Fates Supports/Avatar(M) Oboro
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C Support
Avatar: Hmm, this is unusual. I've actually done everything on my list for today. Maybe I'll sit back and have a cup of tea before I turn in. There is that book I've been meaning to finish, too...
Oboro: Lord Avatar! What are you doing in here?
Avatar: Wh—Oboro?! Why are you up so late?
Oboro: I'm cleaning. Couldn't you tell by my mop and broom?
Avatar: In the dead of night, though?
Oboro: Afraid so. I have my duties and training to attend to during the day. So this is really the only chance I get. Now stop loafing around, Lord Avatar. You're in the way. Don't you leave that book there! Take it with you!
Avatar: Urgh...so much for a relaxing evening... I suppose the chores must be done, even if it is nearly midnight. Is there anything I can do to help you?
Oboro: ...
Avatar: Oboro...? Did you hear the question?
Oboro: Hm? Oh, uh, yeah.
Avatar: Really? You seemed anguished over something.
Oboro: F-forget it... Now shoo! I've still gotta sweep in here!
Avatar: I'm going, I'm going...
B Support
Avatar: Whew... What an exhausting day. And I still haven't had dinner yet. I wonder if there's anything in the kitchen I can take back to my room...
Oboro: ...
Avatar: Is there someone in here? AAAAH!
Oboro: ...
Avatar: Help! S-s-someone! It's a demon!
Oboro: Oh... Lord Avatar.
Avatar: Huh? Oh...it's only you. Whew. I must admit, it's a little creepy to see you in a dark room with only a single candle.
Oboro: S-sorry...
Avatar: Oboro...is everything OK? You were staring off into the woods for a moment.
Oboro: Yeah. Everything's fine.
Avatar: I'm not convinced. Your attention was wandering last time, too. Is something bothering you?
Oboro: Nothing that Lord Avatar should concern himself with.
Avatar: Don't worry about that. You shouldn't keep your troubles bottled up inside. I don't mind listening, at least.
Oboro: ...All right, since you insist. It's not a problem so much as a bad memory. When I was a kid, my parents ran a clothing shop in our village. We were out trading in Nohr when bandits attacked and killed them both. I hid in the wagon, and fortunately the bandits didn't notice me.
Avatar: I never knew...
Oboro: It all happened on a moonless night, just like this one. I can't help but remember when the sky gets black.
Avatar: Which explains why your face was so stormy. I'm sorry, Oboro. Here I am, notionally a Nohrian, asking you to open up to me. It was insensitive.
Oboro: N-not at all! You have nothing to feel guilty for, Lord Avatar. It's the bandits who are to blame. They're fiends in human shape...
Avatar: Oboro...
Oboro: Oh, um—sorry. I got kind of carried away there, I guess. I'll, uh...show myself out.
(Oboro leaves)
Avatar: That poor girl...
A Support
Oboro: Midnight cleaning time! Let's do this!
Avatar: More late-night cleaning, Oboro?
Oboro: Yes. Sorry to disturb you at this hour, but I'd appreciate your help.
Avatar: A couple nights ago it was repairing weapons and armor. Last night, you took inventory of the whole storeroom.
Oboro: Well, better safe than sorry, they say. Come on, Lord Avatar, don't just stand there. Help or get out of the way!
Avatar: I know what you're doing, Oboro. You're staying busy to pretend that nothing bothers you during the night, aren't you?
Oboro: ...
Avatar: Is it because spending a quiet night alone reminds you of the night your parents died?
Oboro: D-don't be silly! There are all kinds of reasons a girl would spend every night doing chores.
Avatar: But I've noticed you tend to glance grimly out at the forest while you do these chores.
Oboro: Th-that's because...um...
Avatar: Sorry. I wasn't trying to overstep my boundaries. But you seem desperate somehow, and it makes my heart ache to see.
Oboro: Hrgh...
Avatar: You don't need to try so hard. It won't bring your parents back... You have your master, and me, and all the others here to help you.
Oboro: Haha... You saw right through me, Lord Avatar. No matter how hard I try not to be, I'm a mess. I put up a front so I don't fall apart, and I keep people away with my stare... But it was never going to work forever. I just can't do it.
Avatar: Oboro... No one cares if you're a mess! We all have problems. We'll all help you through yours.
Oboro: Lord Avatar...
Avatar: If you're scared to fight on the front lines, there's plenty to contribute in back. If you really want, you can just stay here and do the chores. Everyone knows you as a kind person who always looks out for her comrades. So let us look out for you. Come to us anytime you want.
Oboro: Lord Avatar... You think they'll help me if I ask?
Avatar: I know they will. An army is founded on people not having to struggle alone.
Oboro: ...I never saw it like that before. Thank you...so much. I think I was shutting myself out for no reason. I feel a little better now.
Avatar: Good. You shouldn't hesitate to show your vulnerable side around your friends.
Oboro: Hahaha. What about my scary side?
Avatar: You mean that face you're always making? Maybe keep that to yourself...
S Support
Oboro: Um... Lord Avatar?
Avatar: Hi, Oboro. Doing some late-night chores?
Oboro: No...my past hasn't bothered me as much lately. So no cleaning tonight.
Avatar: That's good. It shows you're growing.
Oboro: Well, I still make that scowl sometimes. I see a Nohrian and can't help myself.
Avatar: Hmm...well, just be aware that not everyone in Nohr is a villain. And I'm not saying that in self-defense.
Oboro: Yeah, I know.
Avatar: I think we should judge people by what's in their hearts, not where they're from. As Hoshidan royalty raised in Nohr, I hope to prove that to you.
Oboro: Mind proving that to me up close, Lord Avatar? It would be easier to see if I could stay at your side from now on...
Avatar: If that will help, then of course.
Oboro: ...
Avatar: Um...?
Oboro: You can be so thick sometimes, Lord Avatar. When I say "up close" and "by your side," I mean...
Avatar: Wait... Oboro, are you saying...
Oboro: You're just getting it now? I love you, Lord Avatar. You've always watched over me and helped me when I needed it. Now that I've put the traumas of my past behind me... I want to help you as you've helped me, Lord Avatar.
Avatar: Oboro...
Oboro: Or maybe you don't want someone as fussy and difficult as me...
Avatar: No, don't be silly! I love you too. I love the way you're always thinking about the best way to help other people. That's why I wanted to help you—to repay all the kindness you've shown!
Oboro: Lord Avatar...
Avatar: I promise to make this world a place you can feel safe at night—or any other time. Until I do, I hope you'll stay at my side and come to me for whatever you need.
Oboro: I'd be delighted to, Lord Avatar. And I'm great at taking care of people— you know that by now!
Avatar: Then I'll be at your side, counting on you as well.
(Confession scene)
Oboro: I hope someday I can love the world as much as you do. Please stay with me 'til then.
