#contcom raven

[the-silent-spring]

@mama-grimm (⛈)

"Because I want to hear your story. Not a biased account from Ozpin, not through Jinn's filter, not after it's been distorted across the generations. If you're determined to use the relics to ruin everything, I at least want to hear why before you do it."

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@small-red-rose (⚡)

This. This is why she hadn't wanted her daughters pulled into the war between Oz and Salem. The younger of her children, barely an adult, is already carrying around so many scars from her journey that the average Vacuan sandstorm is enough to set her off.

"It's been awhile since I've spent time in Vacuo, but storms like this are pretty common at this time of year. It shouldn't last more than an hour, two at the absolute longest."

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"Says the man who was just talking about how surprised he is to have made it this long," she says, sighing in irritation. "And I don't have a poetry habit, it's something I picked up along with playing guitar — and for the same reason, too."

"Anyways, the point is that people are counting on me now," she says, putting her assertive face back on. "People who, unlike those louts in the tribe, actually matter. So I refuse to die until those obligations are fulfilled."

"Heh. That's a little maudlin for you. I wasn't aware that you had picked up a poetry habit."

[the-silent-spring]

@littleblackqrow ( ⛈ )

She stops to think about that for a moment, and he does make some compelling arguments. Especially the part where she doesn't have to listen to him whine about a hangover.

"Alright, fine. We'll stop by Burger Bob's, but you're paying."

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@ileaverosepetalsinmywake ( ⚡ ) moved due to legacy post editor bug

"You still sound just like your mother. But you know...that's not a bad thing. Me, I'm just glad that your best has been enough to keep you among the living."

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@the-gray-maiden (⚡)

"It comes from being a combination of bandit queen, ex-huntress, and serial backstabber. So are you going to be trying to cash in as well, or are you the first huntress without a death wish I've met all month?"

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Ah, the question of how the hell such a disorganized rabble of bandits could possibly survive. She sighs and rolls her shoulders uncomfortably. "A lot of them don't survive. But the rules of the Branwen Tribe were always pretty straightforward there: grown people who aren't strong enough to protect themselves against the Grimm are dead weight," she says, struggling to believe that she ever bought into this bullshit. The way she sags makes it clear that it weighs her down like chains these days. "And when the weak die, that's just one less mouth to feed. A pointless and unnecessarily cruel policy."

Worst of all, she imagines, is what the tribe will do now that they don't have a strong leader to hold them together. "I imagine that they've scattered to the four winds by now, without me to keep them in line. Or just...well, experienced the logical conclusion of "every man for himself" as a guiding principle."

Sienna glances at her sideways, an eyebrow twitching up just so. Politics and warfare had pulled her away from Vacuo, but it's always her home; and while the desert is a harsh, unforgiving place, and the Council is a joke and the city-dwellers outright proud of their inhospitality, there is still no place on Remnant she would rather live.

Certainly not in Mistral, of all places.

"Out there," she offers, with a jut of her chin to suggest the desert beyond the city, "people who can't take care of each other die. No man's an oasis." Anima has its own set of hardships, to be sure, but water and food are plentiful and there are inns along the roads. She supposes it makes being selfish less immediately suicidal. Still: "I'm surprised your people can even survive like that. The grimm must have given you no end of trouble."

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@mama-grimm ( ⚡ )

"As long as we're not getting into anything too deep, philosophical, or personal, I think it should be alright. What's on your mind?"

While she waits to hear the question, she opts to get started putting the groceries away.

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Continued from here due to xkit error. @combat-heelys

So he does recognize her, even if his reaction is a confusing one. He doesn't look like he's from one of the other bandit clans, but she's been away long enough that things may have changed. Substantially. Then again, maybe he's from an organized crime syndicate that popped up while she was on her back.

"I'll take that into consideration, but what do you mean by our types?" she asks. She wants to know just what she's about to walk into.

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@small-red-rose continued from ( ⚡ )

"I can sleep when I'm dead. Right now there's still prep work to be done for when Salem inevitably puts in an appearance."

[the-silent-spring]

"Now that you mention it, I probably should get an apron or something. Keeping the inventory up shouldn't be too much of a stretch, though, I'll just have to figure out the system," she remarks as she looks around.

The mention of dinner gets her attention and pulls her back from her thoughts. "Huh? Oh, that'd be great actually. I haven't had much beyond MREs while I've been on my back. There's a certain point past which you're just too injured to cook and I've been there."

Maybe she can talk to Lucida a bit and get to know her at that point.

"If you could. I've been too scatterbrained lately to try and maintain accuracy these days." She said with a slightly nervous chuckle. It was...let's say surprising to her that she could be a touch airhead. "Well, it's up to you if you'd like something to keep yourself clean..." She said, dusting off her apron not so subtly, gloves in her pocket. "But I can get you something if you'd like. I'm sure you'd like to go home not covered in potting soil and dust." Luci joked. She made her way over to the small break space nestled into the corner.

"No rush by any means." She said, pulling a small container with homemade tea bags from one cabinet and a kettle from another. "But...that's about it. If there's any questions or anything about me, my stock, or the shop, I'll do my best to answer. I'll be making dinner here soon, so you're welcome to stay for a bite." She did mention she'd provide meals.

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@aestasrosis ( ⛈ )

"Does getting badgered into a false sense of bravado by random, anonymous strangers on the Internet count?"

"Really, it's just...I can't change the past, Summer. I can't go back and say the things I should've said, or do the things I should've done."

"We've been given a second chance and there's still a future waiting out there. I can't think of anyone I'd rather meet it with."

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@ileaverosepetalsinmywake (⚡) moved due to legacy editor post

"Uh, yeah? I don't get it for free because I'm not a licensed Huntress, and I'm trying to give up the bandit lifestyle. That means no stealing it either."

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@combat-heelys ( ⛈ ) continued due to xkit break

"I'm not going to go check because I absolutely don't want to know, but I'm guessing Qrow's a hall of famer on that challenge."

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"And Tai, my brother, and Summer. You have to admit, that's a pretty prestigious group to be part of, eh?" she prods, trying to cheer Aurora up. "So don't ever let yourself feel like you're a bad person or that you don't matter. Kindred Link's the proof that neither of those things are true!"

Aurora is thankfully that Raven was able to bring up the subject about the connection the two of them now had.

"Oh yeah, you did mention you felt that something happend to me... So your semblance has decided im important enough to be connected to, like with Yang and Ruby?"

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@littleblackqrow ( ⚡ )

"Yes, I did! Those songs are classics that are still used in workout playlists everywhere! Don't slander my already-admittedly-shitty name!"