#schnee family values

[superiorsturgeon]

Hallmark Movie

Blonde boy: *wearing business attire* Wow, this small town certainly is quaint and different from the fast-paced world of the big city! I sure am out of my element here!

Blonde boy: After I complete the business for my family’s company that brought me out here, I’ll probably have to hurry back and try to get that promotion/new job that takes up all my time… 😞

Redhead woman: *steps out of pickup truck wearing jeans and flannel* Excuse me, but due to a snowstorm/landslide it looks like you’re stuck in town for a month! How about I show you around this improbably close-knit community and teach you the value of taking time to appreciate the little things instead of working all the time?

Blonde boy: *taking off his sensible tie* Okay! After some initial culture shock, I’m sure I can help pull off some big holiday festival/save the farm and find happiness as your house-husband in the countryside! 😃

Blonde boy: *jumps into Redhead Woman’s arms and kisses her as she carries him over the threshold into a nearby cabin* 🥰

Credits roll

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Pyrrha: …so what do you think…? 😃

Weiss: *reading Pyrrha’s screenplay before pitching it to Schnee Studios* …well…it’s uh…

Ren: Maybe you could flesh out the plot a bit more. Perhaps some kind of antagonist to create conflict…?

Nora: Put more tension early on between the male and female leads!

Jaune: It’s adorable! 🥰

[aspoonofsugar]

Merry Schnees-Mas!

It's Christmas, so here comes a short meta on the Schnees' secondary allusion, which is rooted in the founder of the SDC: Nicholas Schnee.

NICHOLAS AS SANTA CLAUS

Nicholas alludes to Santa Claus:

He is called "Old Nick"

He has a white beard and wears a red cape with white fur

He lives in the Kingdom of Winter and is the Head of the Schnee (snow) family

He is famous for being fair and generous

He is the founder of a company who produces the equivalent of magic (Dust) and is known all around the world

Under his leadership the SDC is small, but famous for its quality, fairness and genuine values.

JACQUES AS A GOBLIN-JACK FROST

Jacques alludes to Jack Frost:

His name Jacques is similar to Jack and his surname Gelè means frost in French

He is associated with cold, as he makes his family's life cold and lonely through his abuse

Jack Frost is often depicted positively and is even considered Santa Claus's helper. For example, he makes snow fall, so that Santa can camouflage himself in the sky. Obviously, Jacques is an inversion, as he tricks Willow and Nicholas in trusting him with the SDC. In short, he is a false friend to them: he acts as the embodyment of winter, only to reveal himself as a cruel goblin. Like the one who builds the evil mirror in The Snow Queen. Or like Santa Claus's most famous enemies.

Under him, the Company grows and starts exporting in the whole world. Still, the workers are exploited and more and more unethical methods are used. The SDC and the Schnee Family both lose their identity.

THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

Let's review:

Nicholas founds a company built on mutual help, fairness and quality

Jacques comes and makes it bigger and more successful, but sacrifices its people for it

Doesn't it sound similar to what capitalism does to Santa Claus and Christmas itself?

Then the point may very well be that the Schnee Family needs to rediscover the "true meaning of Christmas" and Nicholas's original ideals.

Luckily, a certain snowflake is on it:

Weiss: I don’t know who you think you are, but let me tell you who I am: I am the granddaughter of a hero and a child of a villain. I am a citizen of a fallen Kingdom and an heir to nothing. I will not be defined by my name because I will be the one to define it. I am Weiss Schnee, and I am a Huntress!

Weiss is bound to rebuild the Schnee Family legacy and to define what her surname stands for.

Interestingly, our Snowhite is also tied to resurrection (as per her fairy tale) and to religious symbolism:

And what is Christmas, if not the celebration of Jesus's birthday? The child who will die and be reborn to save humanity?

I would say our Snow Angel's chances to succeed are pretty high!

Merry Christmas to whoever celebrates! And Happy Holidays to everybody!

[bestworstcase]

As far as your willow example goes, it’s possible she didn’t want to run the company and give it to Jacques back before she learned what’s prick he was. We aren’t really given a lot of indicators as to whether or not she has any affinity for or interest in running the SDC.

gently: no.

And so entered Jacques Gelè. Having married into the family, Jacques decided to take the Schnee name over his own. He was... a lot of words I shouldn't repeat. But most importantly, he was a cunning businessman. Jacques managed to convince Nicholas that he was the perfect man to run the SDC in his place. 

i know its trendy these days to be like “unreliable narrators show! everything the characters say is meaningless!” but the text does actually matter and there are specific techniques the narrative uses to help the viewer sort out what’s reliable information and what isn’t. the most important of those techniques are 1. conflicting perspectives from different characters (eg: like ten answers to “what does salem want?”) and 2. statements contradicted by on-screen action (eg: “summer rose telling lies! first time for everything” vs summer’s well-practiced emotional masking).

neither of those techniques, nor any of the smaller ones, are used with regard to the SDC: everything weiss says about her father and the company adds up with the narrative presented in WOR. everything we know about jacques’ behavior and about willow lines up too. there’s no reason to be skeptical of the events described in the WOR episode, which is completely unambiguous about this discussion having been between nicholas and his (future/current depending on how long the persuasion lasted) son-in-law.

if willow had been meaningfully involved she would have been mentioned at all. you don’t even need to establish what her name is, if it’s too cumbersome to introduce her properly: you’ve just explained that jacques married in to the schnee family so you just say “jacques managed to convince his wife and nicholas that he was the perfect man to run the SDC” or leave nicholas out altogether if you want to suggest that willow is the one whom he tricked. there is no reason to exclude her from this narrative if she had a say in the decision to sign over her inheritance to jacques.

given that she’s also clearly had combat training but has never at any point been described as a retired huntress, and that we know nicholas was himself a warrior who personally escorted deliveries around the world? the implication there is that willow was training to follow in her father’s footsteps before her fiancé/husband convinced nicholas to leave the company to him instead.

add on that jacques does the exact same thing to both his daughters, in weiss’ case going as far as apparently spinning it like she chose to relinquish her claim to the company willingly? (with zero repercussions, implying that whatever he did was legal and there wasn’t anything weiss could do even with ironwood’s help—remember that jacques was running an election campaign in v7, if weiss could’ve returned to atlas and gone public about her father committing fraud to force her out of the company and imprisoning her at home, she undoubtedly would have had ironwood’s full support.)

like the most charitable reading of nicholas here is that jacques straight up lied to him, or forged nicholas’ signature, but that requires willow to have basically no agency (why wouldn’t she question this? why wouldn’t she kick up a fuss if jacques literally stole her inheritance against both her and her father’s will?—we know from weiss that willow didn’t shatter until weiss was ten, the way willow is in the present isn’t reflective of who she was 25+ years ago when all this happened)

it’s a lot simpler to take the text at face value that nicholas disinherited his own daughter because his son-in-law talked him into it.

[decreare]

Baby Mama White Knight (CH1)

“I got Fat!”

The former heiress of the Schnee Dust Company whined, daring to look back at the scale that cursed her with the knowledge of added pounds.

She sorrowfully pinched at her stomach, what was once trim and Firm from years of ballet and fighting creatures made from nightmares. Now it had a small layer of baby fat that barely filled half of Weiss’s long thin fingers when pinched.  

She forced herself in front of a mirror, wanting to get to the bottom of this as she turned to her side, not liking what she was seeing. Sure she noticed she had gone up a couple cup sizes ever since she gave birth to the twins, and didn’t seem to stop growing (not helped she gave birth to TRIPLETS soon after). Now they nearly rivaled Yang’s ridiculously sized Udders, just a few cups behind as she hefted them up in their lacy ice-blue bra. Her ass was ridiculously padded as well, in a constant fight with her hips and making pants all the more difficult to find. With fear, she gave it a light Smack, watching it give off a light jiggle as she grabbed each blushing cheek.

“Gods is this what my mother felt like when she had us?”

She muttered out loud to herself. Ever since she was young she was drilled with the proper etiquette of high society. How to eat, how to dress, how to speak. The most important thing she spent her young life on was keeping a trim figure, everyone else had to put in the same grueling hours or get surgery, or try and fail to ignore it as others snickered behind their back. Weiss didn’t know if she could confront Atlas’s upper class like this, wearing comfortable stained clothes and armed with her five children holding on to her in fear at judging eyes. Thank the gods Atlas fell right? She tried to comfort herself.

“I’ve become a Cow!”

Weiss let out a pained sob that filled the house, yet no tears came out of her eyes as she looked out from a nearby window. Her Children were outside with not much care for things like Ineffectual dinner parties and maintaining the prestige of her Family Name. Her three rambunctious daughters played a game only they could understand with sticks and paper hats, getting their more “commoner” clothes dirty with no one to reprimand them as their older brother and sister observed them while sparring. She felt her heart fluttering at the memory of them asking to take up fencing as she had. Scared but excited that it was their choice because they admired her, not because they had to take up a hobby for it was a “good showing” for the family.

She didn’t hear the door open as she wallowed in added pounds and memories both good and bad. Her blonde partner sensed she needed comfort from his garden. He slowly made his way up into the upstairs bedroom, not knowing what to make of her state as knew he had to comfort her. So he wrapped his arms around her, his unshaven chin resting on her snow-white hair. Being pulled into her husband’s lap as he sat down on their bed.

“What’s wrong?”

She felt Jaune rock her from side to side. Letting out undignified squeaks after her husband snuck up to hug her from behind. She wanted to kiss him as she stroked his fuzzy cheek while looking in the mirror again. They looked so PERFECT! Like a loving couple, even though Jaune was in dirt-streaked overalls and graying blonde hair due to their adventures adding so much weight to his mind and Weiss was in (now that she thought about it) tight lingerie after wrangling her kids throughout the entire morning and getting her clothes dirty with food and love. What she wore enough was a simple luxury despite the fact she could afford so much more, finding such fancy things quickly lost their value when faced against children, and they were simply Priceless compared to the farce that was her life before Beacon.

They were loved, they were happy, and if they ever felt overwhelmed they had the combined teams of RWBY and JNPR and the suffocatingly loving Arc clan to come and help. Their children were happy and loved by their friends and family. Everything was as perfect as life can be despite the constant messiness. Jaune was loved, Weiss was loved, and they loved each other despite the pains and troubles they carried, practically opposite in origin. She felt herself smile while in Jaune’s arms. She looked back at herself with pride.

And started to cry.

Jaune could only sputter as his wife broke out in tears, becoming more confused as Weiss started to laugh.

“I feel like a cow Jaune, and I’m Happy!”

Jaune became even more confused at his wife’s statement, not even sure why her gaining some weight would be a bad thing.

“I-is gaining some baby weight a good or bad t-thing?”

She whipped away the tears from her face, her face hurting from laughing but still she was content.

“Well, my knight, what do you think of your Princess gaining a few pounds, looking more like a common whore than a proper lady~”

Jaune felt like he was experiencing whiplash as Weiss rubbed her fattened behind on his Denim-covered crotch. He couldn't lie he enjoyed the sight of a plumper Weiss in his arms while she only wore blue lingerie that strained to stay on her frame more than before.  

“Y-you are beautiful as the day you let me take your hand in marriage. N-now you carry the body of a mother with the same grace as b-before, I c-couldn’t be more in l-love. You have given everything I could have ever w-wanted with your presence!”

He fumbled, confused by Weiss's mood swings, but his words were as true as he could make. Plus he thought she looked a bit better than before. More like a Mother, proof she had given birth to his children.

“Oh Jaune you charmer!”

His genuine compliments earn him a kiss as Weiss lowers his head, her dainty hands grasping at the straps of his overalls to undo them. She was picked up in the middle of their embrace, squealing into her kiss as she flipped into laying in their bed. The springs creaked as Jaune made her lie down, not caring that the rough weight shifting made the mattress worryingly squeak. Trapping her within his arms for now.

“Tell me what’s going on Weiss”

Her arousal felt betrayed as she huffed, knowing where this will lead to.

“Fine. I’ve been doing some reflecting. Who I am, who I should be, who I am with you, with our kids, and I kinda panicked? I really wasn’t expecting this, least of all getting Fat”

“And is that a bad thing-”

She pressed a finger against his lips.

“Did you ever expect being a Huntsman would be this hard?”

That froze the both of them, making them still for minutes as they didn’t separate.

Slowly, she was lifted up alongside Jaune, wrapping an arm around her waist as they made their way to the window, their children still playing outside.

They stood there, watching them play with pride, their fears dissipating.

“I don’t regret-”

“I don’t regret-”

“...”

“...”

“And This is why we are married my tall, blonde, scraggly knight, what would you do without me~”

“Probably still lost following Ruby around”

She could only gasp at the truth of the statement, not even entertaining the idea of looking at his smirking face as they refocused their gaze on their kids. Weiss tried to ignore her heart racing as Jaune’s rough fingers slightly dug into her love handle.

Despite it all, she was Happy, just a momentary lapse of despair in her life.

[rwby-encrusted-blog]

So one of Shark Faunus Jaune sister's is a blonde Meroune from Monster Musume

(Change the pink to a Sandy-Blonde, and Indeed you Do!)

{Also Manako and Rachnera best girls. Don't @ me.}

RWBYJNPR are Visiting Jaune's Home

Nora: I didn't know you had an Indoor Pool!

Jaune: That would be My Oldest sister's Room. Her name is Anna.

Weiss: Why Does she need a Pool in her room?

Jaune: This is why.

Something Breaches the Surface of the Pool at terrifying speeds, aiming right for Jaune.

Jaune: *Lifting Anna* HI- Anna! HAH! caught you! This Time!

Anna: Hello Little Brother~ Beacon and granted you evermore strength than Working in the orchards, Hmm?

Anna-Ranth Arc. The eldest Sister of the Arcs. Her Faunus Trait Makes her effectively a Mermaid, the Tail of a Short-fin Mako in place of her legs. She wears a warm red-pink skirt, with what seems to be a similarly colored one-piece swimsuit. Her hair is mostly Sandy-Blond with red highlights.

Jaune: Yep! I gotta set you down now! I'll go grab your chair! *He tosses her to his side. She seems unfazed by it*

Anna: So~ All of you are the ones who Convinced my Baby Brother to stay away so long?

Ruby: Well, He ran away first! We've just been Keeping him Occupied.

Pyrrha: Yes. I have been Doing what I can to give him the skills a proper Huntsman Needs.

Anna: That's all well and Good~ Now just what do you think of My Dearest Brother~?

Ruby: He was my first friend at Beacon! We'd follow each other to the ends of Remnant!

Blake: He's been the doofus he's always been. Same goes for his Kindness.

Yang: He's cool enough. For a dork.

Pyrrha: He was the first person to see me for me, not the four-time tournament champion.

Ren: He is a dear Friend. He's practically a Brother I never had.

Nora: He's our fearless Leader! I'd break Anyone's legs if he asked!

Nora: I wish he would ask me to break someone's legs.

Anna: ...

Anna: And what of you, Schnee?

Weiss: He's ... I did not like him at first. But I've recently realized he has ... Certain qualities that make him a good friend.

R-BY-NPR: ...

Yang: Wow. That's the biggest Compliment She's ever given him.

Anna: ... Oh! I see now!

Ruby: *Whispering* What does she see? She's had her eyes closed this whole time?

Yang: She's using it as an expression.

Anna: You're in love with My Jaune-Jaune!

Pyrrha: WHAT!

Weiss: W-What do you mean?

Anna: Oh! How Beautiful! How Tragic! A Schnee and a Faunus! And not just any Faunus, but an Arc~! Forever separated by familial Values~

Anna: Unless They can forgo all they've learned, and trust each other~ Or perhaps it will end as Romia and Julius, dying for their love of one another, unable to stand the Separation~

Anna: *glaring at Weiss* Don't let it end up like Romia and Julius or I'll bring back to life to kill you again.

Weiss: ʸᵉˢ ᵐᵃ'ᵃᵐᵎ

Jaune: Hey Guys! Sorry I took so long! Her chair was all tangled up. She wasn't too intense for you, right guys?

Anna: *Back to normal, hauling herself into a wheelchair* Of course I wasn't~ For what purpose would I have to be nothing but courteous to your friends~? *They leave the room*

Blake: ... Was it just me, or did she get super hot when she did that?

[howlingday]

Belladina Interviews

Oobleck: Right! Well then, why don't we start with a few questions for the parents?

Blake: (Thinking) Bartholomew Oobleck. Forty-seven years old. He has a doctorate in history as Beacon's history teacher and is housemaster of dormitory 7, Amber Hall. Regarded as intelligent, reliable, and open-minded. He's well-liked by his students, but is also known for speaking at a swift pace. The safest path to win his favor is with honest and straightforward answers.

Oobleck: I understand that this is your second wife. How did you meet your husband?

Blake: Straight to the point. It makes sense, since Beacon Academy is focused on family values.

Blake: My husband and I met by chance at the neighborhood tailor's shop. The same one where Beacon uniforms are made, in fact. It was the way he carried himself which first caught my eye. It was like he appeared out of nowhere. After the death of my first husband and being so busy caring for my daughter, I was hesitant to pursue a new relationship. But the more we talked, the more I realized I'd found a kindred spirit in him. I was touched by his kindness and how much he valued family. I knew he would be a wonderful father to my daughter.

Jaune: (Blushing)

Oobleck: I see. Same question, Mr. Belladina.

Jaune: Oh... Well... Blake is such a wonderful woman. And she's so good with children. She understood how difficult it was for me to be all by myself, and she welcomed me into her family.

Oobleck: Excellent to hear. Family is very important to us at Beacon.

Jacques: I see you're a man who must have low standards, Mr. Arc. Why else would you saddle yourself to a woman with a child? And a woman like her no less?

Goodwitch: Behave yourself, Master Schnee.

Blake: Jacques Schnee. Fourty-nine years old. A legacy hire, as his father-in-law was the headmaster, he is the business and economics professor and housemaster of dormitory two, Azure Hall. Greedy. Callous. His wife filed for divorce last month. His wife just won full custody of her children. In all of his previous interviews, his questions focused on directly disparaging the families of applicants. It's best to avoid provoking him.

Oobleck: On to the next question. May we ask why you have decided to apply for Beacon Academy?

Blake: For one reason, sir...

Blake: To get close enough to my target, Charlotte Malachite!.

Blake: The quality of the teaching staff at Beacon Academy is second to none. The instructors are cultured, knowledgeable, and talented. More importantly, I believe only the elite faculty of Beacon Academy can instill in our child the nobility and patriotism needed to stand amongst our country's elite.

Goodwitch: (Thinking) A most disciplined reply, Blake Belladina. I knew I saw something in you.

Glynda Goodwitch. ??? years old. Fitness Professor and housemistress of dormitory three, Lavender Hall. Personality: Elegant.

Oobleck: We would like to hear about Penny from the perspective of her parents. What would you consider to be her strengths and weaknesses?

Blake: Penny holds a deep and passionate curiosity. She is willing and eager to poke her nose into everything, sometimes to an extent that it could be considered as much of a strength as it is a weakness. And perhaps this is just a mother's bias, but I find her to be wise beyond her years.

Goodwitch: Wise? This girl here? Didn't she only earn thirty-one points on her entrance exam?

Penny: (Flinches)

Blake: In fact, she's so intuitive, I swear she can read my mind! Ha ha!

Penny: (Shivers)

Blake: But for a solid answer for weaknesses, I do wish she was less picky about her food.

Oobleck: Hm. And what do you see in her, Mr. Belladina, and how would you describe your parenting style towards her?

Jaune: Well, as we've already discussed, I am not her birth father. So I will admit that, at first, I may have spoiled her in my attempts to win her over. I had to learn how to be strict sometimes, for the sake of her future. I work hard to remember that.

Jaune: (Thinking) Just like we practiced.

Oobleck: Mrs. Belladina mentioned that your daughter can be picky. What sort of meals do you cook at home?

Jaune: M-Meals?! Oh, uh, I, uh... W-Well...

Blake: Actually, sir, I do most of the cooking. However, my husband is more than happy to help when I'm too busy.

Blake: Not that it's ever happened.

Jacques: You're kidding me. A husband who can't even cook? You need to work harder to be a better example for your daughter, sir!

Jaune: !!!

Blake: No one is perfect, sir. While my husband may not be the primary chef, he is incredibly neat and organized. The house is always spotless. And he is a most wonderful example for our daughter.

Jacques: That may be, but a man who can't even cook is hardly a good example for a child.

Blake: And who are you to-

Jaune: B-Blake, it's okay! He's right!

Blake: (Clenching her fist) He's right. Calm yourself, Nightshade. Why are you even upset? It's not like he's really your husband.

Jacques: (Thinking) Just a pair of lovebirds, eh? I could just puke. Well, I'll just keep pecking at those cracks and see what comes pouring out. If these smug plebians don't get rejected, then there is no justice in the world.

Penny: (Thinking) This man hates Mama and Papa! I need to do real good, or else...

Oobleck: Well, I think it's time we heard from your daughter.

Penny: Here we go...

Oobleck: Can you tell us who you are and where you live?

Penny: M-My name is Penny Pellapina. And I live in Vale... North. At 42 Space... Something. Mister sir!

Oobleck: And what do you like to do when you're not in school?

Blake: She knows this. These are all the questions we...

Penny: I like to watch at restaurants and eat the opera.

Blake: Huh?.

Oobleck: And what sorts of things do you want to accomplish while attending Beacon Academy?

Penny: Uh... Um...

Penny: What was the answer?.

Blake: Well, I know what I want to do while at Beacon Academy. Get close to Charlotte at a school event and expose the plans of the organization she leads. Then stop her before-

Penny: I want... to expose the secrets... of the boss... of the or-gun-eye-zay-shun.

Blake: WHAT DID SHE JUST SAY?!. The answer was to read all the books in the library!.

Penny: Oh, and library books.

Oobleck: "Boss of the organization"? Do you mean the headmaster?

Blake: Ah ha ha ha! Oh, excuse my daughter! She's very ambitious! She's so curious about the lives of the people who have achieved leadership positions.

Goodwitch: Hmmm... Seeking to learn from those at the top at such a young age... There is a degree of elegance to that.

Goodwitch: If that is true, then you mist know the name of our headmaster, young lady?

Penny: Um... It's, uh...

Blake: You know this! It's Headmaster Ozpin!.

Penny: Head pasture... All in. Mister sir.

Goodwitch: Eh... Close enough.

Goodwitch: And do you understand how hard one must work to succed as he has?

Penny: ...

Penny: Yeah! You gotta run through the jungle to get strong! And face life-or-death stuff over and over to get brave!

Blake: That was the training montage in yesterday's spy cartoon...

Goodwitch: Such incredible resolve! Perhaps I have underestimated this child.

Oobleck: Haha! Perhaps you needn't go that far. Now, I have questions for you about your parents. What does your mother do for a living?

Penny: She's a spy.

Blake: !

Penny: Spy... Spycial social work.

Oobleck: Are you alright, dear? You sound a bit congested. What about your father? What is he like?

Penny: He can be a little scary sometimes, but he's really nice!

Jaune: !

Oobleck: If you had to give your mother and father a score, what would it be?

Penny: 100 points! They're perfect and I love them. I want to be with them forever!

Jacques: Garbage like this is the last thing we need at Beacon.

Jacques: So, who do you like better? Your old daddy or your new daddy?

Oobleck: Master Schnee, that question isn't-

Jacques: Who cares? Are we who ask the questions not permitted to improvise and think outside the box?

Blake: May I request a different question?

Blake: I don't know how she ended up in that orphanage, but there's too good a chance her parents are...

Jacques: No. Answer the question or be scored accordingly.

Plip... Plip...

Penny: (Crying) D... D...

Blake: Penny...

Penny: (Sniffles, Wipes eyes) Daddy...

Jacques: Well, there you have it. She likes her real daddy more.

Jaune: (Comforting Penny) How dare you?!

Blake: Calm down, Jaune.

Jaune: But this is...

Blake: For the mission, we can endure this. We have to endure this.

Jacques: The dorms are full of children living away from their parents. This is no place for children who burst into tears over every little thing.

Blake: He can smear us all he likes. It doesn't matter. We're not a real family.

Jaune: "Every... little.. thing"? You think THAT is a "little thing"? (Fingers pop and crack)

Blake: Calm. Calm. Calm. It doesn't matter.

Jacques: What's your problem anyway, second husband? It's not my fault she doesn't love you.

Jacques: Ah, now that feels better. Hm?

Blake: (Swinging her leg for Jacques head) STAND DOWN, NIGHTSHADE!.

CRUNCH!

Jacques: (Stares at table split in perfect half)

Blake: (Removes her foot from the table, Reveals bug beneath) Forgive my behavior. There was a gnat buzzing around. (Turns) Thank you for your time.

Jacques: W-Where do you think you're going?! We're not finished!

Blake: If belittling the feelings of children is part of Beacon's educational philosophy, then I have clearly chosen the wrong school.

Jacques: HOW DARE YOU DISGRACE THE NAME OF BEACON ACADEMY!

Blake: Jaune. Penny. We're leaving now. (They walk ahead) Good day. (Slams door)

Jacques: YOU WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN BEACON ACADEMY AGAIN! DO YOU HEAR ME?!

Goodwitch: You went too far, Master Schnee.

Jacques: Oh? Are you questioning my methods, Goodwitch? I'd watch your attitude, if I were you. Big Nicholas may no longer be with us, but his name still holds a lot of weight around here. Send in the next family already!

Goodwitch: ...

???: (Memory) Those who beg and grovel at the feet of the powerful... They're such pitiful creatures, no?.

Goodwitch: ...She didn't disgrace the good name of Beacon Academy.

Jacques: Huh?

BAM!

Jacques: (Falls back, Unconscious)

Goodwitch: (Changes gloves) There. Handled with elegance. And with that, Mrs. Belladina, I think I can face you with the pride and dignity of a proper Beacon Academy educator.

[themoonmywife]

So are we gonna talk about the parallels we are getting here with volume 2?

No?

Volume 2 where where Weiss wants to be a huntress to honor the burden of her family’s name and undue the hate from her father. Where Blake wanted to be a Huntress because huntresses fight for the right thing and she’s desperately trying to undue the hate she’s been a part of. And Yang who admits she’s in it for the thrill and the mystery, and is fine with not knowing what tomorrow will bring. And Ruby… Who has always wanted to be a huntress and help those in need.

Volume 9 team RWBY?

“To be free?”

Weiss has found her purpose, not to fix the broken legacy of her family name, but to define what it is to be a Schnee. She has lost everything that makes a Schnee name something of value, yet despite this she is dead set on defining her own path, away from her “villain” of a father. Instead of feeling ashamed of her family name due to her father, Weiss is emboldened. Weiss can proudly say she is a Schnee and not feel guilty of the injustice and pain it has caused others because she is not her father, she is not just a name. So when her past self offers her a life without the weight of her family name, she refuses. Weiss is a Schnee, while that name might not carry the same weight since everything that made it important is lost, she will define the new meaning of the name Schnee. I think Blake had it pegged right when describing Weiss as “defiance”.

“To be something simpler?”

Blake has embraced her Faunus self, not afraid to just be who she is around those she loves, cat ears and all. Yeah she had ran back when Yang lost her arm, but she’s been working like hell ever since to show that she’s never going to leave any of them again. Her past self offers her the chance to run away from all the things she used to struggle with, and make life easier for her by taking away part of her identity. And what does Blake do? Refuse. She embraces her family, friends, and culture, she cannot even fathom leaving that behind and betraying that. She has worked so hard to get comfortable with opening up to the ones she cares about and really embracing her culture, no way can she turn back now. The Blake of Volume 9 is not afraid to love, not afraid to show her ears, and has the courage to stay, even when it might be easier to run.

“To be whole again?”

Yang has been through the ringer. She lost her arm defending someone she loved, said person ran when she needed her most, and confronted a mother who could never love her in the way Summer did. After Volume 3, did Yang still believe in becoming a huntress for the thrill and mystery after the shit show that was the fall of Beacon? Yang’s past self offers her a way to go back, leaving behind the impossible odds they’re up against and getting her arm back. And what does Yang do? She frowns, not able to believe that could ever be an option. Despite losing a part of her, Volume 9 Yang feels whole. She embraces the failures she has made along the way and accepts that they played a huge part in her own growth. If she was missing something it’s not because it was taken from her, it’s because she simply hasn’t found it yet. And this my friends, is why Blake described Yang as “Strength”, not just in power but in mind.

“So… What are you gonna be?”

Oh Ruby… Ruby has always been the one member of team RWBY that never questioned why she wanted to be a huntress. Being a huntress is something that was always meant to happen. Yang describes Ruby in Volume 2 as always wanting to help those in need without getting anything in return. Yet here we are in Volume 9, Ruby has lost countless friends and has so many lives counting on her and the team. Failure after failure it has weighed her down, her “spark” of hope is flickering and burning out. So when being asked what a Huntress is? She stays quiet, unsure of what it means to be one anymore. She doesn’t even know what she is anymore, choosing to sit in silence when confronted with that question by her past self. Ruby was the beacon of hope and optimism yet it seems Blake is taking that role this season. Who is Ruby without hope? Blake had described Ruby as “purity”, so far she’s been right but I guess we will have to find out who Ruby Rose really is this season.

This episode brought all the feelings. Compared to Volume 2 Weiss has achieved her freedom, Blake outgrew the want of a simpler life, Yang feels whole despite feeling like a part of her was missing post Volume 3, and Ruby? Well, you’ll have to get back to me on that one. I smell character development on the horizon, hold onto your butts!

[gentlemetalcactus]

Okay, RWBY theory time. If Ruby is confronted with her younger self in the caterpillar’s smoke clouds, who’s to say that Blake, Yang, and Weiss aren’t having a similar experience? What if, in order to become big again, they need to show that they’ve matured? What if they’re all confronted by versions of themselves from their early beacon days for whatever reason? Say, versions who were struggling to figure out why they wanted to become huntresses around a certain campfire in Mountain Glenn?

In the smoke, Blake is confronted with her younger self, uncertain of how to undo so many years of hate and injustice, and now she can tell her younger self that it’s not just up to her, but if she looks around her, she’ll find many people who are willing to fight that fight, and she doesn’t have to carry that weight by herself. Maybe she couldn’t turn Adam away from a dark path, but she and her family convinced Ilia and other Faunus that there is a way to fight back against prejudice that doesn’t involve violence. That results in saving lives. And even when things go wrong, she won’t need to feel like running away all the time, and if she does, well, she knows there are open arms waiting to welcome her back. Maybe a particular set of arms, of which one is yellow.

Weiss confronts a version of herself worried about living up to a family legacy, and although she may feel at first like that legacy is gone along with the rest of Atlas, she realizes that the legacy isn’t just up to her. (Wait a minute, this sounds like something I said in a previous paragraph…) Although her father’s actions are still a sore spot for older Weiss, she can tell her younger self she successfully stopped him from messing up more lives when she had the chance. And once the rest of her family was out from under Jacques’ control, they all acted in ways that made her proud, and now she realizes that family is about more than legacy, that she can do good not because she is tied to the Schnee name, but because she is who she is: she’s Weiss. And her family values her for that. Her family being team RWBY as well as Winter, Whitley, Willow and Klein. As a huntress she can do more for them, and more with them, than she could as a Schnee. (Although the company perks almost helped…)

Now, Yang might meet a younger version of herself who still has both arms, who’s not thinking too much about tomorrow, who’s just in it for the adventure. But an older, more harrowed Yang, down an arm, reassures her young, naive self. Things got a lot harder than just, “go with the flow, you know”, but she made it through. And now she knows that not having any expectations and just seeking thrills were ways to avoid thinking about the things she had lost, or never had, ways to fill an emptiness inside of her that reflected her insecurities and self-worth issues. Sure, she still doesn’t quite know what tomorrow will bring, but she does know that her team will be there, and that they’ll always try to help others, so they don’t have to have a missing mom. Some things are better off being certain. Tomorrow used to bring a certain kind of loneliness in its unpredictability, but not anymore. Maybe some things should not stay uncertain. And when she gets out of the smoke she’ll look at Blake with that fond look and make the audience melt (and Blake blush). Don’t worry there will be more clouds to help you confess your damn feelings! Ahem, sorry about that.

Lastly, Ruby, at her lowest, most uncertain, down on her luck, and depressed, meets a younger version of herself, who was so sure, so set in her path, who was already a huntress at heart. And now, when Ruby is questioning herself, her own actions, and her worth as a huntress, her younger self asks her, “what are you gonna be?” And our Ruby won’t know how to answer. She will feel like she’s not a huntress, she’s barely Ruby Rose, she’s just a girl. How does she move forward? How did she end up so far from this hopeful girl she was in the past? A long string of failures have led her here. And Ruby can tell her past self nothing. She either breaks down, in the safety of the clouds / hallucination, or bottles that feeling up to come back to at a later time. Maybe she’ll find it in herself to say, “I don’t know. I don’t know what I’m going to be. But I know that I am going to do whatever it is I need to do to get out of here.” Not learning the lesson, but refusing to stay still. There will be time to learn that lesson later.

Anyway, that’s just what I think will maybe not happen, but wouldn’t it be cool if some of it did.

[invested-in-your-future]

How would you do the Schneeblings drama? Would you have them reconcile in the end?

It's sure is interesting how many sibling dynamics the story has set-up isn't it? Ruby and Yang, Schnee family, Qrow and Raven. Sure makes one wonder why they felt the need to add literal sibling gods to it too when they haven't really done anything with all the other siblings in the show.

In my opinion, each of sibling dynamics at play should be completely different. Yang and Ruby have become inseparable, having bonded since childhood, but there's lingering air of uncertainty and issues between them that has made that bond fall apart like a house of cards after V3 and each of them is trying to make sense of their life and how they could rebuild it. Meanwhile Qrow and Raven couldn't be more different from each other, have wildly different worldviews and always have butted heads with each other, but in my idea, in spite of that, both still value each other over their disagreements, creating a contradictory kind of relationship.

Schnee stuff should be something different from both. For me, all of Schnee family members have a very different idea of "what being a Schnee means" each. And all of those ideas are, in a lot of ways, irreconcilable with each other.

I don't quite think the way the show does it can work. It doesn't really work in-show either. Because the show does nothing with the actual toxicity and abuse in the family, as well as the main instigator - Jacques. Unless the whole ball of toxic nonsense and hurt unravels, no conclusion can be reached.

I think, even at the start of the story, Schnees are way beyond any hope for "and it all worked out in the end" kind of deal. The environment the family grew up in, the kinds of interactions they take as the "default normal" - it's all a complicated mess. The only question is - when the whole thing implodes, which people there can actually recover, grow and lead somewhat healthy lives.

Schnees are the microcosm version of the macrocosm that is Atlas - the family dynamics at play are emblematic of bigger social issues and dynamics within the Kingdom itself.

Schnee story arc for me is all about exploring what makes the whole family tick, the roots of it all, how the family came to be, how Jacques has shaped their current circumstances and how his behavior and presence impacted each of the children. What happens when the carefully guarded illusion of normalcy within that family would be shaken up? How would different family members react to it? What decisions each family member would end up making?

So, at least for me, it's less about some internal squabbles between the children and more about where each of the children would end up when/if push comes to shove?

[return-to-twisted-wonderland]

🔆anon

Fellow made me wait for too long just because I wanted a way to write him into the story, but I also didn’t believe that he would just be allowed in by Crowley the full day or Kit be allowed out.

Shockingly having Vil send Rook to just go get him wasn’t an immediate idea, but it’s here now, so WOO!

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Disappearing Children: Fellow

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Fellow has less than a half day to make the best of this. He just needs to make sure Kit can have the best time with both him and Gidel. No more streets. No more going to bed starving. No more dirt and grime.

Maybe if Kit was more aware of everything’s value, hat alone would have worked. But alas, she is only six years olde, and Fellow made it his job back then to hide value so young Kit wouldn’t feel left out.

No matter. This just had to be the best day. The best day. The. Best. Day.

Anything Kit wanted, she would get. And of course Gidel too. Even if they both had learned to temper their asks. That Hunt fellow who was supposed to be watching them from somewhere, even if Fellow can’t see him, mentioned something about the beauty of a family. That he’d help pay for anything Fellow couldn’t afford.

That’s all he needs. Just one day to make up for everything. For every hard street they slept on. For every time they were shouted at for a suspected intention for crime just because they didn’t have a home. For all the hard work they had to do just to have food or water. For every time either one of them wanted something Fellow couldn’t get.

For every time Fellow failed them.

And every time he sees Kit being able to smile and dream with that hope that she lost so long ago, after Fellow wasn’t able to get her help in time, his resolve only grew.

This is the day he’d let them run wild. Let them feel every joy they never got to feel.

This is the day he could apologize for every mistake he’s made to not be able to give them the lives they deserved.

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Fellow, why are you so difficult to write for? I’m trying to make every angst one different and his on different points, yet you wanted to be a Lilia copycat (copyfox) in my mind.

Anyways, the last few are coming up. Dekker, Trinity, or Toryn. Which one is next? Idk. I have no order in mind and I’m willing to just take suggestions.

(Is Rook just being a French fanboy canon or fanon? Because if that’s canon, that’s hilarious. Still confused in Neige being French though. Google Translate says German for snow is Schnee, so maybe that should be his name. /j)

(It's fanon)

And Fellow ;-;

[rosavulpes]

Feline ears flicked , amber eyes occasionally glancing over to his scroll , propped up against the back end of the kitchen counter where he'd pinned up a video message to his main display .

He'd already created a notes section containing a detailed outline for the recipe attached to the side of the video itself but ... it was a nice feeling just listening and following along with her motions . A soft smile to his expression as he listened to the comforting sound of her voice .

It wasn't often that he'd get to visit his parents , and other family friends in Menagerie but they'd made a habit of sharing recipes like this with one another in their messages or calls . Even though they were so far away from one another , cooking alongside of his mother like this ? Even if it wasn't live with her in real time ? Still made him feel like she was standing right next to him all the same .

Whisking together his dry ingredients of licorice root , lemon balm , and rosemary into one bowl . Normally ? tea made with these ingredients alone would be enough for him . It didn't need to be sweet , but taking into account the preferences of some of his new team members he'd decided to make some adjustments to make it a bit sweeter for their tastes .

On a wooden cutting board situated next to him , he'd cut up some cotton candy green grapes he'd gotten beforehand that would be diluted into the tea once the hot water was added to them . Then from there , the next step would be to add just a light amount of honey as the finishing touch .

Once his dry ingredients were mixed together well enough , he'd add his chopped up grapes to the bowl . Giving them a stir .

Then everything would be placed into one tall glass , followed soon after by steaming hot water , mixed again , then all the ingredients strained out once the water had taken in the flavors of all the herbs , fruit , and honey . Perfectly incorporated . A nice amber coloring to it with a delightful herbal aroma .

Pouring the tea into a kettle , and into four cups , he set everything onto a nearby tray . Now ready to be served .

Cleaning up the bowls , and utensils he'd used before leaving the kitchen area , he'd start to make his way back towards the school's lounge area where the rest of team RWBY was .

Their classes may have been over , but the school day was not . There was still homework to be done , and some required reading to do but ... that wasn't what was on his mind at the moment as he walked out of the kitchen back to student lounge with tray in hand .

He'd elected to brew some tea for the group as a means of trying to ease some of the tension they'd been having . It hadn't been all that long since they been assigned to one another as teammates ... well at least him and Weiss with Ruby , and her older sister Yang .

Due to his assigned responsibility of looking after the Schnee heiress , searching for her during the initiation exam had been his primary focus , and one he'd been successful at .

While he thought of the role of team leader as being largely superficial , as an effective team couldn't solely operate on the decisions of one person alone , the position had held more value in Weiss's eyes than his . Which he could understand now why she'd feel frustrated at not being chosen by the headmaster to serve as the leader of their team .

He didn't know the means by which the team leaders were chosen . Maybe they had been judged based off of their individual performances during the initiation exam ? Or was it based on prior academic history ? He still wasn't certain .

Regardless as he entered the room , the air still felt heavy .

With his ebony tail swaying slowly at his back , he'd set down a cup before Yang , and Ruby . Both reading , but one of the two showing signs of struggle more than the other in understanding what they were being asked to study .

" Go at your own pace . The easiest way to bring down a mountain is to chip away at it with a steady hand . Focus on what you can understand , and break down what you can't into smaller pieces you can take on one at a time . If there's anything you don't understand , feel free to ask . We'll be here "

After seeing her perk up a bit with his advice , he'd move on to Weiss now . Holding out the tray with the last two cups to see if she'd like some as well .

" Care for some Tea ? "

@wintereign

[theunredeemable]

The shuttle ride over to the Sanguine Dream was one of the most awkward rides Ruby had ever experienced. The silence was palpable the entire journey, with both Ciel and Ilia doing their best not to look at each other. Ruby had never been happier to dock with her ship, hastily retreating to her command centre as Ilia was shown to her new quarters. Taking her seat, she ran her hand over her face as she let out a deep sigh. Closing her eyes, she leaned back and listened to the ever-present thrum of electronics, the life blood of her ship, and considered everything that had happened the last few hours. They had new targets to help with her side project, and picked up a new crew member who was most likely sent to spy on them. A small smile danced across her face at that thought. Oh, she was certain that Ilia's brief display of hatred towards the Schnee name was all too real, everyone knew what Jacques thought of the Faunus. But she also knew that Winter Schnee was a fair woman to her crew, and that she had never had someone desert before. Which meant that Ilia was more likely than not sent here to spy on the pirates operating out of the Valen Expanse, and had been lucky enough to get onto the crew of one of the most wanted pirate ships. 

Ruby wasn't worried in the slightest. Ilia wouldn't be the first spy to attempt to infiltrate her crew, and thus far all of them had been converted to work with her. She heard the door open, opening her eyes to spy Ciel walking in with her data-slate, going over the information Mell had retrieved for them. She looked up briefly, raising a brow towards her captain. "What has you smiling so conspiratorially, Ma'am?" 

"I'm just thinking about our newest family member, and how long it will take her to abandon her mission and join us properly." 

"You think she is here to spy on us, and you still let her board?" 

"Ciel, Ciel, Ciel." Ruby tutted, shaking her head with a laugh as she steepled her fingers together, her signature smile spread across her face. "Of course she's here to spy on us. She was onboard The Nevermore ." She paused at Ciel's sharp intake, noting her widening eyes, and quickly waved off the concern. "I'm not concerned. I've got a pretty good track record of stealing operatives and assets from Atlas."

"You said the same thing about Cinder..." 

Ruby's smile instantly vanished, turning into a scowl at the mention of Cinder, before she coughed into her fist, smoothing her features. "Cinder doesn't count. She was a triple agent working for a different organisation, not Atlas." 

"If you say so, Ma'am." Ciel sighed, looking back to her data-slate, before letting out a small hum. "Regardless, I think I found our next target." She tapped the screen, causing a holo-projector to turn on and show the schematics, flight log, and inventory list of several ships. "There's quite a few freighters and Atlas ships nearby that could work brilliantly for us, but focusing on just your objective, these three are our most likely." A few more taps, and the information shifted until just three ships were shown. "Freighter XJ-53 is lightly defended, but travelling a generally more secure route. We could take it quickly, but would have very little time to search on board for anything of value before the Atlas Military was all over us. The research vessel Icarus is better defended, but it is also operating at a black site. It would be a hard fight, but if we strike fast enough they would not be able to call for help, and we could take our time. But I must stress, it Will be a hard fight." A few more taps, and the schematics for both ships were highlighted, listing their capabilities.

Ruby nodded as she absorbed the information, leaning forward in her seat as silver eyes quickly scanned over the displayed projection. "Hmm. The Icarus is probably the better target. I see it's being funded by Councillor Schnee, so that makes it extra enticing, ruining whatever illicit research he's up to. What's the third option, though?"

Ciel let out a small sigh, tapping her data-slate once more to bring up the third option. The ship was much larger than the other two, packed with deadlier armaments as well as a small convoy of cruisers. " The Void Star . Military trading ship hailing from one of the core worlds of the Empire. By far our highest risk, highest reward target. I would normally write it off as foolhardy but..." She paused as the inventory was highlighted. "It alone would provide you with nearly all the parts needed, as well as help fund future endeavours if we brought it back to Beacon. I would recommend going to Beacon first, and seeing if anyone would be willing to assist us." Ciel looked away from the screen and back to her captain, and immediately sighed at the glee shining in those silver eyes. "Very well, Ma'am. Once the deck crew have arrived, I'll chart a course for Beacon." 

"I didn't say anything yet!" 

"You did not need to." Ciel turned off the holo-projector, focusing in on her Data-slate again and sending out several messages to crew members not yet on active duty. "The rest of our away team should be returning shortly." 

"Thanks, Ciel, you're the best." Ruby stood, quickly giving her right hand woman a hug, before exiting the command centre. "Don't wait for me to return to the bridge before leaving. I'm going to go to my quarters, maybe visit Ilia and see how she's settling in." 

“Ruby.” Ruby stopped at hearing her name come from Ciel’s lips, as it happened so rarely. She turned back to look at the other woman, head tilted slightly in silent question. “Are you sure about this? With Ilia. I know you’re confident but… Ilia Amitola was one of the best operatives in the Academy. There’s a reason she was assigned to Winter Schnee of all people.” 

Ruby gave a small smile, shrugging slightly. “I’m confident she’ll come to see things from our perspective, especially with you on board. But if worse comes to worse, we can just ship her back to The Nevermore in an escape pod.” 

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Ilia set her bag down on the bed, looking around her quarters with furrowed brows. The room itself was sparse, empty of anything that made it feel warm or lived in, but what shocked the Faunus the most was the size. She was a newcomer to the ship, and had expected to be treated like that, forced to share bunks with pirates, criminals, and all sorts of ne'er-do-wells that called the Sanguine Dream home. Instead she had been greeted with warm smiles and shown to a private room, which itself was divided into two further rooms, the actual bedroom and a bathroom with a functioning shower. It reminded her of her quarters back on The Nevermore , but that had required years of work and promotions to acquire, not just given to her on the first day.

Opening her bag, she took out the few personal effects she had brought with her, placing them around the bedroom to make it feel a little more like home. She hadn’t brought much beyond her clothes, and the framed picture she handled with care as she retrieved it from her bag. Once more her features softened looking at her younger self and friend, running her hand along the bottom of the frame. The smile turned into a small frown as she looked around once more. “I wonder if they’re trying to butter me up…or if they just treat everyone this way.” She looked back to the photo, raising a brow in expectation. “Well, Blake? What do you think?” 

“I think you’re too suspicious for your own good, Ilia. Not everyone is out to hurt us.” She did her best impression of a young Blake, bobbing the picture in the air as if it was talking to her. She paused for a moment after, before chuckling to herself with a shake of her head, putting the frame down on the side table. “Yeah, look how well that worked out for us. First Him” Her blood boiled at even remembering a certain red haired faunus, scales turning crimson before her blood cooled with a slow exhale. “And then you and your parents vanished.” Shaking her head, she left the bedroom to explore the rest of her new home.

She spent some time examining every potential place to hide a surveillance device, ensuring that no one was spying on her. It was only partly fueled by her training, and greatly fueled by her desire to make sure no one had seen her talking to a photo like it was a person. Once satisfied her room wasn’t bugged, she poured herself a drink of water from the kitchen sink. Lifting it to her nose, she sniffed it experimentally, before taking a small sip, letting the liquid sit on her tongue before swallowing. She waited a moment, ensuring that her water wasn’t somehow tampered with, before nodding and taking a deeper drink, draining the glass in a matter of moments. As she refilled it, she once again turned around to look at the room, leaning against the counter as she took more conservative sips. “What the hell do I do now…” She blanched as she realised she had no idea, before a nervous chuckle ran through her, raising a hand to her forehead in disbelief. “I’ve not even been given a role yet. Congrats Ilia, you got distracted by a pretty face... again." 

Her silent bemoaning of her situation was cut short with a knock upon her door. Looking up, she felt a sudden sense of dread as she subconsciously reached for her weapon, finding the holster empty. Panic raced through her again as she looked around for her gun, finding it lying on her bed where she had placed it when looking for bugs. Shaking her head she attempted to look nonchalant as she called out, "Come in." 

The door slid open, and Ruby walked into the room with a brilliant smile on her face. "Ah, Ilia! Just the cute ex-operative I wanted to see." 

"C-cute!?" The sudden compliment caused Ilia's cheeks and freckles to turn red, before she picked up on the rest of the sentence. "I-I'm sorry. What did you need me for?" 

Ruby spared a glance around the room, noting its current spartan state with a quiet hum and muttering to herself. "We'll have to pick you up some decor when we get to Beacon." Shaking her head clear of the thought, she then turned back to Ilia, the brilliant smile returning in full force. "Nothing particular for now, I just wanted to see how you were settling in. Is the room to your liking?"

Ilia took a moment to think, before nodding, chancing a small, shy smile. "Yes, Captain Rose. It's quite a lot nicer than some previous quarters I've been given."

"Please, Just Ruby is fine." She waved her hands, letting out an awkward chuckle. "I can't keep Ciel from calling me Ma'am all the time, but unless I'm giving orders no need to be so formal." Placing her hands on her hips, her smile changed to something almost conspiratorial. "And I can imagine, I've heard quite some nasty rumours about the quarters on Atlas ships." She paused, looking around the empty room as if making sure they were alone, before leaning towards Ilia and stage whispering. "Is it true that sometimes they shove 20 people into a single bedroom, without bunk beds?"

Ilia could only blink, taking a moment to process the absurdity of the question and the 'clandestine' way it was asked, before breaking out in a laugh. Her eyes closed as she bent nearly double as her shoulders shook, completely missing the triumphant flash that spread across Ruby's face, before standing tall again and wiping a tear from her eye. "Oh, no. It can sometimes be 30. Only the really fancy ships get bunk beds." She grinned, feeling herself grow at ease despite her mission on the ship.

"30? Damn, that's too many people for one bedroom. I try to ensure everyone aboard the Sanguine Dream has their own room. Except for the couples of course, they get to share." She nodded to herself, mind quickly getting distracted as she thought about the rest of her crew, before snapping her attention back to Ilia. "Ah, speaking of the crew, the rest of those who went ashore to the station should be aboard again soon. When they are, we'll be jumping into the expanse, stopping at one of our stations and picking up some other crews for a little job." 

That information made Ilia focus again, brow raising as her lips pursed. "A job that requires extra crews? From what I heard the Crimson Rose usually works alone." 

"Normally I do. Like I said, we're the fastest ship in the expanse, and we strike hard. But our target has some extra protection, so having assistance can't hurt. Besides, I'm hoping Big Sis will be able to help. Will make what I'm wanting to do much easier." She was mainly musing to herself with the comment of Big Sis, but upon seeing the questioning tilt of Ilia's head, she simply smiled again and waved her hand. "Oh, just a lil project I've been working on for someone on her ship. Got most of the parts, and this job should hopefully be the last of them." 

"...you have a sister?" Ilia was dying to know about whatever this secret project was, but asking about Ruby's family seemed a safer option.

"Oh, right! That's not common knowledge! She's technically my cousin, but we're practically sisters with how we were raised." Ruby offered a small shrug. "I think you'll like her, she's much more outgoing than I am, very boisterous. Captains the New Dawn ." Ruby was turning to leave, missing the reeling look on Ilia's face as she heard the name of the other crew of pirates Winter had been sent out to hunt down. "But anyway, wanted to give you the heads up. When you're ready, join me on the bridge and we can introduce you to the main crew." She paused at the door, offering her goofy smile again. "Sorry to be throwing you into the deep end so soon after joining us, but a Pirate can't stop for long!" 

Ilia stared at her door as it slid close, marking the departure of her new captain. She took a deep breath, letting it out slowly as she walked back into the bedroom, picking up the framed photo of Blake once more. "Oh, Blake. We're really in it now."

[universestreasures]

Kisara Modern Verse Information

Name: Kisara Utahara (キサラ 歌原) Stage Name: The Blue-Eyed Maiden Age: 17 (Start Of The Manga / Pre-Season 1) Birthday: June 25th (Cancer) Family: Yuki Utahara (50, Father), Dr. Naomi Utahara (48, Mother), Shiori Utahara (25, Older Sister & Agent) Sex / Gender Identity: Female / Women. Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual. Nationality: Japanese Languages Spoken: Japanese, English. Profession: Famous Singer & Songwriter Aspirations: To become a medical doctor. Abilities: Power to see and communicate with Duel Monsters Spirits, Power to influence the Blue Eyes White Dragon and use its powers. Face Claim: Schnee

Background/History:

Kisara Utahara was born as the second child of the Utahara family, a family living in a rural town in the Japanese countryside. Growing up, Kisara was surrounded by a community that helped and supported one another like family. Kisara's own family, of course, had their own role in the community, with Kisara's mother, Dr. Utahara, being the only medical professional in the entire town and her father, Yuki Utahara, running the local pharmacy due to him being an apothecary. Kisara would do her best to help out with the family business, including greeting patients, being an assistant, and delivering medications to people. It was these experiences that started her passion for helping others heal, a passion that continued to grow over time.

Shiori, Kisara's older sister, left her small hometown to study and start a career in Entertainment Management overseas in America when Kisara was 10. During the time her sister was away, Kisara started realizing her own talent for singing, often singing for her mother's patients who reported her voice helped make them feel better upon hearing it. She eventually started performing for community events and festivals, her parents recording her performances and sharing them with Shiori. Shiori, who got an internship at a Los Angeles talent agency with connections made through a job fair at her university, shared the videos with her boss (always one who looked out and advocated for her sister, who was very humble), who immediately saw Kisara's potential.

When Kisara was 12, Shiori returned home to Japan in order to have her sister come with her to do an audition of sorts for her talent company's music agency. Kisara was hesitant about the idea and what it might lead too, considering she's never traveled outside the country before and her English was not the best at the time, but her parents encouraged her and her sister vowed to support her every step of the way. And so, with that support, she agreed and well...the rest is history.

Kisara was signed on by the music agency, with Shiori acting as an assistant to Kisara's agent/manager before eventually taking that position herself after having gained adequate experience (and graduating with her bachelor's degree). She began doing shows in Japan before expanding internationally only after becoming proficient in English, focusing on uplifting and positive music of multiple genres. She was given the stage name: The Blue-Eyed Maiden and her popularity and monetary value has grown exponentially during the five years she's been performing professionally. The Blue-Eyed Maiden is a recognizable name in the industry, and Kisara has performed for many famous events, such as the American Super Bowl or during one of the yearly Amanosozu Group galas.

When not traveling, Kisara and her sister share an apartment in downtown Domino City. Kisara visits her hometown rather often and performs charity concerts in the area to raise money for the local community. She maintains a good relationship with her parents. Although, with every visit she does go home, her longing for pursue her passion for healing others grows and grows until she can't not do something about it.

Kisara expresses her desire to pursue medical school one day to Shiori and the rest of her management team, all of them expressing their disapproval of the idea. Shiori understands Kisara's desire to help heal people, but she says that she already does that with her music and why walk away form a career she is successful at, likes, and will provide for her into the future? This leads to some friction between them, but Kisara keeps on performing nonetheless, as she has not yet graduated from high school yet. In her free time, she does read medical texts to increase her knowledge (and asks her folks to provide knowledge and resources) and does research on how she could theoretically keep singing while pursuing this path. Though, that's harder said than done, and the day will come for her to make that choice, a choice that will change her path in life forever.

[scham-wcan]

At a Gala

Random 1, about Winter: Yeah she’s pretty but look at her arms, they’re far too large and muscular

Random 2: And that middle, you could confuse those abs for an old cutting board with all of those grotesque scars

Random 1: Speaking of scars, what about the one over her nose? Morose, she looks like an old sculpture, not a Schnee of progress-

Cinder, smashes the bottle in hand she was pouring from behind the two randoms: Oh? You were talking about my wife? The one I care for very dearly? How much do you value breathing?

I imagine while The Schnees are on the resurgence as being that paragon family which Nicholas made them originally, there’s a ton more contemporary Schnee peers who were aligned with Jacques style. Which is difficult to untie from most likely because of contracts and binding deals and what have you. But as much as they glower and hiss about the Schnees, if you’re ever as stupid to do so in their home, you make sure if it’s about the eldest daughter, the Fall Maiden isn’t lurking behind you

Cinder is very protective and of course very loving and proud of Winter. Feeling dreadfully dower about the likely hood some if not most of the scars were probably from their former duels. Comments about Winter in the derogatory whip her up something fierce which she has not been like in many years. Though she doesn’t ever go that furthest step in dealing with the scum who’d besmirch her partner, instead ‘venting’ it out onto them.

Winter, while obviously being dismayed with what they say, is not one to let it burrow in her. She isn’t so shallow as to care about remarks about her physicality; she knows Cinder will shout to the moon about that at the drop of a hat. But she is humbled that Cinder would put her name next to hers despite all of the quiet decrepit things being said about not just her, but her family, well, their family now.

[darkenlyte]

Visions of RWBY

So I've recently been playing Genshin Impact again, and as a long time RWBY enjoyer, I got to thinking 'What visions would the main cast of RWBY have, hence, without further adoo.

Team RWBY:

Ruby Rose: Pyro

Pyro vision holders are almost always energetic and passionate individuals who love their jobs, this fits Ruby to a tee. The one exception being Diluc, and even then, volume 9 Ruby followed much the same path as he did.

Ruby's introduction to the pyro family would be like adding oil to an already blazing fire, bringing yet more life to the excitable home.

There is beauty in fire, but in order to burn something must be sacrificed.

Weiss Schnee: Cryo

Cryo weilders seem to recieve their visions when are at a cross roads in their lives, i.e. leaving the comfortable life she knew and choosing to fight a seemingly unbeatable foe.

Weiss' introduction would be a more quiet affair, however, I believe that her presence would help bring a touch of warmth to the home of ice.

Like delicate shard of ice refracting light into all colours for those around to see.

Blake Belladona: Anemo

Almost all users of anemo desire to be free in some capacity or another. Blake fought for the White Fang in order to free her people from persecution, when she realised the error of her ways, she looked for a different way to achieve freedom, even if it meant hiding who she was.

The anemo family is widely known to have some the most free individuals in Teyvat, despite their hard pasts. Blake along with Jean, would often act as the voices of reason, acting like a refreshing breeze on a warm summer day.

None can survive without the air to fill their lungs, even the bound desire to fly.

Yang Xiao Long: pyro

Same as her younger sister, Yang is a firey, and confident individual who is always willing to put provide a supporting shoulder to those who need it, and is emotionally healthy enough to take support when its offered.

Yang's introduction would be like a grand golden flame joining the bonfire, outstanding and beautiful, yet easily integrating into larger whole.

Fire is deadly but it also harbours life.

Team JNR:

Jaune Arc: Geo

The weilders of Geo visions share an unwavering determination and are all widely accepted as skilled leaders. Though Jaune didn't start out with the willpower or skills of his peers, through constant effort and pain, he is now considered both a skilled leader and combatant.

The geo family is prided on their mutual support and demeanour. Like Itto, I expect Jaune to bring a sense of levity and fun, though his experiences would lend themselves to acting as a surprisingly understanding listener.

Like a piece of uncut and unpolished gem, his value would only be known to those with the keenest of eyes.

Nora Valkyrie: Electro (surprise?)

Electro visions are received by those think or are fundamentally different from other. This is not a negative trait, rather because of this plans and avenues that otherwise would not be expored are opened to the team.

As a young woman, Nora would fit right into the electro family, bring a positive charge to any conversation she is a part of.

When lightning strikes it lasts for but a moment, but even those who cannot see will know it has come because of the roar of the thunder.

Lie Ren: Dendro

Seekers of knowledge and wisdom. Ren is a well educated individual with a good head on his shoulders (most of the time). He is the brain to Nora's brawn, the two of them operating similar to another electro, dendro duo we know of.

From dust we came, and to dust we shall return, thus shall we forever be a part of the world.

Sorry for the long essay everyone, if you have any suggestions, criticisms or questions on how they would interact with other vision weilders let me know.

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

29 notes - Posted October 2, 2022

#4

29 notes - Posted September 1, 2022

#3

Blake should get a dramatic unmasking moment where the background shatters behind her like glass. She’s deserves the chance to go extra.

Bonus points if she rips it off herself after barely stopping herself from hurting yang.

Extra bonus points if yang gets to slowly walk up to her and gently remove the mask.

32 notes - Posted September 10, 2022

#2

Anyone else feel that Raven is what Roman was trying to be, the gritty survivalist that does what ever it takes to live no matter who gets trampled. The difference is in the amount of individual power they wielded. It shows in how they handled Cinder.

Roman was self aware enough to know when he had the weaker hand, so folded and he played his part. However, Raven kept a hidden ace up her sleeve and when the time came Raven was able to overpower Cinder. 

Both of them could have walked out of their volume getting everything they wanted if it were not for those meddling kids. Ruby loudly declared her point of view and her opposition to Roman’s. Their fight could only end with complete defeat of the other. Even when Roman made himself and out by over powering Ruby he didn’t take it. once she was down he could have booked it off that ship, but he didn’t. Roman died because he didn’t choose survival over defeating Ruby Ideologically.

While Yang wasn’t about defeating Raven, It was about getting the lamp. And because defeating Raven wasn’t the objective Yang was able to look beyond and tear down Raven’s ideology by giving Raven an out she couldn’t refuse, Survival. Raven lived because she chose survival at the cost her family, the lamp, and her own self value of strength.

35 notes - Posted March 19, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Ruby: Jaune! come with me, I forgive you! I can help you!

Jaune: All the trauma I have endured has left me nothing but rage and fire, all shall burn so it may feel the same.

Ruby: take off your helmet.

Jaune:😢😢😢

93 notes - Posted July 6, 2022

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