=== Jade & Jean ===
--- C ---



[Jade]
Hello, Jean.
[Jean]
Ah! Jade?!
[Jade]
Sorry, did I startle you? You look so scared...
[Jean]
Not at all! My heart is beating the
normal amount.
[Jade]
Hmm...
[Jean]
So, if you don't need me for anything, I'll just
be going now.
[Jade]
You are scared. Is it me?
[Jade]
Am I frightening you somehow? I'm not trying
to be scary...
[Jean]
...
[Jean]
I'm not scared. Really. I just...have a hard time
around you.
[Jade]
Around...me?
[Jean]
Um, yes. Monsters I can deal with.
[Jean]
Cramped spaces, the dark, bugs, wild animals─
none of that stuff is scary to me.
[Jean]
You...on the other hand...
[Jade]
What are you getting at, Jean?
[Jean]
People like you... It's hard for me to... I'm sorry!
[Jean]

[Jade]
There he goes.
[Jade]
I wonder what he meant by "people like you"...
--- B ---


[Jean]
Jade...I'm really sorry about before.
[Jade]
For saying that it's hard to be near me?
[Jade]
Don't worry, Jean. No apology necessary, but
I would like an explanation.
[Jade]
Why do you have a hard time around "people
like me"? What does that mean?
[Jean]
Well...
[Jean]
People say that...you're cold─almost inhuman─
on the battlefield.
[Jade]
I suppose that's not...always untrue.
[Jean]
Then is it true that you never hesitate to rush
right into battle?
[Jade]
Ah. Guilty as charged.
[Jade]
Thank you. That's all I needed to hear.
I understand now.
[Jean]
You do?
[Jade]
You were living a relatively peaceful life until
you joined our ranks, right?
[Jade]
I can see why soldiers with bloody pasts and
bloodier weapons might make you anxious.
[Jean]
U-um, wait, no. That's─ That's not what I...
[Jade]
It's OK, Jean. I'm not judging you.
[Jade]
I really do understand. I'll give you some space.
[Jade]
...
[Jade]
Sorry again for causing discomfort.
[Jade]
[Jean]
Jade, wait!
--- A ---


[Jean]
Jade!
[Jade]
Yes, Jean?
[Jean]
You had it all wrong! I'm not scared of you!
[Jade]
But you said it was hard to be around me...
[Jean]
I did, but I wasn't finished...
[Jean]
I know that the reason you rush into battle isn't
because you're bloodthirsty. It's to protect us.
[Jean]
But either way, it always puts you on the
front lines.
[Jean]
So when it's over, you come home hurt worse
than anyone else. Am I right?
[Jade]
Oh...
[Jean]
I worry about you. I get so worried sometimes
I can hardly stand it.
[Jade]
Oh, Jean...
[Jean]
People who throw themselves into combat like
you don't tend to live very long.
[Jean]
That's what makes you hard to be around─the
idea that one day you might not be there...
[Jade]
...
[Jean]
But...I think I've gotten over that.
[Jean]
However injured you get, I can always heal you.
[Jean]
You fight so hard to protect me, so I should do
my part to keep you alive too.
[Jade]
That's very noble of you.
[Jean]
I'm really sorry for the way I acted before.
[Jean]
From now on...
[Jade]
From now on, we'll fight side by side...as allies
and friends.
[Jean]
Yes. That's exactly right, Jade.
[Jean]
I'm really glad we've got that straightened out.
--- S ---