Awakening Supports/Lissa Maribelle

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C Support

Lissa:
This tea is soooo good!

Maribelle:
Isn't it just divine, darling? The leaves are infused with a citrus aroma, so I was certain you'd like it.

Lissa:
I like citrus?

Maribelle:
In all the years we've shared tea, you only mention the flavor if it's a citrus blend. How funny that you didn't even know!

Lissa:
That is funny! And a little embarrassing, I guess… You know me better than I know myself, Maribelle!

Maribelle:
That's hardly a surprise, darling. I'm your best friend.

Lissa:
Hee hee! I know! It's SO true. …Wait a second. I don't know what kind of tea YOU like best!

Maribelle:
Well now, that simply won't do at all. Why don't you take a guess?

Lissa:
Hmmmm. Is it…rose tea?

Maribelle:
Tsk! Such a common flavor.

Lissa:
Tea with milk?

Maribelle:
Ugh! Why not just drink from a mud puddle?!

Lissa:
This is hard! Maybe if I knew more about tea… What other kinds are there?

Maribelle:
Ah, well. I suppose I'll have to take pity and simply tell you. My favorite blend…

Lissa:
Is…?

Maribelle:
Black tea infused with the still-warm blood of an adult male grizzly bear.

Lissa:
*PFFFFFFFFFFFTTT!*

Maribelle:
Lissa, what is wrong with you! What manner of lady spews tea?! It is simply not done!
Lissa:
What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you?! Who would drink such a thing?!

Maribelle:
No one, darling. It was only a jest. …Now wipe your mouth, please.
Lissa:
I actually believed you… All right, what's the real answer, then? What's your favorite tea?

Maribelle:
Why, whichever ones you enjoy, darling. That way I get to appreciate both the beverage and your enjoyment of it! So if you ever find a blend you're especially fond of, just say the word
Lissa:
Um, all right. I will. Thanks. But I still kinda feel like that wasn't a real answer…

B Support

Maribelle:
Phew… Today's battle must have been the fiercest yet! You're not hurt, are you, darling?

Lissa:
No, I'm fine. What about you?

Maribelle:
I also appear to have escaped injury, thank you.

Lissa:
Good! That's…good… ……

Maribelle:
Why, whatever is wrong, darling? …Are you hurt after all?! Why, when I find the dastard responsible, I'll gouge out his-

Lissa:
No, no! It's nothing like that. I'm just wondering how long this is going to continue. All the injuries… All the death… It's all just so awful. If I stop to think about it, I get too scared to move.

Maribelle:
There's no need for fear! I will lay my life down for yours without hesitation.

Lissa:
That doesn't help at all! I don't want YOU getting hurt either!

Maribelle:
Don't worry, darling. I'm far too clever to allow that to happen.

Lissa:
Yeah, but…didn't you get kidnapped by those guys from Plegia?

Maribelle:
Th-that was… There were extenuating circumstances! In any case, my mind is quite made up. Keeping you safe is my utmost priority.

Lissa:
I don't understand why you always put me first. Even when we have tea, we always drink the kind I like. You need to take care of yourself too, Maribelle. Don't deprive yourself of the things you enjoy, and don't you dare get hurt!

Maribelle:
Oh, my darling Lissa… I appreciate that, I really do, but please don't let it trouble you. I AM doing what I enjoy, you see? All that I do, I do because I want to.
Lissa:
That's not what I meant, and you know it!

Maribelle:
Don't make that face, darling. It will give you the most terrible wrinkles later. You know what I think we both need? A nice warm bath. I feel as if I'm made of nothing but dust and sweat! Let's go to the bath.

(Maribelle leaves)
Lissa:
H-hey, wait! Maribelle!

A Support

Lissa:
Maribelle! Maribelle, are you all right?! How bad is it? Let me see! Does it hurt?!

Maribelle:
Darling, you're raving like a madwoman! …Or, gods forbid, a lowborn.

Lissa:
It's my fault! He was swinging for me, and you jumped in the way!

Maribelle:
Yes, and here I stand, still right as rain! I told you, I'm far too clever to suffer harm at the hands of some barbarian.

Lissa:
W-well, as long as you're all right… Thank you, Maribelle.

Maribelle:
It's my pleasure, darling.

Lissa:
But…Maribelle? Why are you so determined to protect me? Is it because of what things were like before you joined the Shepards?

Maribelle:
Wh-whatever makes you think-

Lissa:
That's it. Isn't it?

Maribelle:
*Sigh* I suppose there's no sense in denying it. As I'm sure you're aware, Lissa, I can sometimes be…difficult. I never had much in the way of friends. …Never had any friends, in truth. The other children whispered about me… At court I was always alone… Until you. You were the only one willing to give me a chance. You…saved me, Lissa. And I swore to do the same.

Lissa:
But that was years ago! I'd forgotten all about it until just now.

Maribelle:
But I have never forgotten! How could I? I was alone in the dark, and you offered me your kindness. You shone as bright as the sun, Lissa, and burned twice as warm.

Lissa:
But I didn't do anything special! I just… I just wanted to be friends.

Maribelle:
With a pariah? With the butt of every malicious rumor and cruel jape?

Lissa:
I didn't care what those jerks thought! I choose my own friends! And you're a wonderful person… You didn't desrve any of that.

Maribelle:
Ha ha! Oh, my darling, you are the most incurably soft-hearted woman in all Ylisse And that is precisely why I care for you and would defend you with my life.

Lissa:
Aw, Maribelle… Thanks. But I don't want to be some fragile teacup that has to be protected at all times. From here on, I'll be jumping in front of axes for you, too! And the same goes for tea. Next time, we're drinking what YOU want to drink! Though I'm not sure where I'll find an adult male grizzly… But whatever! True friendship is a road that runs in two directions, right?
Maribelle:
Ha ha! Yes, I suppose it is. …I did mention the bear blood was only a jape, correct?