catch-all: mandricardo.

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I'm talking about a keyboard.

[But then, she blinks at his honesty. She almost expected him to wave it away or something? After a pause, slowly:]

Hey... Mandricardo-san, I still have that picture of you with Eisner-san. Do you want it?

[duranduel]

Like on a computer? That isn't an instrument, Ichinose...

[.....The offer makes his expression a bit distant.]

You mean, the one where I was liftin' her at the trial?

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Not traditionally. But that hasn't stopped some people from making it work.

[... Anyway...]

That's the one.

[duranduel]

You can make music with computers?

[And he...really seems to be thinking.]

I guess. Maybe. I...don't know, anymore.

[A beat.]

It was right before we discovered what we did.

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Mmhm!

[She watches him, letting him work through it...]

Well, it's all up to you. If you don't want it, I won't share it. It's as easy as that.

[duranduel]

...I guess I'll keep it. For now.

[EMOTIONS SUCK glad he won't have any later]

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[Wow. Wish that were her!

She nods and pulls out her phone, tapping the screen a couple of times before Mandricardo receives one (1) text message with a picture of him carrying Byleth attached.]

... By the way, how are you dealing without a master? You said it was pretty odd to go without one before.

[duranduel]

[He just. Looks at it for a moment. And then puts his phone away.]

[...]

It's...strange, for sure. I mean, I have friends, but it's...not exactly the same?

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Hmm, I see. Will you ask one of your friends to be your new master, then?

[duranduel]

[He shakes his head.]

I think that would be too awkward. And Servants don't...ask for Masters. That seems kinda desperate...

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Is that how it works...? Well, maybe someone will catch on and start a brand new contract with you.

[Someone not her, because Mandricardo deserves nice things in life.]

I'm curious, though. What do you plan to do in the meantime?

[duranduel]

Eh, I don't think so. I won't just talk about it with others.

[And a shrug.]

Help everyone with this murder thing in the meantime. Get people out of here.

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Isn't that basically everyone's plan? Or, well, you'd hope it's everyone's plan.

[duranduel]

People are people, Ichinose. We can all work for the greater whole, but sometimes...people have their own wishes.

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You make it sound like people can't do both.

[duranduel]

Well, I mean...of course, doing it for the greater whole can be a selfish thing. I guess I'm talkin' about...putting some people beyond the rest. Like...like what they did with Otome.

[Which he is admittedly a bit bitter about...but he shoves that to the side.]

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... Hm, I see.

[She hums, tapping her chin.]

Well, that's just how it is. As long as humans continue to define what it means to fight for the greater good, guided by their own emotions, then there'll always be bias. After all, aren't we just fallible creatures following a manmade belief system?