C Support:

Etie: It’s been a while since we had time for a cup of tea together, Princess Céline.
Céline: There’s no need to stand on ceremony, Etie. We’ve been friends too long for that.
Etie: As you wish, Céline. How’s your tea?
Céline: Most delicious, thank you. This is a lovely pot you’ve brewed for us.
Céline: The pungent aroma and flavor tell me it’s a single-origin tea from the northern fields, yes?
Etie: You can tell where it’s from with one sip? You really know your leaves.
Céline: Go on, Etie, try some. The aroma is really quite unlike anything else.
Etie: Thank you. Don’t mind if I do.
Etie: Hmm…
Céline: Well?
Etie: Well…it tastes like tea to me. You could tell me it’s from any region and I’d believe you.
Céline: Hm-hm, I thought as much. You always were a bit blind to the subtleties of tea.
Etie: It’s not that I can’t taste it. It’s that no one’s on your level when it comes to this stuff.
Céline: Hm?
Céline: Is something wrong, Etie?
Etie: What do you mean?
Céline: I noticed your hand trembling. There it is again.
Etie: Oh, uh… I don’t think so. You must have imagined it.
Céline: Really? Well, if you’re sure…

B Support:

Céline: The tea is perfect today too. Every moment of rest we get is a blessing.
Etie: Yeah. There’s so much to deal with that I need little moments like this to keep me sane.
Céline: Too true.
Etie: Do you remember our first teatimes together?
Céline: Not especially well. We’ve been having them for so long, after all.
Céline: At the time, my brother’s health was still very tenuous. Every day was nerve-wracking.
Etie: But all that stress toughened you up.
Céline: I knew I had to be able to support my brother… in case of the worst.
Céline: But just as I was getting stronger, my brother’s health vastly improved, thanks to his training.
Etie: Heh, I remember how good it felt to see two strong siblings, side by side.
Etie: After I became retainer to Prince Alfred, he urged me to train as well. And look at me now!
Céline: Uh…Etie?
Etie: Is something wrong?
Céline: I definitely saw your hand trembling.
Etie: Oh…
Céline: Are you not feeling well? Have you fallen ill?
Etie: No, it’s nothing like that. It’s just that my teacup is pretty heavy.
Céline: That much I knew already.
Céline: You’ve used a weighted teacup to build muscle ever since you became Alfred’s retainer.
Céline: But it never used to trouble you, and now you barely seem able to lift it!
Etie: All right. Here’s the thing, Céline…
Etie: I got a new teacup.
Céline: Pardon?
Etie: Here, try holding it.
Céline: Ah! Wh-what in the world?! I’ve handled cannonballs lighter than this!
Etie: I had it specially made. The old one wasn’t enough of a workout anymore.
Céline: Huh, no wonder your hand shakes, if you’ve been using this for a teacup.
Etie: Now you know.
Céline: Thank goodness. If something were to happen to you, Etie, I don’t think I’d ever recover.
Etie: Aw, Céline. I’m sorry I worried you.
Céline: I’m fine, now that I know it’s nothing serious. Teatime again soon, hmm?

A Support:

Céline: Behold, Etie!
Céline: I tried adding honey to the single-origin tea, and I think I might have created something new.
Etie: Really? I’d like to try it.
Etie: …
Etie: Céline, this is incredible. I’ve never had anything like it.
Céline: Heh heh, very impressive, Etie.
Etie: Impressive? What did I do?
Céline: Your hand no longer shakes. You’ve mastered your new teacup, haven’t you?
Etie: Not exactly. I just switched to a regular porcelain one.
Céline: Whatever for? Don’t tell me you intend to abandon your training.
Etie: Oh, I’m still going to train. Just not during our teatimes.
Céline: Forgive me, Etie. This is because I couldn’t stop prying, isn’t it?
Etie: No, that’s not why.
Etie: Training is important to me, but the time I get to spend with you is even more important.
Etie: It’s OK to take a break during our teatime. I don’t need to try to do both at once.
Céline: Oh! I see.
Etie: Every day, the war grinds us down.
Etie: I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to simply relax with you.
Etie: So, I think it’s best I not spend our precious moments together training too.
Céline: …
Etie: You OK there?
Céline: I’m touched, Etie, that you’d go so far out of your way for me.
Etie: Of course. Come on, Céline. Don’t you know you’re one of my best friends in the world?
Céline: I could say the same of you, Etie.
Etie: Thank you. That’s a real honor.
Céline: Oh! You’re shaking again.
Etie: That’s not from training. I’m just feeling a bit emotional is all.
Céline: Oh, Etie. Come here. You can lean on me whenever you need.
Etie: Céline…
Céline: Hahaha… Not so tight, Etie.
Céline: Uh…urgh…
Céline: Etie… You train too much. You’re…crushing me.