conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Since Bauer didn’t have such dances, we were both learning everything from scratch.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “That said, there’s quite a gap between you two. Claire is already accustomed to it, but Rae looks like she’s dancing for the first time.”
conversations.prefix: Philine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Miss Claire has far better motor control and more training than me.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I’m really nothing special, but dancing is certainly not a strong point of yours, Rae.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  I’ve mentioned this before—around the time we practiced for the ceremonial dance—but this body was unbelievably awful at dancing. Even more so than my previous life’s body! That was simply how the protagonist of the original Revolution was written. My body was otherwise superb though, so I had no complaints.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I see… But I’m a little envious of Rae getting to take lessons with such a lovely partner.”
conversations.prefix: Philine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Oh, but I’m sure you had a splendid teacher as well.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Yes, but they were very strict. Your teaching has far more love.”
conversations.prefix: Philine:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “You hear that, Miss Claire?”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Yes. I teach with plenty of love, but I also remember to crack the whip sometimes.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Claire with a whip—could there be a better combination? Just putting it out there. But I’m not a masochist. Probably.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Still, I’m happy to hear there’s an official same-sex dance.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “A lot of foreigners say the same thing.”
conversations.prefix: Philine:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “If this were Bauer, we’d be met with strange looks.” I’d had a terrible impression of the empire during the revolution in Bauer, but now that I’d actually seen it for myself, I realized it wasn’t all that bad. I’d have to accept Dorothea’s offer, but if we lived in the empire, I could even marry Claire.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Miss Claire, do you want to marry me?”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Pfft! Wh-wh-wh-wh-what are you saying all of a sudden?! Ah, I beg your pardon.” Claire made her first mistake, treading on my foot. Granted, my proposal had been a bit sudden.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Sorry, I was just thinking that if we became citizens of the empire, we could get married.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Are you the type to care about such formalities?”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Well, no. I guess not.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Then we can just stay as we are. No matter what the law might say, we’re partners. As long as we both agree on that and those close to us acknowledge it, I have no problem.”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Neither do I.” Thank goodness. We both felt the same way.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Besides…”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Hm?”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “We promised May and Aleah we would return to that house, didn’t we?” She was right. Both we and the kids had promised the house we would “be back soon.” We couldn’t be getting too comfortable in the empire.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Thank you, Miss Claire.”
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “You’re very welcome, Rae. Now, let’s continue.” We resumed our dance practice. I even felt as though I had improved somewhat.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “To borrow your words, Rae… Get a room, you normies…”
conversations.prefix: Philine:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  I pretended not to hear Philine’s grumblings.
conversations.prefix: Rae: