Fates Supports/Orochi Kagero
C Support
Orochi: No, no, no... It's got to be here. Somewhere. Anywhere.
Kagero: Why in such a panic, old friend? You've turned this room upside down. Have you lost something?
Orochi: Ugh. You're the last person I wanted to bump into right now, Kagero.
Kagero: Tell me what's wrong, Orochi.
Orochi: I lost one of my cards. You know, my fortune-telling cards.
Kagero: I see.
Orochi: No, you don't. Or else you'd be upset too. They're from the deck you made for me. That deck is my most prized possession. I sleep with it under my pillow!
Kagero: You value my silly drawings too highly. I'll just make you another card.
Orochi: Another one? It's irreplaceable!
Kagero: Don't be ridiculous. Easily done. I just need a little time, that's all. Unless... Did you sell your soul to make my napkin scribbles magical?
Orochi: Now you're being ridiculous. They're not magical. But they ARE special.
Kagero: Then leave it to me. I'll try to copy it from memory. Which card did you lose?
Orochi: The one with the brook and the fish.
Kagero: Oh, that one! That one will be tricky to re-create. But I'll do my best.
Orochi: Thank you, dear friend. And again, I'm sorry for losing it.
Kagero: Stop apologizing. I'm just surprised you hung on to those drawings for so long. You can count on me, as I've counted on you since we were children.
Orochi: Like two peas in a pod. But I'm the luckier of the peas!
Kagero: Well, this pea has got to get rolling if she's going to get this card done. The brook card... You couldn't have lost an easier one to remake, hmm?
(Kagero leaves)
Orochi: That girl. Does she really NOT remember why that card is so special to me? I'll just be glad to have it back in my deck, no matter how I get it. I'm fortunate to have such a good friend as Kagero.
B Support
Kagero: So, about that fortune-telling card that you lost, Orochi. You wanted me to draw you another one with a brook. So, here are a few drafts.
Orochi: No, no, no... It has to be identical! You missed the fish! And what's all this other stuff? This draft has a waterfall. That draft, mountains!
Kagero: Ah, you meant you wanted a scene that was absolutely identical?
Orochi: That was the idea. But if you've forgotten, then fine, whatever. Do something new.
Kagero: Why are you being so peevish?
Orochi: Peevish? How can you say that when you're the one who's—
Kagero: Orochi. Just stop. What have I done?
Orochi: It's what you haven't done!
Kagero: Are you going to keep riddling in circles? I can't read your mind.
Orochi: That card, Kagero... That card was the most important one in my deck. I had a special attachment to it. I mean, to the SCENE you drew on it. The brook was where we first met.
Kagero: Oh! The brook near—
Orochi: Yes, THAT brook. Remember now? You were training by the water. And I tripped over a stone, then a second stone, and fell onto you.
Kagero: Onto me. Then we, into the water. You dropped the herbs you were gathering.
Orochi: You do remember.
Kagero: It made a big impression on me. I was so young—so intent on practicing. While you were so clumsy. You recruited me into collecting the herbs before they—
Orochi: Floated away, right! And then you couldn't get rid of me after that. We played all the time! I thought you'd forgotten.
Kagero: Sorry, Orochi. But you know, the only thing I forgot was the card itself. If I came across as insensitive...?
Orochi: Nope. I'm the one who lost the card—and thought you were being a jerk. I should have fessed up completely at the start. But I felt bad enough already.
Kagero: You take things far too far, instead of just getting to the point. What a delicate petal you are. One wonders why you befriended me.
Orochi: I liked the shadow you cast.
Kagero: Hmm. Well, how about we take a stroll? There's a brook near here. I've been thinking lately how much it's like where we met.
Orochi: What—it is? And you have?
Kagero: Yes. And yes.
Orochi: Lead the way!
Kagero: It'll be the perfect setting for drawing that card exactly as you remember it.
A Support
Kagero: I finished drawing that replacement fortune-telling card, Orochi.
Orochi: Finally! Let's see it.
Kagero: I'm not sure it's as good as the old one.
Orochi: Hmm. You drew that babbling brook like a roiling, boiling cauldron. And its sweetly swimming fish, like they're drowning in water. The colors aren't pretty either. Just look at those harsh lines and dark shadows. Perfection!
Kagero: It's just the way I see things. You're the only one who's ever liked my drawings. Everyone else thinks they're creepy. You've always understood me.
Orochi: Your bleak drawings are just what I need for my fortune cards. This one's even better than the one I lost. I'll never misplace this one. It's my proof that our friendship will outlast the end of the world!
Kagero: You're a strange one, Orochi.
Orochi: You're stranger than I am, so get over here and get a big hug, you weirdo!
Kagero: Maybe when I'm off duty. I still have my grim image to uphold. I wish I could smile like you, Orochi. But I just don't have it in me. I suppose I'll just have to carry your smile with me in life. I'll take it to my grave.
Orochi: Oh, stop. You're going to make me blush with all your gushy talk.
Kagero: Heh. I will. To my grave. I swear it.
Orochi: Enough already, Kagero!
Kagero: It's like we used to talk when we were little. What merry fun.
Orochi: Your doom and gloom got me through my childhood with a smile on my face. Never change, Kagero. Promise—it'll always be you and I, right to the bitter end. Pinky swear!
Kagero: Pinky swear. To the end of time.
