Awakening Supports/Sully Kjelle(PC)
C Support
Sully:
Phew... That's enough for today.
Kjelle:
Yes, ma'am!
Sully:
You're good, kid. Good enough to keep me on my toes.
Kjelle:
I learned from my mother.
Sully:
What, you mean me? Er, I mean, future me? Dammit! I can't wrap my head around all this time-travel business!
Kjelle:
You fight just like the mother I knew. ...Which makes sense, I suppose.
Sully:
That explains why you're so hard to beat. You know all my moves. Although, wait. There's one thing I don't understand...
Kjelle:
What's that?
Sully:
You're not great on horseback, are you? How'd that happen? I'd think I would've taught you better.
Kjelle:
But you never taught me to ride.
Sully:
What? Why not? Did you guys have to eat all the horses or something?
Kjelle:
We had horses. What we lacked was talent. Or more specifically, I lacked it. You said I was a lost cause, so I wound up teaching myself. ...Poorly.
Sully:
Huh.
Kjelle:
So yeah, come to think of it, now's your chance.
Sully:
Oh? My chance for what?
Kjelle:
To teach me how to ride! I mean, it IS your fault I don't already know.
Sully:
MY fault? How is it MY fault? I haven't done anything! I haven't even HAD you yet!
Kjelle:
But you will! So come on, what do you say? Please?
Sully:
...Oh, fine. If you're so damn intent on learning, we'll work it into the regimen.
Kjelle:
Perfect! Thanks, Mother.
B Support
Sully:
All right. That's it for today's training.
Kjelle:
Yes, ma'am! Thank you, ma'am! So? Am I any better on horseback? Maybe just a little?
Sully:
...What do you think?
Kjelle:
Not...really? Maybe I really don't have the talent for it.
Sully:
Talent is an excuse! You lack practice, not talent.
Kjelle:
No... You're right. I'm sorry. I guess I just got frustrated.
Sully:
Still, there IS something strange here...
Kjelle:
How your own daughter could be such a poor rider?
Sully:
No, not that. The fact that future me told you anything different than what I just told you myself.
Kjelle:
That it's a matter of practice, not talent?
Sully:
Yeah. I hate that word, "talent." Always have. So why would I ever say you lacked it?
Kjelle:
Well, to be fair, you never used the word "talent"... I believe your exact words were "you're not suited for riding." But it's basically the same thing.
Sully:
Hmm... Well I'm sure I wouldn't say it without some reason...
Kjelle:
Uh-oh. Does that mean you're going to stop teaching me again?
Sully:
I'm no damn quitter! We'll finish what we started or die trying.
Kjelle:
Whew! Thanks!
Sully:
Still, there's something funny about all of this...
A Support
Sully:
You have a minute, Kjelle?
Kjelle:
Did you need me, Mother?
Sully:
Well, I think I figured out why I didn't teach you how to ride in the future.
Kjelle:
Oh no! Does this mean you're going to stop giving me lessons?
Sully:
Just listen: it takes a special talent to navigate a mount around a battlefield. But it's not the be-all, end-all of combat. Everyone has their own unique skill set. I think I probably wanted you to find your own way to fight.
Kjelle:
But why? Riding is a crucial skill.
Sully:
Because I'm your mother.
Kjelle:
What?
Sully:
One tiny slipup can cost a warrior her life out in the field. And if I saw a risk, no matter how small, I'd want to nip it in the bud.
Kjelle:
But...you're teaching me now.
Sully:
Well, uh... Look, maybe it took a little bit for the whole maternal thing to sink in. I agreed to teach you without really thinking about it. I acted like I was training a peer more than raising my daughter. ...Make sense?
Kjelle:
So your thinking has changed?
Sully:
Damn right it has! Spending all this time together, I feel a lot more...motherly. I think that's why I can see where future me was coming from. I would've been older than you, and worried about what you'd do when I was gone.
Kjelle:
So you discouraged my riding since you wouldn't always be there to protect me? ...Huh. In other words, you did what you did because you cared about me.
Sully:
It's just a guess. I mean, I can't very well go ask future me about it, right?
Kjelle:
I suppose that means the end of my lessons. *sigh* It was fun while it lasted. I still think I'd be more effective on horseback, but I guess it's not meant to be.
Sully:
Now just a damn minute—who said anything about giving up?
Kjelle:
What? But you just... Aren't you saying you agree with why you stopped teaching me?
Sully:
Yeah, maybe, if I was future me! But I'm NOW ME! We're practically the same age here! We can fight side by side for the rest of our lives, girly.
Kjelle:
Then you'll keep training me?
Sully:
Course I will! I'm sure I'd understand... Er, will understand... Er, whatever! And given we're both so young and fit, there's no excuse not to train hard! Hope you're ready to sweat...
Kjelle:
...J-just try to be a LITTLE gentle, would you?
Sully:
I CAN'T HEAR YOU! LET'S GO, LET'S GO! MOVE IT!
Kjelle:
Y-yes, ma'am!
