Awakening Supports/Panne Vaike

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C Support

Vaike
Panne! Ya got a sec?

Panne
Leave me be, human.

Vaike
Nope, sorry. Can't do it. We need to talk about your battle strategy. I don't like ya runnin' off and fightin' the enemy on your own.

Panne
If you desire the glory of the kill, you will have to move faster.

Vaike
This ain't about glory! When ya charge ahead like that, it puts us all in danger. We can't keep up, and then our formations start to break down.

Panne
I'll not be told when and where to fight by ignorant man-spawn! If my fighting style troubles you, you should look the other way.

Vaike
Pshaw! Not likely! Even if I wanted to, you're always in the thick of the action.

Panne
Man-spawn usually find it easy to ignore the existence of a taguel.

Vaike
Har! Like you beasts are any better. You wish all us humans would up and vanish, and ya don't mind sayin' so!

Panne
Why, you—

Vaike
Aw, don't try to deny it! We both know it's true.

Panne
Enough! If you wish me to follow like an obedient whelp, I shall oblige. It should prove amusing watching you blunder around the vanguard!

Vaike
...Well, that could've gone better.

B Support

Vaike
Hey, Panne.

Panne
What now? Are you here to give me more unwanted battle orders? Don't worry, man-spawn. I'm staying as close to you as a mother to its kit.

Vaike
Yeah, I know. And I appreciate it. Buuut... Maybe it'd be better if ya moved a little closer to the front lines. Fightin' at the rear ain't your style.

Panne
First you tell me to stay behind, and now you order me to advance? It's obvious what your real desire is: you want us fighting shoulder to shoulder. I refuse. I don't trust you man-spawn one bit. This taguel fights alone.

Vaike
All right, I admit it. Ya got me. But I think we make a good team, and I wanted to keep ya close.

Panne
You humans are beyond trust.

Vaike
Look. I ain't the smartest guy in the room, and I don't know much about taguel folk. But I know about YOU. You're brave and straightforward and honest, and I like that. I reckon ya got more honor than most humans I've known put together. Back in the slum where I grew up, trust earned ya a blade in the back. So you're smart not to trust our lot. ...Leastwise that's how I see it.

Panne
Then why would I trust YOU?

Vaike
'Cause there's a difference between trustin' a human and trustin' a friend. We Shepherds all look after each other. ...Or ain't ya noticed?

Panne
I had sensed a...fellowship. Almost like a pack.

Vaike
Anyway, just think it over, Panne. I've done enough preachin' for one day.

Panne
Such a strange man...

A Support

Panne
Vaike?

Vaike
Hold on. YOU wanna talk to ME? Ain't that a kick in the teeth! But before ya start, I gotta apologize for all my blather the other day.

Panne
No apology is necessary. For some reason, I...enjoy talking with you. But I enjoy fighting with you even more. I have learned much at your side.

Vaike
Har! They don't call me Teach for nothin'! And in truth, I appreciate the backup.

Panne
You should be more careful about diving into the midst of the foe.

Vaike
Har har! A tiger can't change his spots. Crazy Vaike, they used to call me!

Panne
Heh...

Vaike
Well slap my side and call me a drum. You CAN laugh! You should do it more often, ya know? It makes your whole face light up.

Panne
Now you mock me! I know I must seem strange and...ugly in your eyes.

Vaike
Ogre's teeth! Have you gone daft?! Taguel and humans both got beauty to spare! ...And maybe even a little ugly, too.

Panne
How can you be so blind to the gulf that exists between our races?

Vaike
I just see a woman who likes to imagine walls where there ain't none. Human, taguel, pixie, or troll: if yer loyal and true, we can be friends.

Panne
I wish I could believe that.

S Support

Vaike
Is it my imagination, or have we been seein' a lot of each other recently?

Panne
It is not your imagination. Whenever I have the opportunity, I try to be by your side. I am...comfortable with you somehow. It is a most extraordinary feeling.

Vaike
Ya actually like bein' with me? 'Cause I like havin' you around, too.

Panne
You remember our last talk? How you made me...laugh?

Vaike
Yeah, sure.

Panne
That was the first time I'd laughed since the massacre when I lost my friends. Sometimes I wondered if I would ever laugh again.

Vaike
Har har! You just stick with me! Ol' Teach is always good for a laugh. ...Aw, heck. I was meanin' to save this, but I suppose now's as good a time as any.

Panne
A...ring? This is for me?

Vaike
Yeah, well, I was thinkin' that you and me might kinda sorta...you know, get married? I know it's forward as all heck, but I think you and me make a really good team. You can keep me outta trouble, and I can help ya be happy again! ...Maybe?

Panne
You realize what you are saying, yes? A life with me will not be easy.

Vaike
You're talkin' to Crazy Vaike, remember? There ain't nothin' I can't handle!

Panne
Well, then... This Crazy Vaike sounds like a human I could trust. So yes. I accept your ring with all my heart. Thank you!