Awakening Supports/Avatar(M) Laurent
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Robin:
Hello, Laurent.
Laurent:
Robin.
Robin:
Catching up on your reading?
Laurent:
Indeed.
Robin:
That's quite the book collection you've got.
Laurent:
Thank you. I'm particularly avid in my acquisition of magical tomes. As you're well aware, they serve both as a mage's weapon and a history. Some tell of the ages of the gods; others are treatises on nature and its energies. Reading and analyzing their contents is an extremely satisfying pursuit.
Robin:
Combat know-how and abstract knowledge in one convenient package! I can certainly see the appeal.
Laurent:
Just so. Though I am particularly drawn to tomes of a somewhat...peculiar nature.
Robin:
Peculiar how?
Laurent:
Some tomes offer precious little in practical use, but hide wildly entertaining powers. And whenever I find a book of that sort, I simply must acquire it for my collection.
Robin:
Useless but entertaining powers, huh? So...different from attack spells and arcane curses and the like?
Laurent:
Don't get me wrong—I am deeply interested in tomes of that nature as well. But the sort I speak of are cut from a different cloth altogether.
Robin:
Can you give me an example?
Laurent:
Hmm... I fear words could not do them justice. Perhaps you'll allow me to select a few from my shelf to show you in person?
Robin:
Absolutely! I look forward to it.
B Support
Laurent:
Ah, Robin.
Robin:
Hmm?
Laurent:
Might I have a moment of your time?
Robin:
Of course.
Laurent:
I brought a few examples of the useless but curious tomes I spoke of earlier.
Robin:
Ooh, right! The entertaining ones! I've been eager to have a look.
Laurent:
Ha ha, excellent. Then let us begin! ...This tome conjures forth a whirlwind.
Robin:
That's a sort of wind magic seen in battle, isn't it? I'd hardly name it useless.
Laurent:
Not when the whirlwind in question can fit atop the palm of one's hand. I assure you, it's as lethal as a kitten.
Robin:
You're kidding, that small?
Laurent:
Shall we have a demonstration? ...Haah!
Robin:
Whoa! Look at the little guy go! It really does fit in your hand! ...Ah! It disappeared!
Laurent:
It is as short-lived as it is diminutive! And with zero practical value. Unless you find yourself in need of a light breeze on a warm day, that is.
Robin:
Ha ha! Adorable...
Laurent:
Next, an incantation that summons a faint magical light.
Robin:
That sounds like it would have plenty of practical applications as well. What's the catch?
Laurent:
Very astute of you to ask. The spell is broken the moment the caster ceases the incantation. To make matters worse, the text dates all the way back to the dawn of magic. It's rife with words near impossible to say, and one mistake will leave you in the dark.
Robin:
Wow. Even magic was less convenient back in the old days...
Laurent:
This beautiful thing is a tome of proximal telepathy.
Robin:
Telepathy? That sounds amazing! How does it work?
Laurent:
I shall demonstrate. ...Huuup! (Well...? Can you hear my voice within your head?)
Robin:
Wha—?! Your lips aren't moving, but I hear you in my mind! That's incredible, Laurent! How is THAT not useful?!
Laurent:
GAAAAAAAASP! ...I fear the spell's effects last only as long as the caster holds his breath. What's more, the range extends only slightly past arm's length.
Robin:
Ha ha! I see! Speaking normally seems like the all-around winner, then. Still, hearing your voice echo inside my head... What a fascinating experience. Thank you for sharing all these with me, Laurent.
Laurent:
My pleasure. There are others as well, each as hollow a novelty as the next.
Robin:
But you were certainly right about them being entertaining!
Laurent:
I am glad you found them agreeable.
Robin:
Actually, I suppose providing a bit of fun IS a useful quality, isn't it?
Laurent:
Hmm... Yes, I'm inclined to agree. It is precisely because they are so useless that they are so endearing.
Robin:
You say you have others like these, yes? Would you mind sharing them sometime?
Laurent:
It would be my pleasure.
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Laurent:
*Huff, huff* Robin!
Robin:
Laurent? What's wrong? Has something happened?!
Laurent:
*Pant* ...I've acquired a...new tome! There's talk it's an original manuscript thought to have been lost to the ages!
Robin:
Really? What does it do?!
Laurent:
It conjures forth RAINBOWS!
Robin:
...Like, a rainbow one might see after it rains? That's it?
Laurent:
Yes, but it creates them from nothing! Rainless rainbows!
Robin:
I suppose that's impressive, but... Well actually, I'm not sure. If you wanted to see a rainbow, you could just wait for it to rain like normal, no? Or perhaps acquire a prism from any local apothecary.
Laurent:
Ah, but you're forgetting our previous conversations, Robin. Sometimes the most useless of novelties can serve a vital purpose—as entertainment. Bringing calm and joy to a war-worn army sounds like powerful magic to me.
Robin:
Fair enough.
Laurent:
Well, no time like the present. Stand back, and I'll begin the incantation immediately.
Robin:
Right...
Laurent:
Luminous gods of earth and sky, cast thy tears upon us... May your fulgurous incandescence set each drop ablaze in chromatic exaltation! Arc of color, COME FORTH!
Robin:
Ah! Amazing! Laurent, you did it! You made a rainbow! Wait, so why... Pfffffaaa ha ha ha ha!
Laurent:
Hmm? Strange, I don't see... Robin, where is the rainbow? I don't see it in any corner of the sky.
Robin:
AAAAAAH HA HA HA!
Laurent:
...Robin?
Robin:
Heha ha, d-down, Laurent! Look down!
Laurent:
...Waugh?! I nearly stepped on it! I've never seen such a miniscule thing! It's scarcely the size of a mouse... Some ancient manuscript this is!
Robin:
Ha ha... Haaa... Hoooooo, boy! Maybe not calm, but as for joy, that gave me the best laugh I've had in weeks!
Laurent:
...I noticed.
Robin:
Well, I think it's a great addition to your collection. It certainly brought a smile to this tired soldier's face.
Laurent:
I'm thrilled to hear you say that.
Robin:
You should show these off to a bigger audience next time. I'm sure everyone would enjoy the show.
Laurent:
Capital idea! I'll start the preparations at once. Thank you, Robin!
