Scenario: Similar Person

## Context

Elias was telling us stories about Cassel when we heard a noise from upstairs! It was Varl. He couldn't bear his hunger anymore, and he'd crept in looking for food. I decided to employ him in the tavern.

## Transcript

Erika: I'm hungry, Patty.

Patty: Welcome, Erika. There's some soup left. I'll warm it up.

Erika: Great! Thanks! Your cooking is so good. I can't wait!

Erika: By the way, what are the men plotting? They're sitting together all secretively...

Dante: We're not plotting anything. Elias was telling us about Cassel.

Gino: I asked him to. He told us things you never read in books, and he's a good storyteller too. It's so interesting!

Elias: I'm glad you enjoyed it. I went to many places in Cassel for research and to find ingredients. I'd say I'm pretty knowledgeable.

\*Patty enters\*

Patty: Really? I wanna hear a story too!

Coco: I'm interested in tales of other lands too. I was sealed away for so long, after all.

Erika: I wanna listen too!

Romano: Well, there are no customers today. Let's close the tavern, and listen to Elias's stories. The soup's warm now, so I'll bring it.

Elias: ...And some strange ruins appeared, different each time you entered them...

Erika: Then what?

Elias: But a worker at the Kamerina's Bar, my friend called Lidia, went through them all, no problem...

Noise: \*rattle\* \*rattle\*

Dante: Hey! Be quiet! That noise came from upstairs!

Patty: It's not a robber, is it? What should I do?

Dante: Leave it to me.

Dante: What... saying? Hey... Come on!

???: No... Wait...!

Dante: This guy was hiding in the attic. Tell us what you were doing there!

???: Something smelt so good... I couldn't bear it... I haven't had anything to eat for three days. I thought I could appropriate some food...

Erika: Appropriate? He means steal! Let's hand him over to the soldiers!

Patty: Just calm down a little. He looks so hungry. Let's give him some hot soup, and hear what he has to say.

Gino: As kind as ever, Patty.

???: Thanks... \*slurp\* Wow, this is good! The best thing I've ever tasted!

Patty: Thank you. Anyways, what's your name?

???: Ah, I'm Varl. I was a thief, but a few years ago, I was arrested in Cassel. They let me go, but threw me out of the kingdom.

Varl: Traveling around, I found myself in Marenia. I'd made a bit of money with simple jobs, but that soon ran out...

Varl: Then I smelt a delicious smell here, so I crept in through the window upstairs.

Elias: Eh, that story sounds familiar. A friend of my was hungry, crept into a tavern, and got captured.

Patty: And what happened to her?

Elias: She got a job at that tavern. Actually, that was Lidia, who I was talking about...

Varl: What?

Patty: Is there something wrong? You look pretty pale...

Varl: No... Anyway, what are you gonna do with me?

Patty: Well... I'll do what the Kamerina's Bar did. How about working here, Varl?

Varl: Are you serious?

Patty: Yeah. I know how scary it is to have no money and nowhere to live.

Varl: Thank you so much! I'll make sure I pay you back!

Dante: Hey, Patty! Isn't that too hasty? And how about the others?

Gino: I don't mind. And he said Patty's cooking was good. He can't be a bad person!

Romano: I agree. And if there are any problems, I'll take care of things, don't worry.

Coco: I can't really put forward an opinion here. I'll respect Patty's decision.

Dante: Nobody even asked you, Coco.

Coco: That's true, but why do you have to be so arrogant about it, Dante?

Varl: I'll work as hard as I can. You see! I won't let you down!