Dimitri - Golden Deer Supports - Raphael
(I’m rewriting his supports with Raphael but not Marianne because his support chain with Marianne is perfect)
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Raphael - Rewritten
C - Support
Raphael: Thirty-one! Thirty-two!
Dimitri: Ah, is that Raphael?
*Dimitri enters the training ground to see Raphael exercising*
Raphael: Heya Your Highness! You here to train with me?
Dimitri: Actually I’m here on cleaning duty. And please, call me Dimitri.
Raphael: Heh, sure thing Dimitri! But since you’re here, you wanna train? Maybe have a sparring match? I always wondered how I’d stack up against you. Muscle strength vs. Crest strength. Let’s go!
Dimitri: Heh, heh. You know, Raphael, I’ve always admired you.
Raphael: Eh? Me?
Dimitri: Your work ethic and your drive. It’s... admirable.
Raphael: Well, I don’t really have much of a choice. I’ve gotta become a Knight. It’s the only way I can support my little sister.
Dimitri: And an admirable goal to boot. I’d say you already have the heart of a Knight Raphael.
Raphael, rubbing the back of his neck: aw, come on Dimitri. You’re gonna make me blush. Now, how about we have that match!
Dimitri: Very well, let us go!
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B - Support
*note: this support only becomes available after the Paralogue : Death Toll*
Raphael: Ah, that was one fine meal!
Dimitri, off to the side: Ahem.
Raphael: I really outta thank the Kitchen Staff. They really went the extra mile on this one.
Dimitri: Ahem!
Raphael: Aha! I’ll cook for them this time and-
Dimitri: AHEM!
Raphael: Huh? Oh, hey Dimitri! Didn’t see you there! Are you hungry? I could order another meal from the kitchen.
Dimitri: No, Raphael. I actually wished to have a word with you.
Raphael: Oh. Okay! What’s up buddy?
Dimitri: Raphael... you loved your parents did you not?
Raphael: Huh? Course I did.
Dimitri: Then why, pray tell, are you allowing their deaths to go unavenged?!
Raphael: Huh? My parents were killed by monsters Dimitri. There’s not much to avenge there.
Dimitri: I am referring to Count Gloucester.
Raphael: Oh. That.
Dimitri: How can you stand knowing that the man responsible for their deaths is still alive?! How can you have any thought other than bringing them justice?!
Raphael: Hey, there’s no real proof he did anything! And besides, if I went running out there for revenge there’s a good chance I’d get killed. And then who’d look after my sister and grandpa?
Dimitri: So you are willing to let your parents’ deaths go unanswered to save your own hide?
Raphael: Look, Dimitri, I don’t know why you’re so upset, but I’ll tell it to you square. I’ve got people I love. People I’ve gotta look after. And I’m not about to make them lose even more by going and getting myself killed. If my parents do care about what I do now, they’d want me to look after what I’ve got left.
Dimitri: I was wrong about you Raphael. You are a coward.
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Post-Timeskip
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A - Support
*note: this Support is only available after the Battle of Gronder Field*
Raphael, watering plants: There we go, all nice and watered! Drink up and you’ll grow big and strong!
*Dimitri enters the greenhouse*
Raphael: Oh! Hey Dimitri! You’re looking better.
Dimitri: Yes. I’m feeling better as well.
Raphael: I see that! You smell better too. You took a shower?
Dimitri: Ah-hah! Yes. The Professor insisted.
Raphael: I’m glad you’re doing better Dimitri. You were pretty scary there for awhile. Glad you’re back to normal.
Dimitri: Normal... I’m not sure what normal is anymore Raphael. I’m trying to be better, though. Better than what I was.
Raphael: Well, whatever you’re doing, it’s working for ya.
Dimitri: Indeed... Raphael... I wanted to apologize. For what I said.
Raphael: Huh? For what?
Dimitri: What I said to you before the war, when I called you a coward. That was wrong. I was wrong.
Raphael: Really? I’d practically forgotten about it all. Thanks, though!
Dimitri: … That’s it? You can forgive me that easily?
Raphael: Why not? You apologized.
Dimitri: Yes but, I was so cruel to you! I said such awful things.
Raphael: Hey, Dimitri, it’s okay. It was five years ago anyway. We’re buddies again now, so let’s put it behind us!
Dimitri: Heh, ha, a-hahaha! You truly are one of a kind Raphael. I wish I were half that man you are.
Raphael: What? But we’re the same height. I guess I might be a little taller than you...
Dimitri: Nevermind, my friend. Now, how about we get something to eat. You must be starving.
Raphael: Alright! Let’s go!
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A+ - Support
Raphael, in the Archbishop’s Garden: Heya Dimitri! Didn’t expect to see you here.
Dimitri: Raphael. I’m surprised to see you up here... stargazing? I didn’t know you practiced that hobby.
Raphael: Nah, my little sister does though. I like to stare up sometimes I think that she’s looking up at the same stars I am.
Dimitri: I see... Raphael, I have a question for you.
Raphael: Eh? Sure, what is it?
Dimitri: I- How do you do it? How do you forgive so easily?
Raphael: Huh? Well geez, I dunno. I just, I guess I never really had time for grudges, you know. It just seemed like a waste of time to me. I mean, if someone apologizes and means it, why shouldn’t I forgive them?
Dimitri: Even the death of your parents?
Raphael: Oh, yeah, that. I mean, I don’t really think I do.
Dimitri: What do you mean?
Raphael: Well, if Count Gloucester was behind it, I don’t think I do. But revenge... I just don’t have time for it, you know? I got family to look after, a war to win. And it never really seemed worth the effort. Going out and causing more pain just to still feel bad about losing my parents.
Dimitri: ... Raphael, even if you never reach Knighthood, you have a the soul of one.
Raphael: Heh, thanks Dimitri.
Dimitri: Raphael... I care for you. a great deal. When this is over, I would ask if you would enter my service, as an advisor.
Raphael: Huh? Really? Me? I mean, I don’t know how good at it I’d be.
Dimitri: You would have to be made a Lord, of course.
Raphael: Really?! Me?!
Dimitri: Yes. You and your family would want for nothing ever again. And I cannot think of a person more deserving of the post.
Raphael: Well jeez. Sounds great! I just, you know, need to think about it.
Dimitri: Thank you, my friend. I... I would be happy to have you at my side.
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Paired Ending: The Savior King and the Forgiving Knight: When King Dimitri returned home, he brought with him Lord Raphael and his family, set to become the King’s most trusted advisor and dearest friend. Some speculated that their relationship was more... intimate than that, but nothing was ever confirmed. Raphael remained by his friend’s side till their dying days. Whatever their relationship, there was a bond between them that could not be broken.