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[ there's a moment where the view is upside down- and it's of nothing but a blue arrow. he pauses, holds it out further so the entire person holding it is in the shot (still upside down) ]

I think I figured everything out. Sort of. I can just talk into this, right? And then everyone else sees or hears it? [ there's a pause where he's not sure what to do after that. is it even working? how would he know? ] It's so weird to talk to people without knowing if you're actually talking to people.

Uh... - I'm Aang! Hi. Weiss said that this was an entirely different world. Thanks for the introduction explain by the way if you can see this! She said different world so I was wondering where everyone else came from to begin with? I only know the one I came from-- Okay, technically two but the Spirit World is interconnected and I can be in both at the same time so I'm not sure if that counts.

Also, how do people go about finding out if anyone they know is here? Or has anyone seen a flying bison around? Do you guys have bear-bears or different kinds of bears? What's a video anyway? Is this a spirit world or a regular world?

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[ Weiss raises an eyebrow. ]

I chose to become a huntress. I'm the heiress of one of the world's largest energy propellent company in my world. I probably could've spent my entire life never seeing a Grimm up close. I have other reasons for wanting to stay in this world, but I definitely don't need a break.

I didn't mean you should slack off or anything. I simply meant it's good not hearing about people getting killed constantly. That can wear anyone down even if they don't realize it.

I'm used to that. Besides, unfortunately there's someone here from our world who's harder to deal with than the Grimm.

Who is it?

A man by the name of Roman Torchwick. The last memories I have from my world are us getting home from capturing him and handing him over to the Atlesian military after he lead a terrorist group known as the White Fang crashing through the wall after baiting hundreds of Grimm into the city of Vale using an old train from an abandoned area of the kingdom that was lost to the Grimm long ago. My team was on the train since we were already trying to hunt the White Fang down, but we couldn't stop him until after the city was partially overrun. It took my team, three other teams, some teachers, and the Atlesian army to kill off the Grimm that had gotten into Vale. And that was just the most recent thing he's done.

At least, he's alone here without the White Fang. Or a bunch of Grimm to release anywhere. He probably can't do anything too bad here. Azula can't even do anything too bad.

Is he at the top of your list?

Well there's.. at least one known member of the White Fang here. And there are Grimm in the Vale archway- I don't think they can get out though. But there are plenty of monsters in Fayren, and plenty of bad people here to team up with. Torchwick was a bad guy before he worked with the White Fang and he's not a weak opponent either.

He's at the top of my personal list, and my team is probably at the top of his. Suffice it to say he knows us by name. There are plenty of other dangerous people to worry about too, like I said, and there's no telling when others will get here.

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But in a new place like this everyone is at a disadvantage, right? Doing something would have people from other world's butting in to stop him too. Everyone should be at a standstill with fighting.

How do the archways work, anyway? There's Grimm right there?

Which would be great if being not getting caught wasn't one of his primary skills on most days. [ Team RWBY happens to have a.. very special combination of information that police and the military don't necessarily have access to. ] Especially considering the girl he's with can create illusions, or teleport, or both. [ Weiss still isn't really sure since she only saw it for a few seconds. ] If anything, Ruby or Blake would have more information about fighting Torchwick than I would.

They're essentially duplicates of portions of a person's world. You have to give up something important to open one, like a memory or the ability to eat your favorite food, things like that. The more important it is, the bigger the area you can open. One of my teammates opened an archway to Vale, which is the town near the Academy we attend, so we could restock our ammunition. [ Says the girl with the sword on her hip. ] She never told me what she gave up, but it was enough to open the town and a part of the Forever Fall forest. It's absolutely beautiful and all of the trees have red leaves, but it is infested with Grimm so it's not really a good idea to stray outside of the city limits.

I've never heard of that being done by a person before.

[ how the heck would that work? ]

Your teammate gave up something like that for ammunition? That sounds like a completely unfair trade.

For access to the world. The ammunition..

[ Weiss tilts her head momentarily, trying to think of how to explain it properly. ]

Huntresses create their own weapons, but to fuel them we need something called Dust. Think of it like bending but from an external source, combined with our auras to allow us to control and utilize it. You wouldn't want to be without your bending any more than I would want to be without Dust.

I guess that makes sense.

[ it is sort of a way of life. and if there is something dangerous here, it really would be useful to not be completely defenseless because your main defense isn't there anymore. ]

How does it work? Is it actual dust?

Naturally, it forms in crystals. My family operates mines in the quarry to refine it. The crystals themselves can be used, but it's harder to use that way. It can be carefully processed into a powder form as well. I use the powdered version and use my aura to direct it, though most people use it in ammunition at let their aim and bullets do the job. It can also be infused directly with the body but that's more.. dangerous to do, especially if you aren't an absolute expert at controlling your aura. Some Dust can be extremely volatiles, like red dust, so if it gets released and someone sneezes, you're looking at a crater in the ground. Which I have been in the middle of before, though it definitely wasn't my fault.

[ It was both of their faults, but Weiss will just stick to her end of the story. ]

It sounds like it's really easy to make dangerous. What if you accidentally swallow some?

You go to the hospital if it's an accident to make sure you're okay. A small amount could probably injure you internally, but.. anything more than the tiniest amount and I would have my doubts that it's an accident.

It could be an accident if you're a little kid. Or Sokka. They put weird things in their mouths a lot.

Which is why all purchases of Schnee Dust Company goods come with a pamphlet explaining the appropriate uses and dangers of Dust. Additionally, if someone is purchasing Dust in a form that may be dangerous, they know not to store it in a place that small children can get to it. If Sokka's really stupid enough to put weird things in his mouth, then I'd suggest that poisonous mushrooms are just as likely to kill someone like that as accidental ingestion of Dust. Anything that gets used in non-combative or energy methods is already processed into a form that's non-lethal.

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