Reporting for duty, sir!
((Specifically, I'm playing as that one guy who appears in the Crimean item shop during the bulk of Part II, whose personality is probably limited to his line of "For Crimea! For Victory!!" It's more a case for the laughs rather than any serious character - just watch. He won't understand some of the more advanced concepts, such as, say...self
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[Clanks up to the soldier and pats him-- hard-- on the back, armor not deterring him in the slightest!]
Welcome aboard, pup! Crimea, Elincia, Geoffrey... I know nothing of these people! But you, young soldier, are welcome to join us! I am the great General Wallace of Caelin!
[Proudly puffs his chest out and knocks on his breastplate.]
Tell me, son; what is your name?
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Name, sir? I - I guess I don't have one. Not like you, General Wallace, sir!
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Then Bob, you are. Bob is a sturdy name for a fellow such as yourself!
[He reaches down and opens a sack that he had dropped by his feet. After removing a carefully-constructed homemade book, he hands it to the newly-named Bob.]
A good soldier should always have a name, Sir Bob! [He stands straight and tall, puffing his chest out.] And a good soldier should have a copy of General Wallace's Manual of Knightly Prowess, too! Read it and learn, m'boy!
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[With a smile on his face, the Soldier took the homemade book. Then, suddenly, his smile drooped.]
General Wallace, sir, this is a tome, is it not?
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It is a tome. I wrote it myself! GWA HA HA!! What is wrong, Sir Bob?
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[The soldier swallowed audibly.]
I...can't read, General Wallace, sir. You're better off ... giving that tome to someone else. But thank you, sir!
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W-What?!
What do you mean, you can't read, Sir Bob?
[He thinks, half to himself, half aloud.] Now, that Kent has never been good at reading or writing, but Sain...Sain is good at it... And I've seen Lowen writing recipes down... And Sir Marcus, I've seen him read... Even Lady Lyndis can read a little!
Sir Bob. [He looks completely serious.] I would like to make you my apprentice, my...understudy, my... General Wallace is getting old, and he needs a strong young pup who won't go falling in love to take his place, someday, as a great general! You, Sir Bob, have what it takes, I think! Are you willing to try?!
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Me, sir? General Wallace, if you'll excuse me for saying this, sir, uh... I'm just a ... soldier! We're expendable, sir! Though...
[He blinks, thinking really hard. Thinking is clearly not something Bob is used to, though.]
Huh. I wouldn't mind trying, general, sir! You're just like General Geoffrey, sir! He...he cared about us underlings! I would be happy to -
[The soldier blinks again. You could literally hear rusted gears working.]
...Wait, General Wallace, sir, I'm not going to be swearing allegiance to anyone else, am I? Because I can't do that, sir!
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Geoffrey, you say? I might have spoken to someone of that name... Or perhaps it was Kent or Sain who did so, and only mentioned it to me in passing. Either way, Sir Bob, General Geoffrey hasn't been seen around these parts in...quite some time. Shall I explain the situation to you?
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Yes, please, sir! The faster the better, sir! The Queen could use every man she still hold command, and perhaps me standing still like this will not get me to a functional post faster!
((He's already showing signs of having some capacity for thinking!))
[Bending down slightly, the soldier whispered]
Big-wig politics stuff, General Wallace, sir. Corrupt nobles and the like. Bad things, if you would pardon me for telling you this...
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[There isn't a path, except the one Vaida claims is there, but because she says it's there, and she's taking care of the puppy Wallace dumped on gave her, he'll pretend that it's a path...this time.]
[He moves a few feet over, where nobody will listen in.]I understand very well, Bob. I have seen many in my lifetime, unfortunately, and they must be dealt a swift, harsh punishment ( ... )
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