Neither of you dared to move once the image appeared on Penny’s scroll. You recognized this screen, from a few documents that your father allowed you to access in order to understand how the SDC dealt with other powerful entities, and you could easily recognize who was in contact with your teammate.

“Penny, why are you getting messages from the Atlesian Council?” The implications were very disturbing, especially given that Penny arrived with someone who had been through the Atlesian Cadet Academy. Was Atlas spying on Beacon through your team? Was Ciel involved? Is that why you hadn’t seen her land during initiation? Ciel had some way of guaranteeing Penny would be her partner, but the plan failed?

“I am not!” The lie is obvious, and she hiccups immediately after telling it. Whatever she’s hiding, she’s nervous about it. “That is a message from my father, he must have sent it through a secure channel!” Another hiccup, and Penny covers her mouth with both hands. Her eyes are held wide open, silently begging you to believe her. You’d like to let it go, to forget you ever saw it, but spying between Kingdoms could lead to catastrophic consequences. You can’t risk letting an international incident scoot by unopposed because you want to spare Penny’s feelings.

“He sends you messages on a secure channel that you shouldn’t have access to?” You force your voice to hold the solid, heavy tone that your father used so often. Penny looks ready to cry, which honestly makes you feel a little better. A heartless agent out to destroy the peace the Kingdoms enjoy wouldn’t be reduced to tears when confronted, she’d have already tried to kill you. “It’s a project for me,” she wavers, “that’s why it has my name on it…” Penny chokes out another hiccup, but you hold your searching gaze.

Her shoulders are trembling before she takes a large breath, and lets it out slowly. “If I tell you, Whitaker, you have to promise… Only you know. It’s not a secret that hurts anyone, I promise, but you still cannot tell anyone.” Penny holds your gaze with unsteady, wet eyes. She doesn’t seem ready to accept the idea you might refuse, or even ready to tell you whatever this amazing secret is, but poor luck has taken the choice from her.

>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”
>B) The team needs to know. “If the Council is involved, then Blake and Weiss deserve to hear this.”
>C) Refuse her terms. “Penny, if the Council has an interest in Vale, we can’t hide that. If this secret could threaten Vale, then we need to tell Ozpin at least, or we’re looking at a potential war.”
>D) Go against your better judgment and drop it. “I can’t make that promise, Penny, but I can't force you to tell me anything, either.”

>>1716520
>>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”

>>1716509
>>B) The team needs to know. “If the Council is involved, then Blake and Weiss deserve to hear this.”
We're your family here at Beacon, remember?

>>1716520
>A) Swear to keep it a secret. "Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them."

>>1716520
>>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”
Atlas loyalty first and foremost.

>>1716520
>>B) The team needs to know. “If the Council is involved, then Blake and Weiss deserve to hear this.”
REMEMBER THE NAT 100

>>1716520
>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”
Honestly Blake and Weiss should know, but if it really isn't a risk to them Penny should be allowed to tell them when she's ready.

>>1716520
>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”

>>1716520
>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”

>>1716520
>>>B) The team needs to know. “If the Council is involved, then Blake and Weiss deserve to hear this.”
>REMEMBER THE NAT 100

>>1716520
>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”

>>1716520
>>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”

>>1716520
>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”
She's clearly upset about this, we gotta make it clear we're on her side.

>>1716520
>>B) The team needs to know. “If the Council is involved, then Blake and Weiss deserve to hear this.”
I'm not sure there's a good choice here.

>>1716520
>A) Swear to keep it a secret. “Alright, Penny. If those are your terms, I can live with them.”

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>>1716570
Whitaker's keeping it hush, for now, writing! After I make a PB&J sandwich, forgot to eat before I started today!

So Penny isn't super best friends with Ruby like in the show, right?

>>1716577
No, she didn't need to latch onto the first person that showed her affection.

>>1716577
A lot of relationships we saw in the show aren't going to happen in this timeline. For example, Jaune and Ren are very unlikely to become bros here without the bond of being teammates.

>>1716587
To be fair though he still thinks of Ren as one of the "two guys who aren't jerks", so they might end up hanging out at some point.

We could be the "three not-jerks".

>>1716587
If only there was some way for people to form bonds outside of their teams.

>>1716520
You remember telling Penny that, as long as she was here at Beacon, the team was her family. She had seemed so touched at the time. Whatever this was, for her to expressly forbid sharing it among the team, it had to be big. “Alright, Penny,” you say after a tense moment, and she let’s out a held breath, “If those are your terms, I can live with them.”

You had thought that this admission would’ve made her at least smile, but Penny remains dour. “May I have my scroll?” she asks in a small voice, and you wordlessly pass it to her. She taps away at the device, inputting her login information, and a blue screen opens. Penny turns the screen towards you, and you’re greeted with what seem to be blueprints of an amazingly complex humanoid machine.

“Another Atlesian Knight model?” you suppose out loud. Penny doesn’t confirm, and waits for you to arrive at some sort of conclusion. After a few moments of the two of you wordlessly staring at one another, Penny frowns at your lack of comprehension and pulls her scroll back. A few more taps, and you hear a mechanical hiss from somewhere in the room. You jolt and move to stand, hoping to catch an intruder before Penny reveals her secret to them inadvertently, but she sets a gentle hand on your shoulder and leads you to sitting back down.

“Whitaker,” she finally says as she rolls a sleeve back. You look at her exposed arm and notice a small black band below her elbow. Did she have a tattoo or… You cut off the thought when you notice her clench her fist around her arm, just below the strange band. Penny is trembling, very slightly, at whatever is about to happen and seems to be losing her composure. This time, you set a calming hand on her shoulder.

“Yeah?” Your voice is low. It feels like it should be. Penny builds up her courage at your gentle prompting and slowly begins to pull the skin on her arm towards her hand. You’re confused for a moment, and then you see the skin start to move. It wasn’t a tattoo or mark, it was an opening! You reflexively suck in air to scream, but the sound never comes out. Penny’s skin slides off as easily as a glove, and soon you’re looking at a fully mechanical forearm. “I’m… Not a normal girl…”

(CONTINUED)

>>1716667
This was… Insane. You had SEEN the Knight robots Atlas churned out by the hundreds, and horror grips your heart are you begin to spot similarities between the Knight’s engineering and Penny’s false limb. Her movements had disturbed you, she had little human contact, she was the mysterious and hereunto unknown only daughter of the most talented roboticist on Remnant…

“You’re a… A robot?” Penny confirms your question with a sad nod, “The first to be created with the capability for generating aura… It’s why I’m training to be a Huntress. It’s what I was made for.” This was something far beyond anything you were prepared for. All of your prior experience is worthless now, so what are you going to do?

>A) The two of you can’t keep this a secret. Try and persuade her of that. “Penny, this is… This is covert military action. We have to tell somebody.”
>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”
>C) This definitely crosses into something the team should know. “Do you remember what I said, Penny? SPWB is your family. You can trust us, all of us.”
>D) This is so… Awesome! “So that’s what the laser stuff was!? What else can you do!?”
>E) Let someone know. Without Penny’s approval.

>>1716669
>>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”

>>1716669
>>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”

>>1716669
>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”

>>1716669
>>D) This is so… Awesome! “So that’s what the laser stuff was!? What else can you do!?”
Assuage fears first, we can assure her we aint telling anyone in a bit

>>1716669
>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”

>>1716669
>B) You can't let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny's position is precarious. "No one is going to find out. I won't let them. I promise."
We must protect our robo-waifu.

>>1716677
This

>>1716669
>>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”

But robots and lasers are supercool

>>1716669
>>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”

>>1716669
>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”
Let's show we've got her back. Pushing her to reveal it to the rest of the team might be too much too quickly at this point.

>>1716669
>>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”
Bro Protocols Activated.

I can't wait for Vol 4 Whitaker, after the death of our second sister. Punished Whitaker hunting down Cinder while Weiss nuts up in Atlas.

>>1716669
>>A) The two of you can’t keep this a secret. Try and persuade her of that. “Penny, this is… This is covert military action. We have to tell somebody.”
I like Penny, but she's just rendered us a party to International Incident Megapalooza: The Prologue.
If local government don't know about this, then this is not okay. On any level. Wars have been started over much, much less.

>>1716669
>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”
Maybe throw in a hug for good measure?

>>1716669
>>D) This is so… Awesome! “So that’s what the laser stuff was!? What else can you do!?”

>>1716669
B

So when's Whitaker going to realize that Ozzy already knows?

"Spiderweb": two Schnees, a military-grade robogirl from another country, and a former White Fang operative. Don't fucking tell me he doesn't know.

>>1716714
I second the motion for a bro hug. We gotta show we're okay with her being a robot, and the quickest way of doing that is showing we're not afraid of touching her.

>>1716669
>B) You can’t let this get out without risking a war between Atlas and Vale, and in the event of a war, Penny’s position is precarious. “No one is going to find out. I won’t let them. I promise.”
Gotta look after Penny, and keep this a secret. Cinder uses this exact information later on to terrify people, so we know it's dangerous.

>>1716637
Ren and Jaune did a lot of their bonding in the show because they were teammates. I didn't say people couldn't bond outside of their teams, just that this is just one relationship that might not be as strong as in canon.

>>1716669
>D) This is so… Awesome! “So that’s what the laser stuff was!? What else can you do!?”

>>1716669
>Her movements had disturbed you, she had little human contact, she was the mysterious and hereunto unknown only daughter of the most talented roboticist on Remnant…
>>D) This is so… Awesome! “So that’s what the laser stuff was!? What else can you do!?”
At least we know she's a robot and not incredibly autistic. I wonder how her roboticist father treats her.

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Double down in secret town, writing!

>>1716669
B)
Penny is either infiltration/spy unit or a robot meant to replace hunters, either way, she's a dangerous secret and should stay secret

im still confused on why people would go to war when there are literal knightmare beasts coming for you out side your walls.

>>1716751
Because people are fucking stupid. Ever hear of the phrase "Cut off your nose to spite your face"?

>>1716751
Plot, that's the why

>>1716724

So Ren won't be teaching Jaune how to girls?

>>1716751
Because they can live with the nightmare beasts. Remember, the average scrub doesn't fight Beowolves every night, he watches the news in his shorts. The Grimm are a global threat, but when the Sword of Damocles has been hanging overhead for literal centuries, at some point people are going to move on with their lives and, unfortunately, war is a part of life.
>>1716769
No, we're teaching Jaune how to girls now.

>>1716751
When you get used to something for such a long ass time, it becomes almost non-important in comparison to what can be considered new in the here and now.

>>1716751
I felt like Whitaker was jumping to the worst conclusion when he theorised it cooks be war, but it would look very bad.

As Cinder put it, why would Atlas design a powerful robot to look human, if all it's supposed to do is kill grimm?

>>1716751
If someone hurts you once, it's easy to get them to hate a whole group. Just paint a caricature that can capture the perpetrator, and suddenly it's "humans" who oppressed you and your family, or it's "faunus" who tried to murder your sister.

It happens literally all the time.

>>1716777
My question is, why don't people just use turrets instead of hunters????

>>1716783
Turrets can be outsmarted, Huntsmen at least have a chance to outwit the Grimm. Remember, Grimm aren't mindless, they're just single purpose.

>>1716783
.............that is a good question

>>1716783
The same answer to the question I had of why none of the Kingdoms had standing militias or standing armies.
Because the writers of RWBY are retarded.

>>1716783
Something something aura, jibber jabber semblance.

>>1716783
Uh... Out of sight, out of mind?
>>1716790
But, Atlas DOES have an army, and it makes the rest of the kingdoms uncomfortable.

>>1716795
Except it's made of 90% robots.
And was just as exactly effective as it was in Season 3, absolutely worthless and easy to subvert.

>>1716795
and that uncomfortable makes the grimm more aggressive and stronger. If each nation had a standing army, people would feel unease due to higher chances of war.

>>1716783
We don't know that they don't, but turrets aren't infallible, and there's way more hardcore Grimm out there then wimpy Beowulfs.

Vale probably had turrets if anywhere did. And while we didn't really see how the Grimm punched through Vale's borders, we do know that there were a fuckload of them and that those powerful and highly durable elephant Grimm were involved. An attack like that could probably overpower a turret line.

>>1716786
Eh true, I was just thinking of the idea of less populated areas using ATLAS Turrets, instead of hunters. Due to reasons, mostly involving teh deployment of a hunter team.

>>1716783
Because static defenses are dumb.

>>1716802
And people will find excuses to be uncomfy and stupid shit. So either way, the Grimm will just get bigger and badder. So you may as well HAVE a population that knows how to handle weapons, basic tactics and actually have an idea of what the fuck to do when shit hits the fan. Much like the Switzerland Militia.

>>1716790
There are also other reasons. A couple of stories I have read explained why there weren't guns in the fantasy world setting. The best one was that Mana is naturally in all living (organic) and natural (unprocessed) things, and gave those things a natural energy barrier. Mana was required to break another being's energy barrier. Processed items, like purified ores, lost the ability to retain mana and could only retain the mana charge if they were in contact with something that was giving them a charge, like a sword in a person's hand or attached to a mana-charged arrow shaft.

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>>1716820
So what you're telling me is that if I bleed on the bullets or hollow out the bullets and fill it with blood or other fancy bodily fluids, it'll be charged with mana?
Or am I not comprehending the explanation?

>>1716820
So how does one charge something with mana? Could anything be used in place of a bullet if the gun had mana?

>>1716669
Penny isn’t taking your silence well. It takes you several minutes of consideration, and those minutes visibly eat away at her. She pulls the skin back over her arm and fidgets with her hands in her lap. Her gaze lowers with every passing second, until she’s staring at the floor. Eventually, the pressure becomes too much for her and she breaks the silence.

“Whita-” She’s cut off by you pulling her into a hug. It must be one of the hardest you’ve given since Winter left. Something about this moment feels just as important as then to you. “No one is going to find out,” you tell her, and you feel Penny stiffen a bit in your grip, “I won’t let them. I promise.”

With the oath sworn, Penny returns your hug. You can feel the pressure she’s putting into it. A morbid part of you wonders exactly how hard she could squeeze, if she had a reason to, but you let the thought go. You have so many questions…

“Who’s your uncle?” You surprise yourself with the first, but it’s a valid question now. It was common knowledge that Dr. Polendina had only distant relatives. You had assumed this uncle was her mother’s brother but, without a mother…

“General Ironwood…” Penny’s small voice supplies. “He isn’t related to me, but he has always been around. I called him my uncle once, and he did not dissuade me. At least, not in private. I have to call him ‘General Ironwood’ when others are around.” You didn’t know the General very well, but the idea of a serious, straight-laced man like him being drafted into a family made you laugh a bit.

You and Penny finally break your hug, and she gives you a good opportunity. “I know you must have many questions. If you want to ask any now, I will do my best to answer.”

>A) “How many people know?”
>B) “What can you do?”
>C) “Why are you here?”
>D) “How old are you?”
>E) Leave her alone. “You’ve had a rough enough day without me interrogating you. Get some sleep. If you need it, I mean.”

>>1716851
>>D) “How old are you?”

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>F) Are you okay?

>>1716851
>>D) “How old are you?”
D'aaawwww... The Terminator's awkward teenage daughter has no right to be this cute.

>>1716851
>A) “How many people know?”
Honestly, this is the only question of importance she hasn't answered. We already know her story of why she's here checks out because she has an obvious tell, and we've SEEN what she can do.

>>1716851
>B) “What can you do?”
Know thy friend

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Essentially yes. But you have to remember how guns developed in our world. "How do I make this projectile go faster, be easier to train, and scare more people?" These fantasy worlds wouldn't have developed the structure to establish these natural laws, as magic would explain most phenomena, and the scientific method wouldn't need to develop.

And as for the blood bullet thing, do you think that you would try and bleed on a stone and then throw it at someone if you could make ice crystals full of magic the size of trees instead?

>>1716851
>>A) “How many people know?”
"Though, this makes Ciel's actions seem a lot more sane."
>F) Are you okay?

>>1716851
>E) Leave her alone. “You’ve had a rough enough day without me interrogating you. Get some sleep. If you need it, I mean.”
This was an emotionally draining event for Penny, let's give her and us some time to process before we start asking a ton of questions.

>>1716851
>>A) “How many people know?”
Guys, it's rude to ask a lady's age.

>>1716851
>>A) “How many people know?”

>>1716851
>E) Leave her alone. “You’ve had a rough enough day without me interrogating you. Get some sleep. If you need it, I mean.”

>>1716851
>>D) “How old are you?”

>>1716851
>A) “How many people know?”
Yeah, we can probably piece together that Ciel knows, but who else does?

>>1716851
>>A) “How many people know?”
If she tries to put up any kind of resistance or hesitation to answering the question, stop and go with
>E) Leave her alone. “You’ve had a rough enough day without me interrogating you. Get some sleep. If you need it, I mean.”

>>1716851
>A) "How many people know?"

>>1716851
>A) “How many people know?”

>>1716851
> >C) “Why are you here?”
This is what I want to know. In canon, she was kept under Atlesian control and watch. Something has changed if she's here at Beacon with just Ciel to watch her.

But in-universe, it's a reasonable question for Whit to want to ask. Cuts right to the heart of the matter.

>>1716851
>It must be one of the hardest you’ve given since Winter left.
BROTHER!

>>1716866
>do you think that you would try and bleed on a stone and then throw it at someone if you could make ice crystals full of magic the size of trees instead?

As the old saying goes. There's more than one way to skin a cat.

>>1716851
>E) Leave her alone “You’ve had a rough enough day without me interrogating you. Get some sleep. If you need it, I mean.”

We should mention that we'll probably have some questions to ask them in the near future.

>>1716866
then again guess what this place has? bullets. and guns. so that doesnt work at all sorry.

>A)

>>1716851
>>A) “How many people know?”
>F) "Why would they keep this secret?"
Seriously. This would not be anywhere near as big a deal if they were open about it. The only reason it needs to stay quiet is because Atlas tried to hide it.

>>1716851
>C) “Why are you here?”

I think it is also important to figure out something like

>How much free will do you have?

It may just be me not knowing the setting and how robotics/AI work in it. Whitaker trusts Penny, but if someone can just re-write her priorities on something during a maintenance that's really scary.

>>1716892
Dude, the whole mana explanation in this world is Dust.

>>1716915
Agreed

>>1716919
Which has been explained to be that world's version of Oil/Gunpowder. So yeah, it does stand.

>>1716890
Huh?

>>1716890
Her little snowman

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How many people are in the Pennylluminati? We'll find out when I'm done writing!

>>1716930
So glad I made that little snowman joke. It's become an actual thing now.

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>>1716942
>mfw We're this setting's version of JC Denton.
>mfw Icarus has found Us.

>>1716954
Does that mean we will merge with an AI and cause a global collapse?

>>1716952
It's just so damn cute

>>1716961
Maybe, all I know is that We better give some high grade deadpan comebacks to any villain We fight and start wearing shades all the time.

>>1716851
“How many people know?” It’s something your mother taught you: A secret isn’t a secret if more than two people know. Functionally, it is, but it’s very difficult to KEEP a secret. Penny takes a moment to count, which doesn’t do your heart any good.

“It’s an inexact number. My father, General Ironwood, and you are the only ones that I’m aware of personally, but several Councillors are also aware. I know that none of them are close to your father, but I do not know who they are. It has been a point to shield my existence from anyone affiliated with the Schnee Dust Company…” She flinches a bit as she remembers who she’s telling this to, and a knot of dread begins to form in your stomach. Despite your best efforts, you’ve stumbled into a serious power struggle between your family and the military. Your only saving grace was that your father didn’t know he was struggling, and if was up to you, he’d stay ignorant until the day he passed on.

“There are also a few trusted agents. I do not know who they are, either, but it is likely they are Specialists.” That catches your attention in a much different way. “Would Winter be one of them?” you ask, and Penny gives you a confused look in response.

“Who is Winter?” Right, you hadn’t actually talked about her to Penny before. “My older sister,” you explain, “Specialist Winter Schnee.” Penny quirks her head and gives it a little thought before answering you, “I cannot say. It’s possible the information would not be offered to her, given her family, but it depends on how well General Ironwood trusts her.”

Given what you knew about how closely your sister worked with the General, you would bet a sizeable chunk of money that Winter knew exactly who Penny was, and who she was teamed up with. That thought sent an uncomfortable shiver down your spine. Everyone that Penny mentioned would know who you and Weiss were, and how close either of you could come to finding out a very closely guarded government secret that your family was nearly-explicitly barred from learning about.

You decide to let that thought lie down for a little while before you approach it again, and turn your thoughts to other questions instead.

>A) “What can you do?”
>B) “Why are you here?”
>C) “How old are you?”
>D) “Are you okay?”
>E) “Why would they keep you a secret?”
>F) “Do you have… free will?”
>G) Drop it, you've had enough world shaking revelations tonight.

>>1717016
>>D) “Are you okay?”

>>1717016
>A) “What can you do?”

>>1717016
>>D) “Are you okay?”

>>1717016
>A) “What can you do?”
>B) “Why are you here?”
>C) “How old are you?”
>D) “Are you okay?”

>>1717016
>D) "Are you okay?"

>>1717016
>D) “Are you okay?”
Honestly, her answer will probably give us at least some indication of >F, but if not that's the obvious follow-up.

Then I think we should let it drop.

>>1717016

> Penny are you okay, are you okay Penny?

You been kissed by.

You've been fucked by.

A Schnee Criminal

>>1717016
>>D) “Are you okay?”

>>1717016
>F) “Do you have… free will?”

>>1717016
>>D) “Are you okay?”
>>1717031
Youuuuuuuuuuu motherfucker.

>>1717016
>>D) “Are you okay?”

>>1717031
Noice.

>>1717016
>B) “Why are you here?”
>D) “Are you okay?”

>>1717016
>>D) “Are you okay?”

>>1717031
lmao

>>1717016
>D) “Are you okay?”
Huh, so she doesnt know that Ciel knows? Strange.

>>1717016
>>D) “Are you okay?”

Also, I thought option F was do you have free wifi

>>1717016
All of the above.

>>1717016
>>A) “What can you do?”
>>B) “Why are you here?”
>>E) “Why would they keep you a secret?”
Well, safeguarding against fuckery from Jacques is one reason, I suppose. Not a great reason, but understandable.

>>1717079
"Do you have... Free wifi?"

"Actually, Whitaker, I have unlimited data on my current plan. With Hotspot functionality, you should be able to maintain contact with civilization no matter how far we stray from the Kingdoms."

>>1717016
>D) “Are you okay?”
I want to know more... But I want to comfort her too.

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>>1717095

....

Lewd?

>>1717016
>D

>>1717095
Marry that girl. Free wifi, everywhere? Guaranteed signal? Waifu the wifi while you can!
Don't really. Penny is for hugs and headpats, not lewds.

>>1717016
>E) “Why would they keep you a secret?”

>>1717105
Thats just false.

>>1717019
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>>1717104
That's pretty overwhelming for comfort the Penny. Writing!

>>1716926
Little late to this discussion, but if Grimm feed off of negative emotions shouldn't the world of Remnant be some hippie culture where anything negative is outlawed? And wouldn't Hunters be counter-productive since genociding some animals and watching your comrades get shredded aren't exactly wholesome thoughts?

>>1717217
That line of thinking basically started the Great War.

>>1717231
Yep. "Kill all emotions and the Grimm have nothing to eat."

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>>1717231

Let's be honest. It was really the mediocre war.

>>1717217
"Beatings will continue until morale improves."
You just can't force people to be happy without constant medicinal assistance.

>>1717217
>if Grimm feed off of negative emotions shouldn't the world of Remnant be some hippie culture where anything negative is outlawed?
They basically tried this before, and a huge war broke out because of it.

Also, how much negativity attracts Grimm seems to be relative. It took a sustained campaign of terrorism and a large spike in panic to trigger the huge Grimm attack on Vale, so it seems that huge Grimm attacks require negative emotional on a massive scale. So, one guy having a bad day isn't going to be an issue.

> And wouldn't Hunters be counter-productive since genociding some animals and watching your comrades get shredded aren't exactly wholesome
This seems like an odd question. They need armed soldiers because their world is under attack. Possible psychological trauma, while bad, is an occupational hazard.

Also, the Grimm aren't normals animals. They're violent monsters who have been attacking humanity for as long as humans can remember. Nobody in Remnant going to have any qualms about killing them.

>>1717266
I would think that having some measure of free will and expression in addition to being allowed free to follow your own pursuits would work to help with dealing with negativity. Unless I am misunderstanding things and the great War was basically where you had 40k commissar trying to keep morale high by blaming someone

>>1717266
In a way the Robots are the perfect fighting force to combat the grimm.

>>1717278
You are misunderstanding because afaik, that's exactly how the Great War was. It's enough of a shock that it made literally all of Remnant start naming shit after colors so that every life felt beautiful and precious or some gay shit like that.

>>1717254
This is just bad writing, to be honest. They feed on emotions, so they clearly need them to survive. But if they don't have them they get stronger?
>>1717244
Good point, nothing wrong with a bunch of druggies if it means less people die.
>>1717266
>They basically tried this before, and a huge war broke out because of it.
A mass terrorist organization, racism, and diplomatic tensions. War doesn't exactly seem to be an issue here

And to answer the odd question...

Well, there's robots, which don't feel emotion, and if Penny can be created then a dumbed down, mass produced lines of machines could replace hunters.

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>>1717279
Robots would have been ideal Grimm killers, yes! Ironwood even said as much himself. But then a certain someone caused a setback on that front.

>>1717244
and
>>1717254
Should be switched, my mistake.

>>1717295
>>1717300
The Grimm didn't cause the Great War, people did. The Grimm got stronger because of the fear and anger the Great War caused, not because of the lack of emotion. That plan was actually working, IIRC, but afterward, it was deemed not worth what people had to sacrifice to make it work.

>>1717299
She wouldn't have been a problem if those robots ran Linux.

>>1717314
>muh Linux is hacker proof meme
[spoilers]I'm fucking with you, I just see this way too much.[/spoiler]

>>1717311
That seems a little off. I'd say my free will is worth sacrificing so I don't get mauled by some animal made of pure hatred. And since The Great War killed off people in the long run, wouldn't that lead to less emotions(And thus negative emotions)? Killing most of humanity would be the right choice in this world.

>>1717295
>A mass terrorist organization, racism, and diplomatic tensions. War doesn't exactly seem to be an issue here
This war was. There were just four nations in Remnant at the time (a small nation was created later, but that's another issue). The Great War had two of these nations fighting each other.

So yes, when the last attempt outlaw emotion led to all of the world's nations fighting each other, then it is a rather big deal.

>if Penny can be created then a dumbed down, mass produced lines of machines could replace hunters.
She already was. They're called Atlas Knights, those basic Atlas robots in the show. Ironwood even had a scene in Volume 2 where he told some Vale citizens that he wanted to use those robots so that humans didn't have to risk themselves.

>>1717333
But they've been shown to be able to do fuck all. Not a single one has killed a Grimm on screen and most of the time they stand around shooting at nothing.

>>1717339
Thus why dumbing them down for mass production is a bad idea.
>>1717331
Well, you would, but not everyone agrees. If you can't feel anything for survival, or do what you want with your life, what's the point of surviving? Remember, this isn't just the CHANCE for survival and then, once the Grimm are gone, go back to living as you used to. As far as anyone knows, this would be a permanent state of Limbo.

>>1717339
They kicked ass against the Grimm during The Breach, actually.

>>1717344
Who's to say that the Elite would even let the plebeians know what living life is like? Power attracts the worst people, and most would be willing to save their own skin to have mindless husks walking around to work the machinery of society.
>>1717345
Well, the only issue here is that the other nations haven't adopted these and replaced Hunters. If they're extremely effective, easy enough to mass produce, and don't have the drawback of feeding Grimm, there's no reason not to use them.

Hey everyone, if you could bring this discussion to the discord so that the bumps for the thread aren't used up, that would be great. We even have an empty board for you to use!

The rwby-original one.

https://discord.gg/CPXXZB

Shit, guys, I'm really sorry. The update's coming, I just bungled writing this scene, so it's taken me twice as long to get it where I want it to be. It is coming though, I promise!

>>1717095
please work this into the post

>>1717339

Not true, they killed an Ursa at the end of Volume 2. Granted, it's right after two of them get taken out by a Boarbatusk. They're just better at taking down bigger targets, but smaller, faster targets have an advantage against them.

>>1717016
“Are you okay?” You had so many questions, but seeing exactly how small Penny’s view of her own existence was made those concerns seem small in comparison. She smiles a little at the question and say, “Yes, I believe I will be.”

“I asked if you are, not if you will be.” Despite how serious your words are, you soften them a bit with a small smile and a teasing voice. Penny grins at being caught before it falls into a more contemplative expression. “I am glad that you know, but… I have been told, all my life, to keep what I am secret. It was the first order I planned to disobey.” That surprised you. As long as you had known her, Penny was a person who rarely fought when something was asked of her. You suppose that’s why the incident stuck out to her.

“I wanted to share it with someone. I had a very specific plan in mind. Unfortunately, I was unable to find someone to enact that plan with.” Something about that story stuck out to you. “Why not Ciel,” you ask, “isn’t she your bestie?” Penny’s cheeks take a slight pink dusting and she answers that, “Ciel would not be ideal.” She doesn’t go into further detail, no matter how long you wait for her to answer.

“Well, who is ideal?” Penny’s light coloring takes a darker turn as she contemplates the question. “I have thought of someone, but unfortunately, my plan will not work with them anymore.” She sounded genuinely upset as she said that. “Why not?” you ask. Maybe you could help? Unfortunately, you get nothing out of her.

“I would like to go to sleep now,” she says, shutting the conversation down.

“Do you even need sleep?”

“...Yes. It is essential.” There’s a moment or two of silence, and then she hiccups. You offer to get her some water, but she refuses and you leave her alone for the night.

(CONTINUED)

>>1717401
So in that alone, they have a 1-2 KDR. And if Jaune fucking Arc can kill in one slash(Granted, with a little bit of assistance), I don't think they're exactly a threat.

>>1717431
A few days scoot by in monotony before something catches your attention. Well, you should say someone. As you wander the halls of Beacon towards your next class, a flash of red clouds your vision. By the time your brain catches up to your eyes, you realize you’re standing in a small alcove, and Ruby is clinging to the front of your shirt. She seems panicked. Her eyes are wide and desperate, and her hair's a mess. “Whit, you have to help me!”

“Uh-” Before you can get a word in, Ruby slams a small hand over your mouth. “You helped Ciel with her team, right?” she asks, a pleading tone settling in. Unable to speak without getting your saliva on her hand, you offer a nod that you feel doesn’t really capture the whole story. You didn’t do all that much, in your mind.

“Then help me! Ellie’s been skipping class for WEEKS, and I can’t find her anywhere!” That was going to be a tall order. The only thing you knew about Ruby’s third teammate was that she had an embarrassing name and didn’t speak. All you could possibly do is guess where she might be.

“Well, I guess I could check...

>A) The library.
>B) The ballroom.
>C) RYAL’s dorm.
>D) The entrance hall.

But I have no idea. We should…

>A) Go look together.”
>B) Split up so you check somewhere else.” (Pick another option above)

>>1717437
>>B) The ballroom.
>A) Go look together.”

>>1717437
>A) The library.
>D) The entrance hall.
>B) Split up so you can check somewhere else."

>>1717437
>The entrance hall.

>>1717437
>A) The library.

>A) Go look together.”

>>1717437
>>D) The entrance hall.
>B) split up

>>1717451
oh shit, entrance hall and ballroom

>>1717437
>C) RYAL’s dorm.
If there's an investigation, it's best to start with clues. Of course, Ruby is a bit of a hyper ball of energy, so
>B) Split up so you check somewhere else.” (>A) The library.
)
Ellie's quite, like Blake, maybe she likes books aswell?

>>1717437

I'll support >>1717444 since I don't have any better ideas.

Also... if Penny never told Ciel... then, how does Ciel know? Or... what does Ciel know?

>>1717437
>>B) The ballroom.
>>D) The entrance hall.

>>B) Split up so you check somewhere else.”

>>1717465
>“There are also a few trusted agents. I do not know who they are, either, but it is likely they are Specialists.”

>>1717469
This does not mean Ciel is a Specialist.

>>1717437
>>C) RYAL’s dorm
>B) Split up so you check somewhere else.” (>A) The library.

>>1717437
>A) The library.
>D) The entrance hall.
>B) Split up so you check somewhere else.” (Pick another option above)

>>1717437
>>>B) The ballroom.
>>A) Go look together.”

Currently, there is a tie between Whitaker going to A) The library and B) The ballroom.

Splitting up won, but there is a tie between sending Ruby to either the D) Entrance Hall or A) The Library

Extending the vote for ten minutes, these are your remaining options

Whitaker goes to either

>A) The Library
>B) The Ballroom

Ruby goes to either

>A) The Library
>D) The Entrance Hall

If both library votes win, they'll go together. Please do not vote if you've already voted, it's not a runoff vote.

>>1717512
>A
>A

>>1717512

>B) The Ballroom

>D) The Entrance Hal

>>1717512
A
A

>>1717512
B, and D

>>1717512
>A) The Library

>D) The Entrance Hall

>>1717512
>A) The Library
>A) The Library

>>1717512
>B) The Ballroom
>A) The Library

>>1717512
A
A

Both libraries win 5-3, so you'll be heading there together. Writing!

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>>1717375
>caring about bumps on this shitty dead containment board

This might once have been relevant, when a thread disappeared in1 or 2 days on /tg/, but not here. There have been 3 of these fucking threads in the catalogue at one time. Any one who has even a mild interest in this quest will stumble on it easily.

Fuck off site discussions. Fuck people not having fun in the thread its self. And fuck archive readers not getting a chance to enjoy the saved record of the dumb shit we do to pass time with since it its all lost on a glorified chat app.

>>1717437
The trek to the library takes almost no time at all, thanks to a combination of Ruby’s speed, dragging you behind her, and the library not being very far in the first place. Ruby almost slams the door open before you catch her wrist and gently open it yourself. With classes still ongoing today, the library is practically empty. The only people immediately visible are the employees who work there.

You nod for Ruby to check the library proper. When she speeds off, you take a more measured pace towards the front desk. “Excuse me,” you begin with your voice low, “did a student come in here earlier? Black hair, kinda short?” The man behind the counter shakes his head at your question. “The only people to come in today were you two and a blonde,” he offers. You thank him anyway.

You step away from the counter to find Ruby and try somewhere else before you see the blonde in question. You’ve never seen her in all your time here. Her hair is cute short, a dirty blonde rather than Yang’s fiery gold. She could be a second or third year student, but you couldn’t remember all the teams above you to be sure. Aside from that, she was incredibly short for a student a year above you.

You’re about to drop it and find Ruby anyway, but then you see her pull a book out by the top of its binding. She doesn’t remove it from the shelf. Instead, she seems to wait for a second or two before pushing the book in place. You hesitate for a little longer, and sure enough, she does it again, this time to another book further along the shelf.

>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.
>B) Forget it, you’re looking for Ellie. Find Ruby and get out of here.
>C) Find Ruby and tell her of your suspicions. Four eyes can keep better watch than two.

>>1717636
>>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>>B) Forget it, you’re looking for Ellie. Find Ruby and get out of here.

>>1717636
>B) Forget it, you’re looking for Ellie. Find Ruby and get out of here.

>>1717636
>>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.

>>1717636
>>A) Follow her. The “secret bookcase door” may be childish, but the fact she’s looking for one rubs you the wrong way.
Secret tunnel.

>>1717708
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN9rbfvq1dA

>>1717646
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>>1717708
It seems like no matter where Whitaker goes anymore, he ends up stumbling into a spy movie! Writing!

>>1717636
After only ten or so minutes of wandering after this mysterious girl, you begin to grow bored. Oddly enough, it seems your target was way ahead of you. She rolls her eyes at every displaced book, occasionally letting groans of frustration slip. She must have been at this for far longer than you first thought.

Eventually, she reaches a corner of the library and pulls out a notebook. She jots something down in it before turning towards a nearby exit. Whoever this girl is, she’s looking for something and has been for a while. You follow her, mentally assuring yourself that your perfect attendance means that you can afford to miss a single day of Doctor Oobleck’s class.

Her wandering steps take her almost everywhere on campus, and everywhere she goes, she fiddles with something innocuous before pouting at the lack of results and writing in her notebook. You suspect that it’s a list - a very long list given how she was scowling at it - of failed tests. She must have heard Beacon had some sort of secret entrance or tunnel at some point and was obsessed with finding it. The idea of a secret room of treasure was a tempting one, but you know better than to assume such a thing would exist in a school.

Eventually, the girl finds a place to rest. One of the many courtyards, exposed to the sunshine. She takes a seat on a bench, closes her eyes and seems to wait a few minutes before drifting away into a nap. You check the time on your scroll and grimace. You left Ruby in the library almost twenty minutes ago. You shove the scroll back into your pocket with an angry grunt. So much for that.

As you shove your hands into your pockets and turn to leave, you spot something that interests you - her notebook, left on the bench beside her. Something nags at the back of your mind that if this girl is up to something, now is the perfect time to find out without getting caught.

>A) Forget it and leave. Ruby’s waited long enough for this wild goose chase to end.
>B) Sneak up and take a peek at the book. It may be personal, but you’re only going to tell secrets that could hurt others.

>>1717793
>>B) Sneak up and take a peek at the book. It may be personal, but you’re only going to tell secrets that could hurt others.

>>1717793
>>B) Sneak up and take a peek at the book. It may be personal, but you’re only going to tell secrets that could hurt others.
[SHADOWRUNNING INTENSIFES]

>>1717793
>>B) Sneak up and take a peek at the book. It may be personal, but you’re only going to tell secrets that could hurt others.

>>1717793
>B) Sneak up and take a peek at the book. It may be personal, but you’re only going to tell secrets that could hurt others.
we've already invested too much

>>1717793
>B) Sneak up and take a peek at the book. It may be personal, but you’re only going to tell secrets that could hurt others.

>>1717793
>>A) Forget it and leave. Ruby’s waited long enough for this wild goose chase to end.

>>1717793
>>A) Forget it and leave. Ruby’s waited long enough for this wild goose chase to end.
Enough's enough. This time was a sunk cost. No point spending more.
Besides, reading other people's personal shit is a dick move.

>>1717793
>>A) Forget it and leave. Ruby’s waited long enough for this wild goose chase to end.
We're a good kid.

>>1717793
>>B) Sneak up and take a peek at the book. It may be personal, but you’re only going to tell secrets that could hurt others.

>>1717797
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>>1717825
Roll best of three, 1d100!

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>1717849

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>1717849
dice don't fail me now!

>>1717856
Welp. Whit is the master of shadowruns.

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>1717849

>>1717856
Uh. Shit. Okay, well, stealth master Whitaker, master of darkness, returns next post I guess. Writing!

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>>1717856
>MFW

>>1717856
Secret agent Jaune? Meet secret agent Schnee.

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>>1717861

Hey, sorry for the slow night you guys. I dunno why it's happening. Aside from that one post, I feel pretty on the ball.

>>1717897
Dude you're fine, it's not like we're in any huge rush. Take the time you need to.

>>1717897
Less posting and more writing

>>1717793
You feel a little ridiculous. Your steps are light, place perfectly to avoid making any noise as you approach the girl’s napping form. You’ve also left both your hands in your pockets and are now afraid to remove them for fear of the sound of shuffling fabric waking her. The sum effect is that you approach with a casual posture far too slowly to be anything except suspicious. You look like a cartoon character pretending to be a spy, and your face heats up. At least there’s no one else in the courtyard to see you.

After sending quick glances over both of your shoulders to make SURE no one can see you, you finally approach the napping girl and, more importantly, the notebook. You lift a careful hand towards it and slowly grasp it, then mimic your earlier careful steps away from her. Once you’re sure you’ve gotten to a distance where she won’t hear shuffling paper, you open it. The first several pages are filled with gibberish. Absolute nonsense pours over every inch of paper, so you flip until you spot something recognizable.

It’s a single word, and one you recognize. “Palmprate,” the last name of Ruby’s missing teammate, is circled near the bottom of the page. Above that is “Alm” followed by viciously crossed out letters you can’t make out, a few more words completely scribbled over beyond comprehension, and finally another word that makes absolutely no sense. A few pages of nonsense followed by the name of the exact person you’re looking for isn’t a coincidence, you quietly take out your scroll and snap a few pictures of the pages. There was something deeper in there, but as for what it was, you can’t be certain.

Flipping past the page with Ellie’s surname, you come to the section that she must have been adding to while you were following her. A few innocuous items, including “lamp,” “table,” and “counter” are listed an incredible amount of times, each with a seemingly unique series of numbers and letters beside it. The only connecting element is that an “X” had been written in the rightmost part of the line for every listed item.

(CONTINUED)

>>1717970
You continue flipping, and the lists change from common objects to more esoteric ones. “Dust container” and “forge,” followed by a single page that makes your blood run cold. A list of furniture, preceded by four-letter acronyms that you recognize:

RYAL Bed RR2 X
RYAL Bed YXL1 X
RYAL Bed JA3 X
RYAL Bed LP4 X

The lists continued through everything that the standard dorms contain, and the next few pages had the acronyms of many teams you recognized. SPWB was one of them.

Finally, you reached the end section of the lists. This was filled with book titles, without the string of letters that, you now assumed, denoted the owner of whatever it was. Every single thing on all of these lists was marked with an “X,” meaning that everything had either passed or failed whatever the girl was inspecting. To go through this many objects, at the pace she displayed when you followed, she would have had to be in Beacon for over a month, at least! What are you going to do with all of this?

>A) Finish photographing as much of the book as you can before placing it back where you found it.
>B) Take the book and try to decode exactly what she’s doing with all of this stuff, while also, hopefully, halting her progress.
>C) Wake her up and confront her!

>>1717973
>>A) Finish photographing as much of the book as you can before placing it back where you found it.

>>1717973
>>B) Take the book and try to decode exactly what she’s doing with all of this stuff, while also, hopefully, halting her progress.

>>1717970
>>1717973
I'm searching up any short blonde RWBY character and so far it's just Glynda

Unless she's in a real good disguise and is being completely out of character for herself, this is soneone who we need to keep tabs on. Especially if she is keeping tabs on US and Jaune and Neo

>>1717973
>>A) Finish photographing as much of the book as you can before placing it back where you found it.
Don't tip our hands just yet...

>>1717999
>>1717973
All three options, if we can.
If not, then
>A.)

>>1717973
A) Finish photographing as much of the book as you can before placing it back where you found it.

>>1717973
>A) Finish photographing as much of the book as you can before placing it back where you found it.

>>1717973
>>A) Finish photographing as much of the book as you can before placing it back where you found it.

>>1717897
Not like the board moves a mile a minute

Take it easy

>>1718021
I just don't want to bore you guys.

>>1718024
Brother, there are, on average, 800-900 posts each quest thread you've QMed
We aren't bored in the LEAST

>>1717995
>>1718004
>>1718009
>>1718016
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>>1718020
Don't lose your head, Whit! You've got the evidence, but you have to cover your tracks first! Writing, and then we're done for tonight!

>>1717973
You flip to pages that stick out in your mind. The lists containing RYAL, SPWB, and CNRP’s furniture are your first candidates, but it takes you much longer than you’d like to find the unique pages that may hold clues as to what this was all building towards. Thankfully, it seems your target takes long cat naps. Once you start sweating from the summer heat, you close the book. You can’t let sweat drip onto the paper, or your presence would be exposed later. Even with the sudden cut off, you’re reasonably sure you got most of what you’ll need to figure it out.

Maybe Penny can decode it? She was developed by the brightest minds of Atlas, surely she could recognize any patterns the text may hold? It was a question you’d answer the next time you saw her in a “safe” place. You slip the book back onto the bench and freeze as she offers a sudden snore. When her own breathing fails to wake her, you pull your hand back and walk faster than you should towards the exit. You’ve spent at least an hour wandering around, and while you suspect you’ve accomplished something worthwhile, you’ve also missed at least two of your classes today. Weiss was going to be furious.

(LATER)

She wakes with a smile. She may not have found what she was looking for today, but that was alright. They had a lot of time to get this right. She sits up with a small stretch, and sets her hand down on the notebook beside her. Something doesn’t feel quite right all of a sudden, but she shakes the feeling off. She’s done it enough lately for it to become habitual. She places the book into the satchel at her hip and takes in the surrounding area. Clear, as far as she knows. She’s pretty good, though, so it’s fine. The short blonde hair seems to rapidly grow down her shoulders, but she doesn’t feel a thing, even when it begins to darken to a jet black. Her eyes settle back into the familiar green shade, and she huffs a bit. Even with the familiar features setting in, she hasn’t felt like herself in months. Oh well. Time to get back to her “team.”

>>1718103
Sorry for the abrubt ending, but continuing right now doesn't feel right. Also, I'm tired, so that's it for tonight! I can stick around for any Q&A you may have, either about the quest in general or anything that happened tonight!

>>1718108
I want to fuck Neo

>>1718112
I mean, I suppose all the parts are there. It'd take a better man than me to figure out how to put 'em together, though.

>>1718108
Thanks for running brother

>>1718108
Does Weiss have any friends in this verse (besides Whit), or is she forever alone?

>>1718108
Does Jaune suspect anything's up with his team, or anyone else's?
Has Jaune unlocked Aura yet?
How far are we into the volumes?
Is there any way we can experiment with our Glyphs, to see if there are interesting combos we can make that would help out our team?

>>1718112
Seconded.

>>1718116
Oh Brother. The penis goes into the vagina.

>>1718126
She only needs whit

>>1718108
Also, thanks for running!

>>1718126
Weiss hasn't shown any interest in friends. She's got her brother, that's good enough. At least, according to her
>>1718129
>Does Jaune suspect anything's up with his team, or anyone else's?
Not at all.
>Has Jaune unlocked Aura yet?
Yes, Pyrrha did it for him when they began their training bouts. They may not be on the same team, but Pyrrha genuinely wants to help him.
>How far are we into the volumes?
I'd say about a quarter of the season away from finishing Vol 1.
>Is there any way we can experiment with our Glyphs, to see if there are interesting combos we can make that would help out our team?
Not in a way that would feel natural outside of a fight, though I will make a point to offer creative options in action scenes.

>>1718144
>She's got her brother, that's good enough.
Good enough for lewd?

>>1718153
No.
No fun allowed in my Quest. >:^(

>>1718159
>>1718159
>dat spoiler
It's too late, I'm already having fun!

To explain why we're STILL on Vol 1. Well, it's because there are four more people than canon that have to have relationships established. The volumes are going to drag a bit as we find out what everyone is doing. We're almost there. Give it another session or two, and that'll be the end of your first semester!

>>1718166
I ain't complaining and honestly I like a slow build up to the grand finale

>>1718166
I'm more than fine for there to be long times in each volume. RWBY passes so fast it's a relief for it to last longer.

>>1718166
Yeah, please take your time. I prefer it over suddenly skipping months like the show does, without any warning.

>>1718195
Glad to hear!

>>1718108
So who was the victim of Whit's ink pen prank in the short story last thread?
Also, does Whit have a habit of crafting elaborate pranks? It seems like you could buy a lot of mousetraps with that dust money...

>>1718230
In my mind, Blake, but it's meant to be ambiguous. And not really elaborate. His stuff is off the cuff, and even then it doesn't happen often.

>>1718108
Why were Penny and Weiss staring at each other in the dorm room a while ago? Is it something we could've found out about, or just a random humorous event?

>>1718336
My guess it was a stareing contest, you know first one to look away/ blinks losses?

>>1718558
^This, but it was Weiss's idea. She wanted an excuse to look at Penny in detail and try to find out what you had seen and freaked out about. By the time you walked in, it had become an actual competition, so Weiss wanted to win too much to talk to you.

In the end, she didn't notice anything weird and lost the game, so she didn't bring it up.

>>1718923
>Whitaker's unusually perceptive
>He's only "paranoid" because these days he's often right
>Occasionally he seizes on something that's irregular, but takes it in the complete wrong direction
I like it.

>>1718923
So if Weiss finds out that Penny's a robot what happens?

>>1718923
Interesting.

>>1719026
No idea. I suppose it depends on how Weiss takes the idea that Whitaker has been keeping it a secret, and how twitchy the Military gets over the idea that the two people in line to inherit the SDC know the secret that they had gone VERY far out of their way to keep from the SDC.

>>1719142
We just go straight to Ironwood and say, verbatim:

"Neither Weiss nor I want or Father to know this. I would prefer he not be given anymore simple tasks to fuck up, let alone something as massive as this."

>>1719183
>not wanting to side with the inevitable SDC takeover in full of Atlas so we can actually see the nation set straight

>>1719191
Oh no, I am not saying we don't take over, I am simply saying that we shouldn't trust dad with anything.

>>1719200
Then you don't tell Ironwood you know.

>>1719191
SDC is a big reason Atlas is so fucked up though.

It's simple.
Humans gave the Faunus an island country, and that didn't work, so they should give them a mountain range! No AC expenses, a real good view at the frozen peak, and stone to build houses everywhere!

The Faunus will love us!

>>1719324
Turns out segregation is not a good idea. Who knew?!

>>1718103
(THE FOLLOWING DAY)

Ciel passes your scroll to Ruby with a look of undisguised rage. “This girl has been in our rooms, where we sleep, and none of us had any idea?!” You offer a hopeless shrug. “It’s not hard proof,” you point out, “but it’s the best we can get without watching her do it. As far as I can tell, she’s looking for something, and if she’s doing it between classes.” The other students around you react with varying degrees of frustration.

Ren was, as you had always known him to be, the least affected by the news. You’re sure he felt something unpleasant at the idea, but you could respect a man who didn’t show his nerves, even as they were being frayed. His partner, Pyrrha, was surprisingly unmoved by the knowledge someone could get that close to her. Or at least her things.

On the other end of the spectrum, Penny and Ruby seemed terrified that someone had broken into what had become their homes these past few months. They both sent worried glances towards their teammates, Ruby to a smoldering Yang and Penny to you. Many of your peers, including your sister, Nora, and - surprisingly - Jaune took after Yang’s example, grinding their teeth in silent fury. The final member of Team RYAL was, as always, absent from the meeting.

Blake set a hand to her chin in thought when you had first begun to explain what you had found and hadn’t moved since. With the explanation finally drawn to a close, she took the opportunity to offer a solution, “Then we need hard proof.” It’s a simple answer, so she clarifies further.

“You said you didn’t get pictures of everything, right? Then we’re missing information that could be critical. We have a considerable amount of it, and we should go through what’s there, but it could be a dead end without the rest of it. On top of that, we have no idea where, or who, this girl is or what she wants. We’ve got enough people to check everything, at least for tonight. So what do we do?”

The massive group turns towards you. As the one who brought it to everyone’s attention, you’ve been guiding their understanding of the situation, and it seems they trust you to know who should go where.

(Three jobs need doing, place a character in whatever group you think they belong. Votes will be counted by majority per character)

Find Her and Get The Book:

Decode What We Have:

Dig For Information On The Girl:

Sit Tight and Wait for the Other Groups to Finish:

(Character Pool)
>Whitaker
>Penny
>Weiss
>Blake
>Ciel
>Nora
>Ren
>Pyrrha
>Ruby
>Yang
>Jaune

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>>1720045

> Decode Team

Ciel
Penny

Find her
Whit
Ruby
Ren

Dig for info
Weiss
Pyrrha
Yang

Sit Tight
Jaune
Nora

>>1720045

Find Her and Get The Book: Ruby, Blake, Yang

Decode What We Have: Penny, Ciel, Whitaker

Dig For Information On The Girl:Ren, Weiss, Pyrrha

Sit Tight and Wait for the Other Groups to Finish: Nora, Jaune