C Support:

Etie: Hyah!
Etie: Phew… That’s enough for today.
Jade: Hmm…
Etie: Oh. Hey, Jade.
Etie: Doing some night training? Attagirl.
Jade: Oh, I’m not training.
Etie: No need to be so humble.
Etie: I mean, I see you here, like, every night.
Jade: No, I mean it. I’m not training.
Etie: Right, of course. You Brodians always gotta play it off.
Etie: “You can hardly call a quick session like this a workout,” or whatever.
Etie: Someday I’ll get on your level.
Jade: …
Jade: …
Etie: Sorry, what’s that?
Jade: …
Etie: What are you mumbling about?
Etie: You’ve gotta speak up, Jade!
Jade: It’s nothing.
Etie: Sure. If you say so…

B Support:

Etie: Phew! Another great workout. I’m ready to take on the world!
Jade: Mm-hmm.
Etie: Whoa!
Etie: Uh, you startled me there, Jade.
Jade: Sorry. I didn’t mean to.
Etie: I’ve noticed you watching me since the other day. What’s all this about?
Jade: Uh…
Etie: If you don’t fess up, I’m gonna take this to Prince Diamant.
Jade: W-wait. I’ll tell you.
Jade: I was watching you and taking some character notes for my next novel. That’s all.
Etie: Character notes? That’s what you were mumbling about?
Etie: I wanna see these character notes, and I wanna see them now.
Jade: No.
Etie: Yes!
Jade: No.
Etie: Why can’t I see?!
Jade: Because.
Etie: Oh. I get it.
Etie: I’ve heard rumors about this. How one of the Brodia retainers writes these goofy stories.
Etie: That’s you, isn’t it?
Jade: I, uh…
Etie: And now I’m a character in them, which is why you won’t show me. Is that about right?
Etie: You’re writing me as all stuck-up and shrewish, I bet.
Jade: No. It’s nothing like that.
Etie: Don’t lie to me. I see right through you. No making fun of me, got it?
Jade: I would never…

A Support:

Etie: HYAH! Ha!
Etie: Phew… I call that a good day’s workout.
Jade: That did look impressive, Etie.
Jade: Here. This is a first draft of the novel I was talking about earlier. I’d like you to read it.
Etie: Are you sure?
Jade: Yes. Sorry for refusing earlier. I didn’t want you to read any of it until it was ready.
Etie: Makes sense. Let me see.
Etie: …
Etie: This all seems familiar.
Etie: It’s about me, isn’t it?
Jade: To a degree. The main character is confident, independent, and doesn’t like to burden others.
Jade: She’s also athletic. Physically strong. She’s put in the work and she’s proud of her body.
Jade: A chiseled core wrapped in striking features. A daring figure that stands out on a battlefield.
Jade: I needed to observe someone with all of those qualities. That’s why I was watching you, Etie.
Etie: Wow. Jade…I don’t know what to say.
Jade: I do often write “goofy stories,” so I thought I should challenge myself with something serious.
Jade: To set this book apart, I needed characters that were believable yet charming.
Jade: I thought you’d be a perfect fit, so I started taking notes.
Jade: Observing you helped me craft this character and build a story around her. Thanks for that.
Etie: I didn’t know you thought of me like that. I’m sorry for giving you such a hard time.
Etie: Listen, I know it’s not much, but…would you like to go on a jog with me?
Jade: Huh?
Etie: We can talk things over as we go. Maybe you can use some of it…in your story.
Jade: So I have your permission to polish this draft and keep using you as inspiration?
Etie: You’d better! It’s going to be a real page-turner.
Jade: Thanks, Etie. I’ll do my best to do you justice.
Jade: I do have one last request, though…
Etie: What’s that?
Jade: My regular readers have come to expect at least one or two pratfalls in my work, so…
Jade: At some point, the main character will need to flail and trip over herself. Are you OK with that?
Etie: Uh…sure. Only once though. And write in that it doesn’t hurt me…at all.
Jade: Heh, understood.
Etie: There you go. Something to look forward to. Now, let’s go for that run.