New World of Study/Sylvain: Consummate Flirt

Sylvain: Consummate Flirt - C

Sharena	Oh, hi Sylvain! Nice to see you!
Right back at you, Princess Sharena. You too, Princess Eir. Oh, and Peony! Where are three such illustrious ladies from the Order of Heroes off to, I wonder?		Sylvain
Eir	The Aether Keep.
What about you, Sylvain? Taking a tour of the castle?		Peony
Sylvain	Something like that, yeah. Since I’ll be here awhile, I thought I’d take a cue from my old professor. Wander the halls, learn the layout...
Great idea! It’s good to know your way around, in case of an emergency.		Sharena
Sylvain	An emergency. Right. And as a totally incidental side effect, I’ll be familiar with all the best spots to take women on dates as well. New lady Heroes ought to have a guide when they’re summoned here, don’t you think?
One can dream!		Peony
Sylvain	Exactly. That’s why I’m learning all the shops and eateries—so I can be as impressive as I am handsome.
Well, at least you are committed to something...		Eir
Sylvain	Hey, don’t get the wrong idea, ladies. I’ve got plenty of energy for helping the Order of Heroes too. I’m planning to impress you just as much on the battlefield as I do around the castle. Especially you, Princess Sharena. For you, I’d slay every one of Askr’s enemies personally.
The confidence on this one!		Peony
Eir	Take care not to throw your life away merely for the sake of appearances...
I’m glad to hear you’re so eager to fight for us, Sylvain. We’ll be counting on you from now on!		Sharena
Sylvain	I promise I’ll give my best effort to meet these lofty expectations. It wouldn’t do for me to disappoint a women, after all.
You’re quite the smooth talker, Sylvain! Looks like you’ve got several beauties counting on your strength!		Gatrie
Sain	Must be nice! I’ll bet you’re feeling a real spring in your step.
Sure, whatever. Everyone’s happy to have a little more power on their side.		Sylvain
Sain	That’s an...interesting way to put it? Those ladies do have an eye for talent, though.
If I were in top form, they’d already know they could rely on me. Oh well, I’ll just have to train even harder now!		Gatrie
Sylvain	Yeah... You do that.

Sylvain: Consummate Flirt - B

Sylvain	Hey, Sain. All done training?
Sylvain! Perfect timing. I’ve been meaning to ask you something.		Sain
Sylvain	If you want my advice about a girl, take me to dinner first like a civilized person.
All right, but that’s not what I was curious about. I’m not sure how to put this politely... but something you said the other day felt a little strange to me.		Sain
Sylvain	Strange? How’s that?
Well, as you know, I’m something of a ladies’ man myself.		Sain
Sylvain	You don’t say.
Truly! I once got so caught up talking with a lady that I completely forgot about my mission to protect her!		Sain
Sylvain	Great story. It really paints you in a heroic light. You should tell it to everyone you meet.
Now, it’s obvious to me you have the same interests I do. But something doesn’t completely add up. I can’t understand why you seemed annoyed when Princess Sharena said she was counting on you.		Sain
Sylvain	I have no idea what you’re talking about. I wasn’t annoyed.
Could have fooled me. You sounded a lot less happy about it than I thought you would. I’d have expected to hear something like, “I, Sylvain, am a man of action! Now that I’m here, Askr is saved!” “You ladies need fear nothing, for I swear to protect this world, no matter the cost!” You know, enthusiasm.		Sain
Sylvain	That’s you, Sain. That’s what you would say.
There, see? That’s what I mean. You seem a little annoyed by all this.		Sain
Sylvain	I already said I wasn’t annoyed. Ugh... Look, it’s just... If they said they were counting on my wit, or my charm, or anything about me as a person, I’d have loved that. But if all I am to them is the power of my Crest... Yeah, fine, I’ll admit it. That bothers me.
What’s a Crest? And isn’t your being a source of power for them the whole reason they’d be counting on you?		Sain
Sylvain	Listen, I don’t have time for this. I’ve got stuff to do. I’m gonna go.
Wait, Sylvain! I still don’t get it...		Sain

Sylvain: Consummate Flirt - A

Sain	Phew! Today was a rough one. My legs are killing me after all that riding.
Maybe you’d have an easier time controlling your horse if you weren’t asking a lady to tea on the battlefield.		Sylvain
Sain	We were two knights riding side by side. I was just striking up a nice conversation, that’s all! Besides, I couldn’t help myself. She was lovely and gallant.
No arguments from me about that, but she didn’t seem too comfortable with your advances either. In fact, I’d go so far as to say she definitely wasn’t interested.		Sylvain
Sain	I was only trying to make friends. If it leads to something more in time, great. If not, also fine!
You’re persistent. I’ll give you that. Speaking of time, it sure has flown. Hard to believe I’ve been in Askr for weeks already. I’m kind of amazed by how quickly I’ve gotten used to it all.		Sylvain
Sain	Yeah. Say, Sylvain...about what I asked you before.
You mean when you said I got all annoyed at Princess Sharena for no reason?		Sylvain
Sain	Not what I said. But something you said at the time kind of worries me. You said it upsets you when people rely on you for your power. You said something about a Crest?
...		Sylvain
Sain	It sounded personal to me. It seemed like maybe you’ve had this problem before. With a woman, perhaps.
Sounds to me like you’ve overthinking this. But what gave you that idea?		Sylvain
Sain	Well, you’re charming with women, but you also seem like you might be... evaluating them, somehow. I noticed that when I talk to a lady, you don’t join in like I’d expect you to. You sit back and watch.
What are you getting at?		Sylvain
Sain	It seems like women make you kind of...uncomfortable?
Don’t be ridiculous. If that were true, I wouldn’t go out of my way to talk to them so much, would I? You’re not completely wrong, though. It does have to do with my Crest. A special power I was born with. Where I come from, Crests are everything. Having one gives you status. People flock to you.		Sylvain
Sain	Go on...
Since it’s so prestigious to marry into a family with a Crest, I can never tell if a woman is really interested in me. I always have to wonder if it’s really just this power I was born with that she thinks is useful. Ugh... I’m sorry.		Sylvain
Sain	Don’t be. It sounds like this Crest thing is a heavy burden.
Yeah. And as long as I’m in Fódlan, I can never be free of it. My life is never really my own. My family will force me to marry a woman I’m not in love with, likely as some kind of political favor.		Sylvain
Sain	Ah. So it’s a family problem.
The burden of a Crest is suffocating. Thinking about it makes me feel trapped in my own skin. At the same time...this power is mine. And I know there are people who do manage not to be bound to theirs. Now that I’m in Askr...I think, if my Crest can be useful, then I should be happy about that.		Sylvain
Sain	Good. I was worried about you, but from what you just said, it sounds to me like you’re going to be fine.
Sorry to make you worry. That said, if I’m going to open up like this, I’d rather do it for a girl and not some middle-aged guy. No offense.		Sylvain
Sain	Middle-aged?! We’re practically peers, I’ll have you know!

Sylvain: Consummate Flirt - S

Sylvain	Sorry for talking your ear off about a bunch of nonsense, Sain. I hope you didn’t take me too seriously.
Think nothing of it. Anytime you want to talk, I’m here to listen. Besides, I’m sure you could benefit from the wisdom and experience of a middle-aged guy like me.		Sain
Sylvain	I might take you up on that offer. But there’s no need for you to sass me about it, young man.
Hahaha! Flatterer. I’ll admit, all that talk of Crests and Fódlan politics was a little over my head. But I like to think we’re friends now, Sylvain. I trust you, as a person. Admire you, even.		Sain
Sylvain	...
I’m willing to bet Princess Sharena and the others feel the same. They’re relying on you for who you are. It’s got nothing to do with where you come from, or what you were born with. We’re allies. We fight together.		Sain
Sylvain	When you put it that way, I realize how stupid it was for me to think they’d care about my Crest at all. They’re not from Fódlan. Which means their only feelings about me are because of...me.
Exactly. And honestly, there are so many complicated pasts around Askr that it’s tough to keep track.		Sain
Sylvain	Hah. Yeah, I’m sure that’s true. Phew... What a load off.
So, back to it? We’ve still got a lot to do.		Sain
Sylvain	That’s right. We can’t let any of those ladies down, can we? We’re men of action, after all!

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