[Video]

[ruby_roses]

[Ruby is already making her way back to the Remnant House as she looks... kind of anxious. A lot of stuff has happened, and she's... not entirely sure how to process coming back here.]

Well... didn't expect to be back here. Doesn't... seem like a lot of time has passed here, which is... weird.

[She sighs and adjusts the backpack full of stuff she was carrying before speaking again.]

So... did I miss anything?

Comments

[dives_through_rock]

Valentine's auction, Everglade going crazy, and... I dunno what else offhand. Oh, yeah, steer clear of Everglade at night.

Video;

[fallsuccession]

Oh! Ruby! You're back!

[Pyrhha is happy to see you here again, but she seems... troubled. It couldn't possibly be because of her or anything, right?]

Are you... okay?

Action

[beauty_burns_gold]

[Have the door burst wide open right as Ruby reaches it and a familiar sister to pull her into a hug. A double-armed hug.]

Hey, sis! You're back! What's up?

[Video]

[infinitejustice]

[Athrun's surprised to see Ruby back, but he's not complaining.]

Ah. Uh, welcome back. You haven't missed much. It's been pretty quiet as of late.

[Not gonna touch the date auction.]

anon;

[unhappy]

Check your device's backdate.
Looks like you've made a friend just before your post.

[ruby_roses]

What's going on in Everglade?

[Because if there's fighting to be done, she'd rather do that. Anything to keep her occupied.]

Video;

[ruby_roses]

[There's going to be a long silence and when Ruby finally does start to reply, she's paler than usual. ...Like she's seen a ghost.]

P-Pyrrha... you're.. still here. [Had to bite her tongue on that one.]

I'm fine, really. Just... a lot of stuff happened with the tournament and... everything...

[She's starting to see why Qrow drinks.]

Action 1/2

[ruby_roses]

[And it's met instinctively with the typical flailing of Ruby...]

Action 2/2

[ruby_roses]

[...and then it dawns on her. The flailing dies down and she has to fight to keep from crying.]

H-hey, Yang. I... nothing's up, I guess?

[Video]

[ruby_roses]

Better here than in Remnant then...

[She sighs, a bit, adjusting her backpack.]

anon;

[ruby_roses]

[There's no real reply, but if Emerald is nearby on the path to Remnant Haus, she'll overhear a high pitched groan.]

[dives_through_rock]

Super-summary is that any human caught out at night has no right to police defense from monsters. And one particular monster's leading the others to take thorough advantage. It's okay as long as you stay indoors or out of Everglade, so far at least?

Re: Action 2/2

[beauty_burns_gold]

[Certainly Ruby doesn't think she can pass a fast one on her sister does she? Not when they've pretty much grown up together like close buddies.]

Come on sis. What's going on? You know I'll always lend a hand if you need it.

Video;

[fallsuccession]

Yeah, I'm here...

[There was something definitely wrong here. Ruby seemed paler than normal. Y U so pasty, Ruby? It certainly doesn't help her bad feelings about what might happen given the stuff that Pyrrha knew already...]

H-How.... was it? [She has to ask.]

[Video] why do an intro post when you can collect students instead.

[beacane]

[ oh, well. you know. ozpin has just arrived too, and he's more than a little caught off guard. after slowly collecting information, and figuring out where he is, and what's happened -- giving himself time to collect his breath and shut off the adrenaline --

he looks just as put together as always, calm as ever, but there's an urgency in his tone that is usually not there. ]

Ruby.

[ she's been here before? left, and come back? what does she know? what does she remember? ]

[ruby_roses]

That actually sounds rather... normal to me. Going over there to help out might help keep me occupied.

Video;

[ruby_roses]

[You would think that having 2 family members named after sun dragons, she'd have a healthy tan. Ruby hesitates again, not making eye contact with... well anything. Just finding a nice interesting rock off to the side to look at.]

It was... a thing. [Don't mind her, she's just going to wipe at her eye for a second...]

Action

[ruby_roses]

[Goddammit Yang, Ruby is just about to break down here.]

I'm fine, Yang... really. Just... a lot of stuff has happened and... I don't... know how much I should say.

[Video] Well that IS his style though.

[ruby_roses]

[Pardon Ruby. She's going to give you the same ghost treatment that Pyrrha got. Qrow had said you were just... gone. ...Though in a less certain way.]

Professor Ozpin! You're here!

Video;

[fallsuccession]

[You would think so... Damn. Why was she not looking at her...? It's a thing?]

..... Ruby.... What happened....?

[Video] his intro post is legit going to be asking for remnant's version of starbucks tbh

[beacane]

[ -- well. that reaction isn't a good thing, and his brow furrows slightly. cinder had defeated him, and he had been... he certainly wasn't dead, was he?

great. ]

I am.

[ warmly, but before ruby can speak again -- ]

I would much prefer to speak about the details in person.

[ ozpin is exhausted, and it feels like his entire body has been put through a meat grinder (THANKS CINDER) but some things need to be discussed outside of scrolls and necklaces. additionally, he has no idea how safe this communication is. ]

Audio;

[ruby_roses]

[Several things flashed through her memories in quick succession before she just switched off the video all together. How do you talk to someone about seeing them die? ...Or being tricked into killing someone else?]

I... I don't know how much I should say. I'm meeting with Professor Ozpin soon. Maybe... maybe he can help explain some things...

[Video] Don't you mean Schneebucks? /shot

[ruby_roses]

Y-yeah... I'd like that.

[And a stiff drink. Age be damned, after the night she had, she was tempted to steal Qrow's flask.]

Where are you? I can... at least show you around some.

[dives_through_rock]

,,, Right. Heroine thing. E-he... [Sein laughs a little uneasily.] It's perfectly safe during the day, at least. Unless you try to enter Castlevania.

[Video] canon accepted

[beacane]

Please.

[ everything is fine, and everything is normal. just a pleasant conversation between student and professor. ]

I was in the middle of attempting to find Miss Schnee's newly established corporation, but I confess I have absolutely no idea where I am otherwise.