Supports: Chapter 14

Welcome to Begnion!

...I don't like it here. It's too... old. Let's talk to each other.

Today's Supports

• Mist/Jill C
  
• Ike/Lethe C
• Marcia/Kieran C
  
• Rhys/Kieran C
• Ike/Oscar A
  

C Supports

Mist/Jill C

Mist: Oh, there you are.
Jill: Back again, Mist?
Mist: Uh-huh. Because you didn’t join us for supper. Again.
Jill: No one wants to share the table with a Daein soldier. It would ruin the meal.
Mist: My brother says he doesn’t care.
Jill: He says that…
Mist: And I’m just glad to have someone close to my age traveling with us! So come on, let’s go eat something.
Jill: I… I can’t. Sorry.
Mist: I see. Well then… I’ll just have to bring the food to you! I’ll be right back!
Jill: B-but… Hold it a second!

Making Mist happy is mandatory.

Ike/Lethe C

Ike: Hiyaaaa! Haaaaaa! Hm? Who’s there?
Lethe: Training hard?
Ike: Lethe. Were you watching me?
Lethe: Yep. I’m curious… Our future success will depend in large part on how well you humans fight. We laguz can’t afford to lag behind.
Ike: You always need the upper hand, eh, Lethe?
Lethe: Relax. It’s not like I’m going to claw you in the back during a battle. There’s no point in it. Besides, you humans are the only ones who use dirty tricks like that.
Ike: Oh, I see. So every laguz fights fair and square?
Lethe: Most of us. Not all. Although we know when a laguz is about to use a cheap trick. We can smell it. I can sniff out a trap from a mile away. Even in the dark. You can hide from my eyes, but not my nose.
Ike: Lethe? Will you teach me how to fight like a laguz?
Lethe: Sure, I’ll take you on. But it’s going to hurt! When I fight, it’s with claws out.
Ike: Good. I look forward to it.

Honestly, while we're on an anti-racism kick with our party members, I think Ike talking to Lethe like this is exactly what she needs to help her overcome her prejudice against the beorc. Once again, Ike talking somehow gets us out of trouble.

Marcia/Kieran C

Kieran: Ho ho! I would love to have a chance to train with a pegasus knight. It could only increase my already mighty skills… Oh, here comes one now! Marcia!
Marcia: Huh?
Kieran: Ahem! Er… I would like to have the pleasure of… Oh, pardon me. I forgot to introduce myself. My name–
Marcia: I already know who you are. Crimean Royal Knight Fifth Platoon Captain Kieran. Did I get that right?
Kieran: How do you know my name? Not to mention my post… Maybe it was the fame I won during our last battle? No, I was only semi-glorious…
Marcia: Um…
Kieran: Or perhaps I have injured you and yours with a past transgression? Are you here to revenge yourself on me?!
Marcia: Noooo…
Kieran: Oh ho! Then tales of my valor must have spread to other countries! Perhaps you know of the time I slew the Giant Spider of… Naah… That’s pushing it. But it is possible… Let’s see… It’s also possible that…
Marcia: Hey! Meathead!
Kieran: Yaaaa! W-what?! Don’t scare me like that!
Marcia: We all know your name. You announce yourself every time we fight. “I am Crimean Royal Knight, Fifth Platoon Captain Kieran! See me and tremble!”
Kieran: Hmm… Well, that explains it…
Marcia: So. How can I help you?
Kieran: Huh?
Marcia: Didn’t you want to ask me something?
Kieran: Oh, that’s right. Er… Hm? What did I want to ask you? Blast! Was it… No, that’s not it…
Marcia: Riiiight. Well, you come find me whenever you remember… Sheesh! I think this guy’s helmet is on too tight…

Marcia has Kieran's number from day one. I think Marcia/Kieran is the best Kieran Support, although it's a close race with Oscar's. He doesn't get that much more serious later, though, he's basically always this dumb.

Rhys/Kieran C

Kieran: Hey, Rhys! Nice day, isn’t it.
Rhys: Oh, hello, Kier… Yaaaa! What happened to you!?
Kieran: Huh? What is it?
Rhys: Th-there’s blood gushing down the side of your head!
Kieran: Hm? Why, so there is… Isn’t that odd?
Rhys: Odd? Please, hold still! Just stay there! Let me get my heal staff and–
Kieran: Heal staff? Bah! I’m fine. A scratch like this will heal itself! You should have seen the time I fought the Giant Scorpions of–
Rhys: Oh, my goodness! Are you kidding!? Please! Hold still… …Phew! That should do it. But…how did you hurt yourself?
Kieran: Oh, I was just training over there… Must have gotten a little crazy! Hiyaaaaaa! Whaaaaaaa!
Rhys: Who were you sparring with? And why did they hit you hard enough to draw blood?
Kieran: Sparring? Ha! No one spars with Kieran! I’m too much man for them! No, I was just swinging my axe around.
Rhys: H-how do you cut yourself swinging–
Kieran: Rhys? I’m a Crimean knight! We fear neither blood, nor pain, nor terribly sharp implements being inserted into our…
Rhys: Ooooooohhh…
Kieran: …Eh? What’s wrong, Rhys?
Rhys: I… I’m sorry. I just got a little lightheaded there… Do you always put yourself through such harsh training?
Kieran: Of course! I’m a Crimean knight! I never cut corners in my training! Why, even if the enemy were to lance me with a thousand barbed and poisoned needles, I would never stop!
Rhys Well, that’s an…admirable attitude… But I’m still concerned… Oh, dear me.

I'm with Rhys. Also, Kieran seems to be making up a lot of accomplishments for himself. What are the accomplishments he is doing? He's a Crimean Knight, what is he doing that makes him too busy to clean up the bandits Oscar is fighting?

A Supports

Ike/Oscar A

Oscar: Ike.
Ike: Oscar? What is it?
Oscar: …Are you well, Ike?
Ike: Yeah…yeah, I’m fine. Why? Did I worry you?
Oscar: No, no. It’s nothing that you did. It’s just that…our battles are intensifying. I never imagined that we’d be involved in clashes of this magnitude.
Ike: You’re right. Ever since my father died, it’s been one kind of chaos after another. It’s a real challenge.
Oscar: So… How are you doing? Well, I mean… are you as well as can be expected? Is there anything I can do?
Ike: Ah, Oscar. I give you enough grief as is. Just stick with your helplessly green commander. That’s all I ask.
Oscar: Ike…
Ike: Will you continue to believe in me?
Oscar: Yes, of course! As Commander Greil said, we are family. This is my home. I will support you to the end.
Ike: Listen… I have an urge for your cooking. Think you can give Mist a hand tonight?
Oscar: Ha! You don’t have to ask me twice! I’ll put all of my culinary skills to work. I hope you’re hungry!

A nice simple one for our first A Support. Honestly, I feel like this Support, too, feels like it occurs too early for the content. My pet theory is that they made Ike/Oscar happen faster to help out with the Black Knight fight in Chapter 11, and also it's a generally good Support (Ike/Oscar A gives [Avoid +30]), but the poor scripts...