Dawning Reality/Benny: Sensitive Soul

Benny: Sensitive Soul - C

Fae	Look, it’s Benny!
Yay! Hey, Benny! I wanna ask you something!		Nowi
Benny	Hm? You youngsters work with the Order of Heroes, right? Do you need help with something?
I heard that your sneezes cause volcanoes to erupt! Is that true? If it is, you gotta show me! Pretty please?		Nowi
Benny	Uhhh...
Well I heard he can split the sea in two just by walking through it!		Fae
Nowi	Oh yeah? What about the one where it’s always dark when he goes out ’cause the sun’s too scared to shine?
Wha— Just where did these tall tales about me come from?		Benny
Fae	Uhhh... I think it was some people from Snore? No, wait—Nohr! They had all sorts of stories about you!
You’re really something else, Benny! Like a force of nature! Boom! Kapow!		Nowi
Benny	I’m sorry to disappoint, but there’s not a drop of truth to any of that.
Now, now, you two. You shouldn’t believe everything you hear.		Draug
Fae	Draug!
Hey, you’re super tall, right? If I stood on your shoulders, do you think I’d be able to touch any clouds?		Nowi
Benny	(What is with these kids and their wild ideas?)

Benny: Sensitive Soul - B

Draug	Benny may be tough, but it takes a lot more than a sneeze to set off a volcano. Splitting the sea and scaring off the sun... Those are a bit much, even for someone as strong as him.
B-but... What about all those stories?		Fae
Draug	You can’t take everything you hear at face value. Sometimes, stories are meant simply for entertainment.
Aww... I guess we did get a bit carried away, huh...		Nowi
Draug	...Hey, you know what? I’m pretty sure I saw Gaius handing out candy over there. Why not go say hi?
Did you say candy? And he’s just GIVING it away?!		Fae
Nowi	Let’s go, Fae! Last one there’s a rotten egg!
Aaand they’re off. Much appreciated, friend.		Benny
Draug	Think nothing of it. To be honest, seeing that... It actually reminded me a little of old times. You see, I’ve also been painted in a similar light by excitable youngsters.
Huh. You don’t say?		Benny
Draug	I do! Everything from “giving no ground, even when faced with a hundred charging men...” ...to “sending an entire army soaring over the horizon with a single sweep of his lance.” Each story was more ridiculous than the last. It started off embarrassing, and only got worse from there.
That does sound oddly familiar...		Benny
Draug	But you know what? I’m glad to have met a kindred spirit because of it. We should swap war stories some time!
Right. I’d like that. (He’s got a good head on his shoulders, this one.)		Benny

Benny: Sensitive Soul - A

Benny	Phew. This is a good a place as any to take a break from training. ...What a tranquil forest. Squirrels, birds, and even bears, all existing in harmony... I could relax here for hours, away from the hustle and bustle and prying eyes of— Who’s there?
It is Mordecai.		Mordecai
Benny	Ah. Sorry, is this your spot?
No, no, not mine. The forest’s. I come to spend time with nature.		Mordecai
Benny	Alone? Not much of a talker, huh?
I am not scared of silence. Aren’t you the same?		Mordecai
Benny	Heh. You got me there.
Mordecai understands. Silence can be...just as much as words. Animals cannot speak. But we can still understand them.		Mordecai
Benny	That’s... I’d never really thought of it that way, but I see what you mean.
...Furry friends and I agree. You are good beorc.		Mordecai
Benny	They said that? About me?
Yes. Animals do not lie. And neither does Mordecai.		Mordecai
Benny	I’ll take that to heart. I sometimes feel like...we should let life wash over us like a wave instead of struggling against its course. The people of Askr are lucky to have places for quiet reflection like this.

Benny: Sensitive Soul - S

Charlotte	Am I just imaging things, or has the stoic Benny been a lot more animated lately?
Maybe, maybe not. I’m not exactly the best judge of it.		Benny
Charlotte	Trust me, you have. After how long we’ve fought together, it’d be odd if I DIDN’T notice little things like that.
Heh. You know, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was first summoned... But I’m glad Askr turned out to be a place where I’m free to be myself.		Benny
Charlotte	Well, good for you. Guess people here don’t judge books by their covers as much, huh? Good thing, too. There are some scary-looking Heroes, but they seem to mostly be pretty decent folks.
Yeah. Most of them move past their first impression of me pretty quickly. Speaking of, you don’t beat around the bush. I know that’s just how you are, but I’ve always appreciated it.		Benny
Charlotte	Oh, come on. Can’t you find a way to say that that’s a little more flattering? I am a lady, after all.
Heh, sorry. But Draug, Mordecai, and the others... They’re all gentle souls with big hearts. The fact that they all fight so hard to protect Askr says a lot about how much this world means to them.		Benny
Charlotte	Hah! You’ve become quite smitten with this place, haven’t you? Not that I’m one to talk. Askr is loaded with rich, famous bachelors. What more could a girl ask for?
...I just can’t stop thinking about how something this precious and tranquil must not be lost to the fires of war. That’s why I’m going to fight just as hard as my new friends do—to protect this kingdom and its people.		Benny

Scenario
← Silas		Charlotte →
Dawning Reality
Nyx	Charlotte	Orochi	Benny

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