Fates Supports/Leo Peri

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C Support

Peri: Heeheeheehee!

Leo: You seem excited about something, Peri. Are you going out?

Peri: Oh, hi, Lord Leo! I was just thinking about going to go kill someone! Do you want to come? There'll be buckets of blood—and fun!

Leo: Who is the target?

Peri: Oh, I haven't worked out the little details yet! I thought I'd just wing it and kill whoever caught my eye!

Leo: I don't follow. Why would you kill a perfect stranger?

Peri: Hey, sometimes you get a craving to kill, and you just have to run with it!

Leo: I've...never had such a craving. You kill simply for fun? In defiance of common decency?

Peri: What's a common decency? I've never heard of that, so it can't be as common as you say...

Leo: I'm sorry, Peri. Now that I know your intentions, I can't allow you to leave.

Peri: Whaaaaaat?! You big meanie!

B Support

Leo: Peri, I won't let this rest until you understand. It is a gross violation of common decency to commit murder on a childish whim! Even if the victim is bad!

Peri: You still haven't explained to me what a common decency is!

Leo: It is the set of unspoken agreements that allows a society to function.

Peri: Unspoken?! Then how am I supposed to know?

Leo: Because every normal person figures it out on their own!

Peri: Oh. Well, there you go! I'm not a normal person—I'm special! Besides, what's the big deal about killing? Everyone in the army kills loads of people whenever we have a battle!

Leo: Yes, but the people we kill on the battlefield are immediate foes. What's more, if we didn't kill them, they would kill us.

Peri: So it's OK to kill our enemies, but not whoever else we feel like?

Leo: Yes, that's it exactly. Killing one's foes is not just OK—it's necessary.

Peri: And all normal people know that?

Leo: Well...not necessarily.

Peri: Fine! I get it. If it matters that much, I'll go find an ENEMY to kill!

Leo: Your plan is to stroll into the enemy camp all by yourself?

Peri: Nah, no need. I make enemies all the time! People I hate a lot are enemies, right?

Leo: When I said foes, I meant the forces our army is opposing.

Peri: Wait, now you're telling me there are different kinds of enemies? Do people I dislike not count?

Leo: *sigh* A personal enemy is different from an enemy on the battlefield...

Peri: What are you talking about?! One minute you say killing is wrong, then suddenly it's fine! Can't you explain it better, Lord Leo?!

Leo: Of course! My apologies. Let me try this again...

Peri: For me, killing is killing, whether it's on the battlefield or just for funsies. What's the big difference? How is one right and one wrong?

Leo: Ugh... I'll get back to you on that...

A Support

Leo: Peri...

Peri: Hi, Lord Leo! Did you figure it out? The difference between good killing and bad killing?

Leo: Well, I thought long and hard about it. In a way, you're right. There is a certain merit to the idea that all killing is the same. Whether you strike down a foe in battle or murder an innocent in the streets... I suppose killing is killing. Either way, you are robbing someone of their life.

Peri: Yeah, that makes sense.

Leo: Yet there are situations in this world where one has no choice but to kill. If killing serves a higher purpose, one may even be praised for it.

Peri: I know just what you mean! If I kill lots of enemies, everyone tells me I did a great job!

Leo: I wonder... We call you mad, but is it not truly mad to laud killing of any sort?

Peri: Wow, you're rude! I'm not crazy at all!

Leo: You may be right.

Peri: So what's the lesson here? I want you to explain to me who it's OK to kill!

Leo: Strictly speaking, it's never OK to kill.

Peri: Whaaat?! Now I'm REALLY confused.

Leo: Let me finish. Some paths one might take in life require killing. Insane as it might seem, this insanity is sometimes necessary for survival. In fact, killing may even be necessary so that good can prevail. It's complicated, to be sure. I won't pretend to fully understand it myself. But that's what leads us to deem killing on the battlefield acceptable.

Peri: I don't get it... You're making me dizzy with all this.

Leo: Sorry. As I said, I haven't worked all the implications out myself just yet. We can consider that my homework as we wage our next battle. Hopefully, by the time it's over, I'll be able to explain in greater depth.

Peri: All right. I like hearing you talk about this kinda stuff anyway. You're a good guy, Leo! Whatever common decency is, you have loads of it!

Leo: Thank you, Peri. I look forward to us jointly learning more as time passes.

S Support

Leo: Peri.

Peri: What is it, Lord Leo?

Leo: Through the time I've spent observing you and conversing with you... I've come to realize that you require special attention.

Peri: I do? Are you worried about me?

Leo: Yes, I'm gravely concerned for you. I don't know if someone like you can survive in this world.

Peri: Oh, don't worry about that! I've got lots of practice defending myself!

Leo: You are strong, it's true. But there is some opposition even you can't overcome. Many people will not accept your nature.

Peri: What nature? What are you talking about?

Leo: Your enthusiasm for killing innocents. It will cause you to be widely reviled.

Peri: Hmmm...really?

Leo: So much so that you may find yourself marked for death as a result.

Peri: Huh? Why?

Leo: I don't want to see that happen. If you spend the rest of your life with me, I'll do everything I can to prevent it.

Peri: Wow, you really want me to stick that close?

Leo: That's the only way I can see to fend off those who don't understand you. I want to protect you, Peri. Forever. So...will you marry me?

Peri: Lord Leo!

Leo: What say you? Will you be my bride?

Peri: In a heartbeat! I love you so much!

Leo: You do?

Peri: Don't worry, Lord Leo! I'll protect you from the bad guys!

Leo: Hahah, the arrangement I had in mind was the other way around.

Peri: Either way! I'll slaughter all your enemies!

Leo: That's sweet of you to say. Thank you, Peri. And I'll do the same for you. If anyone ever grows so enraged at you that they threaten your life... I will kill them before they can lay a hand on you.

Peri: Aww, you're so romantic! Heehee!