Awakening Supports/Stahl Kellam

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C Support

Kellam:
Er, Stahl?

Stahl:
WAH! Gracious me, Kellam! How long have you been lurking there?

Kellam:
Oh, I don't know, 20 minutes? They said you were looking for me, and-

Stahl:
20 minutes?! Good heavens, Kellam. Next time, clear your throat or something. Anyways, yes. I have a question for you.

Kellam:
Sure. How can I help?

Stahl:
I'm just wondering… How do you feel when you're engaged with a foe?

Kellam:
When I'm engaged with a foe? Well, pretty normal, I guess… Why do you ask?

Stahl:
Hmm… You see, the thing is – in battle, I often feel unsettled and nervous. I worry that I may be letting my colleagues down out in the field. You, on the other hand, always appear perfectly unflappable in combat.

Kellam:
I may LOOK unflappable, but inside I'm really quite nervous… Even scared sometimes. Why, I remember this one time-

Stahl:
Lies! I don't believe that for a second. Whenever I look at you, you're poised, calm and in total control.

Kellam:
…Wait. You SEE me? On the battlefield? No one EVER notices me out there. I tend to blend in you see…

Stahl:
Yes, yes, we all know about your little issue. But what I want to discuss-

Kellam:
Gosh, though. If I'm not invisible, I'd better be more careful out there! This has been a big help, talking to you. Thanks so much!

Stahl:
Oh, you're perfectly wel- Hey, wait a second! I was the one looking for help here! Huh? Where'd he go? Well, all right, then. If that oaf can be cool and collected, I can be too! I'll just have to work twice as hard at it.

B Support

Kellam:
Hey, Stahl?

Stahl:
Ah, there you are, Kellam! I was searching high and low for you.

Kellam:
Yeah, sometimes the sun glints off my armour and makes me hard to spot. And sometimes people just don't look hard enough.

Stahl:
Listen, do you remember our discussion from the other day?

Kellam:
About how I feel on the battlefield?

Stahl:
Right! I said you were unflappable and you said it wasn't true and so on and so forth.

Kellam:
Right. But you see-

Stahl:
Well, the thing is, I don't think I quite got my point across. I'm not just nervous out there, Kellam. I'm actually rather terrified! I even carry an extra fauld just in case- Well, just in case.

Kellam:
Yes, but you see-

Stahl:
But I have a plan! I'm going to study your behaviour and become just like you! I must know everything – your preparation, your training, AND your daily routine.

Kellam:
Bu, how will you-

Stahl:
By watching and observing! By engaging you in the most meticulous study one man has ever done to another!

Kellam:
Er, that might be a bit of a problem.

Stahl:
Dastard! Would you prefer I quake in terror on the battlefield?

Kellam:
Well, no. But if you want to watch me, you have to be able to SEE me. And most people have a hard time doing that.

Stahl:
Hmm…

Kellam:
Maybe you should follow someone else around. Frederick is pretty brave.

Stahl:
No, It must be you, and no other! And if you're that hard to spot, I'll just have to practice finding you!

Kellam:
I don't understand why it has to be me, Stahl.

Stahl:
Because we are the same, you and I! Meek and unassertive, yet clever! Why, if not for my devilish good looks, we could be brothers!

Kellam:
Um, okay?

Stahl:
Of all the Shepherds, you are the most suitable model for me to follow. So, Kellam! Prepare to be watched!

Kellam:
I have a bad feeling about this…

A Support

Stahl:
Ahoy, Kellam!

Kellam:
Oh, you saw me first! That's a change.

Stahl:
Ha ha! I have been practicing, my good man! I've honed my powers of observation to a razor-like sharpness! I can now find you from a distance of five armlengths away.

Kellam:
Gosh, you were serious, weren't you? About trying to learn from me?

Stahl:
Of course I was serious. And what's more, I believe I have met with success! I have seen, for example, that you laugh and cry, just like everyone else. But it's very subtle- you don't wear emotions on that enormous metal sleeve.

Kellam:
Well, I AM human, you know?

Stahl:
And what's more, I noticed that you act quite differently on the battle field. I see now your tension and nervousness, and that is a great relief to me!

Kellam:
…Relief?

Stahl:
Relief that I'm not the only one who feels so when faced with certain death!

Kellam:
But, I told you that in the very begin-

Stahl:
Now, here's the REAL difference between me and you… You accept your fear, and yet you are its master! Like a dog in the hunt, you unleash it to bring forth terrible, slathering death!

Kellam:
I don't… understand what you're saying.

Stahl:
Well, thanks to your example, I'm now more confident than ever. You've been a great help, Kellam. I hope I haven't been too much of a nuisance! Ha ha!

Kellam:
Er, no. On the contrary… I feel better about myself now.

Stahl:
Oh?

Kellam:
You're just about the first person who's taken any notice of me. .. .Or cared. Frankly it's been a real shot in the arm.

Stahl:
Oh! Well then, how delightful!