Fates Supports/Silas Charlotte

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Charlotte: Sir Silas!

Silas: You're...Charlotte, right?

Charlotte: Indeed I am! I'm positively thrilled you remembered! Delighted, even! For a man such as you to notice a woman such as me is an exquisite pleasure!

Silas: Is it...?

Charlotte: Oh my goodness...how did I not see this before? Your eyes complement your hair so wonderfully. It's a marvelous effect! Tee hee!

Silas: ...That's very kind of you. I'm sorry, what was it you wanted?

Charlotte: Oh, I don't mean to take time out of your busy schedule. I had one small question. Is it true that you're Lord/Lady Avatar's closest friend?

Silas: That's right. I'd lay down my life to save his/hers. It's a very close, very long-standing friendship we have.

Charlotte: Oh my...

Silas: Good heavens, are you all right? You nearly collapsed!

Charlotte: F-forgive me... I had a sudden vision of the love between you two, and... Well, it was so lovely to consider that I felt faint. Oh! I'm suddenly struck with an idea! What if I fix a nice lunch for you sometime?

Silas: How did we get from Avatar to lunch...? Well, whatever the reason, I'm not hungry. Though I appreciate the offer.

Charlotte: Silas, Silas...must I spell this out for you? The food, excellent as it will be, isn't the point. I'm trying to get to know you better.

Silas: Um... Oh.

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Charlotte: Sir Silas! I come bearing gifts! Behold, a hand-prepared lunch, just for you!

Silas: Well, that's considerate of you. I was just feeling hungry, too.

Charlotte: Now, before you dig in, do you mind answering one teensy question?

Silas: I guess not. What do you want to know?

Charlotte: According to what you said the other day, Lord/Lady Avatar is your closest friend.

Silas: True enough. What about it?

Charlotte: Well, a little birdie told me that Lord/Lady Avatar doesn't quite see it that way...

Silas: What?

Charlotte: As I recall, and I hope I have this right, when you reunited with Lord/Lady Avatar... didn't he/she have no memories of who you were? Tell me, what is your true relationship with the man/woman?

Silas: Avatar and I were good friends at an early age. But I didn't have free access to the castle where he/she spent most of his/her time. So I can understand how he/she might not remember me. But you can't deny that today, he/she and I are the closest of friends.

Charlotte: Hooooold it, buster!

Silas: Wh-what's wrong?

Charlotte: Why didn't you have access to the castle? Are you telling me you're...not royalty?

Silas: Well, no. I never claimed to be.

Charlotte: You...never... Ugh! Some waste of time fixing that lunch was! All that work, straight down the drain!

Silas: Huh?

Charlotte: You said you were best friends! So OBVIOUSLY, I thought you'd be royalty too. And now you spring this on me. How do I know you're friends at all? That might be another one of your tricks. You're dead to me, Silas. Dead!

Silas: Ch-Charlotte...?

Charlotte: Lunch is for royals. You can go eat sand.

Silas: Er, I may not be royalty... But I am of noble blood.

Charlotte: You're... Whaaaat?! Why didn't you SAY so? That changes everything! Pardon me, Sir Silas—won't you taste the food I made specially for you?

Silas: Something's...off here...

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Silas: Charlotte, can we talk?

Charlotte: Wh-why, of course, dear Silas! I've always time to spare for you...!

Silas: No, this is serious. I don't mean to be indelicate, but... I suspect that you have some serious emotional issues.

Charlotte: Issues? Me?

Silas: Yes. I've noticed you have a tendency toward sudden mood swings. They're worryingly extreme, in some cases. I don't think it's healthy. But it's nothing to be ashamed of. I think that by really digging deep inside and identifying the problem, you can fix it. And I'll help you. I've never been one to give up on my friends.

Charlotte: Hm...

Silas: Why don't you have a seat? Let's talk a little about your childhood.

Charlotte: Excuse me?

Silas: I'd like to explore how you got to be this way. I think it could be enlightening. So just relax, and let's talk.

Charlotte: Hrmph... Fine, if it'll get you off my back.

Silas: So where are you from? Originally.

Charlotte: I was born into an ordinary household. And when I say "ordinary," I mean "not rich."

Silas: Does that bother you?

Charlotte: I don't know if I'd go that far. But I always was entranced by the way the royals lived. I wanted to live like that... I wanted my family to be that well off. That's why I worked hard to train myself as a warrior—so I could join the castle guard.

Silas: All right. I'm starting to see the shape of your story. You'd need to excel in battle in order to improve your social standing. But the better you performed as a warrior, the more you found yourself in a dilemma. The nobles you sought to impress saw war as men's work... They couldn't reconcile your achievements with their image of femininity. And after enough of this, neither could you. Hence the conflicting personas. Am I near the mark?

Charlotte: Th-that's...actually pretty accurate.

Silas: If that's all it is...then my opinion of you has improved considerably.

Charlotte: Huh?

Silas: I'm a man who also had to work hard to get my position as a castle knight. So in that sense, at least, I can relate.

Charlotte: Oh...

Silas: So back to your childhood...

Charlotte: You haven't heard enough already?

Silas: Not by a long shot! I want to hear all the fine details of what your life was like. You said yourself that you'd like to get to know me better, and I feel the same. And for that reason, we should be an open book to one another.

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Charlotte: Silas? You called? What was it you wanted to talk about? Are we going to go over more of my past today?

Silas: Not if you don't want to. Instead, I thought I'd talk to you about something else.

Charlotte: So I don't have to do the talking today? Whew...

Silas: That's right. Before I say my piece, though... I have a gift for you.

Charlotte: What's this? A ring? It's pretty, but...

Silas: Specifically, it's an engagement ring. Charlotte...will you marry me?

Charlotte: ... Is this really happening?

Silas: If I'm up to your standards, that is.

Charlotte: Silas... Of course you are! I mean, no, you're not royalty... But I can't say no to a pretty face.

Silas: I'll take that in the spirit it was intended.

Charlotte: But are you sure you want to marry me? I can still be kinda two-faced.

Silas: I've been thinking about that. And I don't believe it's a problem anymore. I love you, and it's just one of the many parts of you to love. If nothing else, being with you will certainly keep me on my toes.

Charlotte: ...Was that a compliment?

Silas: That's how I meant it, at least. A tree that grows straight and true is beautiful, but so is ivy on a wall. So too is humanity beautiful in all its incarnations.

Charlotte: You're comparing me to tangled ivy? Are you SURE this is a compliment?

Silas: It's the complicated ones that interest me. I'll be getting to know you for years. No matter how long we're together, I know that I'll never tire of you.

Charlotte: OK. I'll give it a shot if you will. As long as you don't mind marrying two people in one...I'm yours, Silas. It'll never be a dull moment around me— I can promise you that much.

Silas: And I can promise you that I'll always try to understand what drives you. I love you too much to assume the worst about you, Charlotte. I always have, and I hope I always will.