C Support

Madeline: Hello… Do you have a moment to speak?
Mauvier: Mar…
Mauvier: No. You must be Madeline.
Madeline: Yes, that’s right.
Madeline: And you are Mauvier.
Mauvier: Yes.
Madeline: Umm…
Mauvier: Did you need something?
Madeline: Pardon me. I only wanted to say hello and formally introduce myself.
Madeline: Being from a different world, I’m sure I have much to learn about yours.
Madeline: But I’m pleased to make your acquaintance, and I look forward to fighting for victory together.
Mauvier: Your warm greeting is noted.
Mauvier: In fact, I was hoping you and I would have a chance to speak. Thank you for coming to me.
Madeline: Oh, no thanks needed. It’s custom for a junior knight to greet her betters.
Mauvier: Betters? I saw how you fought in the last battle, cleaving through enemy ranks with ease.
Mauvier: It’s clear to me you are a brave, capable knight. Well done, Madeline.
Madeline: Oh… Um…
Madeline: Thank you. That’s very kind.
Madeline: But really, there’s no need for such praise. I am a knight, sworn to protect my allies.
Mauvier: So that’s how you are. Wonderful.
Madeline: I… Um…
Mauvier: Apologies. You doubtless have many more people to greet. I will take my leave.
Madeline: But wait! Mauvier…
Madeline: Oh…
Madeline: How strange it is, speaking to Mauvier again.
Madeline: But am I imagining things? I got this curious feeling…
Madeline: It felt like he was looking at me, but speaking to someone else.

B Support

Mauvier: Every last piece of equipment has been inspected. Time for a break, I think.
Madeline: Yes, you certainly deserve one.
Mauvier: Since you organized everything beforehand, the work went rather quickly.
Mauvier: Really, that was a tremendous help. Well done.
Madeline: I’m just happy to be of service.
Mauvier: Dividing the items by size and type was a smart touch. You have a mind for logistics.
Mauvier: And it must have been no mean feat, sorting such a large stockpile. Your efforts are noted.
Madeline: It was nothing, really! I just… Oh dear.
Madeline: I don’t know how to say this, so I’ll just come out with it.
Mauvier: Hm? Is something the matter?
Madeline: You seem to praise me a lot.
Madeline: I appreciate the recognition but, as I’ve said, it’s really not needed.
Mauvier: Right. You did say that, didn’t you…
Madeline: I may be imagining things, but…when you praise me, it feels as if you’re praising someone else.
Mauvier: …
Madeline: So it’s true, then. You’re not praising me. Not really.
Madeline: I am no one else’s stand-in, Mauvier.
Mauvier: Right you are… Apologies.
Mauvier: Without meaning to, I was conflating you with someone else.
Mauvier: I suppose I wanted to give her what I had failed to offer before… Nonsensical as that may seem.
Madeline: Her?
Mauvier: In any case, I apologize. I will endeavor to make it up to you…in time. Excuse me.
Madeline: Maybe I shouldn’t have said that.
Madeline: After all, he’s not alone in conflating one person with another… I am too.
Madeline: Now I understand why Lady Nel treated the Divine Dragon so coldly.
Madeline: …
Madeline: I should try to see this Mauvier as the person he is…not the person he reminds me of.

A Support

Mauvier: Madeline.
Madeline: Mauvier! Hello…
Mauvier: I owe you an apology. I am sorry for making you uncomfortable.
Madeline: Nonsense… I’m the one who went too far.
Madeline: I had no right to criticize you for mixing me up with another person.
Madeline: After all…I was doing the same thing to you.
Mauvier: You were?
Madeline: I…
Mauvier: Apologies… I will say my piece first. That seems proper.
Mauvier: I had not intended to tell you this, but it seems I must…
Mauvier: The you of this world is dead.
Madeline: What?
Mauvier: The person I conflated you with… Her name was Marni.
Mauvier: I fought by her side many times. She was a frank person who delighted in praise.
Mauvier: And I… I failed to protect her. I watched her die.
Madeline: That’s also what happened to you… I mean, the Mauvier from my world.
Madeline: I failed to protect him, and he died. I guess you could say we lost each other.
Mauvier: Yes… Still, I know you are not Marni. I will not come to you for her forgiveness.
Madeline: And I will not give you the apology I owe my Mauvier.
Madeline: Nor will I cry and cling to you…and voice the feelings I’d meant to express to him.
Madeline: I’m just glad to see you are alive and well in this world.
Madeline: Even if I’m not.
Mauvier: I feel the same… It brings me comfort to know there is a world in which you survived.
Mauvier: I wish you the greatest happiness.
Madeline: Thank you, Mauvier.
Mauvier: I promise, I will never again conflate you and Marni. You have my word.
Mauvier: Standing before me, I see none other than the brave knight Madeline.
Mauvier: The words of praise I give you are yours, and no one else’s.
Madeline: I appreciate that.
Mauvier: In truth, though, I do not praise people often… You may not hear much of it.
Madeline: All the better. I don’t need praise.
Madeline: Then again, earning yours might be an enticing challenge… I’ll be sure to train enough that I do.
Mauvier: Hm. Very well. I am glad that we see each other as we are.
Mauvier: Now we can truly become friends… Here’s to dominating the battlefield together.
Madeline: Yes, Mauvier. I’m going to make you proud.