Merlina x Seth

## Merlina x Seth C
## Battle
\f[2|Seth]\m[2|2]\w[4]
\s[2]\e[2|1]
Hah... Hah... Whew...\b[2|1] These guys...\b[2|2] are nothing...|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]
\sound[Collapse]

\w[32]
\f[6|Merlina]
\m[6|5]\w[4]
\s[5]
Huh? Seth...? Seth!|
\s[-2]

\m[5|3]\w[5]
\s[3]
Seth! SETH! CAN YOU HEAR ME!?|
\s[-2]

\f[1|Seth]\e[1|1]
\s[1]
Loud and clear, Lady Merlina.|

\s[3]\e[3|3]
What is wrong with you!? Did you...\n
pass out in the middle of battle?|

\s[1]\e[1|0]
Hmm... Seems like it, yeah.|
\s[-2]

\m[3|4]\w[5]
\s[4]\e[4|0]
I keep telling you that you need\n
to slow down and take more breaks...|

\m[1|2]\w[8]
\s[2]
Yeah, but if I do that, we'll\n
end up losing the upper hand.|

\s[4]\e[4|3]
And if you don't, we'll end up losing YOU!|

\s[2]
Ah... That wouldn't bode well, I fear.|

\s[4]\b[4|2]
God, you are so stupid sometimes...|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
Only means I need to work\n
harder to make up for it.|

\s[4]\m[4|4]\b[4|1]
Have you been listening to\n
anything I've been saying!?|

\s[2]
Lady Merlina, I'll be fine, really.|

\s[4]\b[4|0]
Seth, you worked yourself to the point of\n
passing out in the middle of a battlefield.\n
NOTHING about that is normal, nor is it okay.|

\s[2]\e[2|0]
Maybe not for you, but it happens to\n
me a lot. I'm pretty used to it now.|

\s[4]\e[4|0]
W-what? This... isn't the first time?|

\s[2]
Not by a long shot.|

\s[4]
... Seth, I'm worried about you--|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
Don't be! Trust me, I'll be fine. I always am.|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]\w[16]

\s[4]
How am I supposed to trust him when he\n
could be killed pulling these stunts...?|
\s[-2]

## Base
\f[2|Seth]\m[2|2]\w[4]
\s[2]\e[2|1]
Whew! That was a good session...\n
Maybe I'll crash for a minute...|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]
\sound[Collapse]

\w[32]
\f[6|Merlina]
\m[6|5]\w[4]
\s[5]
Huh? Seth...? Seth!|
\s[-2]

\m[5|3]\w[5]
\s[3]
Seth! SETH! CAN YOU HEAR ME!?|
\s[-2]

\f[1|Seth]\e[1|1]
\s[1]
Loud and clear, Lady Merlina.|

\s[3]\e[3|3]
What is wrong with you!? Did you...\n
pass out in the middle of training?|

\s[1]\e[1|0]
Yeah... But this time, I made sure\n
to not fall on anything important.|
\s[-2]

\m[3|4]\w[5]
\s[4]\e[4|0]
I keep telling you that you need\n
to slow down and take more breaks...|

\m[1|2]\w[8]
\s[2]
Yeah, but if I do that, we'll\n
end up losing the upper hand.|\n
We're at war, we need to be\n
at our best at all times.|

\s[4]\e[4|3]
Our best includes being conscious!\n
If you don't take more breaks,\n
we'll end up losing YOU, Seth!|

\s[2]
Ah... That wouldn't bode well, I fear.|

\s[4]\b[4|2]
God, you are so stupid sometimes...|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
Only means I need to work\n
harder to make up for it.|

\s[4]\m[4|4]\b[4|1]
Have you been listening to\n
anything I've been saying!?|

\s[2]
Lady Merlina, I'll be fine, really.|

\s[4]\b[4|0]
Seth, you worked yourself to the point\n
of passing out in the middle of training.|\n
Not only that, but this isn't the first\n
time I've seen you do that! What if it\n
happened in the middle of a battlefield?|

\s[2]\e[2|0]
I mean, it already has a few time,\n
and clearly I'm still fine, right?|

\s[4]\e[4|0]
W-what? You... You've done this in the\n
middle of a fight? And I didn't notice!?|

\s[2]
Yep. I can recover pretty quickly.|

\s[4]
... Seth, I'm worried about you--|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
Don't be! Trust me, I'll be fine. I always am.|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]\w[16]

\s[4]
How am I supposed to trust him when he\n
could be killed pulling these stunts...?|
\s[-2]

## B
\r[3]\f[3|Seth]\w[16]
\s[3]
... How long is she planning on doing this?|
\s[-2]

\w[8]
\r[3]\s[3]
Ahem. Lady Merlina!|
\s[-2]

\f[6|None]\name[6|???]
\s[6]
...!|

\s[3]\b[3|1]
... I can still see you, you know.|
\s[-2]

\w[32]
\f[6|nil]
\f[7|Merlina]\m[7|5]\w[7]
\s[5]
Uh... Hey, Seth! Fancy seeing you here...|

\s[3]\b[3|0]
My lady, you've been following\n
me around for quite some time.\n
Care to explain why?|

\s[5]
Er... I was doing no such thing!\n
You're just imagining things, Seth.|

\s[3]
... ... ...|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
... ... ...|

\s[3]
If you--|

\s[5]\e[5|0]\m[5|5]
All right, fine! You got me, I was! I'm sorry!|

\s[3]
... It's fine, I enjoy your company.\n
But why are you hiding in the shadows?|

\s[5]
Well... I figured you were tired of my\n
nagging, so I wanted to keep an eye on\n
you in secret. In case something happened.|

\s[3]
In case I passed out again suddenly?|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
Yeah! I'm doing this for your own good!|

\s[3]
Hmm... Well, I appreciate the gesture.\n
You're welcome to just travel alongside\n
me as opposed to hiding out of sight.|

\s[5]
You... You're not mad?|

\s[3]\e[3|1]
Why would I be? Like I said, I enjoy\n
your company, and I appreciate that you're\n
that concerned about my well being.|

\s[5]\e[5|3]
I wouldn't have to be if you weren't\n
pushing yourself to exhaustion every day...|

\s[3]
Hahaha! True, but I have no choice;\n
it's my calling, Lady Merlina.|

\s[5]
What does that even mean...?|

\s[3]
Well, it's a saying my father always\n
told my sister and I when we were younger.|\n
"Hard times create strong men, strong men\n
create good times, good times create weak\n
men, and weak men create hard times."|

\s[5]\b[5|1]
... What? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.|

\s[3]\e[3|0]
Really? I always found it inspirational.|

\s[5]\b[5|2]\e[5|0]
There are so many problems with this saying...|\b[5|0]\n
I mean, for one, what's the ultimate goal?\n
To be a strong man that creates good times?\n
Because that makes weak men, according to you.|

\s[3]
Well... But, those weak men create hard times,\n
which ultimately results in strong men.|

\s[5]
And we're back to square one. Strong\n
makes good, which makes weak, which\n
makes hard, which makes strong again.|

\s[3]
... Maybe it IS a pointless saying...|
\s[-2]

## A
\f[2|Seth]\w[8]\f[6|Merlina]\m[6|5]\w[8]
\s[5]
Hey there,\w[5] Seth.|

\s[2]\b[2|1]
Ah!\w[20] Lady Merlina...|

\s[5]
Oh boy,\w[5] look at you!\w[20] About to\n
collapse again!\w[20]\b[2|2] Hold on,\w[5] hold--|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]
\sound[Collapse]

\s[5]
...\w[15] Sigh.|
\s[-2]

\m[5|3]\w[16]
\s[3]
This should do the trick--|
\s[-2]

\w[16]
\f[2|Seth]
\s[2]
AAAHH!!!|
\s[-2]

\m[3|5]\w[5]
\s[5]
Ah!\w[20] Wh-what the heck was that!?|

\s[2]
S-sorry...\w[15] I felt like I was just hit\n
by a bolt of lightning or something!|

\s[5]
Oh...\w[15] I must have hit you too hard.|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
All good!\w[20] I feel energized all over again.\w[15]\n
Where's the enemy!?\w[20] Let me at 'em!|

\s[5]
Calm down,\w[5] you dolt.|

\s[2]
I can keep going--|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
SETH!\w[20] No!|

\s[2]\e[2|0]
...\w[15] Fine,\w[5] fine.|

\s[5]
Honestly...\w[15] You are ridiculous...|\n
Oh,\w[5] one other thing;\w[5] I spoke to my\n
mother about that ridiculous quote.|

\s[2]
Hmm?\w[20] The one my father used to say?|

\s[5]
Yeah.\w[15] She also thinks it's stupid,\w[5] but\n
also,\w[5] it doesn't really make sense.|\n
I mean,\w[5] why would hard times make strong\n
men exactly?\w[20] If anything,\w[5] it should make\n
weak men,\w[5] because it's harder to survive.|

\s[2]
True...\w[15] But,\w[5] the strong are supposed to\n
emerge as leaders and lead the weak to\n
peace and prosperity through their efforts.|

\s[5]
And how many times has that happened?\w[20]\n
If anything,\w[5] it's just someone who ends\n
up taking advantage of those around them.|\n
They're not strong,\w[5] they're just...\w[15] evil.|

\s[2]
Hmm...\w[15] Caerleon was once a thriving\n
civilization,\w[5] but now lies in ruin.|\n
And from those ruins,\w[5] emerged the now\n
oligarchy of Kameloth,\w[5] a strong nation.|

\s[5]
One full of lies,\w[5] deceit,\w[5] back-stabbing,\w[5]\n
and power-hungry fools grasping onto power.|\n
Greedy men,\w[5] not strong men,\w[5] came as a result.|

\s[2]
...\w[15] And we know that first hand...\w[15] Both\n
the Western District's actions,\w[5] as well\n
as Lord Beloberis' connection with Kronos.|

\s[5]
See?\w[20] The saying's all wrong.\w[15] As for the\n
other half,\w[5] I would agree that the strong\n
make good times for those around them.|\n
However,\w[5] those good times don't make\n
the people weak,\w[5] but instead can cause\n
the same problems as hard times.\w[15] Greed.|

\s[2]
It IS said that Caerleon ultimately\n
destroyed itself...\w[15] We don't know how,\w[5]\n
but it's certainly possible...|n\\n
Merovin is also an example,\w[5] we were all\n
complacent,\w[5] while Lord Urien and the\n
other conspirator's worked against us...|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
See!\w[20] I knew you were smart enough to understand.|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
True,\w[5] I suppose all I needed was a bit\n
of critical thinking and a peek at history.|\n
That would explain why my sister always\n
rolled her eyes when my father would say it.|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
At least she had enough sense...|
\s[-2]

## Base
\f[2|Seth]\w[8]\f[6|Merlina]\m[6|5]\w[8]
\s[5]
Hey there,\w[5] Seth.|

\s[2]\b[2|1]
Ah!\w[20] Lady Merlina... Want to\n
j-join me for training today...?|

\s[5]
Oh boy,\w[5] look at you!\w[20] About to\n
collapse again!\w[20]\b[2|2] Hold on,\w[5] hold--|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]
\sound[Collapse]

\s[5]
...\w[15] Sigh.|
\s[-2]

\m[5|3]\w[16]
\s[3]
This should do the trick--|
\s[-2]

\w[16]
\f[2|Seth]
\s[2]
AAAHH!!!|
\s[-2]

\m[3|5]\w[5]
\s[5]
Ah!\w[20] Wh-what the heck was that!?|

\s[2]
S-sorry...\w[15] I felt like I was just hit\n
by a bolt of lightning or something!|

\s[5]
Oh...\w[15] I must have hit you too hard.|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
All good!\w[20] I feel energized all over again.\w[15]\n
I could run another ten laps!\w[20] Let me at 'em!|

\s[5]
Calm down,\w[5] you dolt.|

\s[2]
I can keep going--|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
SETH!\w[20] No!|

\s[2]\e[2|0]
...\w[15] Fine,\w[5] fine.|

\s[5]
Honestly...\w[15] You are ridiculous...|\n
Oh,\w[5] one other thing;\w[5] I spoke to my\n
mother about that ridiculous quote.|

\s[2]
Hmm?\w[20] The one my father used to say?|

\s[5]
Yeah.\w[15] She also thinks it's stupid,\w[5] but\n
also,\w[5] it doesn't really make sense.|\n
I mean,\w[5] why would hard times make strong\n
men exactly?\w[20] If anything,\w[5] it should make\n
weak men,\w[5] because it's harder to survive.|

\s[2]
True...\w[15] But,\w[5] the strong are supposed to\n
emerge as leaders and lead the weak to\n
peace and prosperity through their efforts.|

\s[5]
And how many times has that happened?\w[20]\n
If anything,\w[5] it's just someone who ends\n
up taking advantage of those around them.|\n
They're not strong,\w[5] they're just...\w[15] evil.|

\s[2]
Hmm...\w[15] Caerleon was once a thriving\n
civilization,\w[5] but now lies in ruin.|\n
And from those ruins,\w[5] emerged the now\n
oligarchy of Kameloth,\w[5] a strong nation.|

\s[5]
One full of lies,\w[5] deceit,\w[5] back-stabbing,\w[5]\n
and power-hungry fools grasping onto power.|\n
Greedy men,\w[5] not strong men,\w[5] came as a result.|

\s[2]
...\w[15] And we know that first hand...\w[15] Both\n
the Western District's actions,\w[5] as well\n
as Lord Beloberis' connection with Kronos.|

\s[5]
See?\w[20] The saying's all wrong.\w[15] As for the\n
other half,\w[5] I would agree that the strong\n
make good times for those around them.|\n
However,\w[5] those good times don't make\n
the people weak,\w[5] but instead can cause\n
the same problems as hard times.\w[15] Greed.|

\s[2]
It IS said that Caerleon ultimately\n
destroyed itself...\w[15] We don't know how,\w[5]\n
but it's certainly possible...|n\\n
Merovin is also an example,\w[5] we were all\n
complacent,\w[5] while Lord Urien and the\n
other conspirator's worked against us...|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
See!\w[20] I knew you were smart enough to understand.|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
True,\w[5] I suppose all I needed was a bit\n
of critical thinking and a peek at history.|\n
That would explain why my sister always\n
rolled her eyes when my father would say it.|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
At least she had enough sense...|
\s[-2]