Awakening Supports/Sumia Cordelia
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C Support
Sumia:
I'll be safe... I'll be dead... I'll be safe... I'll be dead...
Cordelia:
Sumia, what are you doing?
Sumia:
Oh, just seeing how I'll get on in the next battle.
Cordelia:
...By pulling petals off a flower?
Sumia:
Yes. ...Why? Is that strange?
Cordelia:
Well, no stranger than any other attempt to foretell the future, I suppose. I don't put much stock in horoscopes. Fate is what you make it, I always say.
Sumia:
I wish I was strong as you, Cordelia.
Cordelia:
How so?
Sumia:
You have so much confidence in yourself you actually think you can control even fate. I'm just thrilled if I can walk through camp without tripping on a stool.
Cordelia:
Our only limits are the ones we place on ourselves.
Sumia:
But...
Cordelia:
In fact, it's time you got rid of yours. First rule: no more flower fortunes.
Sumia:
What?! But how will I—
Cordelia:
Second rule: no questions! You don't need some weed to tell you what to do, Sumia. You control your own destiny. Trust me in this.
Sumia:
Er, okay...
B Support
Cordelia:
Well met, Sumia. How are you doing?
Sumia:
Oh! H-hi, Cordelia! I'm great! Wonderful, actually! Thanks for asking!
Cordelia:
...What's the matter?
Sumia:
The matter? Ha ha ha ha! Oh, you and your matter!
Cordelia:
...You're hiding something behind your back.
Sumia:
Hm? Hiding something? Oh, no, I don't think so. I just like to streeeeeetch my arms like this... Ahhh...
Cordelia:
You're doing flower fortunes again, aren't you?
Sumia:
N-no! That's insane! You're talking like an insane person!
Cordelia:
Then show me.
Sumia:
Show you what? I don't have anythi—
Cordelia:
SUMIA!
Sumia:
Okay! Here! Take it!
Cordelia:
You promised you'd stop this nonsense, remember?
Sumia:
No, I didn't promise anything! You just ordered me to! You don't understand, Cordelia! I NEED my fortunes!
Cordelia:
Why?
Sumia:
Because they give me hope, and that inspires me to do my best...
Cordelia:
But what if you get a bad fortune?
Sumia:
Oh, I just keep trying until a good one pops up again!
Cordelia:
*Sigh* Well...if they're that important to you...
Sumia:
Oh, but they are! You'll see! I'll show you how much they help.
Cordelia:
I still disapprove of such superstitious nonsense, but if you insist...
Sumia:
Yay! Thanks, Cordelia! You won't regret it!
A Support
Cordelia:
You've been looking strong and confident these past few days, Sumia.
Sumia:
It's all because of my flower fortunes. I told you they helped!
Cordelia:
Yes, I suppose I'm going to have to just accept them.
Still, I wish I understood why they held such sway over you.
Sumia:
Remember when you said I had to stop? Well, I did—for a bit, at least. But the whole time, I felt confused and...adrift.
Cordelia:
Why?
Sumia:
Do you know how scary it is to go through life without knowing what'll happen next?
Cordelia:
Er, actually, that's pretty much the human condition.
Sumia:
Not if you use fortunes!
Cordelia:
You know fortunes are random, right? They have zero basis in fact.
Sumia:
You're missing the point! They don't have to be right!
Cordelia:
They don't?
Sumia:
If the fortune is good, you work hard to keep things the same so it won't change.
And if it's a bad fortune, then you work hard to change things so you can avoid it!
Either way, you end up working to make the future how you want it.
Cordelia:
That is...the most sensible nonsense I have ever heard.
Sumia:
The fortunes motivate me to keep doing my very best!
Cordelia:
Hmm... I think I see now. I saw fortune-telling as a way to avoid taking responsibility for your future.
But the way you use it is the exact opposite...
Sumia:
Exactly! The funny thing is, I never even realized it until you made me quit.
So even if your advice was completely terrible, it was still useful in the end!
Cordelia:
Er, you're welcome. ...I think.
The important thing is that you have your confidence back. As for me, I'll stick with making my own future.
Sumia:
Oh yeah? I've got another flower here... Wanna hear how that future will turn out?
