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[icyeloquence]

[ As her face appears on screen, Winter's expression is stern; if not a touch annoyed with her pale blue eyes piercing and cold. Like they could freeze anyone they fixed themselves on. By the look of it, arms crossed over her chest and visible from where the device was recording her from. ]

It has come to my attention that a lot of people have things to say regarding Weiss Schnee and how she has been doing things in this world.

[ There's a bite of harshness in her voice then. ]

I have looked through that anonymous 'chat' and see a lot of you cannot put your true feelings out there without wearing a face of anonymity. How cowardly. So with that said, I will put this out there without hiding.

[ Winter clears her throat, eyes narrowing a touch and completely unafraid. She can be a little reckless - as most Schnees tend to be - and as such does not exclude her from this and may likely regret it but for now she can't let this slide. ]

ANYONE who has an issue with my sister or anything that she's involved in will take it up with me before choosing to engage with her in any way or form. This is non-negotiable so if any of you are not weak-kneed and cowardly enough to shy away then come forwards and I will deal with you without fear.

[ Come at her. Really. She's sick of the people talking smack about her baby sis, and even if the younger Schnee can take care of herself, it didn't mean she was going to sit by and let people do whatever they wanted. This was necessary, Weiss. ]

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[whiteas]

[ Oh no. No no no no. 99.5% of the time Weiss would be totally happy and flattered that Winter was defending her. In fact she still is glad that Winter is still on her side, as she always is, but for once in her life Weiss is seeing a flaw in Winter's logic. Namely that she needs to protect her sister and, while Weiss would love to let her sister take care of things and get some of the heat off of her, she knows that this is going to get interpreted as one thing and one thing only: Weiss Schnee can't fight her own battles. It's one thing to argue against her attackers on the anon meme or state that she thinks she's right, support her, but flat out saying that no one even gets to her without going through her big sister... ]

Winter, I can handle this myself!

[ Weiss didn't take a tone with her sister. Not like she would with literally everyone else. But.. with all of the stress, with everything, and the inevitable sinking feeling of her sister defending her like this basically making her seem like a child who couldn't handle a little criticism? It's little wonder she actually just yelled at Winter instead of her usual admiring tone. ]

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[icyeloquence]

[ Perhaps it was just the context of the situation but this time she could forgive the tone to which Weiss was speaking to her with. The way she saw it wasn't that she didn't think that her sister couldn't fight her own battles, but that she wanted to weed out the worst of these people by doing this; the ones who posed a serious, harmful threat to her only family here. ]

Can you now, Weiss?

[ There's an unhesitating tone in her voice just then, not even missing a beat in her responses. ]

I could stand for everything else going on here, and I am aware of your role in running your own company and being successful in what you've done. However. I cannot just sit by as I witness others slandering you and taking out their petty feelings on how you are going about your business here.

[ Her gaze ticks downward for a moment before addressing something else that had been on her mind. This time with concern filling her tone around the edges. She really does do this out of good intentions. ]

You speak of being able to handle this, but that scar on the back of your hand I have spotted during our last meeting says otherwise. I am unaware if the one who gave that to you is still here but that is not something you get from handling yourself properly and I will not allow others to speak so brashly of you or come close to harming you like that again.

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[orlokbutterfly]

[Hoo man, this chick's pissed. Was part of it the puns? It was probably the puns. Don't mention he was the one responsible for the puns. He'll be feigning surprise while the straw to his slurpee is resting on his lower lip.]

Huh. Did Weiss get a new deputy? If not, I kinda think she can handle herself from a couple of bored trolls.

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[icyeloquence]

You simply refer to them as 'bored trolls' but do you know of the threat these people could pose if they wished to act on their thoughts?

[ Like ice, her words are cutting and without pause or hesitation. ]

It only takes a few people rising up against those they dislike in order to bring them down if given the time and freedom to do so.

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[deadcenter]

Heh, oh wow- Weiss may be makin' some weird decisions but don't you think this will make things worse for her? Kid's gotta learn how to handle things on her own, she is a guardian after all.

And I ain't no coward, I'll definitely confront anyone directly.

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[icyeloquence]

Worse? Hardly.

[ Really. She has good intentions behind what she's doing with this. ]

I am aware of her current status as not only a guardian but the head of her own company but that does not mean she is invulnerable to words and thoughts of likely less than savory individuals. To sit by and allow her to try and handle things on her own would be normally something I could condone if we had been residing within our own world but this place is unpredictable and her safety is my top concern.

[ The kinds of people here seemed mostly harmless but on the other hand, a lot of people came from different worlds and god knows how they'd act if allowed to run around slandering her sister continuously. ]

Good. It's nice to see a man who has a proper backbone and able to step forwards when necessary.

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[justiceerror]

[sister?! he had better get acquainted with winter, then!]

Hey there, nice to meet you, glad to finally see Weiss's sister for myself. As for what you're saying here.... I agree that Weiss does need support right now, and I'm really angry too!

I've decided to back her up on her decision, so I guess we're kind of Weiss's allies huh? I look forward to working together with you!

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[icyeloquence]

[ It's an unusual greeting at best but he appears to be forwards with not just his words but his intentions from what she could guess. Her icy gaze easily took in the red-head's appearance afterwards before making a noise low in her throat. Knowing what she was thinking at the best of times could be impossible as she was quite hard to read as a person. ]

I'm relieved to see someone else understands precisely where I am coming from.

[ By the tone and ease in which this man speaks says volumes about his ties with Weiss and as such, perhaps she may be able to trust him but one could never be too sure. She was always cautious, after all. ]

There is no doubt in my being an ally to my little sister. It is not only my duty as a Schnee but being her sibling means I cannot waver in my will to assist her and see to it that no harm will befall her while she continues with her current endeavors.

[ Now that's said she can address the formalities around this subject and what needs to be addressed. If anything she doesn't seem to have a problem working with this man for what it's worth. ]

You can call me Winter. As one of Weiss' allies, if you have a name I am to call you by, then do please give it so you may be addressed as such.

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[nrgsvr]

Don't feed the trolls

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[icyeloquence]

That is not my intention, but the opposite. You call them trolls but fail to see that their words could hold a threat if left without being properly addressed as such. If they are as harmless as your words seem to imply then they should have no problem speaking to me.

[swordprincess]

[Karla's mostly sat on the sidelines during this whole thing. She's actually admired Weiss for how she's handling things despite the backlash, so this is a surprise.]

...And what would you do if people take their problems with Weiss to you?

[icyeloquence]

I would not only hear them out but deal with them appropriately if they adequately pose a threat, and if not they can resume their lives as they had been before.

[ A response given quite easily. She knows what she's doing and her exact reasonings behind what she'd said; not something just done on a whim but truly done out of what she believed was for the good of her younger sister. ]

The troll smells food

[jerks22]

Mk, so four things:

1. Trust me, she's loving this. This is Weiss we're talking about. And no one loves talking about Weiss more than Weiss.

2. Ever think that maybe people aren't up to being upfront because she maybe, just maybe, swings a little fascist? As in, "my life will be ruined if I let out my crimethink"? Not everyone's got nothing to lose when it comes to speaking truth to power.

3. Just cause you're related doesn't mean we care. Last I checked, you're not the one playing fast and loose with the criminal justice system. So other than being kind of officious, no one's got beef with you, except...

4. Weiss herself! Again, this is Weiss. Even I knew she'd find some way to spin an act of sisterly love, no matter how genuine, into you being condescending or something. She's kinda mean-spirited like that.

Basically, no one's gonna like this. What was your goal in making this post and do you think you've achieved it?

[icyeloquence]

[ Is that truly what this boy thought? Well then. She'd have to respond to each of those things in a similar manner then. ]

1. I know my sister and she isn't nearly as vain as you're making her out to be. This is not the kind of thing she would be 'loving' as you put it.

2. Irregardless. If that is the case then it is more reason to bring it forwards to me first if they believe their lives would be ruined speaking their thoughts to my sister first.

3. People having a problem with me isn't my concern. It's the ones who have issues to take up with my sister and how she is going about the current matters at hand. If I can intermediate before it gets out of hand then I will do so.

4. Weiss may have her own opinions on what I am doing here and I understand that as such, and will be dealt with in time. She is stubborn but not unreasonable if given the chance, and I know she will eventually see it as such.

My intention was not making this for others to 'like' it, but to draw out the ones who may pose harm to my sister. Those who have more than words to take up with her. It's too early to say if this will be achieved but it depends on how much backbone the people here have or if they lack the will to step up.

[psychic_supremecy]

[Have an unamused mutant murdercat.]

With all due respect to whatever authority you think you hold here, if I have any issues with your sister, they will be brought up with her. Unlike yourself, she has proved herself capable enough for the position she holds. She does not demand respect, but has earned it.

You could take some lessons from her.

[icyeloquence]

[ Did an inhuman little creature have the damn nerve to actually lecture her?! Something about that doesn't sit right with her and it shows in the change of her posture as her arms uncross and she sits a bit more forward to address him with eyes holding an impossibly piercing gaze aimed in his direction. ]

While I respect that you can bring any issues you have to my sister directly, I must correct you on those other statements you saw fit to address to me.

[ She's not stupid to just try and pick a fight with him but nor was she sitting around idly either. ]

I understand my little sister has spent quite some time in this world unlike myself and has made connections and relationships with those I do not yet know. There is no doubt in my mind that she is capable and has worked hard to earn respect from others, but that does not mean that I can sit idly by while others carelessly slander her name.

[ Winter cants her head to the side, causing her bangs to obscure one of her eyes, but the look within them has not changed one slight bit. ]

Until you understand where I am coming from, I will not allow you to think that you are qualified to tell me what I should be doing.

[satori_komeiji]

"With all due respect, I will not lie when I say that I have had some...disagreements with your younger sister. However, in this case, I'd like to vouch for her, rather than against."

Satori tilted her head a little, leaning back in her seat, keeping an even gaze on the video call.

"At times, she is abrasive. And sometimes, she has a great degree of trouble misrepresenting criticism as a personal attack. Yet, as far as I have seen, she remarkably competent. So far. And as much as I find some people may plumb the depths of ignorance, not all I am often surprised."

That so far was a slight element of doubt in Satori's voice. She shook her head slightly.

"If anything has been said about her, I would ask you to take it with several grains of salt. There is a difference between criticism and deliberately causing a stir. Some may dislike her as a person, some may dislike her as a Guardian, but that's none of my concern."

Satori shrugs a little, as if she really meant that she didn't care. However...

"From one elder sister to another, I understand your reasoning. Perhaps we can discuss more on it, later, if you'd like. But, for now...I don't mean to preach at you, but let me say that while your younger sister does have her issues, they are not beyond her effort to improve."

A small chuckle from the mind-reader as she let out a mysterious smirk. Since she can't mind-read over the phone, she suggests...

"Judging from your reaction, you must take quite good care of her, don't you? But the gains and mistakes she makes will be her own, no matter how you mitigate them."

Humans, youkai, no matter. Family and kin were a hard nut to crack in either camp. Satori would eventually quiet down, allowing Winter some space to reply, if she felt the need.

[icyeloquence]

[ Being as that she was the older sister, all of this had been done entirely out of good intentions and no ill will by any means but unfortunately it's been doing less good than she had been going for.

However she isn't without reason and she will at least listen to this girl, who in fact brought up a few good points that she had not entirely realized on her own. The other was even willing to sit down and discuss things at a later date and the manner in which she spoke said volumes on that she seemed wiser than her initial appearance let on.

Winter at least seemed to soak everything in reasonably well for what it was worth, an exhaled sigh making itself audible as she closed her eyes for a brief moment. ]

I simply worry that she may be getting in over her head with all of this, and she may be taking on more than she can handle.

[ Satori, you're sensible and have actually gotten her to chill a bit on the matter which in turn has her being somewhat honest in turn. She had no reason not to be, but there seemed to be no harm in it as the other girl was an elder sister and generally understood where she was coming from. ]

With her having gone to attend school in Beacon and my working in the military, I'm afraid I was not able to take as good care of her as I may have liked but I have always done my best to look out for her. I had put this out there with the sole intention to help her, as to avoid her getting hurt by those who may wish more than verbal harm to her.

Most figures in power become the targets of others... and it appears this is no different and why I find that I am worried for her well-being more than anything else.

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[aurabble]

You're very protective of your sister, aren't you?

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[icyeloquence]

Of course. That much should be obvious.

[ She'd given a curt nod of her head as well. Her intentions were good, if a little too outspoken. ]

She's my family. If I can prevent her from getting into too much harm, then I will.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

[As someone who often got his brother out of scrapes when they were kids...]

I get standing up for your own blood, but you calling out the anonymous makes her look weak. That could embolden her detractors, vocal and otherwise.

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[icyeloquence]

My apologies. That was not my intention.

[ It's not a thoughtless answer; she does mean it. ]

I suppose I just found the idea of those people senselessly slandering my sister under an anonymous name disgusting and cowardly. What else was I to do in helping my sister deal with such individuals?

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[brasskicking]

[ Generally speaking, Flynt isn't one for protocol or the whole military way of doing things. But given that he's addressing Atlas Specialist Winter Schnee, he's going to take a bit more care to make sure his posture is straight and his hat isn't on crooked before he speaks up on video. ]

Permission to speak freely, ma'am?

[ ... He's not sure if he TECHNICALLY even has to ask but better safe than sorry ]

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[icyeloquence]

[ Finally. Someone who knew how to properly address her; a sign that he must be well aware of her position back home in Remnant. Why else would he have done so? Either way it's something she appreciates, and after a moment she does nod. ]

Permission granted.

[ Her tone is calm, but with a very subtle warning beneath it. She'll at least hear him out for what it was worth, but keeping an eye on what he said regarding the matter. ]

Asking for that permission is not something most have the courtesy to do, so you have my attention.

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[sarcaskick]

[ and then there's THIS asshole ]

Well I, for one, think she's doing fantastic.

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[icyeloquence]

[ Oh look. A smart-ass with sarcasm. That's something she can definitely handle. ]

Your sarcasm says otherwise.

If you have an issue with my sister, say so instead of hiding behind what you think is a witty rebuttal.

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[qrunkle]

[ AND THEN THERE'S THIS ASSHOLE ]

If you're asking people to air all of their Schnee-related grievances, we could be here a while.

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[icyeloquence]

[ Oh my god. YOU were the last person she wanted to hear from on the matter. Even if it was just voice alone, she was able to recognize it easily. However, her thoughts - and qualms - were not entirely with him right now so she'll let it slide. ]

...I highly doubt there's enough to take up more than a couple minutes than what you seem to be implying, Qrow.

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[fade_to_black]

I agree with you. And the people who said those things are ignorant at best.

But don't you think this might make it worse?

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[icyeloquence]

Quite true. To say such things speak volumes of blatant and clear ignorance, but most do not see that as such.

[ In a way she is a touch pleased that Blake agreed with her, even if such didn't show in her voice or on her voice. This was the first time actually speaking to one of Weiss' teammates at all, if she stopped to think about it. ]

Make it worse? I fail to see how it would do so but do please elaborate.

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[nevertrulyalone]

[Artanis doesn't like to use video. He is, after all, not human, and clearly so. However, he feels it's a proper courtesy when talking with the sister of his employer.

Thus, the video feed is taken up by an alien face. It has gray skin, and no features -- no nose, no mouth -- save for a pair of glowing blue eyes. The creature's head is also adorned with an ornate headpiece.]

I beg your pardon, Ms. Schnee. I am Artanis, one of the Deputy Guardians of Nova City.

[The words come through as clear as crystal, despite the lack of a mouth. There is, however, a reverberation to them.]

More relevant, I am the leader of my race back home. When confronted with such criticisms as we've witnessed, particularly given the anonymous nature of them, it is best to avoid responding to them, generally speaking. I assure you, I speak from experience on this matter.

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[icyeloquence]

[ Winter was always raised to take everything in stride and kept a bit of an open mind compared to both hers and Weiss' father, so while most might find the sight of this individual frightening, it's more intriguing than anything else. His words are of interest as well, his ties with her sister made more than a little clear. ]

Artanis, was it?

[ She seems to mull over those words before a small sigh is exhaled past her lips and her eyes close, briefly. ]

From what I have come to understand, you say it's best to just let those cowardly comments slide? When they come to pose a real threat to her is when it is something to be worried about?

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[infinitejustice]

[A young man about Weiss's age appears. He's got a soldier's posture (from what can be seen of him, anyway) and a serious expression. He wasn't even aware that Weiss had a sister, let alone the fact that she is here in Genessia.]

Excuse me. I hate to say it, but at this point you're just adding fuel to the fire.

[Athrun eschews politics, but he grew up around them. He knows that the cardinal rule is to not acknowledge the haters.]

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[icyeloquence]

Am I? Do explain.

[ It's not a clueless question tossed out. She genuinely would like to know how her attempt at trying to help her sister out was something negative and a thing that was doing more harm than good. ]

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[scarletrequip]

[Even though Winter's declaration would undoubtedly be condemned by some, Erza has to praise her forthright attitude.]

While Weiss appears to be a very capable young woman, I can certainly appreciate the desire to protect one's family.

She's very lucky to have such a gallant older sister.

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[fallsuccession]

[Honestly, Pyrrha is just.... taking a hands off approach to all of this. She has no right to say anything on the way Weiss is going about things here, but she does feel like this won't help any.]

I really don't think this is the right way to deal with the situation. It's going to have a reverse effect than you intended.