Fates Supports/Odin Kana(M)(PC)
C Support
Kana(M): Hey, Papa. There's something I wanted to ask you about, if that's OK...
Odin: Yes, Kana? What worm of unease has lodged itself in your brainy innards?
Kana(M): Well, see, it's Mama. She's always treating me like I'm a little kid.
Odin: Oh? That seems only natural. You are her spawn, after all.
Kana(M): I know that! I just mean I'm not as much of a child as I used to be. I want to help out more. But whenever I try, she just tells me to go play with my friends instead.
Odin: Oh, I see. You wish to be the tortoise that holds up her world.
Kana(M): Right! I want to be someone she can rely on. Do you have any ideas for things I could do to make her happy?
Odin: Of course! I am ecstatic that you asked. Typically, I ply her with stories and lore on the outer darkness and the void of being. Just yesterday I regaled her with my tale behind The Pose of Eternal Undoing. Followed, of course, by that of the magician who was corrupted by a demon. Which naturally led to a discussion of the finer points of the Incarnadine Arts and their merits relative to the...um...the Super Jet-Black Onyx school of...magickry.
Kana(M): And that makes her happy?
Odin: Why, of course! What being would not be enthralled by such fantastic tales? Does not the mention of the Uliginous Autochthons give you spine chills? So it is with milady! She always smiles a special smile when I tell her my tales...
Kana(M): Oh...r-really now?
Odin: MY GODS! THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE SMILE! You are truly your mother's son, my child!
Kana(M): I...um— Do you know of any other ways of making Mama happy?
Odin: A pleasure that surpasses plumbing the secret depths of dark magic?! Impossible! Unless... Don't tell me you intend to break the third seal?!
Kana(M): Oh, I know! Let's make it a contest, Papa!
Odin: A contest? What kind of contest?
Kana(M): Yeah! We'll have a contest to see which of us can make Mama happier! Between the two of us, I'm sure we can come up with all sorts of things! Whoever gets thanked the most wins! Heehee.
Odin: A high-stakes death match between father and son, eh? I like the sound of that! The drama...the suspense... The horrific tragedy when one is inevitably compelled to destroy the other! What misfortune, my aching blood hungers to consume my...kinsblood... No matter! We shall call this... The Tournament of Torment!
Kana(M): Really? Yaaaay!
Odin: However, Avatar and I are but the two vessels of a single spirit. We have exchanged the Eternal Vow; you will be hard pressed to best me here, boy! And now know that I will pursue victory at any cost! Even against my own son!
Kana(M): That's fine with me, Papa. I'm gonna beat you fair and square!
Odin: Very well. PREPARE YOURSELF! FOR DOOOOOOOOM! MUAHAHAHAHAHA—
B Support
Kana(M): Hey, Papa! I've been making lots of progress on our contest! How about you?
Odin: Heh. You will regret asking... I have a tally here of all the times she has thanked me. Read it and despair!
Kana(M): WOW! That's a lot! And you got all these already? That's crazy!
Odin: Yes. You see, it took only a few long incantations to accomplish the deed. They were so powerful, she begged me to stop, lest I be destroyed. Also something about the noise being distracting. Of course, I relented immediately, and I received all of these thanks in return.
Kana(M): Oh yeah? Well, nothing can stand between Kana and victory! Here, see! I counted mine, too! And the total is...um...
Odin: WH-WHAAAT?! How could you possibly have more than me? WITCHCRAFT! WITCHCRAFT!
Kana(M): I do? I do! Haha! Take THAT, Papa!
Odin: K-Kana. Just what kind of spell did you cast? Did you summon a demon?! You must come clean, child. We have not long to purify you!
Kana(M): I've mostly just been doing things around camp. In the mornings, I help make arrows for the archers. Then at lunch I chop vegetables and dole out the food. And at night, I bring Mama her maps and books for planning the war strategy. And I do a bunch of little things throughout the day whenever I have time.
Odin: Y-you mean you've been doing no magic?! You've bested me while using no spells?!
Kana(M): Mhm!
Odin: N-no fair! Hmm. But you seem to have grown up without my even noticing... Are you sure you have used no magic?
Kana(M): Huh?
Odin: Oh, just a thought. Perhaps I have been treating you like too much of a child as well. Not long ago, you were an undreamed dream in another realm. And now, suddenly, you're a man of the army, serving like the rest of us. It...it...gosh darnit, it warms my heart!
Kana(M): Thanks, Papa! I've been working really hard.
Odin: I believe it. Your mother must be very grateful for all the good work you've been doing.
Kana(M): Good work... Hm. I just realized... Mama hasn't actually been saying "thank you" to me very much. She just tells me "good work" and smiles. It's kind of a sad smile, come to think of it... Maybe I'm not helping her as much as I thought I was...
Odin: Hey, now. Don't be discouraged. It's likely nothing. Air and fluff. I'm sure you've been an enormous help. More importantly, this means you've been cheating, you little ogre! I knew you couldn't surpass my powers without the use of dark magics!
Kana(M): Haha. I guess you're right. I'll just have to work even harder for Mama tomorrow! I'm not gonna lose to you, Papa! I won't sleep until Mama thanks me twice as much!
Odin: Heh. Fine. I suppose I will allow you this one victory. But remember... Odin Dark always triumphs in the end!
A Support
Kana(M): *grumble*
Odin: Hey there, Kana.
Kana(M): Hi, Papa...
Odin: What's wrong, Kana? Our last tally had you in the lead. Shouldn't you be exulting in the glory of your victory?
Kana(M): Yeah, I'm still happy about that, I guess, but... I was trying to help out around camp for Mama earlier, and she made me stop. She said I should be spending more time playing around with my friends. She still thinks I'm just a kid. Haven't I shown her that I can help with stuff too? Or am I messing up? Is she just pretending I'm doing a good job?
Odin: Oh, is that it? Worry not, Kana. You have done nothing wrong. Your mother believes you are doing a wonderful job. She's very proud of you.
Kana(M): But then why would she tell me she'd rather I not help with anything?
Odin: Because your efforts transcend her every expectation for one so young as yourself. But it means you're growing up. And that is what blights her heart.
Kana(M): But...why?
Odin: She doesn't want you to miss out on the splendors of youth. Childhood is a gift not given to all. Even if it were, she would still feel the pain of losing her baby boy. Parents are creatures stranger than the most obscure chimaeras. They should be happy to shed their burdens as their children grow. But instead they agonize over how they are not needed any longer.
Kana(M): I still don't really get why they would...
Odin: Heh. That's all right. You will someday. For now, simply grant us a favor: keep helping your mother, but don't work yourself quite as hard. Take breaks to see your friends, play games, and all that nonsense. And it wouldn't hurt to spend some quality time with her now and then as well.
Kana(M): B-but...
Odin: What is the matter? Do you not wish to spend time with your beloved mother?
Kana(M): No, that's not it! It's just...I feel like all that stuff is for babies.
Odin: No, Kana. It's not for babies. It's for children. And she wants you to be a child for just a little while longer. Both of us do.
Kana(M): Papa...
Odin: Kana, we know you're growing and that you want to be responsible. You're going to be a great hero, a chosen one... A dark lord of the cosmos, perhaps. But for now...just relax. Enjoy yourself. At least a little bit, here and there.
Kana(M): OK... Thanks, Papa! I'll think real hard about everything you said.
Odin: Good. You know... I think maybe you and your mother should spend some time together tonight. Have a relaxing night in, just the two of you.
Kana(M): You mean...you don't want to spend time with us too?
Odin: (CURSES! The child is getting too clever by half...) Wh-why...um. I must attend to things. In the other realm. The Realm of Darkness! The...er, seventh seal has been breached!
Kana(M): But I thought you wanted Mama to be happy! Didn't you say that she loved hearing your stories?
Odin: O-OK. Fine, I guess. What am I gonna do with you?
Kana(M): Yaaaay!
Odin: *sigh* What makes it so impossible to resist the demands of such a small child? Heh. He must be using some strong magic. He does share MY blood, after all.
