$e#though it is not a title I disclose with any claim to royalty. It is just a fact of my birth. I left the royal house when I was barely 6 years old.#$e#I was living on the streets as an orphaned urchin when Magnus and Camilla found me and took me in.#$e#Magnus discerned who I was when we met and hid me from those who would have hunted me down and killed me.$s",
"STP.Bloodlines_Farmer_3": "My goodness, Lance, I am dumbfounded!$u",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_4": "As a descendent of Elfin lineage, magic courses through my veins and would also course through any children we may have.#$e#That is without question, regardless of your human lineage.#$e#However, the fact that you possess magic tells me that there must be magic in your bloodline somewhere.$0",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_5": "That is a lot to digest, and there is more to tell. But I think it is enough for today. To give you a short answer to one of your most logical questions,#$e#yes, as an Elf, I do possess 'venom' that is quite irresistible to humans, but no, I have never used it on you.#$e#I have complete control over all of the magic that courses through my veins, and I don't need to sting you with my venom to capture your heart.#$b#I believe fate already took care of that for both of us.",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_6": "That is enough for now, my beloved. We will discuss more as circumstances permit. We have a long life together,#$e#and so much time to unwrap all of the mysteries of the lives we have lived. Perhaps, when you now all,#$e#you can be an emissary of truth to your kind, and we can finally put aside some persistent human drama and illogical assumptions.#$b#Perhaps that is your calling, Beloved. Perhaps in generations to come, you will be known as a new Peace Bringer.$6",
"STP.Bloodlines_Farmer_4": "So what you are saying is, I really am your 'Queen.'? Shouldn't you be bowing before me? And where is my crown?$h",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_7": "(Chuckling), Yes, my Queen, you do have a crown; a very beautiful one, in fact. It currently resides with my own in a highly protected vault in the Museum of Iluvatar in Castle Shal Tuvin in Austria. Claiming it might be a little difficult; but I shall gladly bow before Your Majesty in all humility and gratitude for your benevolent gaze. (Lance bows deeply.)$6",
"STP.Bloodlines_Farmer_5": "(Laughing) I don't know what you just said, my liege, but you better rise and service your Queen with all diligence until she spills if you want to remain a free man...$h",
"STP.Bloodlines_Lance_8": "(Grinning), Of course, my Queen, your wish is my command...$6",
"STP.fall_26": "Spirit's Eve is upon us! Perhaps we could hide in the Spirit's Eve maze... and you could let me ravage you mercilessly in some hidden corner... Har, Matey, the thought o' that surely brings me sails to full tilt!$l",
"STP.ElfinLore_Lance_0": "Good morning, Dear. Are you ready for more? No, Queen, I mean more Elfin Lore . . . although I am happy to oblige on that front. No? Okay, well, you have only to say the word, Darling.$6",
"STP.ElfinLore_Farmer_0": "(Blushing) I'm listening. . .$1",
"STP.ElfinLore_Lance_1": "As with all magical beings, they each have their own expressions of magic. Magnus is particularly adept at potions. He can create almost anything. Camilla has far-reaching sight and protects an enormous territory. You have seen how others in First Slash command the mists and can disappear and reappear out of thin air. As a combat mage, drafted into the Elfin forces at 7 years old, I have had extensive training not only in all manner of warfare, but also tactics, infiltration, interrogation, first aid, evasion, and stealth. I am not a commander of the mists, though I can use them to a certain degree. My particular strength is speed and ferocity. My weapon, as I told you, is called Peace Maker, and in my hands it is more fearsome than any modern weapon of warfare. I can kill you six ways to Sunday faster than you can shoot me. And I can sense danger coming long before it gets close enough to do me any harm.$0",
"STP.ElfinLore_Farmer_1": "I have not forgotten that day in the Crimson Wasteland. . .$4",
"STP.ElfinLore_Lance_2": "There are three houses of Elves. There is the ruling house hailing out of the west. These Elves look most like the elves of human imagination. They tend to be tall, 'pointy' with their angular ears, hands, and long limbs . . . they are beautiful, delicately boned, well spoken, and tend to practice alchemy. Then there is the combat house from the north, which is what I was born into. We are combat mages and almost universally large, muscular, fast, and cunning. Going up against a Combat Mage is the definition of reckless. There are not many of us in the world, but we are devastating on the battlefield. My lineage gives testimony to that. Lastly, there are the Elves from the eagles house in the east. These elves have wings, something akin to titanium bones that are light and hollow, but incredibly strong; and they wield arrows with Yoba like accuracy. They never miss.$0",
"STP.ElfinLore_Farmer_2": "Well, you certainly are large, husband . . . but you don't seem to have a lot of elfin features about you.$4",
"STP.ElfinLore_Lance_3": "As far as your untrained eyes can see, my pet. There is so much more to know about Elfin Physiology.",
"STP.ElfinLore_Farmer_3": "Oh?",
"STP.winter_1": "Ahhh, winter. I love this time of year. Especially here in the Valley. Winter is not so different from every other season in Fable Reef, but here in the valley,#$e#winter transforms the valley into s frosty wonderland. It's a lot like being dropped into a snowglobe.#$e#With its laid-back schedule, winter is a great time to read books, catch up on crafting, or curl up in bed and make sweet, sweet love...#$e#The first day of every season, you always seem to be very busy with Farm preps, but just know that I shall be impatiently waiting for you tonight with salacious intent!#$e#Prepare to be ravaged sweet wench! The longer it takes you to come home this eve, the more time I shall have to prepare.#$b#You have been forewarned. Milady!$6",
"STP.winter_3": "Every mage fights against falling into the trap of numbing cynicism over the course of their long lives. That's why every day,#$e#I remind myself to feel all things deeply, and thus hang on to my humanity. You help me with that more than you know.#$e#How? My pet, in all the worlds there is nothing more beautiful than the sight of you after I have completely claimed you.#$e#You are a vision to behold, and when I look upon your beauty, I am born again. How could I ever grow tired of our love when I fall more deeply in love with you every day?$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_0": "Let's get back to our discussion of all things Elfin. Today, let's talk about Elfin Physiology. The things you don't readily see. Elves have extremely acute senses that they can magically attune according to their need.#$e#We can hear a gnat's wing flutter a mile away; we can hear an approaching army days before it arrives; we can hear a person's heartbeat pause when you lie, and we can smell when you are aroused, or fearful, or hiding something.#$e#You don't ever want to play hide & seek with an elf; we have far too great an advantage. We are stronger, faster, more agile, able to see clearly in pitch black. We are superior in every way physiologically to humans by many order sof magnitude.#$e#We can also 'push' our magic through your body to bring healing, to calm you, to interrogate you, or bring you to a shattering orgasm.$0",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_0": "(Blushing) I am happily familiar with that, but you said you didn't use your magic on me . . .$1",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_1": "No, my pet, I said I never used my venom on you. Venom is a distinctly Elfin quality. We are so physicially superior to humans in this regard, that it is really not advisable for elves to use their venom on human partners.#$e#During the manna exchange, our venom courses through both our veins and mating becomes . . . well, it reaches a whole new level.#$b#It basically puts you in your lover's body enabling you both to experience what the other is feeling at the same time. It is similar to the manna exchange, but much more intense.$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_1": "So we have not experienced that together?$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_2": "No love, we have not.$s",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_2": "What if I said I wanted to? Would you share your venom with me?$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_3": "My pet, you don't know what you are asking. You are so brave, my little vixen. You are like your Grandfather that way. He had more courage than he did brains at times.$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_3": "But you said that you would want my Grandfather by your side in battle more than anyone else in the entire world.#$e#And you said that you love me more than anyone else in the world. So tell me, Lance, have you ever shared your venom with anyone ever? Elf or human?$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_4": "Yes Love, one time when I was much younger.$0",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_4": "And can you still clearly see her face after all of this time?$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_5": "Yes Love, I still can, though I never think of her. You are the only woman who occupies in my heart.$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_5": "But now I know that she still owns a part of your memory, I don't think I can let that stand. You can't honestly tell me I am the only one when you have gone to a higher place with another.$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_6": "You don't understand what you are asking for my sweet, delicate, beloved pet. If I share my venom with you, I may not be able to control myself until we both climax. I could lose myself in the venom and possibly hurt you.$3",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_6": "Or I could lose myself and possibly match you passion for passion.$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_7": "She understood what we were doing; she was Elfin. You do not. Do you remember how frightened you were when you saw me in full combat mage persona?#$e#You are asking me to reveal my most primal Elfin self, dear one. Are you sure that you want this? You do know what I am about to do with you, yes?",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_7": "I know . . . I think. I just don't want to lose my mind. They say that happens.",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_8": "Is that not ultimately the goal? (Lance smirked, his voice seductively low) To lose our minds into each other until we forget where you end and I begin?$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_8": "I heard that tasting Elfin venom will make me go crazy, like getting drugged.",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_9": "Again: Do you know what I am about to do with you?",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_9": "Yes,",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_10": "Then tell me, human, my love, what difference does my tongue make? I will be inside of you, soon. I will fill you with my seed; yet you worry about this?$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_10": "Will it be like a drug?$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_11": "Maybe a little bit, (Lance repeated, his smile widening).$h",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_11": "Then maybe I don't want it.",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_12": "You should consider it, (Lance reasoned, caressing my lips with his thumb) It will make the rest easier.$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_12": "Why do I need venom to make love with my husband? Maybe sharing your venom only makes it easier for you.$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_13": "No my love (his voice was dangerously soft), easier for you. I am an Elfin warrior, one of the most feared fighters of my kind. You are nothing but a small human woman, who probably has not been in any physical fight in her entire life. Yes, you made it to the top of the Caldera because I gave you a very powerful weapon. Yes, you slew some monsters; again because I equipped you with an enchanted staff. But now you have asked me to share my venom with you, and I have warned you that I cannot guarantee I will be able to fully control myself. If we do this, whether you are willing or not makes no difference. If you fight me or not makes no difference. You will not stop me from doing whatever I want with you. But why would you want to make it harder on yourself, when a simple kiss, could melt all your reservations away? It would make it far more pleasurable for you.$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_13": "(Farmer is quiet, considering her options. . .)$4",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_14": "Will you open your mouth for me now, my pet? Will you choose my venom? (Lance asks, his voice low and heavy)$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Farmer_14": "Yes, my King, anything! (Lance kisses her deeply, releasing his venom) You can do anything you want with me! This is . . . (I started and broke off, not able to finish my sentence as I got lost in the feeling of his venom running through my blood.) Oh, wow, Lance. Don't stop! Oh, my love!$6",
"STP.ElfinPhysiology_Lance_15": "I know . . .You take me so well, my sweet. There is nothing more beautiful than when you are completely mine like this.$6",
"STP.winter_5": "I do enjoy watching the first snowfall of the year. It's so beautiful. I think there is an old wives' tale about whomever you watch it with is your true love, but I don't need to an old wives' tale, nor even falling snow, to know you are my one true love. You fill my every waking moment with unspeakable joy, @.$h",
"STP.winter_7": "Why don't we skip the fishing festival this year, Beloved? We could stay home and play in the tub. My fishing pole is quite adept at seeking out hidden treasure buried in warm caverns of delight...$6",
"STP.winter_10": "You know what my FAVORITE part of winter is?$h#$e#There are no crops to bring in... no honey to be harvested... and all the animals are on auto-feeding, watering, and harvesting systems. (Excellent job planning the farm, beloved.)#$e#So, that means, in winter, we can take impromptu vacation days where I-your bond slave in love-get to kidnap you, ravish you, and do it again with no worries about anything being neglected.#$e#It's like guilt-free hedonism on tap! Are you ready, my pet? You are all mine for the rest of the day...$h",
"STP.winter_13": "Oh, hello, @.$0#$e#My, my, is that mistletoe above our heads? Shall we indulge in tradition?$h#$b#We may as well put mistletoe wallpaper on our ceiling... your lips are so delectable!$l",
"STP.winter_16": "I can't get enough of you, my sweet. I love the way you fit in my arms as though you alone were made to be in them.#$b#...the tousled way a smile breaks out on your face as I cup my hands around your body...#$b#...the way you gently thrust back against me, inviting my access to your intimate places...#$h#You, my pet, are the gatekeeper of my life essence; the keeper of my soul. In you, my life has its ultimate purpose.$6",
"STP.winter_23": "Good morning, dear. I saw on the calendar that today is Leah's birthday.#$b#Did you know? I feel an affinity for her because she was very kind to me when I moved here.#$b#Being a combat mage requires a lot of artistry. There is a fine line between stressing a person's meridians and overwhelming them. It takes finesse.#$b#As a fellow artist, I've always appreciated her input and the creative conversations we shared, though we bantered and disagreed oftentimes.#$e#Even though we don't see each other as often now, I do hope she's enjoying her special day.",
"STP.winter_24": "My love, our first holiday season is upon us!$h#$b#Have you prepared the gift you are giving to your “secret friend”?#$b#I've chosen something really special for mine . . . but honestly, what I'm most excited about is spending this first holiday with you as man and wife!$h#$e#I thought about asking to impregnate you on the night of the Winter Star, but I am not ready to share you just yet with children.$h#$b#What way would you like to mark our first major holiday together?$4",
"STP.winter_25_Lance": "Happy Feast of the Winter Star, @!$h#$b#Thank you for the gift of your love; the warmth of your embrace, and the infinite beauty of our lives together. You have made my life exquisitely joyful and I cannot tell you how happy I am to know that we have a very long life ahead of us, together.#$e#I give you my life, my love, my resourses, my children when you are ready, my body, my soul, my everything. I pledge my life to yours and solemnly vow that where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge.#$e#Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May Yoba do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.#$b#May Yoba bless our union with His love and power and purpose. I love you, sweet bride.$6",
"STP.winter_25_Farmer": "And Happy Feast of the Winter Star to you, My King!$h#$b#What can I say to encapsulate what your love means to me? You empowered me when I was afraid; you equipped me and made me stronger when I was alone; you gave me your magic, and then gave me your venom, and then you gave me my life back.#$e#I am now, and will forever remain your willing bond servant. I give you my life, my love, my resourses, my children when you are ready, my body, my soul, my everything. I receive everything you want to give to me,#$e#and I offer you any and everything you can ever ask of me. I am wholly and completely yours, High King Lancelot Illuvatar of the House of Ecthelion, nephew of Glorfindel the Great, Conqueror of Balrog.#$e#Descended from King Ecthelion of the House of Fountains, first-born son of Feanor, the mightiest of all the children of Iluvatar.#$e#I pledge my life to yours and solemnly vow that where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried.#$b#May Yoba do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you. May Yoba bless our union with His love and power and purpose.$6",
"STP.winter_27": "I'm looking forward to a beautiful year on %farm. This year we are going to raise more crops than ever, we are going to expand into new opportunities, and I am going to plow your fields of bounty with more vigor than ever. Mmmmm... It gives me shivers just thinking about it!$6",
"STP.winter_28": "As we stand at the dawn of a new year, I can't help but look forward to the many tomorrows that stretch out before us and I just know that ours will be the greatest love story ever lived. We will be legendary, my Queen; our love will be expansive, and we will go down in the annals of time as THE DEFINITION of timeless love. Come, my pet. I have venom to share with you and love to make with you, and a life to live with you.$h",
"Mon.Lance_0": "I do miss the tropical weather of Ginger Island and Fable Reef. The weather there always feels so happy.$0",
"Mon.Lance_1": "Marlon has requested my aid on Tuesdays; he wants me to assist his nephew in the research lab.$4",
"Mon.Lance_2": "I was exploring Cindersap Forest the other day, and it is positively littered with the after affects of the Elemental Wars. It is as if the land still bleeds there.#$e#Just walking through the forest there gave me PTSD-like flashbacks. May I hold you, my love? I just want to bask in the glow of your soothing presence, my Pet; it is like Life Elixir to my weary heart.$5",
"Mon.Lance_3": "Darling, I have been exploring the various crevices of the farm recently. Are you aware we have a hot spring? Why have we not made repeated use of this magical oasis? It is quite rejuvenating and so much closer than Sprite Springs. We must go there together very soon.$h",
"Mon.Lance_4": "I'm usually here to make sure nothing goes wrong with the barriers. (SIGH...)#$e#I think Mother believes I need reminders in humility. As if barrier watch is an effective use of a Combat Mage's skillset!$2",
"Mon.Lance_5": "Why, hello, sweetheart!$h#$e#Hmm? What was I thinking about?$4#$b#I was just pondering how I might best assist you on the Farm. I was in the Farm Office this morning, and it looks like you could use some help with the ledgers.#$e#Would you like that, my pet? I could take over managing them if you like.#$e#It has been my responsibility at Fable Reef for the last 50 years. Would that be helpful? (Farmer nods enthusiastically.)",
"Mon.Lance_6": "What a pleasant surprise to see your face out here on one of my watches.$u#$e#Are you well? Is all okay at the farm? ... You dropped by to give me a kiss? Awe, I love that!#$e#I'm sorry, my pet, I didn't want to disturb your sleep this morning and slipped out before dawn.$h",
"Mon.Lance_7": "(Lance is grumbling to himself.)#$e#Mondays are truly the worst. It is torturous to leave the peace and beauty of the farm to start my watch over the wasteland.$2#$e#I should speak with Camilla about changing my watch.$4",
"Mon.Lance_8": "...$u#$b#Ah, pardon me, my love.$0#$b#I was so lost in my thoughts I didn't notice you.$4#$e#What was I thinking of? I was contemplating what other tasks needed completing before I was free to head on over to the hot springs. I could use a refreshing dip after the day I have had!$0",
"Mon.Lance_9": "(Lance is silent.)#$e#Apologies, beloved, I sense something on the outer edge of my awareness that puts me on alert. But I don't know what it is!#$b#I am casting my vision throughout the valley to see if I can pick up its source.$3",
"Mon.Lance_10": "Do be careful out there, my love. You are fierce and capable, but sometimes I worry that you are a little too fearless. Not every monster can be reasoned with, beloved, despite your impeccable history of monster reconciliation...$3",
"Mon.Lance_11": "I must compliment you, Darling, on your success in growing slime hearts! They are becoming a very popular crop with our Pelican own neighbors!",
"Mon.Lance_12": "The winery you added to the farm has already paid for itself in its first quarter of operation!#$e#This is astounding. And the quality is unmatched. I believe you are going to give Blue Moon Winery a run for their money, Sweetheart!",
"Mon.Lance_13": "I woke up this morning reflecting on Yoba's words, 'He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.'#$e#How very true that is, my Pet. Certainly, I have felt wrapped in Yoba's amazing favor since the moment of our bonding.#$b#You, beloved wife, are a true treasure sent from above, and I love you with every molecule of my existence.$6",
"Tue.Lance_0": "Magnus and Marlon were regaling me with their stories of their old adventuring days with their wives.$h#$e#That will be us one day ... except promise me we will never divorce! I cannot imagine living even one day without you.$s",
"Tue.Lance_1": "(Chuckling...) Gill mentioned today that you had been stopping by the Guild more often these days. Watch out, my pet, once Gill takes note of you, he won't hold himself back.$h#$b#I predict you will soon be calling him 'Uncle Gill'.",
"Tue.Lance_2": "Since taking over responsibility for the farm ledgers, I have identified several key crops that we could expand upon to increase profits and reduce our workload. Shall we discuss this at length tonight? I can't wait to show you what I have discovered.$h",
"Tue.Lance_3": "Maybe I'll take a more relaxing day today; Marlon has nothing urgent for me. How about you? What is on your schedule?#$e#Care to carve out a little 'us' time?$6",
"Tue.Lance_4": "Hello @, did you want to join in the conversation of monster dichotomy with Marlon, Gabriel, and me?#$e#You always have such an interesting perspective on monster-human interactions$4",
"Tue.Lance_5": "Ah, @, are you interested in casting magic barriers?$4#$b#It's a bit of a tricky beast, but once mastered, it is very useful. I wouldn't mind teaching you sometime.$0",
"Tue.Lance_6": "Darling, you went down to level 1,268 in Skull Cavern yesterday? And you neither told me you were going that deep, nor asked me to go with you?$u#$e#That is not acceptable, my pet. It is entirely too much risk with too little backup ... Yes, I see that you survived, but that is not the point.#$e#You are no longer your own, beloved. You are bound to me. We are one. Irrevocably bound and subjugated to one another. You don't get to risk your life like that#$e#without giving me the option of going along. Please, my pet, never again.$6",
"Tue.Lance_7": "@, question for you. Is there enough room in your heart for one more addition to the farm?#$b#No, Dear, I am not talking about children (yet). But ... I want a cat. I know we have Bella, and she is a dear,#$e#and I know you love dogs, but I love cats. They are soft, and cuddly, and independent, and sun worshippers,#$e#and I just want one. What do you say, Beloved Wife? Can I have one? Do you have any objections to that?$4",
"Tue.Lance_8": "The more we chat over the farm, and your grandparents' views about running the farm, the more in awe of them I become.#$e#My friendship with your grandfather was always centered around adventuring, monster eradication, and protecting the valley. I didn't see the farmer side of him much.#$e#Perhaps I just wasn't interested? But now, from you, I see a whole other side of them and I am astonished.",
"Tue.Lance_9": "(Lance is grumbling to himself.)$a#$e#I try not to involve myself in the petty shenanigans of the Mundane, but Mayor Lewis really rubs me the wrong way!#$e#Marnie could do so much better for herself! She deserves a man with the cajones to own his affection outright and publicly!#$b#I know a few First Slash Adventurers who would really appreciate her charms. I should arrange a few meetings ...$4",
"Tue.Lance_10": "Camilla really does care for you, my pet. It is almost comical how often she summons me with one question or another,#$e#under the guise of one situation or another, after which she will always get around to peppering me with questions about you.#$e#We need to set up some sort of regular thing with her so she can get her fill of mother-in-law time.#$b#I think she really wants to be a greater part of our lives. Is that acceptable to you, my love?$h",
"Tue.Lance_11": "You are looking quite stunning today, @.#$e#Are you dressed for some special event? You have a meeting with Lenny and Mayor Lewis to talk about Regenerative Organic Certification?#$e#That is wonderful, Beloved! Thank you for following up with that. I wasn't sure they would respond if I brought it up, but through your recommendation, perhaps they will!#$b#I want to hear all about your meeting when you get home tonight, yes? Good luck, precious wife.$h",
"Tue.Lance_12": "I believe your grandmother understood the secret of successful farming.#$e#Namely, that love makes way for all manner of blessings. I walked around the farm this morning, and everywhere I looked,#$e#I saw happy livestock, healthy, vibrant plants, busy, meeping junimos; birds, bees, butterflies all buzzing about in their natural habitats#$e#doing what came naturally to them. There was an overflowing sense of contentment from every corner of the farm.#$b#I felt that contentment all around me and in me, flowing out of me, one overwhelming synchronicity of being. Beautiful!$h",
"Tue.Lance_13": "I had a very enjoyable time on my own at the beach today. There is just something centering and elemental about listening to the wash of the waves.#$e#It is like plugging into Yoba's eternal rhythm. I do some of my best thinking along the seashore.#$b#Although, it would have been much more interesting to have you by my side ... Oooooh, the pleasures we could have had together!$h",
"Wed.Lance_0": "Another day, another... hmmm, I'm quite out-of-date where monetary values are concerned.#$e#What I do know is that taxes are a corrupt invention of the mundane to steal from the masses and enrich the elite. I refuse to partake.#$e#I have enchanted our farm account to never show a profit.$l This is a legacy farm and there has never been a mortgage on it.#$e#It has only ever been a homestead, and has always been in your family.#$b#It is no one else's business what the financial liquidity of the farm is, and I refuse to subjugate us to such corruption.",
"Wed.Lance_1": "Marlon can be quite the chatterbox sometimes. I think he needs a wife.#$e#I have known him since my very early days as a mage, so it is understandable he feels so comfortable with me,#$e#but he is slowing down and the days are getting longer. I wish he would find someone besides Gill to keep him company and warm his bed.#$e#I wish him the same joy I have found in marriage.$h",
"Wed.Lance_2": "I wonder if Camilla will bother me with yet another of her menial chores this week? I think she does this just for an excuse to see me. We should reach out to her and invite her over. Just to let her know we haven't forgotten her.",
"Wed.Lance_3": "Do be extra careful, Love, if you plan on descending into the mines. Take food, elixirs, and someone for overwatch if possible.#$e#Being overprepared is far superior to being underprepared. And please, my pet, no venturing into the mines without telling me.$3",
"Wed.Lance_4": "Stop by First Slash anytime, if you're ever interested in how the guild works. You'll find everyone very welcoming. Through our bonding, you will be immediately recognized as belonging to me.#$e#We are a very friendly group; you will enjoy visiting.$h",
"Wed.Lance_5": "Jolyne keeps asking when will you be stopping come by? I'll have to let her know when I go back. Do you have any idea when you might want to go for another visit?$o",
"Wed.Lance_6": "@, I know it chaps your hide a bit when I ask you not to do certain things without me, or without my knowledge,#$e#but I ask that you just consider these things as normal concessions to being married. We are magically bonded, my pet.#$e#To sever this bond through death is almost always an eventual death sentence to the one left behind. The two become one, but then the one can never become two again.",
"Wed.Lance_7": "There you are, Dear, I am glad I ran into you. Hmmm? No special reason. I just wanted to give you a hug, and a kiss, and wish you a fruitful day!$h",
"Wed.Lance_8": "I ran across an old journal from your grandfather which contained his ideas for growing crops on the farm.#$e#One idea he had, that he got from your grandmother, was to put butterfly hutches in the greenhouses. Did you know that?#$e#Seems your grandmother thought that happy plants are more fruitful than unhappy or neutral plants. It makes sense; we employ auto-petters for the same reason.#$e#Unless you know of a reason we shouldn't do this, I think we should introduce butterflies to our greenhouses. Do you agree?$4",
"Wed.Lance_9": "How is this for our new wine label: 'Mystic Wines; Where Magic Meets Sustainability and Uncommonly Fine Wines Emerge'. Do you like it?$4",
"Wed.Lance_10": "Beloved, we should apply to be certified as a Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) farm.#$e#It will put us on the map for sustainability standards and could significantly aid farmers in our valley as well.#$e#I have been reading up on it, and it is truly inspiring. ROC uses the USDA Certified Organic standard as a baseline,#$e#and from there, adds important criteria and benchmarks that incorporate the three major pillars of regenerative organic agriculture#$e#into one certification. It would be a powerful certification for farmers in our valley and up on the Ridge.",
"Wed.Lance_11": "Darling, do you think it would be too bold for us to enter the Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge in our first year of operation as a winery?#$e#In my nearly 300 years of living, having traveled all over the globe, I can tell you, our wines are top-notch.#$e#We may not win, given we are novice growers, but we might get an honorable mention.#$b#Wouldn't that be something? We could go expecting nothing, and we might come back pleasantly surprised! What do you think?$4",
"Wed.Lance_12": "I am concerned at the number of red-eyed slimes moving across the land. I have never seen so many, and they are quite mad.#$e#They have overrun the Highlands overwatch a few times to the point that I needed to retreat to the tower.#$e#I am not sure what has them so riled up, but I don't want you going anywhere near the mines alone.#$e#If I am unable to accompany you, we will get one of the warriors from First Slash to go with you, or, we could get someone from Castle Village.#$e#Just please do not take this lightly. Okay, my pet?$3",
"Wed.Lance_13": "Whenever I walk around this farm, I am amazed all over again by what you have built here.#$e#It is positively teeming with new life! Goats, chickens, geese, cows, rabbits, ostriches, blue hens, camels...#$e#There is even a dinosaur in one of the coops! They all get along, and they are all producing abundant crops. It is simply amazing.$h",
"Thu.Lance_0": "Care to accompany me on an adventure of exploration? I want to go on a walkabout into the Ridge Forest.#$e#I need to catalog its monsters, their numbers, strengths, etc. There have been some new monster sightings recently,#$e#and we need to identify what is causing the changes in territories.#$b#I would love it if you came with me into the field. We make such a dynamic team.$6",
"Thu.Lance_1": "Be wary of the monsters around here. They're considerably tougher than those in the Pelican Mines; they seem almost to be angrier than those in Pelican Mines.$4",
"Thu.Lance_2": "I think I have stumbled on something here, my pet. The Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA) is a group of experts in farming, ranching, soil health, animal welfare, and farmer and worker fairness. It is a slam-dunk for our local farmers to certify.#$e#We are made up of individual farmer/owners, and thanks to the magical protections Magnus and I cast over the valley, no one uses pesticides, and we all craft our own organic fertilizers.#$e#We are literally everything the ROA stands for! The soil in this area is pristine. Imagine what ROC certification would do for the small farmers in our area. They could finally graduate to profitable margins instead of subsistence farming. We must bring this to our Valley. Let's be the first to apply for certification, shall we?",
"Thu.Lance_3": "Darling, I have watched you work from sun up to sun down every day of our first six months of marriage. Please be sure to take breaks every now and then.#$e#It is the most painful thing to try and work through burnout, especially as a magical entity with an extended lifeline, which you are becoming.#$e#Long life has its own unique set of challenges, my pet.#$b#You will grow to understand this eventually, but take my word for it now.$6",
"Thu.Lance_4": "I'll be around, Love, if you want to chat. I have a very light day today, and nothing would make me happier than to keep you company.$h",
"Thu.Lance_5": "Leo seems to have adopted me as a surrogate uncle, or so it seems.$h#$e#At least I think so; he likes to hang off my limbs every now and then like I'm a tree or something.#$b#I don't mind, I think of it as training for eventual parenthood.$h",
"Thu.Lance_6": "Darling, I don't want you to take this the wrong way; I am not advocating for children just yet,#$e#but I have to confess, the thought of watching your belly grow round with our child fills me with unspeakable joy.$6",
"Thu.Lance_7": "Sometimes . . . when the frantic pace of life closes in on us . . . I find myself just wishing I could hold you,#$e#and feel the warmth of your skin on mine until until the barriers between us have all but withered away and the only thing left is you and me holding each other as one.$6",
"Thu.Lance_8": "Sometimes, when I least expect it and my mind is whirling with the cares of the day,#$e#I will round a corner and catch a glimpse of you working around the farm, and my breath just gets taken away at how blessed I am with you as my wife.#$b#I wonder anew what I ever did to warrant the honor of being married to you.$6",
"Thu.Lance_9": "Random thought, Beloved. You know that old cartoon about the Grinch that Stole Christmas?#$e#There is a moment in it where the Grinch is looming over Whoville waiting to hear the cries and distress of the villagers as they wake up to all their presents being gone,#$e#and instead, he hears the joyful sounds of singing rising from the town below. And in that moment his heart (which was three sizes too small)#$e#grows and grows until it bursts out of its lonely cage. Remember that? That is what happened to me when this lonely Combat Mage#$e#beheld the visage of an adorable little farmer as she crested the Caldera on Ginger Island less than a year ago.#$e#My heart will never fit back into its former cage, and you are the spark that set my heart ablaze. I adore you, my pet.$6",
"Thu.Lance_10": "I forgot to tell you,@, when I last met with Krobus, I asked him to make some inquiries with his people to see#$e#if they could shed any light on why the slimes are so riled up these days. I will let you know what I find out.#$e#It could be useful in brokering a peace with them.$4",
"Thu.Lance_11": "Winter is fast approaching my Love. I can't wait for the slower pace and the days when we shall be 'forced' to take refuge#$e#from the bitter cold in the warmth of our bed where we shall bask in carnal pleasures too sweet to imagine.$h",
"Thu.Lance_12": "Darling, I would like to make an appointment with you to go over several proposals I have received from custom wine bottlers.#$e#We need to solidify our brand, label designs, bottling, and manufacturing costs as soon as possible. I would like to nail this down by year-end, with signed contracts,#$e#so we will be able to go to the upcoming wine competitions with a well-papered product. You know how snooty the wine industry can be.#$e#I think if we are going to go, we ought to look like we belong there. Know what I mean?$0",
"Thu.Lance_13": "Darling, I have a very light day today, why don't I help you around the farm and let's bust out your list of chores. Then, let's head up to Summit Farm for the weekend. We could use a romantic weekend getaway, what do yo think?$6",
"Fri.Lance_0": "Hello, Sweetheart. Have you just dropped by to entertain me on this rather boring day? No? You're visiting our farm? (Lance clutches his heart...) Oh! The devastation! What? You have time for a quickie? Be still my heart!$6",
"Fri.Lance_1": "You just missed Penny and the kids. (Chuckling) Leo is a good kid; though I am pretty sure he thinks my hair is made out of candy.#$e#He keeps trying to taste it and then looks at me in complete disappointment! If I didn't think it would backfire on me,#$e#I would make a pineapple mousse and put it into my hair. I am just not sure I could adequately explain what a practical joke is to Leo.$l",
"Fri.Lance_2": "The parrots on this island are quite remarkable. I wonder how they learned to do the things they do? Sometimes they bring me random fruits for my labors, which I do appreciate. But how did they learn to build and repair things? I am so curious about that! My theory? I think they were trained by the pirates that once lived here. Maybe it is some sort of genetic memory.$4",
"Fri.Lance_3": "I must bring Gunther to the island one of these days.#$e#I am certain he would find Pirate Cove fascinating, as well as some of the artifacts scattered about the island.$3",
"Fri.Lance_4": "Pardon?$4#$b#I guess I must've dozed off for a second.$1 Sometimes the sand, surf, and sunshine can be a most powerful lullaby.$h",
"Fri.Lance_5": "Why, hello, beautiful bride! What brings you to this fair island today? Have you come here to entertain me?#$e#Mesmerize me with your beauty? Fulfill my deepest desires as only you can?#$b#Oh. (crestfallen) You came to forage for ginger? Okay...#$e#(Lance grins) ...for an aphrodisiac potion Mother is teaching you? You don't say! Do let me know how that turns out, won't you, Pet?$h",
"Fri.Lance_6": "I must bring Gunther to the island one of these days.#$e#I am certain he would find Pirate Cove fascinating, as well as some of the artifacts scattered about the island.$h",
"Fri.Lance_7": "I remember not long ago when Ginger Island was akin to our own private island paradise. Nothing but Sun, sand, parrots, Leo, and a bunch of cantankerous slimes.#$e#Since you built the Beach Resort, it has grown in popularity and now I regularly see visitors from Pelican Town and Ridgeside Village.#$b#I hardly recognize the place!$0",
"Fri.Lance_8": "Ridgside Village was built high in the mountains above Pelican Town during the war as a possible refuge#$e#in the event the frontlines ever reached our little town. I am glad we have Summit Farm just in case.#$e#It is a highly defensible property that I take comfort in knowing is available to ourselves as well as the town.$o",
"Fri.Lance_9": "Beloved, you are becoming quite the heroine to some of our younger adults, and I think we should offer some adventurer training#$e#to help ensure no one runs off ill prepared, thinking if you can do it, so can they.#$e#I ran into Abigail in the mines again, right as she was preparing to descend with an inadequate weapon,#$e#no food, and no training or overwatch. I think we need to take it upon ourselves to help train up these young adventurers#$e#and give them a fighting chance. Yoba knows we don't want to lose anymore of our young fighters.$3",
"Fri.Lance_10": "By the gods, @, your smell drives me to distraction! I want to pump you full of my essence until you are incoherent,#$e#and then I will fill you with my seed and claim you, body and soul. I can't even express to you what a delicious distraction you are all of the time.$6",
"Fri.Lance_11": "Ahhh, just the woman I was hoping to run into! Do you have time to take a walk with me? Yes?#$e#Awesome! I wanted to head over to Sprite Springs. Marlon wants me to carry a message to Claus and Angela,#$e#and while we are there, I thought we could indulge in some adventuring of the naked variety.#$e#What sayest thou, my fair Queen?$6",
"Fri.Lance_12": "We need to go shopping again, @. Would you care to come with me? It was so fun the last time we went together.$3",
"Fri.Lance_13": "So what do you say, my pet? Do we go to the Spirit's Eve festival this year? Or do we stay home and play our own games? Yes, I vote for option two as well. This is our first year of marriage. Let's spend the day exploring our manna bond.$3",
"Sat.Lance_0": "The Highlands barrier is intact. You may move about freely, as long as you stay on this side of the torch fires.",
"Sat.Lance_1": "Winter here is a miserable affair. It is cold, foggy, and desolate. The chill gets into your bones and seems to settle there. It's better now, though, since I return home to you each night.$6",
"Sat.Lance_2": "The watch here is changing. I have actually been able to meet with several Shadow People from the Cavern and had very informative conversations.#$b#It seems that peace stands a chance here.$4",
"Sat.Lance_3": "Please be careful if you plan to venture out beyond the barrier torches.#$e#The monsters here have been highly agitated as of late. I think they sense the change in the Shadow People and perhaps feel like they are losing ground.#$b#If things start turning around with the Slimes population as well, we could be in for some serious turf wars.$3",
"Sat.Lance_4": "Interested in shadowing the recluse in the Highlands today? I have it on good authority that he has noticed you and would like nothing more than to spend some alone time with you.$0",
"Sat.Lance_5": "I wonder if Magnus would be willing to assist me in declawing some of the local monsters through binding hexes? They are quite tricky, but effective. Magnus is particularly skilled at this type of magic.$3",
"Sat.Lance_6": "(SIGH . . .) I shall be locked away in my office pretty much all day. I have registration paperwork for next year's wine competitions;#$e#I have ROA registration paperwork to submit to begin our certification as a Regenerative Organic Farm,#$e#and I need to get busy on our earnings reports for this quarter. It is going to be a long day.#$b#Feel free to stop by in the afternoon, if you would like to reward me for my diligence. I am sure I will have cramped muscles that will be in need of your particular touch. . .$h",
"Sat.Lance_7": "Good morning, love. I was thinking of what other farmers in our valley we might pursuade to join us in pursuing Regenerative Organic Farm Certification?#$e#Definitely Sophia from Blue Moon Vinyard and Susan from Emerald Farm . . . #$e#Jericho Kayden from Blooming Hill Farm in Rdgeside . . . and also Kimpoi Liden from Nightingale Orchard.#$e#And possibly Andy from Fairhaven Farm. He is typically cantankerous and not a joiner, but if he could certify,#$e#it would do a lot to repair his damaged reputation as a farmer. We should try to help him if he is willling.",
"Sat.Lance_8": "I am totally preoccupied with this Regenerative Organic Certification, @I I see it as a possible way to help our farmers thrive with Joja Mart breathing down our necks.#$e#I was also thinking that Marnie might be able to join as well as Willie. We could become a mini Napa Valley organic farming destination,#$e#opening up other opportunities to our farmers . . . like wedding destinations (imagine Summit Farm, Ginger Island, and Blue Moon Vinyards.)#$e#The farmers could come together and host a Spirit's Eve Hunted Cave Crawl and corn mazes and hay rides! With a little ingenuity, savvy marketing, and community spirit,#$e#this Valley and Ridgeside Village could really thrive.",
"Sat.Lance_9": "My queen, how are you this morning? I hope you slept well. I didn't wear you out last night did I? No? Care to go again? I would indeed enjoy manna for breakfast. . .$6",
"Sat.Lance_10": "Darling, I know I asked you for a cat . . . and I do still want one . . . but Sherbet, our resident baby dinosaur is so adorable!#$e#I would almost say he rivals you on the loveability factor . . . Okay, okay, just kidding! But he IS really cute.$h",
"Sat.Lance_11": "My Pet, we are going to have to sit down soon and discuss how we are going to handle the changes you are undergoing as a consequesnce of our bonding.#$e#You are showing more and more pink hair, you have lost a good 10 years of aging off your face, and for a while, people will just assume that marriage agrees with you.#$e#But eventually tow gossip with catch up, someone will get jealous, and the claws will come out. We need to be prepared for this eventuality.$3",
"Sat.Lance_12": "Darling, I woke up this morning, and I have an incredible idea! You know how we have been talking about ways we could help farmers in the area?#$e#And how we thought about opening a nonprofit to help neighbors in need? What we should do is set up a technology grant#$e#and a regenerative organic certification grant, and run them through the auspices of the Regenerative Organic Association.#$e#We could fund the grants ourselves and require strict nondisclosure from ROA, it would build GREAT press for ROA,#$e#we could help area farmers increase the use of clean energy on their farms, help them with certification costs and compliance,#$b#and that would go a long way to building tourism dollars for our little valley. What do you think?$h",
"Sat.Lance_13": "Love of my life, woman of my dreams, tomorrow is Sunday. Let's take the day off and have a date day to ourselves. I want to laze around in bed all morning, and maybe go to some of our favorite spots. Let's read, make love, eat good food and indulge ourselves. Doesn't that sound joyful? What do you say?$6",
"Sun.Lance_0": "I guess I don't really understand the concept of 'weekends'. They are not celebratory; many people still work on them; and while most consider them to be Saturday and Sunday, others practice them on different days. It is all very nebulous.$4",
"Sun.Lance_1": "If I am being completely honest, I have to admit that sometimes I let loose with particular ferocity on the more volatile monsters... it has a cathartic effect on my nerves, and leaves me feeling quite refreshed sometimes.",
"Sun.Lance_2": "Gemfish are certainly an interesting fish. Their colors and hues are quite breath-taking, and they have a buttery, nutty flavor that is uniquely 'non-fishy' compared to other aquatic species.$4",
"Sun.Lance_3": "(Lance, to himself. . .) I wonder what @ would like for dinner tonight? Maybe I should take her out? Mmmm... maybe I should eat her in! (Lance has better ideas.)$6",
"Sun.Lance_4": "I worry sometimes that I haven't integrated myself into the valley as deeply as I should.#$e#But that would require my needing to be involved in mundane matters for which I have zero patience.#$e#I think I will remain on the edges and use my marriage to @ for my social capital.#$b#I am entirely happy to be the mysterious mage husband to the valley's beloved daughter.$h",
"Sun.Lance_5": "What I wouldn't do for some tropical curry right about now...#$e#To warp or not to warp to Ginger Island, that is the question.",
"Sun.Lance_6": "Magnus gave me an excellent idea for our winery. So good! Under our label, Mystic Wines, once a year we should put out a limited edition wine that is magically enhanced. His idea for the first one? For the wine competitions next year, he suggested our first limited label be called 'Aphrodesiac.' and that we enhance its formula to increase pheromone awareness for two hours. It would be simple to formulate, it would have no lasting effect. It would not make people do anything, but it would increase their perception of potential romantic couplings. He can formulate it so that it only works in cases of mutual attraction. It can be formulated with rails, so to speak. We could be our own guinnea pigs.$h",
"Sun.Lance_7": "Love, I just wanted to let you know that I have taken care of inventory for this month, and I have placed a grange supply order for all of next season. That should take a little off your plate and make transitioning into next season a little easier.$0",
"Sun.Lance_8": "What I wouldn't do for some tropical curry right about now...#$e#To warp or not to warp to Ginger Island, that is the question.",
"Sun.Lance_9": "What I wouldn't do for some tropical curry right about now...#$e#To warp or not to warp to Ginger Island, that is the question.",
"Sun.Lance_10": "What I wouldn't do for some tropical curry right about now...#$e#To warp or not to warp to Ginger Island, that is the question.",
"Sun.Lance_11": "What I wouldn't do for some tropical curry right about now...#$e#To warp or not to warp to Ginger Island, that is the question.",
"Sun.Lance_12": "What I wouldn't do for some tropical curry right about now...#$e#To warp or not to warp to Ginger Island, that is the question.",
"Sun.Lance_13": "What I wouldn't do for some tropical curry right about now...#$e#To warp or not to warp to Ginger Island, that is the question."
}