Stop thinking of your character as a plot device or an avenue to play out stories and think of them as an actual person. What's their personality like? What are their hobbies? What do they like to talk about? What kind of people do they like to talk to? Do they like to talk about dry facts, or talk about themselves and share tales of their experiences, or ask others questions to learn about them, or flirt or tease and banter back and forth? How can you reveal interesting things about your character via conversation? Don't overthink the situation from your OOC perspective as a role-player and instead think from your character's perspective to reply in conversation however your character would naturally respond.
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