Awakening Supports/Avatar(M) Brady

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C Support

Robin:
Ah, there you are.

Brady:
Lookin' for me, Robin?

Robin:
We haven't had much chance to chat. I thought I'd rectify that.

Brady:
Afraid I ain't much of a conversationalist. I'd probably bore ya stiff.

Robin:
I'm sure that's not true.

Brady:
Plus, I got no place talkin' to an overachiever like you to begin with. We two just ain't a good fit, see?

Robin:
Well, what sort of person WOULD be a good fit?

Brady:
Oh, I dunno. Maybe somebody like that...one fella. The one with the axe. ...Wait a sec, who do I usually talk to? Gotta be SOMEONE, right? Hells bells... Do I not have any friends?

Robin:
Wow, I, uh... I'm sorry I asked?

Brady:
Augh, it's embarrassing enough without you pitying me! I guess I don't really have much in the way of buddies... But what I need is a mentor! Someone who knows how a real organization works and does it all by the book. Yessir, it's ironclad hierarchy for me!

Robin:
You want an ironclad hierarchy?

Brady:
Course! The sort of outfit I wanna be a part of is run by the boys up top. When the saps down below screw up, they get smacked back in line!

Robin:
Sounds like you'd make for a pretty stern boss.

Brady:
Eventually, maybe. But I ain't planning to be the big cheese anytime soon. I'm the new kid. I want somebody who's gonna show me what's what. A guy with gravitas, yeah? Manly and tough, but dedicated. Little fire in his belly! The sort of fella what I can admire.

Robin:
Sounds pretty stoic.

Brady:
Yeah, exactly! Stoic! Respect for authority mixed with a liberal dose of old-fashioned male bonding! The boss makes his boys into men, and the men defend the boss with their lives!

Robin:
Heh, well I guess the trick is finding the right boss, then.

Brady:
I'm hoping to find somebody up for the job right in this here army.

Robin:
I can keep my eye out for likely candidates if you want.

Brady:
Naw, forget it! This ain't the sort of thing what you can find lookin' for it. It's fate as much as anything else. I'll see who the stars lead me to.

Robin:
If you're sure...


B Support

Brady:
Hmm... Everybody likes him... They trust him as a tactician... His orders are so darn precise... He keeps his eye on the whole field... I know I wouldn't be scrappin' half as well if he wasn't telling me what to do. Plus the guy's a beast in combat, always defending the rest of us...

Robin:
Hmm? Who's that over there...?

Brady:
I think I've found my man!

Robin:
Oh, hello, Brady? What'd you find?

Brady:
Wha—?! Robin! ...N-no, nothin'.

Robin:
You sure? If there's something on your mind, I'm always happy to listen.

Brady:
...Okay, well... When you make a plan, what's the most important thing?

Robin:
Huh? Where's this coming from?

Brady:
Don't clam up now, just answer the question.

Robin:
Hmm... I suppose it's finding a clear path.

Brady:
A path's an awfully literal answer. I was expecting something... I dunno. Fluffier. "Faith in one another" or "ties that bind." That sorta malarkey. Or at least some kinda wacky concept like "efficiency" or "finesse."

Robin:
I think everything you just mentioned is important. But I view my job as charting a path from wherever we are to victory. That way, when I give out the directions, there's a context. A logical continuity. I'd say that's first and foremost for me.

Brady:
So you DO mean it as more of an abstract thing!

Robin:
Well, literal roads are important too, but yes. I'm navigating our way through this war, but everyone else is on the ship. We all share in the journey, so I need to be sure we agree on the course.

Brady:
So it's important it has a "logical continuity"... Huh.

Robin:
Does that answer your question?

Brady:
I dunno. Gimme some time to mull it over. ...Alone.

Robin:
I wonder what that was all about?


A Support

Brady:
Hey, Robin! I want to be yer boy, and I want you to make me a man!

Robin:
...I'm sure I must be misunderstanding you.

Brady:
I want you to be the boss what keeps me in line! Remember? We talked about this! I've been looking for someone I could lay my life down for in this here army. A mentor! A big cheese who shows me the ropes!

Robin:
Riiight. I remember that much.

Brady:
Well, I decided YOU'RE gonna be that someone! Sure, you're not exactly the gruff, manly type, and "gravitas" ain't a word I'd use... But what you said before, about seeing a clear path? It kinda got me right here.

Robin:
Er, I'm flattered, but I don't know if I'm the sort of superhuman you're looking for.

Brady:
Whoa, whoa. Hold it right there. A boss has gotta ACT like a boss, you know? Have some bravado. Some swagger! Never play modest, especially in front of the boys! Now, let's try this again. Lay some orders on me, boss! Lemme have it!

Robin:
I'm still not really sure what you're looking for me to do here...

Brady:
Put me to work! Send me on errands! Whatever ya needs! If anyone in the camp's givin' you lip, lemme smack 'em around. Fellas? Dames? Old ladies? Don't matter none to ol' Brady!

Robin:
I don't want anybody smacked around!

Brady:
When you walk around camp, I'll be one step ahead, clearin' your path. When you go to eat, I'll shoo people away from your special table!

Robin:
It's starting to sound like you want a gang kingpin, not a mentor.

Brady:
Exactly! You'd be the boss, which would make me your second! All I ask is that ya work me ragged. If I can draw my last breath after taking an arrow for ya, I'll be happy!

Robin:
What?! I don't want you dying, for me or otherwise!

Brady:
...What, I don't make the cut? Not good enough to be one of your boys?

Robin:
Ugh, Brady...

Brady:
Yeah, boss?! Whaddya need? Just name it!

Robin:
I'll do my best to mentor you, but not in the way you're thinking. I'm not looking for "boys," and I don't want to be anyone's "boss." I want everyone here to support each other as equals. Not as pawns and kingpins.

Brady:
...Sure I can't change your mind? We could get a gang together...

Robin:
We have a gang together, Brady! Our army, a field of equals. I consider all of you brothers and sisters—peers—as should you. We're already bound together, and that's not going to change.

Brady:
Fair enough, boss. Er, Robin. After all, I wouldn't have chose to serve ya if ya didn't have a magnanimous streak.

Robin:
Brady, I just said...

Brady:
Oh, I heard ya. And don't worry. In my heart of hearts, you're still the boss, even if ya wanna just be small potatoes.

Robin:
Thanks, Brady. Not exactly what I was hoping for, but I'll take it. I'm proud to consider you a friend, as well as an ally.

Brady:
Heh, I guess if I can't have a boss, I'll settle for a partner.

Robin:
Welcome to the gang, Brady.