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tev000694_MSG0001 |
Hey there, [ST:playername ].[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0002 |
Care to join us? I was just having a drink with my new[ST:n ]Wrothian friend here.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0003 |
He was telling me how tough it is to be the eldest son[ST:n ]in a Wrothian family. Lots of responsibility having to[ST:n ]inherit the family name and sword and all that.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0004 |
I had it pretty tough, too. When I was born, it was[ST:n ]just me—but then one day, all outta the blue,[ST:n ]everyone said I had to start acting like a big brother.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0005 |
Worse still, my little brother was better than me at[ST:n ]just about everything. That's how I got all bitter and[ST:n ]ended up the way I am today.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0006 |
So how about it? If you were in our situation,[ST:n ]which brother would you rather be? Older or younger?[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_JNK0010 |
Older |
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tev000694_SEL0011 |
Say that you'd rather be an older brother. |
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tev000694_JNK0020 |
Younger |
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tev000694_SEL0021 |
Say that you'd rather be a younger brother. |
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tev000694_JNK0030 |
Neither |
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tev000694_SEL0031 |
Say that you'd rather be an only child. |
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tev000694_MSG0007 |
Glutton for punishment, huh?[ST:n ]Just like me and my Wrothian friend here.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0008 |
Of course, I bet younger brothers complain they got it[ST:n ]worse. But you just gotta review the history to see[ST:n ]who's actually right.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0009 |
Let's compare grades back in school, for instance.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0010 |
I averaged about a B-minus. Er, give or take.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0011 |
Then Phog came along and started getting A-pluses[ST:n ]across the board! You wouldn't believe the praise they[ST:n ]lavished on him.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0012 |
\"Look how much smarter he is than Frye!\" Pffft.[ST:n ]Buncha crap, but people just couldn't get over it.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0013 |
You ask me, it's not really fair to compare old report[ST:n ]cards if you don't pay attention to how a person has[ST:n ]grown since, you know?[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0014 |
And what was I supposed to do with that? Argue?[ST:n ]I'd look like an even bigger fool![ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0015 |
So I just bottled up all that resentment instead.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0016 |
Looking back on it, I probably should've tried to stay[ST:n ]ahead of Phog.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0017 |
But that never really occurred to me at the time.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0018 |
Course, that's all water under the bridge.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0019 |
Phog is Phog and Frye is me, ya know?[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0020 |
And I don't see him being better than me. No way.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0021 |
Taking the easy way out, huh?[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0022 |
But you know what? I bet you'd actually have made[ST:n ]a pretty awesome little brother.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0023 |
Phog was always an indoor kind of kid.[ST:n ]We barely ever played together.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0024 |
He was kinda sickly, too. He'd get heatstroke if we[ST:n ]ever played in direct sun for more than 10 minutes.[ST:n ]Plus migraines. And don't get me going on allergies![ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0025 |
But you and me? We'd have gone hunting and[ST:n ]kayaking and played stickball together and all that.[ST:n ]We would have had a ton of fun![ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0026 |
Luckily for Phog, he's got a mimeosome now,[ST:n ]so I guess he ain't sickly anymore. Huh...[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0027 |
Maybe once things have settled down a bit,[ST:n ]me and him can go fishing together or something.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0028 |
Aw, come on! You don't mean that.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0029 |
You don't remember stuff from before you got here,[ST:n ]right? So you've probably forgotten your family.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0030 |
Well trust me—even when you hate him,[ST:n ]it's good to have a brother.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0031 |
Even after being dumped on this weird planet,[ST:n ]I still feel a kind of bond that can never be broken.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0032 |
Having family just feels different from having friends.[ST:n ]It's weird. I can't explain it.[ST:wait ] |
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tev000694_MSG0033 |
You should give it a shot. Even if you don't have[ST:n ]siblings, you can still piece together a family from[ST:n ]folks you meet, you know?[ST:wait ] |