Awakening Supports/Miriel Ricken

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C Support

Ricken:
Hyaaa! Wind! Nrrraaagh! Elwind! Hnnnnnngh! Fire! Whew... That's good for now.

Miriel:
......

Ricken:
You're awfully quiet over there, Miriel. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen you practicing spells. So, I guess you just read and think? A lot?

Miriel:
Vigorous thought suits me. There is less grunting.

Ricken:
But don't you want to actually try out the stuff you're learning?

Miriel:
The testing of hypotheses through experimentation is of paramount import. ......

Ricken:
Um, Miriel? What did you just grab? Why are you staring at a glass of water?

Miriel:
I've immersed two distinct metals in this solution. Now to apply a charge... THUNDER!

Ricken:
Gah!

Miriel:
Success! How pleasant.

Ricken:
Whoa! They both look like the same metal now. How'd you do that?

Miriel:
It's merely a thin coating of particles freed from the sample by the spell's energy.

Ricken:
I have absolutely no idea what that means, but it's still pretty amazing! So does that have some kind of combat use or something?

Miriel:
None whatsoever.

Ricken:
Oh! That's...kind of weird.

B Support

Miriel:
Administer the spell to the charcoal, if you please.

Ricken:
Got it. ...Hyaaa!

Miriel:
......

Ricken:
Whoa.

Miriel:
...And success! How nice.

Ricken:
Wait, hold on! Why did it glow like that? And why was it that color?

Miriel:
This is another byproduct of the spell's magical energy.

Ricken:
Sooo, I don't suppose this has any combat applications either?

Miriel:
Absolutely none.

Ricken:
And since the thunderbolt already glows, why bother with the coal at all?

Miriel:
Practical use is not my concern. I conduct experiments to uncover natural truths.

Ricken:
Gee, I never really stopped to think about anything like that. So, what's the next experiment? Anything I can help with?

Miriel:
I welcome your assistance, but as I said, it is likely to be of dubious use at best.

Ricken:
Aw, that doesn't matter. Let me help! This is real cutting-edge stuff. I mean, maybe you'll find some amazing use for it after all. Plus we're tossing lightning bolts around, and that's fun!

Miriel:
Heh. It is good to see one so young enjoying science. Let us proceed.

Ricken:
Yes, ma'am!

A Support

Miriel:
And...begin.

Ricken:
Nrrraaagh!

Miriel:
...Curious. As hypothesized, the same tome yields different results based on the user.

Ricken:
Well, yeah. That's because you're a stronger mage than me.

Miriel:
But what is magical prowess, specifically? What factors determine its development?

Ricken:
Well, it's... I mean, it's like that one thing where mages... Hmph. You know? I've never even stopped ot think it through.

Miriel:
A complex, multicausational phenomenon to be sure, but a fascinating line of inquiry.

Ricken:
You're always asking questions other people haven't even thought of. Where do you come up with this stuff?

Miriel:
My research is based predominately on the writings of my mother. To her final day, she documented every phenomenon and natural law she observed. Some called them the ravings of a madwoman, but I saw crystalline insight.

Ricken:
And now you want to prove her right! We're not that different, you know? I'm fighting for my family's name, too. We used to be one of Ylisse's high noble houses, but times have been hard lately. It's up to me to come home a war hero and rebuild our reputation! So if there's anything I can do to help, just say the word.

Miriel:
Likewise.

S Support

Miriel:
I believe we've made satisfactory progress. Let us conclude here for the day.

Ricken:
Sure! So are things quicker with an assistant, or am I mostly in the way?

Miriel:
You've improved efficiency considerably and enabled an entirely new methodology. Your help is appreciated.

Ricken:
Hee hee! That's great. But actually, I'd like to help in all your experiments from now on, if that's okay.

Miriel:
In perpetuity? That would be of a great help indeed.

Ricken:
Well then... Um... Here.

Miriel:
A ring? How curious. Are you proposing we melt it down to ascertain its composition?

Ricken:
I'm proposing you marry me! Then we can work side by side forever. And that's important because... I think I've fallen in love with you.

Miriel:
Most fascinating. Your words acted as an aural cue causing a suffusion of warmth to permeate my chest. This demands further exploration. I shall need your help for another experiment.

Ricken:
I'd love to!

Miriel:
I hypothesize this will be a highly educational partnership.