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[ A couple of hours had passed since Roman had made his announcement. It took her a while to calm down. After the hard learned lesson about not reacting emotionally from the first time Roman had attacked her, albeit in a very different manner, she knew better than to say anything while she was still reeling. Anxiety, stress, hatred, fear of losing her new friends, and fear of losing what she'd just begun to build on top of what she'd already lost to Torchwick were overwhelmingly keeping her from trying to react without thinking things through first. She'd turned her phone off for a short while- it was probably a mistake, it probably made it look like she was hiding, but the reality was that she was just a teenager who was trying to make some kind of a difference.

But after she'd had a chance to breathe, she worked out what it was she'd wanted to say. Because Torchwick wasn't the one she had to answer to- it was everyone else. The people who had put their faith in Schnee Company here, the people who believed in her and thought she was a good person, and even the people who didn't know what to think yet. They were who was important, not someone using her father's sins to try to destroy her. ]

Here we go.

[ Weiss took a deep breath and flickered the video on, her gaze unwavering as it did. She looked determined, serious. If any member of her family ever came here, she would likely be ruined after this video, but this was the only way to save the life she'd started building here. ]

Many of you may have seen Roman Torchwick's video and accusations earlier. The answer is yes.

Yes, many of those things are true. My father and our company under his leadership have been accused of doing those things and I have personally witnessed some of them. I don't have evidence of some of the things that Torchwick detailed in his apparent report, the source of which I find suspect given that while Schnee Dust Company in Remnant has managed to evade essentially all charges. If a report like that were legitimate, it certainly would've risen much sooner and certainly not in Genessia instead of back home. And I happen to know at least a couple of those are false, but the important ones aren't.

Yes, my family has used money to corrupt politics to get away with.. less than moral business practices. Yes, we...

[ Weiss took another deep breath. This was, honestly, hard for her. She hated the idea that her family's name was being dragged through the mud and that she was confirming it, even if she knew what was true. She wanted nothing more than to scream that Torchwick was a liar, but that wouldn't solve anything. ]

Schnee Dust Company has been known for both Human and Faunus rights abuses, most condemningly the forced labor of the Faunus people. Yes, Torchwick was telling the truth about that, but as usual he ran his mouth without knowing or including the entire story.

My family didn't claim our name in bloodshed or the sweat and tears of Faunus. It was my grandfather's company, and until my father took over it was a moral company. The Schnee family name didn't start off standing for these gross violations of humans rights, and I have no intention of allowing it to stay that way. Perhaps if Torchwick had taken a moment to question why the heiress to the company in question was busy attending a combat school for Huntresses instead of living easily in the comfort of my multiple homes and a plush office on the top floors of Schnee Company headquarters, he would have realized that leveling those accusations here was a mistake.

I chose to become a huntress because I have every intention of taking my family's company back from my father to make certain that the Schnee Dust Company doesn't operate in the dark, because I will need those skills to reclaim it from him. I never brought any of this up here in Genessia not because I had the intent to deceive any of you, but because by saying this publicly, I run the risk of my family finding out if any of them come to Genessia. I don't intend to back down back home, nor do I intend to let Torchwick take Schnee Company down to his level here. Schnee Company in Genessia is going to be a prime example of what Schnee Dust Company in Remnant should operate like.

The entire reason that the people from my world agreed not to start a witch hunt for Torchwick when he first arrived was on the basis of second chances. Torchwick squandered his when he attacked my friend and I, killing her and kidnapping me out of a sick need for vengeance because we've cut a couple of his heists short- a part of our jobs as huntresses.

Don't take Schnee Company and my second chance away from us because Torchwick decided to share what my father is responsible for and I haven't had the chance to fix back home yet.

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Yeah, I just got it started up and everything. Still sending out feelers and all, but I'm fairly confident that it'll be a raging hit!

[She certainly looks proud and smug about it. Though given how...less receptive people were to the current newspaper she probably has a good chance of being that hit.]

You shouldn't have to worry too much about being killed by most youkai though. Back in my world there was established a thing called the Spellcard Duels which prohibits killing. It's all about flashy patterns of beauty and at worst all they really do is sting a bit.

[As a demonstration, the tengu sets down the camera a bit to take a small step back from where she currently was to flap her wings. As her wings flapped glowing green crescents of energy were expelled along with small orbs of various colors. It certainly was a pretty display.]

So yeah...most youkai have stopped. Also helps that the shrine maiden of our world is pretty quick to....well...I guess she's not that quick to get to it, but she does stop any incident-causers pretty decisively.

If you want, I can start stocking it at Schnee Company and giving it to clients. It would help get your name and your paper out to Genessia. Regardless of what you write about me or my company, provided it's the truth.

[ Weiss had no problem helping. It was a good way to build a business relationship with the newspaper that wasn't going to wreck peoples' windows. ]

That's a relief then. Though if there are other youkai here, I don't think we have any shrine maiden enforcers like that.

Ah that'd be very useful to get my papers out! Spread the word and all. And of course it's the truth. I am a seeker of the truth, and I seek to root out all hidden designs others may have!

[Which is mostly the truth too. She does...take her own opinions into her writing, but she's still writing about things that actually did happen or things she did hear.]

It's not too bad on humans really. The shrine maiden is just the easiest way of exorcising us youkai because she has the gifts of the gods within her. If you're as much a warrior as you say, a good strike is all you need. Though do be careful if you have to, all youkai have thier own abilities that can border on supernatural or downright obscenely powerful.

You're welcome.

[ She'll accept those statements as a thank you. ]

Let's just hope no one has to be exorcised or killed.

I agree on that statement. Though...there are plenty of things worse than death or exorcism.

Perhaps if we catch Torchtwit I'll demonstrate a few of those things.

That depends on what you're referring to. I have no intention of becoming worse than the bad guys.

[Aya stares in the camera for a few seconds. Oh right. Human morality is still a thing. How silly.]

Then you don't have to do anything. But seriously, he'd probably be less dangerous with a missing arm or something and he'd still be alive. [Shrug]

Or a very small cell with reinforced walls and doors would work too.

Missing limbs and disabilities are hardly something that could make a person less dangerous, at least in my world.

I think the small cell is a little more what I'm leaning toward.

Depends on how many missing limbs I'd think, but that's fair enough. I don't know how your world operates and all.

[Let alone if humans in Weiss' world were anything like youkai in hers. Special abilities are dangerous regardless of if you lost an arm.]

A small cell would work well...unless he had an ability to escape small cells.

I have no idea what his semblance is, so I have no idea what he would be capable of, but the Atlesian military seemed to think he was just fine in one of their cells.

[ Barely enough room to stand up in one of those, and no windows.. ]

Semblance? Is...is that like what power you humans have? I hope it's nothing like the powers the humans from my slice of the world have.

[Heavens knows she doesn't need a third exorcist roaming around.]

If a cell seems to work fine, then I'd say go ahead and stick him in one. ...Though if you don't know everything he can do, maybe keep him in handcuffs or bound up would be a good idea.

Yes, though only from my world. Everyone's semblance in my world is unique, so there's no actual telling what he's capable of.

Someone I know mentioned a way to potentially seal him, so I'm going to look into that.

I see...makes sense to be cautious then. Hopefully whatever method to seal him you've found will work well.

[There's a rather loud, fast-paced scribbling sound as the black-haired girl seems to be writing down more information.]

Hmm...so with all of this, it should provide enough information on Torchwick to at least curtail some of his doings. Perhaps get everyone's eyes on it and know how to better deal with him. Less chance of someone trying and getting a bit too in over their heads.

[A little more scribbling and she slams her notebook shut in a decisive-looking (to her) fashion.]

Okay! I'll make sure to get this stuff out into the next issue of the Bunbunmaru! If you want anything else to add, just give me a ring and we can set up an appointment.

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