"...you're lying."

"Yeah."

"Why!"

"Because you need a thicker skin, my guy. You're a rank zero adventurer with no experience to speak of, no one will give you the time of day if you don't have something to make it worth their while, other people will be incredibly condescending towards you and if you can't handle a friend being condescending then you'd better get that shit out of the way right now!"

"Okay I understand what you're saying but you're being an ass about it and furthermore very patronising in the, like, one level up. Like beyond just—why do you think you have the right to try to teach me a lesson, or the responsibility?"

"...I mean..."

"Nah uh, my turn to give you a lesson: stop managing other people. It's not your job and it's not cool, I understand that you have magical social powers that are akin to mind reading but that does not make it okay for you to then try to use that to manipulate people.

"Besides, I personally get angrier when it is a friend who is being condescending to me, I don't give a shit if it's strangers but if it's someone who is meant to know me and like me then it kind of hurts."

"...that's kind of an unhelpful reaction."

"Yeah, well, I'm keeping a pretty good lid on it all things considered. Was there something you wanted to communicate besides your ill-advised attempt at being my mother?"

"...no. Sorry."

"Mmhm. You're forgiven. Now, did you actually find any bounties that caught your eye?"

"Not... really, I've been, uh..."

"Trying to network with powerful people like the social butterfly you are, which I should say also doesn't increase your Eden rank."

"Yeah, yeah, but it's important, too."

"Granted, I'm not saying stop, I'm just saying come with me to find a bounty we can do together and then go back to being whatever insect your heart dreams you might be."

"Yes, sir."

"Leave it for the bedroom."

"Yes, sir."