C Support:

Anna: Hello, Zelkov! I’m Anna, but you can call me Lady Anna for short. Nice meeting you!
Zelkov: What a delightful child you are. What can I do for you, child? What is it you need?
Anna: Huh?
Zelkov: Is there anything I can get for you? Are you getting enough to eat?
Anna: I’m not hungry, if that’s what you’re asking me.
Zelkov: I hope I am not frightening you. That is not at all my intention.
Anna: Who says I’m scared? Real merchants like me see all kinds in our line of work.
Anna: If I wanted sweets, I’d just buy some from myself.
Zelkov: I see. Well…good.
Anna: Which brings me back to why I’m here─you should buy something.
Zelkov: Yes, of course. Show me your merchandise.
Anna: Sure thing!
Zelkov: …
Anna: I’m not sure I like the sound of that sigh.
Zelkov: I am afraid to say there is nothing here worth purchasing.
Anna: What?!
Zelkov: While it grieves me to speak so harshly to a child, these goods are worthless to me.
Anna: Hang on just a minute! What’s wrong with the stuff I sell?!
Zelkov: If I must harden my heart to explain…so be it.
Zelkov: There is no passion in your products.
Anna: What’s that supposed to mean?
Zelkov: I can see how failing to understand that would lead you to sell these things in the first place.
Anna: Excuse me?!
Zelkov: A product must bear the indelible mark of its creator’s passion. It has no value otherwise.
Anna: What’s the difference even between a product with passion and one without?! Show me!
Zelkov: Very well. I possess many such wonders. I would be happy to show them to you.
Anna: This oughta be good…

B Support:

Anna: This is your stash of good stuff, huh?
Zelkov: Indeed. Behold my various creations. Paintings, sculptures, candles… I have it all.
Zelkov: Each piece has been lovingly crafted by yours truly. Help yourself to anything you like.
Zelkov: Certainly any item contained on these shelves would fetch you a tidy profit.
Anna: Ehh…
Anna: Yeah… Uh, sad to say, but I don’t think any of this is salable.
Zelkov: I beg your pardon? Why ever not?
Anna: All of this is good stuff, don’t get me wrong. But I can tell right off that they’re too fiddly.
Anna: A good piece of merchandise has to be simple if you wanna sell it.
Zelkov: Balderdash.
Zelkov: A creator’s passion is the literal source of the creation’s value. It is what a customer pays for.
Anna: Afraid not. I get why you’d think that, but that mindset’s a little old-fashioned nowadays.
Anna: My generation has its own tastes.
Zelkov: Ugh… Such humiliation…
Zelkov: Very well. Soon I will fashion a work which is certain to delight you.
Zelkov: You will be left entirely speechless.
Anna: Haha, if you think you can pull that off, go ahead and try. I’m eager to see it.

A Support:

Zelkov: Steel yourself. You are about to witness a simple design honed by artistic prowess.
Zelkov: Well? What is your opinion of this sculpture? Is it up to your standards of quality?
Anna: Ehh…
Anna: I was hoping for better.
Zelkov: What brings you to say this hurtful thing?
Anna: I know I said it has to be much simpler if you want it to sell.
Anna: But you’re an artist! I wasn’t expecting you to cave so easily.
Anna: After you went on and on about passion, I kinda hoped you’d refuse to budge on that.
Zelkov: Heh-heh. You are quite mistaken. In fact, you could not be more wrong.
Anna: Huh? But…
Zelkov: The appearance of simplicity in this sculpture is but a carefully crafted facade.
Zelkov: Its design is actually beautifully intricate.
Anna: Run that by me again?
Zelkov: I began by crafting a sculpture which contained every layer of intricacy I could ever desire.
Zelkov: That done, I added atop these yet another layer…to obscure how intricate it was.
Zelkov: The result is my most complex work to date. One that, at a glance, appears utterly simple.
Zelkov: You may now stand in awe of its glory.
Anna: I had no idea. That’s amazing…almost too amazing, if you ask me. It makes no sense!
Anna: But─and I hate to say so─this won’t sell either.
Zelkov: What? Why not?
Anna: You can’t guess? It’s way too intricate. I’d go broke trying to manufacture them!
Anna: Plus, high production costs mean high prices, and customers tend not to like those.
Zelkov: Ugh, I suppose you have a point.
Anna: But I’ll buy it from you anyway.
Zelkov: You will?
Anna: I was really impressed by the way you think.
Anna: I never thought much about passion, but it’s incredibly important for a merchant.
Anna: Without it, how could I hope to make it as an independent entrepreneur?
Anna: So I want to buy this from you and keep it close at hand. That way I won’t forget this feeling.
Zelkov: Anna…
Anna: Lady Anna.
Zelkov: Lady Anna…
Anna: Haha, that’s better. Mind you, I can’t pay much for it. One gold’s my best offer.
Zelkov: So little…
Zelkov: But I suppose it is not a matter of gold.
Zelkov: If this transaction will benefit you, Lady Anna, then it is a meaningful one to me.
Zelkov: Best of luck to you, young merchant. I earnestly hope for your great success.
Anna: Aww, thanks! You know, you’re a much nicer guy than you came off to be at first.
Anna: Do you want to share some sweets? I’ve got a private stock of some really great ones.
Zelkov: I will happily partake.