Fates Supports/Avatar(F) Orochi
C Support
Avatar: Have a moment, Orochi?
Orochi: I live to serve, Lord/Lady Avatar.
Avatar: I was wondering if you could tell me a little more about my mother.
Orochi: Lady Mikoto—a remarkable woman. I'd be delighted to share my memories of her.
Avatar: I barely had a chance to get to know my mother. So little time, because of what I... Hmm. Anyway, could you share some stories about her?
Orochi: Trust me when I say she wouldn't have blamed you for what happened. And she'd be saddened if you blamed yourself, Lord/Lady Avatar. But yes, a story—a funny one! That's what we need.
Avatar: She seemed so graceful. You know funny stories about her?
Orochi: Oh, she was endlessly hilarious. One time, I recall catching her swimming— with her slippers on! She'd forget she had two chopsticks in hand—and eat with four! Some might say she was absentminded. Not I. She was a dreamer of dreams. So what if Lady Mikoto had her silly mishaps. We loved her for it.
Avatar: Please, go on.
Orochi: Once she sat cross-legged for so long, her legs went to sleep. And I am talking a DEEP sleep! She stood up before the court—and careened right into a fountain!
Avatar: I wish I could have been there. Er, at least to help her out of the water.
Orochi: Your mother was truly unique, like a wise sage and an accidental jester. She had the sweetest voice, but the things she would say... Honestly, that dear woman—she really was a hoot.
Avatar: Thanks, Orochi. That's exactly what I needed to hear right now.
B Support
Orochi: Hello there, Lord/Lady Avatar.
Avatar: Oh, Orochi! Thank you for sharing those funny stories about my mother last time.
Orochi: I fear I made her out to be a buffoon. Far from the truth.
Avatar: You did no such thing. You revealed a side I would never have known.
Orochi: But she had many facets. That woman was a gem. I'd like to tell you about the side of her that was kindness itself.
Avatar: I'm all ears.
Orochi: She was kind enough to treat me with the greatest respect. My family has long served as diviners at the royal palace. But we'd been treated very poorly.
Avatar: I can't believe that. Really?
Orochi: We diviners tell as many bad fortunes as good, which can make us unpopular.
Avatar: How unjust. To speak the truth, and be blamed for it?
Orochi: Indeed. But my fate was changed when I met Lady Mikoto. She treated me like her own daughter. No matter what fortunes I told her.
Avatar: A rare soul, I guess.
Orochi: The rarest! Why, once I saw enemies outside the palace... I rushed at them, tried to drive them off by myself, and got hurt badly. She wept at my bedside that night, and many nights after that. Once I got better, Lady Mikoto said I must never run off like that again. To make sure that I didn't, she made me one of her personal attendants.
Avatar: She sounds like perfection.
Orochi: Lady Mikoto was so kind, being in her presence was like basking in the sun.
Avatar: A beautiful memory. Thank you for sharing it.
Orochi: Of course. Now if you'll excuse me, Lord/Lady Avatar... Th-those are all the memories that Orochi has in her right now.
A Support
Orochi: Ah, Lord/Lady Avatar. May I share one last thought about your mother?
Avatar: Of course. Your tales are like pearls, Orochi.
Orochi: As I have said, she had many facets. Funny, kind, wise, brilliant... ...... And also dark.
Avatar: Oh?
Orochi: She usually shone, one way or another, no matter when you saw her. But then I'd catch her alone, a shadow in her features... She fell into dark spells, and I believe she was always thinking of...
Avatar: Me.
Orochi: Yes, you—or so I believe. She was agonizing over the loss of her son/daughter. Before her people, and at court, she was always bright as the sun. Yet she was unafraid to show this troubled side to me and Kagero.
Avatar: My poor mother...
Orochi: I wasn't sure whether to tell you. It's not a happy memory. And yet, in a way, it is. That was the side of her that loved you—missed you—deeply.
Avatar: Th-thank you, Orochi. I suspect no one knew her quite as well as you. That side of her, I feel it too. But in the darkness is love. I must do what I can to defend all those she also feared losing.
Orochi: I know she'd want you to take heart from all this loss.
Avatar: You're among those she held most dearly, Orochi.
Orochi: Perhaps. In any case, I loved Lady Mikoto very much. She was like a mother to me. So, of course, I feel very close to you. I hope I...haven't overstepped.
Avatar: Of course not, Orochi. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Orochi: My pleasure.
