C Support

Madeline: That should be enough training for one day. I’ve worked up quite a sweat.
Gregory: That was quite the training session. You must be tired. This world hasn’t changed you at all.
Gregory: How’re you liking it here, anyway?
Madeline: Now that I’ve built a rapport with everyone, this place is starting to feel like a home.
Madeline: How are you finding it?
Gregory: Me? It’s not bad. It was a bit of a shock making all these new friends at once, though.
Gregory: I’d never really spent much time with others, besides us Four Winds. But I’ll get used to it.
Madeline: Yes, it’s certainly bustling. Reminds me a little of my hometown.
Gregory: Home… We never really talk about it. What was your family like?
Madeline: Well, my home life was happy. My parents were knights, and I always looked up to them.
Madeline: I know they loved me very much. That’s why I became a knight─to make them proud.
Gregory: Love, huh? I’m almost a little jealous.
Madeline: What do you mean?
Gregory: Well…growing up with loving parents sounds like a blessing.
Gregory: Not everyone gets to be loved growing up. Then again, not everyone is capable of loving.
Madeline: Hm… I feel as if we’re not talking about me anymore.
Gregory: Oh! Sorry… I didn’t mean to─ Uh, don’t mind me.
Gregory: You must be exhausted after your training. I didn’t meant to bother you─we can chat later.
Madeline: Very well… Take care, Gregory.

B Support

Gregory: Hey, Madeline. Training again today?
Madeline: Hello, Gregory. I am, but I was about to take a short break.
Gregory: Sorry about before. You were telling me about your parents, and I made it all about me.
Madeline: Please, no need to fret.
Madeline: It just made me worry for you. I wonder, would you share your story with me?
Madeline: Only if you feel comfortable, of course. I’d just hate to upset you again without knowing why.
Gregory: I appreciate that. You’re so much more of an adult than me.
Madeline: I wouldn’t go that far.
Gregory: It’s ancient history and not even that interesting. But if you want to know…
Gregory: I grew up very poor. And to make it worse, my parents hated each other.
Gregory: At times, they were even violent. I don’t remember them ever being kind to me.
Madeline: How awful…
Gregory: Even on my birthdays, they gave me nothing but scorn. All I really wanted was a stuffed toy.
Gregory: You know I can’t stand pain. So I tried to be a good kid, tried to avoid being punished, but…
Gregory: It didn’t help. They never loved me. Not to the bitter end, when they…they sold me.
Madeline: That’s horrible… I can’t imagine parents discarding their own child like that.
Gregory: Believe it or not, it’s the truth. The world is filled with people like that.
Madeline: I’m so sorry, Gregory. I had no idea.
Gregory: You don’t need to apologize. Just…all that talk of home made me think of mine.
Gregory: It sounds like your parents were amazing people. You should wear their love like a medal.
Madeline: And your parents… How do you feel about them now?
Gregory: I hate them. I can’t forgive them. But I try to convince myself they had their reasons.
Gregory: I wasn’t able to be so detached before, but the Four Winds helped. You became my family.
Madeline: I’m glad.
Gregory: One day, I’ll be able to tell my parents all this. Until then…thanks for listening to me.
Madeline: No. Thank you for telling me.

A Support

Madeline: Mm-hmm… Yes, this ought to be perfect. It’s exactly as I envisioned it.
Gregory: What are you looking at? You seem so excited. Is this some sort of new training?
Madeline: AH!
Madeline: Oh! Gregory… Practicing your stealth approach, I take it. Good technique.
Gregory: Hahaha, thanks. So, uh…what is that? A pile of dust?
Madeline: Excuse me?
Madeline: It’s a sheep plushie! I’ve never made a toy before, so I suppose it’s not much good.
Gregory: Oh, a stuffed toy! I-I think I see it now. Yeah! It looks great. So, um…is it a gift for someone?
Madeline: Well, I heard you like things that are soft and cuddly.
Gregory: Wait… It’s for me?
Madeline: That was the idea, yes. But perhaps I’ll keep this little one for myself.
Madeline: A dust bunny isn’t a very becoming gift from a knight… I’ll just give it a home on my bed.
Gregory: Gimme! It’s perfect, Madeline. I’d love to have it! Please?
Gregory: I’m sorry I insulted it at first. This sheep is truly all I ever wanted!
Madeline: All right, all right! Goodness… Here, take it.
Gregory: Ah, thank you!
Gregory: This is amazing! It’s so soft and fluffy. I’ve never been this happy before!
Gregory: But…why did you make it for me? I didn’t do anything to deserve it.
Madeline: Because you said you always wanted stuffed animals when you were little.
Gregory: Huh?
Madeline: Obviously, I can’t go back in time and give this gift to little Gregory.
Madeline: But I can at least show some love to the Gregory standing in front of me.
Madeline: Your companions in the Four Winds? We love you. As do your friends here.
Madeline: You are loved. Even if that love came a little later than it should have.
Madeline: I wanted to express that somehow, so I made you a gift.
Gregory: I… I don’t know what to say.
Gregory: I had thought I was jealous of everyone else for growing up with loving families.
Gregory: But even if my parents didn’t love me, I have friends who do…and who show that love.
Madeline: Exactly. And that dust bunny you’ve got proves it.
Gregory: This is no mere dust bunny. This is the cutest fluffy sheep to ever floof.
Gregory: I appreciate this so much. I can feel my younger self smiling.
Gregory: Thank you, Madeline. I’ll always treasure this.
Gregory: I’d love to know what you like, as well. I want to repay this heartfelt gift with my own.
Madeline: Hehe, I can’t wait.