Mr Black: What are you drawing, Elena?
Mr Black: Who is that? She's beautiful!
Elena: Isn't she though? Somnifer has been admiring her.
Mr Black: I can see why!
Elena: I have not observed anything impressive about her.
Mr Black: Her expression is beyond enchanting. And even though I am a bird, I see she has a marvelously well-formed, womanly figure.
Elena: Hmph.
Mr Black: It is unfortunate that you are not endowed with such excellent proportions.
Elena: I am sorry you think me inadequate.
Mr Black: Now, do not be jealous, Elena-- she cannot help the perfect softness of her lips, nor the exquisite shape of her almond eyes.
Elena: Dear me, what is happening to our darling Asa?
Mr Black: Egads, stop that! You will ruin her portrait.
Mr Black: Let me keep the book until you can restrain the excess of passion from which you suffer at present.
Elena: This is book is mine, it contains personal drawings.
Mr Black: Now, please try to be reasonable, Elena. You must not damage that charming young lady's picture.
Elena: Let go!
Mr Black: And who-- is he?
Elena: No one in particular.
Mr Black: But why then have you drawn him?
Elena: I suppose the look of his face struck me as pleasing.
Mr Black: Pleasing, eh?
Elena: He has an interesting expression.
Mr Black: I fail to see what you find attractive.
Elena: There is a rare elegance to the line of his nose, and a sweetness about his lips.
Mr Black: But surely you are not taken in by these superficial niceties?
Elena: I do not think it is possible for a man to appear so handsome and lack a good character.
Mr Black: Hmph!
Elena: And then there is the exquisite shape of his almond eyes.
Mr Black: Elena, how can you be so cruel?
Elena: I am being cruel? Please try to be reasonable, Mr. Black.
Mr Black: Do you know what? Let me show you what I think of Asa and your pleasing gentleman.
Mr Black: There!
Elena: What is this?
Mr Black: It represents a tangle of anguish. Anguish brought on by green-eyed monsters.
Elena: I think you may be an artist, Mr. Black.
Mr Black: I tried my best, Elena.
Elena: If you like, I will draw your portrait sometime.
Mr Black: I would like that very much.
Moments later
Mr Black: So, if you dislike this Asa person, why did you decide to draw her?
Elena: Well, I could not help but notice that she is rather pretty.
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A note: The drawing of Asa is based on Iplehouse's doll of the same name, and the drawing of the 'pleasing gentleman' is based on Soom's Chrom.
