Ashe & Marianne A

Ashe
Oh, Marianne. Are you confessing again today?

Marianne
No, I was waiting for you.

Ashe
For me?

Marianne
Um, I wanted to apologize. You kept trying to encourage me, but I just avoided you in return...

Ashe
No, I'm the one who should be sorry.

Ashe
I only wanted to give you some advice, but I ended up running you off.

Marianne
Can I tell you something, Ashe?

Ashe
Of course!

Marianne
You said that my Crest is an extraordinary gift, but I don't agree with that at all.

Marianne
Don't people have more important qualities?

Ashe
What do you mean?

Marianne
Like, um, how much we help those around us.

Marianne
Or whether or not we can make other people smile?

Marianne
I'm trying to be less negative. I've also realized that I should have a dream to pursue, like you do.

Marianne
I think people who have something to work toward are more fulfilled.

Marianne
Yet here I am, living an empty life without a dream...

Ashe
That still sounds kind of negative to me.

Ashe
What does being fulfilled even mean here, anyway?

Ashe
Are you saying that people without dreams live empty lives? I don't agree with that.

Ashe
When I was a kid, I was too busy worrying about my next meal to have a dream. Was my life empty then?

Marianne
That's not what I mean at all! I just don't know...

Marianne
I don't know how to find my dream...

Ashe
Hey, chin up! Maybe I can help.

Ashe
I'm sure we can come up with something for you in no time if we put our heads together.

Marianne
You'll help me?

Ashe
Absolutely! Unless, uh, you don't want me to, of course.

Marianne
No, I would appreciate that. I want to find something worth working toward...

Marianne
Together. With you. And with my head held high.