- Lithia: What? What do you mean, I'm not on the list? Check again!
- Sailor: I checked multiple times, and you're not on the list.
- Lithia: The people in my party are on the list, are you sure you didn't leave me out?
- Vera: All three of us registered... I wonder what went wrong?
- Mathi: Lithia, calm down. Let's go to the front again and see if this is all a mistake.
- Sailor: Wait, what's this here?
- Lithia: They're my stuff. Why?
- Sailor: Unverified magical items. They're forbidden on ship.
- Sailor: Get this checked at the front as well.
- Lithia: What? I didn't hear anything about that last time. And these are all safe!
- Sailor: How do we know that? Where did you get it inspected?
- Lithia: Well... I didn't get it inspected... But I made them, and I checked them for safety.
- Crew: Hahahaha!
- Sailor: Oh, is that so, baby magician? I'm sure your skills are extraordinary, but there's protocol that must be followed.
- Sailor: Go get an official inspection. If you're not sure what to do... where is your guardian?
- Mathi: Ah... Here we go again...
- Lithia: Don't treat me like a kid! And protocol? Did you even check the cargo that are being loaded on the ship?!
- Lithia: Did you open every single bag? You didn't even check the people that were right in front of me!
- Mathi: I apologize, we'll go back and check. Sorry! Excuse us!
- Mathi: Sigh... It's one thing after another.
- Vera: Do you think the people that were at the front of the line when we entered the village experienced something similar?
- Lithia: I bet they're receiving bribes on the side. They chase away actual customers to sell the vacated spots at a premium or they're signaling that you should pay up to ride without a problem.
- Mathi: Ah... I'd rather not sympathize to your lack of faith in humanity, but something's definitely going on here.
- Mathi: But we shouldn't be too pessimistic about it. This is a small village.
- Mathi: I'm sure they're just having difficulty from the sudden influx of people and goods.
- Lithia: Wow, what a saint. And why should we care?
- Mathi: It's only human. You have to be forgiving to other people's mistakes.
- Mathi: So stop trying to make enemies wherever you go.
- Lithia: ... Tsk! I guess I have no excuse. When did you become all mature?
- Mathi: You're probably irritated from the lack of sleep. We really need to find you a place to rest.
- Vera: What do we do now? I believe I can find another ship to take us...
- Lithia: Since I'm the only one missing from the list, you could always go without me.
- Lithia: Unlike you, I'm not in a hurry to go, so I'll go look for another ship.
- Vera: But then...
- Lithia: It's earlier than planned, but I guess this is where we part. What can you do.
- Mathi: No. I'll go check the passenger list again.
- Lithia: Alone? If they're going to check, we should all go together.
- Mathi: We don't need all three of us to check the list. You two rest for now.
- Mathi: Thanks to someone, I got a good night's sleep. Though I still ache all over.
- Lithia: Hehe... No need to thank me.
- Mathi: Alright, wise guy.
- Vera: I'll leave that to you, then. I'll go see if there's another ship.
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