Three Houses Supports/Felix Mercedes

C Support

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Mercedes: Here you go, Felix. Have some tea.

Felix: Oh. Hm. Sorry, but we're all out of cakes.

Mercedes: Should I bake some more?

Felix: Please don't.

Mercedes: Oh, your clothes are so dirty! Let me wash them for you.

Felix: Mercedes, what's wrong with you?

Mercedes: There's nothing wrong with me. I'm just making tea. Is there something wrong with that?

Felix: You're not my mother. You don't have to bother with all this. I can do without it.

Mercedes: I...I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. You just remind me so much of my little brother...

Felix: I do?

Mercedes: Yes. His name is Emile. We have different fathers, but we grew up in the same household. That is, until I was about eight or nine years old. I haven't seen him since then...

Felix: Your brother is Jeritza, the Death Knight.

Mercedes: Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying you remind me of the Death Knight or Jeritza. Just...Emile.

Felix: But they're the same person. Sorry to state the obvious, but I'm not your brother. I'm not Emile. Can't you find someone else to bother?

Mercedes: Oh! I'm so sorry. I'll leave you alone. Please, help yourself to more tea if you'd like. I can leave the pot.

Felix: Good-bye. I am me-- Felix Hugo Fraldarius. There is no one else.

Mercedes: Brother...

B Support

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Felix: Here you are.

Mercedes: Oh! Were you looking for me, Felix?

Felix: You were injured in the last battle. Are you OK?

Mercedes: I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern.

Felix: You really are troublesome.

Mercedes: I'm so sorry. I didn't want to get in your way out there... I just couldn't help but worry! I was only trying to keep an eye on you...

Felix: What are you even doing on the battlefield? You endangered yourself and got hurt. Such a stupid thing to do.

Mercedes: Yes, of course. You're right. I have no excuses.

Felix: If you intend to carry on being such a fool, you'd best stay near me.

Mercedes: Are you sure? I'd hate to get in your way again.

Felix: You can, um...

Mercedes: Hmm?

Felix: You can keep thinking of me as your little brother. That'd be better than going through this again.

Mercedes: But I thought you didn't like that. Didn't you say you were fed up with it?

Felix: I am fed up with it. I've already spent years filling in for someone who's dead. My older brother inspired love and respect-- he was a great knight. He died. Since his death, his memory has followed me around like a shadow.

Mercedes: Oh... I didn't know you had a brother too...

Felix: Hmph. I don't let my personal feelings distract me on the battlefield. Still, do I really remind you of him?

Mercedes: Well, you don't look like him, but something about you feels so familiar. It just makes me want to protect you. That's not to say that you're incapable or unreliable or anything like that... In fact, it's quite the opposite. You're the one who just came to check on me.

Felix: You need to pay attention to your surroundings. You're reckless. Lives are at stake. Including mine, when I have to run over and save your skin.

Mercedes: Yes, I'll try to be more careful. Thank you for being so kind, Felix.

Felix: Whatever.

A Support

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Mercedes: ... ...

Felix: Do you need something? Let's hear it.

Mercedes: Oh, no, I don't need anything. I was just hoping to talk to you, Felix.

Felix: When I said you could be near me, I meant on the battlefield. You're pushing it a little too far. You'd better not start calling me "Emile."

Mercedes: You know, I'm not just using you as a stand-in for my brother. I don't mean to upset you... But I've come to realize that you two don't have that much in common after all.

Felix: I don't understand. Why are you hanging around me, if not to replace your brother?

Mercedes: It's not that I want to be near Emile, but I want to be near you.

Felix: What? How embarrassing!

Mercedes: It must sound like I'm coming on to you! Regardless, you've made it clear that you don't want me around.

Felix: Um, no. It's not that.

Mercedes: Good! Then I'll continue to spend time at your side!

Felix: What a perplexing creature.

Mercedes: What's that? Did you say something?

Felix: Never mind that.

Mercedes: Why don't we go out for a nice cup of tea?

Felix: I can't think of a reason to refuse your invitation, so I suppose I have to accept.