[IC] RWBY Saga: Generations After Us

[ChazGhost]

Lectrie Drake, Bruno Port, and Peter Port

Location: Beacon Hallways
Nearby: The triplets and Ren
@Tags: The Suspicious Eye

The father and son smiled and waved good bye to the triplets as they walked off with Io's things. "Photography, truly fitting for that women" Peter said chuckling a little to himself. Shortly after that came Ren and Lectrie around a corner. "So this is your new teammate I take it" Peter said looking Ren over before turning to the wolf faunus, Lectrie.

"Yes, this is Ren." Bruno said introducing Ren to his father. "Is this your mother?... Adopted mother?" Bruno asked look at Lectrie and noticing the wolf ears after already beginning to ask the question.

"I wish I was." Lectrie stated smiling brightly giving Ren a quick hug. "I'm Lectrie Drake, and I'm happy filling in for little Ren's parents today" Lectrie said letting go of Ren.

"I see, well it's a pleasure to meet you both" Peter putting his hand out to shake. Lectrie happily took it and began shaking it excitedly. After Lectrie let go Peter put his hand out to shake for Ren.

"So how do you know Ren, Ms. Drake?" Bruno asked Lectrie.

"Call me Lectrie, Ms.Drake is my mother... Well she's Mrs.Drake but that's not the point. Anyways I helped Ren way back when getting into music business and we've been friends sense" Lectrie said simply.

 

[LoneSniper87]

Onyx and Blake Belladonna
Out and about in the Beacon Courtyard

Onyx was propped up against the wall, her scroll in her hand. She was wearing dark jeans, dark grey turtleneck, and black gloves. She had a sword at her side, and a newer weapon, what appeared to be a spear at her back.

Grey where are you? Did something come up? Please answer me!

After her message had sent, a hand tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey sweetie... It's been awhile." Blake said, leaning next to her daughter. She wore a black coat that wrapped around her, a white shirt, and black jeans underneath.
"It sure has..." Onyx replied, putting her scroll away. "How's home been?"
"Yeah, it has. A lot of work... But it's been good. How's school? Heard you had your first mission awhile ago. As well as that... Incident... Are you ok?" She asked Onyx, looking at her. Blake went to go put a hand on her daughters arm.
"Mom, I'm fine!" She said, almost swatting her hand away. A dull thunk of metal on flesh resounds between the two and Onyx looks down. "I-I can explain!" She says, panicking.
Blake only looks at her in concern, not saying a word.
"During a mission, one of my teammates got into a bad spot... He was about to be charged and I rushed in... I wasn't thinking... It blew through all my Aura and shattered my arm... I had saved him, though... Hehe..." She said, not meeting her mom's eyes. "I would have said something earlier, but I didn't want you to worry."
Blake paused, unsure of what to say. A sword and sheath was pressed into her hand, the one that was still inches from Onyx.
"I think you would want that back. The sheath is dented, and the blade is cracked, but I thought you'd like it..." Onyx said before walking away, an ear twitching in slight annoyance.
It took all her strength to not cry as she went to her dorm. All Blake did was watch, she would talk to her later, she hoped.​

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

Location: Beacon Halls
Nearby: Lectrie, Bruno and Mr. Port
@: ChazGhost

Ren TorchwickLeading the lovely Lectrie over to his partner and his father. His smile widened as Bruno asked if she was his mother only to change mid sentence as he noticed her wolf ears. It was the first time he had someone ask that about his dear friend, but kept the smile on his face. His feelings about his parentage were his alone, he rarely talked much about any of them. Those living much smaller than he'd like to admit, so he keeps his friends close and well we all know the saying. He blushed a bit as Lectrie squeezed him in a warm hug. Hearing all of her kind words made his heart swell and maybe his head as well.

Shaking Mr. Port's hand firmly he smiled at him with the same pleasant look on his face as always. "Reinheart Torchwick. It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. Don't let the name bother you I'm not as villainous as my father was." Recalling that some of the parents who he met would know exactly who his father was and what that man was like here in Vale. Ren never met his father, his mother found out she was pregnant long after he was dead and gone. He learned what he could from research and word of mouth and knew better than to be anything like that if he wanted a future.

"More than friends, she is my mentor and the absolute most marvelous woman you'll ever meet." Ren said as he squeezed Lectrie closer to him and smiled even wider. He honestly couldn't admit how much Lectrie helped him when he was first starting out. He was quite young and not used to playing nice with others. If it wasn't for meeting her that day Ren would probably be out of a job. His music was his escape from his mundane life and really appreciated the chance that he could flourish so much. Looking over his shoulder he pointed at the direction of the trio of triplets. "Did you see those triplets? They were caring a bunch of boxes. I haven't them seen them around school. Are they students here?" Ren asked Bruno.

 

[xAlter]

Ashe Ember

Location: Team CAKE Dorm
Nearby: Cerise, Gwen, Octavia
@Tags: KarenAKAMint

Hugging Gwen in surprise, Octavia laughed as she motioned for Ashe to sit down with her on the other couch. Relaxing into the couch, Octavia smiled at Cerise. "Hello Cerise. You probably don't remember too much about me except the bare minimum. I'm Octavia Ember. I remember when you would run around my yard playing with Ashe." Octavia said as she waved to Gwen's son. She remembered seeing the boy so full of youth, so full of happiness. This new change saddened her, and even if one couldn't see it, her eyes dimmed ever so slightly. She could even picture it now, Ashe and Cerise running around the yard as the two played around. Gwen would visit quite often, trying to comfort Octavia after her husband's death. He wasn't a Huntsman, but he was a hero in his own right.

Shaking the thoughts from her head, Octavia turned back to Gwen. "If I'd known you we would be seeing each other today, I would've gotten the team back together!" she exclaimed as she giggled into her hand. "Nebula is coming too, I don't know if she's here yet, but her son is still attending." Briefly thinking back to the days of NDGO made Octavia a little nostalgic. "It's a shame about what happened to Dew's daughter... I heard she would make a full recovery, but the trauma is going to be a horrible..." Octavia almost broke down crying. "I-I'm just glad no one was killed... but enough about that. How have you been?" Ashe pat his mother on his back as the two adults conversed.

Looking to Cerise, Ashe nervously waved. While he was getting along with the other NDGO legacy, he knew the most that happened between them was only relevant to the team and their situation at Beacon. Nothing about fixing the past had happened much for the two boys. "So... did you know it was Parent's Day today, or something?" he signed to the boy across from him. "Cause I didn't know anything about this."

 

[IG42]

Cirrus Jay Schnee

Location: Beacon Halls
Nearby: Grey, Qrow, Winter, Sage, Buns (various)
@Tags: KarenAKAMint The Suspicious Eye

Entering the workshop Cirrus looked around but saw no sign of his brother. "Huh, he's been in here most days for months, well except for when he was seeing-." Fortunately Grey chose that moment to reveal himself. "Ah there you are!" Cirrus' excitement at having his immediate family in the same place for once was quickly dashed by Grey's scathing glare at their father and declaration that he had to travel all the way back to Atlas for some reason.

Qrow met his eldest's gaze for a moment before looking away. He couldn't blame Grey for being angry with him, considering his track record it was a wonder Raven was the only other member of his family he didn't get along with. Winter stepped forward with a scowl staring down at her firstborn. "Grey your father may think your attitude is acceptable-" Qrow tried to interrupt but got pinned with a glare. "I however do not, if you truly must leave and are not merely manufacturing excuses at least be civil with your father for a moment." Without waiting for a response she turned to her other son. "Come Cirrus we should give them a moment, you can start by showing me your dorm. Until next time Grey, perhaps we'll find time to speak further back in Atlas."

Hesitating Cirrus smiled weakly at Grey. "I guess I'll see you when you get back Grey." Casting a worried glance between his father and brother he led his mother off toward the dorms.

Letting them get out of sight Qrow sighed mournfully. "Look Grey go if you want I'm not expecting you to forgive me all of a sudden I'm just glad I got to see you." Raising a hand in a casual wave he walked away taking a drink from his flask as he went.

In the hallway outside the dorm Cirrus heard a commotion ahead followed by Sage's voice and hid a grimace, he had hoped to at least give Sage a little advance warning before subjecting him to his parents' scrutiny but it was too late to try and distract his mother without being suspicious. After a moment he heard another familiar voice that made him rush to Sage's side. Crouching next to the little faunus Cirrus checked him over. "Are you alright?" Glaring at the backs of the departing triplets he called out to them. "Hey! You're Io's siblings right? There a problem here?"

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

Location: Beacon to Dorm Halls
Nearby: Cirrus, Winter, Qrow, Onyx, Team GLSS (Grey's Team), Oscar Pine
@: LoneSniper87 IG42

Grey Rook SchneeGrey looked to his mother as she straightened him out. Bowing his head he spoke cooly. "Yes mother." As much contempt he held for his father he had just as much respect for his mother. Watching his little brother and mother leave he nodded to Cirrus and took a deep breath, reading himself for the disappointment to come. He most certainly wasn't going to be cordial with whatever his excuse for a father was going to say. However, he knew it was never enough to make up for all his father hasn't done. Straightening up he looked over to Qrow. Grey's cold eyes looking through his father as if there was nothing there, since usually there was just that nothing. Grey hated how little his father was ever there for him, but even worse he hated how much he was like him. Grey wasn't a fool he knew full well he traveled the same path as his father, coming and going for their work and their mental health.

Listenig to his father he wasn't surprised by anything and watched him leave as he always did. That may be the most meaningful conversation I've had with him since I was born. Letting out a heavy exhale out of his nostrils he turned on his heels and made his way down the halls towards his dorm to grab his bag. Passing by Oscar he didn't meet his eyes instead giving him a polite bow before continuing. Feeling a light pluse in his scroll he pulled it out and saw Onyx's name light up. Stopping for a moment he contemplated the amount of time that he would have before he missed his flight and decide that she was worth more. Reaching his room he passed by his teammates and their parents without a word and went to his room. Slinging the bag over his shoulder he made his way to Onyx's dorm room. Looking at his scroll his brow furrowed as the system he was using didn't seem to work. Sighing he closed the scroll and knocked on the door. "Onyx are you there?" He landed against the doorframe and wondered if she was truly there.

 

[KarenAKAMint]

Cerise Darcy Amaranth

Location: The Quad
Interactions: Gwen Darcy, Ashe, and Octavia
Mentions: xAlter

Cerise kept his smile on, wanting to seem relatively normal and happy. He nodded and spoke up to Octavia, his mother's old teammate, "I do recall you coming to visit my mother, but I don't seem to recall anything other than that... I recessed much of my past memories after being bullied throughout my childhood. So my mother tells me." Cerise placed his hand over Gwen for a moment before he pulled away soon after. What he answered was all true from what he recalls, but he felt bad for not remembering them as they seem to remember him. The saddest part, even he doesn't recall how he used to act when he was younger, he just knew he was a happy kid around both his parents before his father died.

"I was so worried when I heard what happened," Gwen replied to Octavia, "Maybe once we get back to Vacuo we go and visit Dew, it's the least we can do for her. She'll need friends to help her through this. I know I would if Cerise was in Autumn's position..." Gwen reached out and placed her hand on his knee, returning the same reassuring gesture they would do for each other. She glances over he shoulder, noticing the far look he would get when he recalled something bad and gave Cerise's knee a small squeeze before pulling away.

As the women talked a bit about what happened to Autumn. What happened to her was the most devastating thing he could have experienced in his life. The day was supposed to be a happy one, but it turned so dark so fast, Cerise still can't close his eyes at night without it haunting him. As he tried to calm his mind, he almost missed Ashe's hand as he waved at him. He nodded his head, telling him he was paying attention to him. Cerise soon after signed back, "I think I recall Professor Auburn talking about it, but I must have forgotten."

Sage Auburn

Location: Dorm Hallways
Interactions: Cirrus, Violet, Iris, and Porfirio
Mentions: The Suspicious Eye IG42

Sage winced a bit as pain shot up his back but he stayed guarded as he kept still. The words from the girl in the pink jacket only continued to run fear through him. She was right, if Io really wanted to kill me, she would have... but the fall would have done me over if it wasn't for Cirrus' help... The last point the girl gave to Sage made him pull his legs closer to him and away from the faunus. When they turned away from him, his head dropping in relief. He clenched his teeth from the pain that ran through his spine as the drop of his head caused his back to stretch. He flinched when a new voice came up to him but relaxed when he quickly recognized it to be Cirrus. He opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't, he was still in shock to say a thing.

When Cirrus turned to Io's siblings, Sage reached over to Cirrus and shook his head and finally spoke, "It's fine Cirrus. Just let them go... I'm the one that bumped into them..." His voice was so low he feared that Cirrus didn't hear him. Sage tried to get up but the pain dropped him back down to the ground. Clenching his jaw, he fought through the pain again and got up, leaning against the wall. I can't go to dinner like this... Sage reached out for his scroll with his shaky hand and sent his father a text for a raincheck on the dinner. He noticed the Atlas military woman behind Cirrus and quickly knew who she was, trying to straighten himself up. "I'm sorry Cirrus, you must have been with your parents... Don't worry about me, I'll be fine" Sage gave Cirrus a smile before bowing his head to his parents, wanting to just retreat to the safety of his room.

Phoenix Rose

Location: Team PRWI Dorm
Interactions: Grey and Jade
Mentions: The Suspicious Eye Brinni

Phoenix quickly opened the door, exiting his sister's dorm, not wanting to be around to hear what his mother needed to say about his father. As soon as he opened the door, he came across Grey, causing him to stop in his tracks. "If you are looking for Summer or my mother, they are inside, but if you are looking for anyone else, they are not in, sorry," Phoenix quickly pushed past Grey as Summer ran over to the door. He ignored her cry to come back inside and just entered his own dorm. It was quiet in here. All but his thoughts. He hated it. Clicking his teeth he angrily entered his room as he began to take off the stuffy uniform he hated so much. Letting himself fall on his bed, he just looked up at the ceiling. Quiet.

"Why did she keep it hidden so long!" he hissed frustrated about everything. He messed up his friendship with Jade, Titan is not an option to go talk to, and he couldn't just go to Ophelia about this. He was alone in the quiet room, along with his angry thoughts. In the end, he did all of this on his own. The growing hate for his father made him be like this. Summer tried to pull him into the light, but he truly only belonged in the shadows. In the cold embrace of loneliness. Nix slammed his fist on the mattress as he got off his bed and got dressed into something much more comfortable and headed out of his room.

He had his scroll out ready to send out the text of, 'hey,' out, but stopped when Jade came into the dorm. She was alone, unlike everyone else outside the door. He blinked a few times before he asked her, "Did your parents not come today?" His anger began to diminish as he waited for her answer. Before she could, he offered, "If they didn't, you want to go get Ice Cream... I still owe you some." He gave him a small smile, expecting her to reject him after what he did to her.

 

[xAlter]

Tsana Luna Khan and Team FLWR

Location: Beacon
Nearby: Team FLWR (Fiona Lily, Liana Tulip, William Dandelion, and Roland Carnation)
@Tags: KarenAKAMint

Part 1 of 3
Tsana looked at her scroll expectedly as she lounged in the room of her dorm. A pair of headphones blocked out all sound as she listened to the loud and harsh sounds of the music known as Rock and Roll. She had gotten messages the day before of a special event happening at Beacon, an even that would bring a family back together, and create happy memories for the two parties involved. Her scroll buzzed and she eagerly opened the notification, only to sigh dejectedly as it was just a news notification, a White Fang robbery at some thrived party Dust dealership that was thwarted by a group of Huntsman. Closing the notification, Tsana rolled off her bed onto the floor and proceed to get up. Closing her scroll, she failed to notice the team name of FLWR, or the new message from a woman named Fiona.

Opening the door, Tsana saw both Cerise and Ashe sitting at the couches with two women, two women she recognized as Huntresses. "Ahhahaha..." she chuckled sheepishly, noticing the tense atmosphere in the room. "I'm-uh... I'm Tsana Luna...hehehe..." she said nervously, rubbing the back of her neck, purposefully omitting her last name. "I'm Cerise's and Ashe's teammate...it's nice to meet you!" Bowing, Tsana tried not to notice the fact she accidentally shouted the last part. "I have to go! Bye!" Bolting, Tsana ran out the dorm, slamming the door behind her. Breathing a breath of relief, Tsana grumbled under her breath. She wasn't feeling herself, and she was honestly not happy about it. Walking to Beacon's quad, she trailed on, her tail hanging limp and her ears flat against her head.

Sitting in a bullhead, a team of huntsmen and huntresses silently waited for their arrival at Beacon. They made a peculiar sight, two Faunus and a two humans. The green haired Faunus looked up, golden cat-like eyes glowing in the dim light. "She never responded." she spoke worriedly. "She never responded to my text William." The man named William, the other Faunus peered up as well from under his hat, a steely glint in his snake-like eyes.

"She's a strong girl, Fiona." he responded, his voice rough and gravely. "If anything, little Tsana knows how to handle herself. She's strong."

With his piece said, William sighed as the pink haired human spoke up, her voice soothing in an attempt to calm the distress Faunus. "She's alright Fio..." she spoke out softly. "Tsana can handle herself. She may be a child in our eyes still, but to the world, she's an adult. We need to believe in her... and if you knew better you would've checked her social media."

"Indeed!" A jolly and hearty voice spoke up as the gargantuan man in the bullhead spoke up. "Little Tsana posted about having two new teammates last night!"

Looking surprised, Fiona whipped out her scroll as she checked her scroll and the social media app. Shouting in disbelief, Fiona looked to her two teammates. "You! Roland! Liana! I! Argh!!" screaming in frustration, Fiona slumped into her seat. The now named Roland and Liana let out soft chuckles as the bullhead landed. Looking out the window, Fiona stood up. "We're here."

 

[Brinni]

Cherry

Location: BRSS Dorm
Nearby: Bora, Ophelia, Junior, Militia, Mr and Mrs Caramel
@Tags: KarenAKAMint The Suspicious Eye

Smiling at Bora's parents and taking Bora's proffered hand, Cherry's mom shook it emphatically. "A pleasure to meet you all, I'm Mint. And this is my husband Cecil. From what I hear you've only just recently come to Beacon after all that unpleasantness last month Bora right?. I hope you've settled in well. If I know my daughter she's certainly gone overboard trying to help with that."
Cherry grinned widely. "Probably. I like to think it's working though." She wondered briefly where Slate and Ophelia had gotten to. Slate's probably still making rounds, or sulking somewhere because he and I weren't there to look after Philly last month. He takes his job too seriously. As she had the thought Ophelia came out of her room and Cherry's smile faltered slightly as she saw Ophelia alone. "Hey Philly. Are your parents coming? I'd love to meet them if so."


Jade

Location: PRWI Dorm
Nearby: Phoenix
@Tags: KarenAKAMint

Jade walked in and placed the crutches she had next to the door. She was glad she hadn't needed them today. Her legs has mostly healed by this point, but she still had sporadic instances where her legs didn't want to support her weight. They weren't nearly as frequent, and she was still sore, but she kept them around just in case.

Hearing Nix she looked up. "Nah, I asked them not to come. I can see them anytime...plus I still haven't told them about those." She pointed her thumb at the crutches. "Or my time in the hospital in general come to think of it. They'd just make a fuss, and I don't really wanna deal with it."

She smiled. "What kind of question is that Nix? I'm always down for some Ice Cream. And then maybe you can tell me why you're here instead of with your family." Shrugging, she followed her statement with "Or not. It's up to you. So? Where we going for it?"
Saffron

Location: Campus
Nearby: (Which Characters are nearby)
@Tags: IG42

Saffron was saved from any further awkward conversation, and wandering the campus searching for his teammates by Culpeo coming up to him. Thank the twins. Hopefully we can get this conversation away from me. "Ah Culpeo. Good, I was just coming to look for you. This is my dad Lathander.And it's a pleasure to meet you too Mr. Albain." Saffron extended his hand. "Culpeo is certainly an interesting addition. With how often things seem to happen around here I just hope he sticks around."

Lathander for his part eyed both of the faunus up and down. While not involved personally during the war with Salem he had heard the stories from both his wife and from those in his tribe that had been. Seeing that one of his son's teammates had been part of the group that had instigated the war set him on his guard. He knew all too well that cults like the White Fang were notorious for forcing the indoctrination of their beliefs upon their children. Coupled with Beacon's apparent open policy for who they let in, whether they were the child of a terrorist or apparently a serial killer as recent events showed, Saffron's choice of Beacon furthered his dislike of his son's choice. Any other school probably would have been better in his eyes. But at least Culpeo didn't give off any immediate warning flags to him. "Well. I do hope you'll look after him. He's a capable fighter, but his tendency to move without thinking has gotten him in trouble more than once..." His eyes cut to his son, thinking about the time when Larimar Sharp had to explain why he had shot Saffron.

Saffron visibly winced at that, knowing exactly what his father was referring to. Not my best moment...but still better than what I got up to after that. If he knew...he'd probably disown me.

 

[LoneSniper87]

Onyx Belladonna
SABL Dorm
The Suspicious Eye

Onyx had been in her room, to saddened to go anywhere else. She heard the door open and looked up, sniffling The door to common area must have opened, or maybe it was some other door. Her music was loud enough to not hear much, but a forceful door surely got her attention. She quickly wiped tears from her face, waiting. She laid her weapon under the bed and pushed her hair back and away from her eyes, looking at the door.

Having Grey come see her would hopefully make her feel better, because right now, she needed some help. But it might not have even been Grey. It might have been one of her teammates. She didn't remember leaving the door unlocked. She sat up, waiting for her door to open.​

 

[xAlter]

Tsana Luna Khan and Team FLWR

Location: Beacon
Nearby: Team FLWR (Fiona Lily, Liana Tulip, William Dandelion, and Roland Carnation)
@Tags:

Part 2 of 3
The bullhead landed and the team made up of team Fiona, Liana, William, and Roland walked down the ramp. The team made an near intimidating sight, although the contrasting colors could cause a few questions. Every member was a bright and vibrant color except the dark gray of William. If one were to compare the feeling each member gave off, the closest representation would be the newly minted team BASL. Three seemingly normal members and then a dark and gloomy fellow of sorts. The team stood in Beacon's quad, eyes surveying the surroundings. William then spoke up, above the rest. "I'll go find little Tsana. Stay here." Disappearing from view, the snake faunus activated his semblance and turned invisible.

Tsana gloomily walked through the Beacon quad, then found a nice and quiet place to sit down. Sitting, she rested her head in her hands as she pouted. Watching all the other parents come and reunite with their children brought a pang of pain to her heart. She had lost two parents, her biological mother, and Sienna. While she didn't remember much of her biological mother, Sienna did her best trying to fill that gap, raising the girl as if she was her own. They never always saw eye to eye, but Sienna loved Tsana as Tsana did to Sienna. Then she left because the Fang was getting more aggressive. Sienna wanted Tsana to live a normal life, a life away from the conflict.

Sienna was then murdered, murdered by that damn Adam Taurus. She hated that man. Clenching her fist tightly, Tsana forced back tears as she trembled where she sat. What she didn't notice was the form of William materializing behind her. Walking forth, William came up behind Tsana and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You had us all worried little pup." he said. Looking behind her, Tsana's eyes widened as she saw who it was.

Leaping to her feet, Tsana turned and dove/hug the snake faunus. Holding tightly around his waist, Tsana buried her face into his chest, taking in the sent of tobacco and steel. Letting go, she looked up at the taller man, and smiled. "You're here!" she shouted astonished. Whirling around, trying to come to terms with what was going on. "Wait! If you're here, so is everyone else!" Looking around, Tsana tried to find the other members of FLWR, the team that took her in once she left Sienna and the Fang.

 

[KarenAKAMint]

Summer Rose

Location: Team SABL Dorm to the School Building
Interactions: Grey and Ruby
Mentions: The Suspicious Eye

Summer ran after Phoenix as he retreated to his own team's dorm. She paused as soon as she found Grey at the door, confused at first but quickly recovered as she gave her cousin a smile. "Grey," she announced, "Onyx should be in her room if you are looking for her. She seemed upset when she came in." Ruby walked up to her daughter and followed Summer, smiling at Grey. "I think we should leave Grey and Onyx to talk, dear," she placed a hand on Summer's shoulder, "It was nice seeing you, Grey." With that, she motioned Grey inside and in turn began to guide Summer out. Ruby's hold on Summer's shoulder was tight to keep her in place, which caused Summer to stop her attempt to rushing over to Phoenix.

"I think we should leave your brother for a bit," she offered, "I know about him and Ophelia, so I know he's going through some things that he would rather deal with on his own." Summer nodded as she hung her head in defeat. She wanted to fix what she did, but she had already done the damage that she didn't want to do to him. "What now?" she asked Ruby. Ruby removed her hand from Summer's shoulders and gave her a large smile. "We could go and find your father? Unless you don't want to talk to him as well," Ruby asked, hoping at least one of her children would want to be with their father. The spark in Summer's eyes told her everything she needed to know as she looped her arm in Summer's and began to head back to the school building in search of Oscar.

As they walked out tot he quads once more, Summer finally spoke up again, "I was the one that told Phoenix to end things..." Ruby looked down at her, confused at the sudden confession. Ruby just gave her daughter a small smile as she reassured her, "You know your brother is stubborn. He made the decision to do it. He could have said no." Summer nodded as she tried to not beat herself up for what she did to both Phoenix and Ophelia. She was in her head when Ruby leaned into her ear and asked, "So... There has to be a boy you like? Seeing as there is a larger number of males this school year."

Summer blinked up at Ruby and asked, "How do you know that?" Ruby just smiled and shrugged as she pushed Summer to tell her secrets. Summer became a bit red in her cheeks as she avoided her mother's eyes. "I mean there is a lot of guys..." Summer stuttered at the thought of Pyro, "But I don't want to fall too far to just find out that he doesn't like me." Ruby nodded and smiled, "You have plenty of time to find love, but you shouldn't keep your feelings hidden. Best way to know is to ask." Summer looked away from her mother as she announced, "I'll keep that in mind, but maybe not now..."



Bora Shu Mun

Location: Quad heading to the dorms
Interactions: Ophelia, Cherry, and Parents
Mentions: The Suspicious Eye Brinni

Bora shook Mint's hand as she wore a small smile on her face, "It's a pleasure to meet you as well. And Cherry has been very helpful with my arrival." She glanced back at her parents as they also smiled at Cherry and her parents. "I'm glad to hear that," Junior announced, clasping a hand on Bora's shoulder, making her jump at the sudden touch. Bora didn't expect her father to do that, since she was always the one to be distant but she soon relaxed under his hold and continued, "It was sad to hear what happened, but even with a tragedy like that, I thought at this moment more huntsmen would be needed to prevent that from happening again. At the very least to offer a hand in saving more lives."

When the door opened, Bora's eyes landed on her other teammate, sadness flashing on her face. She hadn't been here very long, but she heard of what happened. She tried not to pry into her business, but when people talk they don't care how loud they are being. "Welcome back, Ophelia," she offered her a smile, "I think we should move to the couches before our leader comes in. We are only blocking the entrance." Militia didn't have to fight with that offer as she quickly took her seat once more on one of the couches. When Bora and Junior looked over at the woman they only got a, "What?" in response. Offering an apology for her mother Bora asked, "I can make tea for us if you would like? Would you be joining us, Ophelia?"

Phoenix Rose

Location: Team PRWI Dorm
Interactions: Jade
Mentions: Brinni

"That's too bad, it would have been fun to meet your dad, especially with all of the stories I've heard," Nix laughed at the stories both Ruby and Yang used to tell him. He combed his fingers through his hair as he continued, "Besides, I miss having my partner around. I've been a huge dick to you and I want to fix it. If you want." He waited for Jade's answer as he leaned on the wall. He was ready for her to say no to his offer, but when she asked about his own family he turned serious as he lost his the smile on his face.

"My mother came, but the news she gave us..." he paused, "Well, it's something that I dreaded since I was a kid, but I rather not talk about that here. I rather get out of here for a bit." Phoenix just shoved his hands into his jean pockets as he shrugged, "Anyway, I rather get away from beacon as possible... I don't feel like running into someone at the moment." He gave her a sly smile and asked, "Would you like to ride around Vale? We can distract ourselves and talk over ice cream. My treat."

 

[ChazGhost]

Lectrie Drake, Bruno Port, and Peter Port

Location: Beacon Hallways
Nearby: The triplets and Ren
@Tags: The Suspicious Eye

"Don't worry my boy, I won't place the sins of the father on his son. I believe you should see what man's done and what he is before you judge. Don't judge book by it's cover as they say" Peter said trying to ensure Ren he wouldn't judge solely based on his name. After that Peter listened to Ren bragging of how wonderful Lectrie was. Peter was happy to see Ren had such a good remodel for himself. Then Ren asked about the triplets.

Bruno decide to answer the question himself. "Those are Io's siblings... The came here to get Io's things and bring them home." Bruno explained to Ren. "Once they got her things the sister's are leaving and brother will be stay a little longer I believe." Bruno added.

"Whose Io? That cute name for girl... or a bad one for boy" Lectrie asked curiously.

"She... she was my previous partner before..." Bruno tried to say as each word was hard to get out on the topic.

"She no long goes to this school because of an illness. She was the my son original partner, a spot now taken by Ren now I bleive" Peter said speaking up for his son who became quiet momentary.

"Oh I see. Well hope she gets better. A girl with such a adorable name shouldn't be bogged down by some crummy illness." Lectrie said in her usually exited and optimistic way.

"I hope so..." Bruno said.

"No! You know so! If you believe hard enough and work hard to help her through it I'm sure she'll get better." Lectrie said confidently to Bruno trying to get his morale up, and succeeding.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

Location: BRSS Dorm
Nearby: Bora, Cherry, Junior, Militia, Mr and Mrs Caramel
@: Brinni KarenAKAMint

Ophelia ShayamaNot having fully scanned the room earlier she didn't recognize the club owner and his woman until now. Though Ophelia was never introduced to them she knew exactly who Junior and Militia were. It was strange that her new partner was their daughter, she didn't seem much of a character like the two of them. Then again I've only just recently met her, maybe she is. Ophelia smiled kindly as she looked around over to Cherry and her parents. Both of which seemed like nice people, but also didn't hold any physical traits to Cherry. Still she seemed happy to have them around, something only Ophelia only vaguely knew.

A bit hurt at the thought of the having no one to be here with she was also a bit relieved. Shaking her head, her features grew a bit saddened as she spoke. "No I don't think she's coming. She's on a indefinite travel for her work." She wished that was the full truth, but in earnest Dove Shayama was traveling to hide from Cinder and Dagger. Ophelia taught her how to run the best she could, the last thing she needed to be is in Vale. Ophelia knew her mother was somewhere here Ren's presence wasn't just a happy coincidence. It sucks that every time I see someone from my past there's always a catch.

"I'm sorry you won't get to meet them. Though it's probably for the best." She gave a soft chuckle. Watching the others take a seat Ophelia looked to Bora and smiled, glad to have a polite new roommate. Shaking her head slowly she replied, "Thank you Bora, but I'm sorry to say that I won't. I have some homework to work on in my room."

Location: Beacon Hallways
Nearby: Cirrus, Sage, Winter
@: IG42

Iris SakaraThe other two twins were already outside and loading up the small car that they had for the moving boxes. The two were wondering what was taking her so long to get there but were still too busy to he'd back just yet. Iris on the otherwhand was happily walking back glad to finally leave this dump and excited to crush them all at the vital festival. Almost skipping down the hall Iris heard someone call out and paused. Slowly turning on her heel she spun around and looked over to Cirrus who was keeling next to Sage. With a sweet voice and warm face Iris looked over to Winter and then gave them all a smile. "No problem here!" Iris paused and clapped her hands together. "Oh!"

Walking towards the group she spoke warmly, "you're Cirrus right? I was hoping to meet you! I'm Iris, Iola's sister. I have been having trouble finding your cousin Orion. So I'll just tell you, since Iola's raved about how reliable and sweet you are." Giggling softly she continued, "Orion is banned from seeing my sister, forever. If he ever comes to the hospital not even the blood money you horrible Schnee's have will save you. Okay? Wonderful!" Iris said as she glanced over at Winter before continuing. "Personally I'd ban all of you from seeing my sister. Though I'm sadly outnumbered. My siblings are too trusting to see what's really going on here. Someone poisoned my sister. Well to be frank someone clearly swapped her medication from her dorm. Iola had been the picture of health since she was placed on that medication and takes it religiously. So as I see it there's only three suspects and when I find who did it," She looked directly at Winter as Iris said, "no one will protect them."

"Iris!" Porfirio called out as he ran over to her. "There you are the car is loaded up." Looking over to the others he noticed Cirrus. "Oh hey you're Cirrus Schnee right? IT's nice to meet-" He began to lean down and shake Cirrus's hand but was stopped as Iris placed a hand on his chest and pushed him back a bit. The smile still on her face she spoke warmly.

"Let's get going! We still have to visit Iola after this." Pushing him back even further.

"Oh, umm. Alright?" Porfirio said a bit confused as he was pulled away by Iris. Looking back to the others he waved to them, "it was nice to meet you all! I'll be in Vale for a while so let's have lunch sometime!" He was being dragged down the hall oblivious at the earlier tension.

 

[Brinni]

Cherry

Location: BRSS Dorm
Nearby: Bora, Ophelia, Junior, Militia, Mr and Mrs Caramel
@Tags: KarenAKAMint The Suspicious Eye

Cecil nodded at the other set of parents. "My wife and I are thankful to you and the other Huntsmen who follow that line of thinking. It sets our minds a little more at ease. Neither of us had any sort of aptitude when it came to being in that line of work, so it came as a shock when our girl decided to come here. And of course filled us with worry."

Cherry rolled her eyes. "I keep telling you I'll be fine papa. I've got my team to look after me. And I'm good at this. clearly got some kind of knack for this from my mother if you and mama don't have talent for this line of work. Speaking of Philly"
She said, turning to her teammate. "If your mom can't make it, you can borrow mine! Like I've been saying. We're not just a team, we're family so she's your mom too."

 

[IG42]

Culpeo Albain

Location: Beacon Grounds
Nearby: Corsac, Saffron, Lathender, Tsana
@Tags: Brinni xAlter

Keeping his calm smile in place Corsac took Saffron's hand firmly. "I'm glad to hear you already think so highly of my son, I do hope he'll continue to impress." He was glad to see Culpeo getting along with people his age. While he had accepted that his son wanted to fight for their cause at his age he still worried that Culpeo was often isolated from his peers along with the obvious danger, sending him to Beacon went a long way to solving both issues with making him feel like he was being sidelined.

Turning to Lathender both foxes bowed in unison. "It's good to meet you sir, I'm sure we'll be able to look after each other besides being able to act without hesitation can be a useful trait." Culpeo said with a disarming smile.

Unseen by his son Corsac's carefully controlled expression slipped for a moment, sometimes Culpeo reminded him so strongly of Fennec that it was almost like having his brother back for a fleeting moment that passed all too quickly. Looking around to try while he regained his composure he spotted one of the other people he had hoped to see while he was at Beacon. Tsana Luna Khan. He had spent a long time fruitlessly searching for her after Sienna's death before she resurfaced at Beacon, for a moment he considered going to speak with her but he quickly decided he would rather stay with his son for now and try to meet the rest of Team SEAS.

Having regained his poise Corsac returned his attention to the taller faunus. "A pleasure to meet you indeed Lathender." Corsac had heard his name mentioned in passing before, while influential among his own people they stayed well away from the White Fang.

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

Location: Beacon Hallways
Nearby: Bruno, Mr. Port, Lectrie
@: ChazGhost

Ren TorchwickGiving a soft chuckle he nodded. "Thank you sir. I'm far more than what meets the eye." He was relived that at least Mr. Port was alright with his heritage, he wondered about the others, especially the Roses and Schnee. Not that he wanted to meet any Rose at the moment given what mockery Nix has done. Still he would keep it cordial as Ophelia requested, but he would only let this go for so long. Ren laughed at the phrase that Mr. Port said, "Well I wouldn't say that. If we didn't judge books by covers what use is cover art? Still I appreciate your open mindedness Mr. Port." He was enjoying the light conversation that quickly changed when he mentioned the triplets.

Ren raised a eyebrow as he heard that they were Iola's siblings. He didn't expect to hear that from them. He regretted brining it all up, Bruno's sadness was evident on his face and he was glad his father was there for him. At a loss for the right words to say, he was grateful for Lectrie being there. Listening to her reminded him of when she cheered himself up when he was a kid and feeling down. She was a brilliant light and he adored her. Laughing a bit Ren nodded, "you ought to listen to the woman. She's always right. I'm sure Io will get better in time. And hey. My advice for any girl is to bring her flowers I'm sure she would appreciate them." He gave Bruno a playful wink as he looked over at Lectrie, "wouldn't you agree?"

 

[Hibiscus]

Location: Beacon Hallways
Nearby: Yang
Mentioned: Twins, Jade
@: ChazGhost Brinni

Titan Xiao Long
Titan had his head on the desk in front of him, not paying attention to the lesson. The weeks that had passed by had come with some good things; like recovery. The torn muscles had repaired smoothly, most due to the diligence of Jade watching his progress. Even though some time was spent with Jade, Titan had attempted to make some available for the twins. Sadly, with one issue resolved many more came. Reaching either of them was difficult, so much weighing on the trifecta's mind at any given time.

As if to prove the point Titan raised his head, the abstract noises around him fading as people began to exit the room. Waiting til most of the class had left Titan stood and headed for the door. Before reaching it he was lifted up, a raw force of muscle taking him in an embrace. With the sudden movement and breath being pushed from his body Titan gasped. "Mom---!" Titan was barely able to get out as he stared down at the golden hair pressing against his chest. "OH Titan!" Yang cheered out, shaking the goliath as if he was a stuffed animal. "I've missed you so much!"

Titan smiled, gaining back his breath on the ground before wrapping himself around the woman. Titan took deep breathes against his mother's shoulder, a radiant calm going against the storm of the semester. "I missed you too." Almost a whisper against Yang's body, she recognized his release of emotions. Patting his back and smiling, allowing him to release on his own. Standing tall once more, Titan's smile was wider than it had been in some time.

"So, how's it been at Beacon?" Yang looked her son up and down, noting the uniform. "I'm surprised they got you into the uniform, Summer scold you into it?" Titan laughed, "Yeah, it's been tough to adjust." Titan opened the door for his mother, the two walking out of the building. "What about you, how was the mission?" Titan looked to Yang, gauging her reaction. After a deep breath Yang shook her head, "We'll talk about that later, tell me about your time here. Tell me about all the girls my big stallion has been getting." Only a long exasperated sigh could be heard, drowned out by a womanly laugh as the two walked to the dorms.

Location: Beacon Hallways
Nearby: Lie Ren
Mentioned: PRWI
@: ChazGhost Brinni KingofCool

Iris An Ren
Iris fiddled with her thumbs on the stairs near the hangar, allowing the two fingers to run against each other in an endless loop. As the day went on more and more people arrived, the parent's day inviting all sorts of figures to the area. As more people came Iris had shifted to the most unoccupied area she could find, lest she be run over by an emotional reunion. Even so, it was nice to listen to the meetings. All seem pleased and excited, the many exchanges heartfelt. The screams of joy, each word carrying the weight of to it. As she thought about it another girl ran past her, heading into the arms of two adults waiting for it. "Dad!" The first arms lifted her up, placing her down gently after an embrace. "Mom." The voice more calm, only a gentle hug following. Iris' smile faded a bit.

"Hey little flower." Iris turned behind her, letting the voice reveal it's figure. Scrambling to her feet Iris allowed the man to envelop her. Iris stayed quiet, attempting to quell the warm feelings inside her from causing her to cry. "I'm glad you came, I missed you." Iris whispered into the fabric, allowing the acute ears of the man to barely hear her soft voice. "Of course I came, anything to see my little lotus." Iris shook her head, the old nickname fond on her ears. "Are you going to allow me to meet your team? See your dorm?"

Iris' expectations seemed to diminish, noting how little she had met her team. She nodded, taking her father's hand and leading him to the dorm rooms.

 

[Brinni]

Jade

Location: PRWI dorm
Nearby: Nix
@Tags: KarenAKAMint

"No problem. I'm not gonna force you to talk about anything. Never have. Just give me a couple minutes and we can get going wherever." She walked to her room and changed out of her uniform. Pulling a simple white dress on she called out. "I assume the city is fine then? Gets us away from everything here?"

She grabbed a bag and transferred over some essentials. She walked back with her scroll in hand. "We should probably let the others know we're going out so they don't come looking for us. But in any case, let's get going, seems like you need the ice cream more than I do." With a smile she made her way to the door, motioning for him to get moving.

 

[ChazGhost]

Pyro Arc, Jaune, Pyrrha

Location: Beacon Halls to team PRWI dorm
Nearby: Iris and LIe Ren
@Tags: Hibiscus

Pyro began showing his parents around Beacon as dodge his parent questions about the girl he liked, and they eventually dropped the subject, for the time being. As they walked down hall in the direction of his dorm Pyro spotted one of his team mates, Iris. Pyro hadn't talked to her to much yet... Which he was now regretting a little sense he was the team leader and he had done so little to welcome her. Before he could introduce his parent to his team mate they went over to Iris's father and started talking.

"Ren it been awhile huh?" Jaune said with a smile as he greeted his team mate for way back when.

"It's good to see you. Is this your daughter?" Pyrrha asked looking to Iris.

"So our parent know each other it seems" Pyro said to Iris as the lack time they spent came to mind as Pyro wasn't sure what to say next. "Um... So have you been liking Beacon so far?" Pyro asked to try to get to know Iris a little more as their parents talked.

Valentine Adel and Croc Sutrai

Location: Beacon halls - Team SABL dorm
Nearby: Anyone is team SABL dorm
@Tags:

Val was wandering around Beacon looking for her parents. And she kept wandering, and wandering until she got a call from her mother. "Mom? Where are you guys?" Val asked worried answering the scroll.

"I'm sorry hunny but... Things have come up that need me and your father attention an we won't able to come to Beacon after all." Coco said over the scroll in a sadden tone and it sound as though she was in a hurry.

"Your joking right..." Val said as the her mother hanged up on her end. Val about dropped her scroll on the ground as she almost instantly was full of sadness. She then slowly made her way back to her dorm. She saw that the rest of her team was gone currently. With a sigh she headed into the shower in her room. She got in still dressed and turned the shower on and began to cry...

Croc was wandering around the school looking for his parent or Val. Eventually Croc decide to just go to Val's dorm and see if she there. When Croc got to team SABL's dorm he found the door locked. He tried knocking on it but he got no answer but he did hear the faint sound of shower in there. Croc decide to investigate a little further as far to easily unlocked the door with no really effort. "Hello?! anyone home?" Croc called out entering the room and closing the door behind him.

Val heard Croc calling from the main room but didn't respond back, she just wanted to be alone for now.

Croc waited a moment and heard no response but still heard the shower and the sounds were coming from Val's room. Croc walked to her room to find the door to her room was also locked. Croc was more hesitate to unlock this door because Val could of been just taking a shower and just didn't hear him... But a certain part of his mind said to take the risk. So with easy Croc unlocked the door and enter Val's room. He then started slowly sneaking into the room and made his way to the bathroom where the door was open. Hesitantly Croc peaked into the room to see Val, still dressed crying in the shower getting hit a little from the spray from the shower. "Val what's wrong?" Croc asked entering the room.

Val looked to Croc surprised as entered. Then she looked down to her clothes that where getting wet from the shower... and then began throwing shampoos and such at Croc. "What are you doing in a girl's bathroom!?" Val yelled as she kept throwing cleaning products at the crocodile.

After getting hit straight in the forehead by the first bottle of shampoo Croc rushed behind cover. "I was looking for you and went I enter your dorm I heard you crying so I came to check on you" Croc said fibbing about the part of him hear her crying but he figured it was better then being fully truthful that he only heard the shower going.

Eventually Val ran out of items to throw at Croc direction. At that point she turned off the shower and then turned to Croc's hiding spot. "My parent's aren't coming..." Val said sadly and quietly.

"Oh. Well there always next time or we could go seem during a break." Croc suggested to try to cheer Val up.

"That's the problem... my parent been so busy lately and... and it like they don't time for me any more." Val said starting to cry again.

Croc had no idea what to do. So decide to just try to comfort Val. So Croc got up and walked over to Val and give her hug. "I don't really have any helpful words but... I'll always be here for ya, okay." Croc said give her a cheerful smirk.

Val looked at Croc and started to feel a little better but she still need to cry. So she kept hugging Croc and continued crying a little longer...

 

[KarenAKAMint]

Phoenix Rose

Location: Airship heading to Vale
Interactions: Jade
Mentions: Brinni

Phoenix waited patiently by the entrance as he waited for Jade to change. He didn't expect her to come out wearing a dress since he was used to her wearing anything other than that. Quickly recovering from the new look, he nodded taking out his scroll and sending the team and family a message of where he will be. In Summer's message, he asked her to not look for him. Putting his scroll away, Nix followed Jade out the dorm as they headed straight to the airships heading to Vale.

After a while, in the airship, he asked, "How are you holding up? I mean you seem like you are doing much better now." He remembered the party when she took off with Schafer and Autumn. Her doing so caused the girls to survive with a sliver of life which was a miracle. "If you get tired at all, tell me," he offered worried that he was being a bit too worried about her when he knew she would just show off that she was fine. Then again that would only worry him even more.

 

[Brinni]

Jade

Location: Airship
Nearby: Nix
@Tags: KarenAKAMint

Jade paused slightly as she contemplated the crutches. Shaking her head she followed her partner out and shut the door without them. As they walked to the airships Jade took glances at Nix out of the corner of her eyes. Normally he was hard to read but that wasn't the case today. Between the furrowed brown and the scowl she knew something serious was going on. He'll tell me if he wants

Once they were finally on the airship he spoke. "I'm doing alright. A little sore, but at least I can walk again. That wheelchair was such a pain the first couple of days. Not too keen on using my Semblance any time soon after that though." She looked out the window watching the scenery go by. She looked back at Nix. "Well yeah, of course. I'm not that proud. So, did you have a particular place in mind? Or just anywhere that isn't Beacon?"

 

[IG42]

Cirrus Jay Schnee

Location: Beacon Dorms
Nearby: Sage, Winter, Qrow, Buns (various)
@Tags: The Suspicious Eye KarenAKAMint

Spoiler: A Whole New World (before Emerald Forest incident)

Sage was in his room, just looking up at his ceiling, completely and utterly bored out of his mind. He was looking forward to seeing Cirrus at the party but when he did it was already too late, especially when he left to see his father, back from his Mistral. He looked over to the side table where the piece of paper with Cirrus' number was written on. It was still early in the day. With that, he got up and changed into something more presentable to impress Cirrus. Sage sent Cirrus a quick message that read, "Ah. Hey Cirrus. It's me, Sage. I was wondering if you were free to join me in taking you out to coffee? Or, Tea! If you don't like coffee..."

In the Team CROC common area Cirrus lounged on the sofa idly thumbing through a textbook while the tv went mostly ignored in the background. Hearing his scroll ping he plucked it off the table and smiled to himself as he read the message, jumping up he flicked the tv off and dashed off to fix up his uncooperative hair. While fumbling with a comb Cirrus hastily typed out a reply, "Hi Sage! I'd love to meet up! Just say where and when. ^^"
Seeing the message, Sage smiled and looked himself over as he tried to straighten out his hair and outfit a bit before walking over to Team CROC's dorm. Calming his thoughts, he stood outside the door. After a moment to his thoughts, he knocked on the door and waited nervously. Come on Sage, just be like dad and Aunt Saphire. Be smooth and true yourself. AH! But what if I become like mom and start stuttering! His heart skipped a beat when the door finally opened.

Hearing the knock on the door Cirrus checked himself over in the mirror one last time and nodded in satisfaction, dealing with his naturally unruly hair was a familiar chore and he'd stewed over it even more than usual for Sage's sake. Gripping the door handle he paused to try and calm down a little, he hardly knew Sage but he still felt more nervous than he would if he were just going out with a friend. Taking a deep breath he finally opened the door and smiled down at the little faunus. "Hey Sage!" He said brightly. "How's it going?"

Stiffly, Sage waved his hand as he greeted Cirrus, "Hi!" He looked over at his own hand and then just lowered it as he let out a nervous laugh. Clearing his throat, he answered him, "I've been doing well, just a bit bored due to classes and assignments they have been giving us. How about you? How does being a leader treating you?" Sage scratched the back of his head as he tried to be as casual as he can. How does he do it to look so good? It took me a while to get ready... Sage smiled as he listened to Cirrus.

Blinking at the awkward wave Cirrus wiggled a few fingers in return and his smile widened when Sage laughed a little, the faunus was still adorable. "I'll admit I was expecting things to be a bit more hectic, from what my aunts told me about their time at Beacon I thought it would be one wild romp after another!" In truth Cirrus was far from eager to see a repeat of his team's mission. "Being a leader...well I knew it was going to be a big responsibility but..." Frowning he paused and stepped out of the doorway to shut it behind him. "A lot of it's still caught me off guard." Brightening up again he gestured down the corridor. "So shall we be off? Where are we headed?"

"I could imagine it being a bit overwhelming," Sage voiced his opinion but then smiled, "Right! I was hoping we can get to know each other more over coffee or tea." Sage began to walk beside Cirrus as they headed to the airships, planning to head into town. "So..." Sage spoke out nervously, "Are you more of a coffee person or a tea person?" He looked up at Cirrus as he tried to not show his inner struggle her was having in his head on what a stupid question he just asked. Why that question! I had one job and that was to not be like my mother! I'm so uncool! What if he thinks I'm boring? He's going to hate me!

At Sage's question Cirrus' eyes lit up a little. "Oh I'm absolutely a tea person! I like trying out all sorts of different kinds, I always like a good Mistral style green tea but my favourite is actually a herbal blend from Vacuo, it's pretty rare and pricey but I can't get enough of it and...well you know." His chattering trailed off abruptly when he realised what he had just said and he looked away guiltily, he didn't think of himself as the spoiled rich kid but his tea was a vice he rarely compromised on. Putting his cheerful expression back on he smiled down at Sage again and tried some damage control. "Still I feel like something a bit different today so let's go with whatever works for you eh?"

Hearing Cirrus' choice of teas, he forgot about his inner thoughts as he agreed with the choice of teas. "I miss Mistral style Green Tea," he stated, "It was mainly what I and my parents drank. When we visited the Sharps, I got to drink Vacuo's herbal tea as well. It's good but I tend to stick with the classic Green Tea." Sage looked up at Cirrus, smiling back as he did. Already having similarities, Sage's hopes were rising. "No, no. We can go with whatever you want. I'm paying," Sage announced proudly.

Cirrus' smile widened delighted that Sage not only wasn't offended by his insensitivity but also had similar tastes to him. "Well I'm looking forward to this even more now, it's nice to hang out with someone so cultured." He patted Sage's shoulder affectionately. "Really though there's no need to pay for me, I don't want to burden you unnecessarily." Unsurprisingly being shown charity made him feel particularly guilty.

"Are you saying I can't pay for us?" Sage asked offended, but then quickly laughed unable to keep his act, "Seriously though, I can pay for our drinks." Sage smiled up at Cirrus as he matched his pace to stay by his side. He stayed quiet as they traveled to Vale, but when they were walking on the streets of the city, he spoke out, "So tell me a like bit more about you. You are part of a well-off family, so you must have a good story about your childhood." Sage was a part of a well-off family as well, but being a Faunus always made people think he wasn't. Mistral was always an open-minded place where his family made their mark.

Feeling his heart drop as Sage apparently took offense Cirrus tried to stammer out an apology. "I-I'm sorry I-I didn't mean to-" He stopped abruptly and awkwardly laughed along with Sage when he got the hint that the faunus was joking. On the flight over he kept the more relaxed silence while he discreetly draped his arm over Sage's seat but was too nervous to go any further.

On the streets of Vale Cirrus smiled nostagically when Sage asked about his childhood though when he thought about it most of the fun parts had been with the less "well off" side of his family. "Well my parents are usually off doing one thing or another so it's a big thing just getting my immediate family in the same room together. Still I spent a lot of time with Phoenix, Summer and Titan though I'm technically not related to the twins they're still family, there was this one time when I was just starting to work out propulsion glyphs I launched Nix into a lake." He punctuated the story with a few wide hand gestures. "He flipped over at least three times before he hit the water."

Sage listened to Cirrus' story ad he led the way to the cafe he found a few days ago. The mention of not having his immediate family with him, which pulled at Sage's heart. His entire life has been revolved around his family, but it made him smile when Cirrus mentioned his cousins. Sage laughed at the thought of Nix flying in the air before landing in the water. "That sounds like so much fun!" he exclaimed, "Skyler and I never got to do much with her illness, but that never stopped her from finding a way out of the house and go on an adventure together."

Sage looked forward as he continued, "Being apart of the Sharp family was amazing, on top of being part of the Auburns. With mom's family, I got to be apart of so theatrical events. Even though with Skyler's side of the family, I felt out of place, but my uncle never allowed anyone to talk ill of my mother and me." He finally stopped in his tracks as he stood in front of the cafe. "We're here," he announced and walked up to the door to open it for Cirrus, "After you."

Cirrus laughed along with Sage at the memory of Nix blasting into the air. "So you don't have any siblings?" He asked curiously, he hadn't paid much attention to Skyler so he was only aware that she had some sort of condition but didn't know the details. "The Sharps seemed like a nice bunch when I met them." He mused more to himself, though Sage's father had looked a little intimidating. "Being involved with the theatre stuff sounds fun, what was that like?"

"I don't have a brother or sister, but I have Skyler who is my cousin," Sage explained, "She's very protective of me, but that's because she had always wished for another sibling of her own. So, she keeps me close like her little brother." He led the two of them to one of the vacant tables as he continued, "Yeah, my uncle has been nothing but nice to us. I guess it helps that the four of them were a team in Heaven Academy. But the theater with my grandfather was the best. The Operas where always my favorite."

Following Sage to the table Cirrus nodded along as Sage talked. "I wonder what it would have been like if I'd ended up on a team with someone from my family." He wondered aloud as he took a seat. "My aunt Weiss took me to an opera once when I was younger, I get the feeling she was trying to make me a bit more cultured but I think I was little too young to appreciate it at the time." He leaned in a bit closer. "Maybe we could go to a theatre sometime just the two of us and you could help me a little with my appreciation of the arts."

As Cirrus leaned forward, getting closer to Sage's face, he couldn't help his eyes widening a bit from the sudden action. It took Sage a moment, blinking a few times before he finally spoke out, "I-I would love to go with you!" Sage was very red as he stuttered out his statement. He could see the deeper shades of blue in his eyes, they were filled with an emotion he had never seen in someone's eyes before. "M-maybe we can go over the summer break," Sage continued, returning back to his usual tone of voice but straightened up when he noticed the waitress coming over to their table.

"Are you ready to order?" the waitress asked, a smile on her face.

Sage smiled back at the girl and nodded, "Oh! Can I get a Mistral Green Tea, please? How about you, Cirrus? I'm paying, remember." He turned to face his date, wondering if he would pick the same or if he would go for the one he really wanted. Whichever he picked, Sage would be paying. He just kept looking at him even after the waitress had left, still able to see the specs of colors in his eyes he noticed earlier.

Holding Sage's gaze Cirrus felt his heart leap as the flustered faunus enthusiastically accepted his suggestion that they go out together again. "Wonderful! I'll be looking forward to it." He drummed his fingers on the table excitedly. Cirrus wasn't crazy enough to say he was in love already but he was definitely increasingly smitten with Sage.

When the waitress arrived Cirrus reluctantly stopped admiring the flush on Sage's face and smiled at her pleasantly while he stewed over what to order, after a moment he decided that if worst came to worst he could pay Sage back later in either literal of figurative way. "I'll have the Vacuo herbal tea please." Returning his gaze to Sage he found himself growing a little self-conscious at the way the faunus stared intently into his eyes, feeling his own blush coming on he inwardly lamented his fair complexion knowing it would be blindingly obvious. "S-so..." Quite suddenly he found his mind had gone blank under the scrutiny.

Sage snapped out of his trance when he saw that he was making Cirrus uncomfortable. "Sorry," he laughed a bit nervously as his own cheeks began to redden once more, "I couldn't help looking at you... I'm a tend to stare when I least expect it..." He looked away from Cirrus as he tried to calm his embarrassment. You idiot! Now he thinks you're a freak that just stares at people! Me mentally hit himself as he yelled at himself. "So..." Sage finally spoke again, not wanting to stop the conversation with Cirrus, "Um... Is there something you like to do when you're not focussing on becoming a huntsman?"

Regaining his cool Cirrus laughed lightly at Sage's adorable floundering and waved away the apology. "It's alright Sage I'll take it as a compliment." He said with a lopsided smile. "Anyway I like to spend my downtime hanging out with my relatives or teammates when I can...well I haven't had the chance to meet up with my cousins for a bit since classes started." In truth he and Bruno had been secretly trying to coordinate their time to keep Io from being left alone in the dorm. "If there's no one else around I usually go flying, just me and the open sky." He rested his chin in his palm getting a little misty-eyed for a moment. "Ah, so how about you?"

"Wait, you can fly?" Sage stated a bit confused but also oddly impressed, "I thought Saffron was the only person I knew that could actually fly." He brought his excitement down a bit as he tried to think of what he tends to do. "Well, I normally go bother my aunt to continue learning from her. She's the one who taught me how to use my weapon. It's interesting that I learned from my aunt and my cousin learned from my father," Sage replied with a small smile. Sage rested his chin on his laced fingers and said, "It's good to know that we are both very close to our family. I can't imagine what my life would be without them when I have learned so much from them already."

As Sage spoke about his family Cirrus smiled and nodded gently before going back to the first question. "Yeah I can fly using my semblance. Like most Schnee's I can use glyphs for summoning." He hesitated almost imperceptibly at reminding Sage of his family name. "But while summoning usually creates the form of enemies we've defeated mine work differently." A small glyph appeared on his shoulder and a silvery imitation of an Atlesian Knight's arm extended from it. "Instead I summon parts of enemies either overlaying parts of my own body or as extra limbs." As he spoke Cirrus idly flexed the extra arm. "I often summon a pair of Nevermore wings and use them to fly, I can show you later if you like."

Sage nodded, excited to get more time with Cirrus on top of just having tea together. "That sounds like fun!" Sage exclaimed, "I would love to see your semblance in action." The waitress from earlier came over, tea in hand and quickly left the two to continue their conversation. Sage gave her a quick thank you before he picked up his tea and sipped it. "Tastes like home..." Sage sighed in bliss. After another few sips a thought crossed his mind, remembering the hesitation that he heard on Cirrus' voice when he spoke about his family name. He had known for a while that he was a Schnee, but he didn't know it bothered Cirrus to tell him. "Why do you hesitate when you talk about your family name? You shouldn't be ashamed of the history. Own it and make sure to make it right," Sage told him, a calm tone in his voice.

Grinning at Sage's enthusiasm Cirrus also thanked the waitress and sat back deciding to show off a little by folding his hands behind his head and lifting the cup with his extra limb. Before taking a sip he closed his eyes and inhaled deeply savouring the scent and anticipation almost as much as the taste. At Sage's question he set down his cup and allowed the summoned arm to dissipate. "I'm not ashamed of who I am Sage." He said softly looking down at his hands on the table thinking back to the disastrous protest and how the faunus there had reacted to him. "I just know people see me differently because of it and...I know it's stupid, I know you were the one that came to me but I thought we were getting along so well and I didn't want to ruin it by bringing up the reputation my grandfather built up."

Sage placed the cup down, not making a sound when he did, he had to learn the hard way when it came to her grandfather's teaching on tea ceremonies, it was almost second nature for him. He listened closely to Cirrus' explanation, taking in all that he was being told. Once he was done, Sage looked down to his tea and said, "Well they need to take page from my mother's book of knowledge. History is written and made to prevent us from repeating it. Everyone is their own person above what history has to say about someone. You need to learn who someone is by getting to know them. Yes, they might be just what you expected, but some are completely opposite from history says they might be." He took his cup to his lips going back to the state of mind he was taught to be in when it came to having tea, it allowed him to clear his mind as he tried to find his words. When he did he looked up at Cirrus and stated, "The Cirrus I though you were was a young man of power and status. I was nervous to approach you, but over time I got to see the real Cirrus. You're a kind guy, care for your team, and above all you would do anything to help some in need. That is admirable to say the least."

While Sage spoke Cirrus sipped at his own tea to keep his nerves calm, the conversation had taken a more serious turn than he would have liked as they often did when his family history came up. Finally meeting Sage's gaze again he stared wide eyed as the faunus outlined what he thought of Cirrus. "I...umm." He blushed furiously and floundered dumbly until he took two quick sips of his drink. "Well I don't know if I'm really as great as you make me sound, but thanks anyway." He thought back to the "Grimm" attack and how he'd still felt like a failure in the aftermath even while everyone around him was singing his praises. The words seemed less hollow when Sage said them, something about the sincerity and faith he put into the words made Cirrus truly take them to heart. "Really Sage, thank you."

"Of course," Sage offered him a broad smile as he returned to his tea, enjoying every last drop of it. It feels like he has been away from home for such a long time, then again he didn't expect to attend Beacon. His plans were to attend Heaven and follow in his parent's footsteps. He loves Vale, but he's always living in Mistral. His family is from Mistral, but now they are split. Half in Mistral and the rest in Vale, but he didn't mind it as much having his immediate family around to support him. Sage glanced up from his tea and popped the question, "Do you miss Atlas?"

Glad for the change in subject Cirrus hummed thoughtfully for a moment. "Maybe a little, the snow and mountains are beautiful to say nothing of the aurora we get sometimes but in a lot of ways Vale has always been home too you know?" He took a drink of his tea to compose his thoughts. "Like I said I was here a lot with my cousins when I was younger and now we're all at Beacon together, even my brother is here so just about everyone care for is here in Vale except for my parents, aunts and my uncle and of course they're basically all Hunstmen and Huntresses so they're all over the place."

Sage nodded understanding his thoughts about Vale being his home. One can be born in one place, but it's the place you love that makes it home. "Yeah, I get that. My aunt and dad always stayed as Huntsmen, continuing their adventures as soon as Sky and I were old enough to understand why they were leaving for long periods of time. Then again, aunt Sapphire could never stay away for long after Skyler got sick," Sage recalled his past but smiled noticing something good from being in Vale, "I guess coming to Vale has brought my family good. Especially since Sky is finally healthier than she was beck in Mistral."

Cirrus was curious about Skyler's illness, she missed classes every so often and none of the teachers seemed to think anything of it but he was tactful enough not to ask. "What's it like being on a team with your cousin? With the number of relatives I have in our year I was actually little surprised I didn't get teamed up with any of them, not that I don't get along with my team or anything though I was worried about the number of bird related puns Croc directed at me during the initiation test."

Sage shrugged at Cirrus' question. Really it was nothing special, or it could be that he doesn't get to see her much. "It doesn't feel anything special. Skyler came into Beacon during the missions, so she hasn't been around as much especially when she has to go to the hospital once in a while to make sure she didn't exert herself. It doesn't help that she has two people she cares and loves about in one team and she's always trying to keep everyone safe..." Sage leaned back sighing a bit at the thought. He should have been the one to help her but he always get's hurt one way or the other. "At least you have a good connection with your team, mine is very solo minded. I don't think we even worked as a team during the mission either..."

Thinking about it Cirrus did could sort of see where Sage was coming from, having his teammates get hurt on his watch was a difficult enough prospect to consider let alone his family but still... "There's nothing wrong with caring about your team, you have to be able to keep them safe so you can do the rest of the job." Thinking on the drama that had played out within his team his smile turned a little twisted. "Do we really seem like we're holding together that well?" Even before Io's problems had come to light he had had to keep Croc from randomly stealing from the very people they were meant to be helping on their mission by giving his blessing to steal from one person in particular instead.

"Well," Sage shrugged, "From what I've seen, your team is the only one that seem to be together. I don't know if you noticed but some of the other teams are having problems. You can barely see them, but i don't know." Sage smiled and looked over to the waitress that was over at the counter, wanting to wave her down. "Do you want another drink? Or do you want to show me those wings, now?" He smirked recalling the offer that Cirrus gave him not to long ago.

Thinking about what he had noticed about the other teams Cirrus conceded that on the surface his must seem to be holding together quite well. "Hmm I guess you're right, we are doing pretty well." He felt worse than he expected to about hiding the situation with Io from Sage especially since he was already pretending that everything was fine with his own partner. When Sage brought up seeing him fly Cirrus pushed his grim thoughts aside for the moment and grinned. "Can't pass on a chance to show off." Pushing his chair back he stood smoothly.

When Cirrus agreed to show off his wings, Sage began to beam with excitement as he also got up from his seat. Placing a lot more than enough liens for both their drinks, he called over to the waitress and announced, "Keep the change! And thank you!" He motioned for Cirrus to follow him as they headed out of the café. After a few steps away from the café, Sage turned around ad asked, "So where are you taking us to so off those wings of yours." Sage couldn't hid his excitement as he continued to smile up at Cirrus.

Seeing the amount of cash Sage casually left on the table Cirrus raised his brows in surprise, evidently money really wasn't that big a problem for the little faunus. Following Sage outside he took a look around trying to think of a good place for his demonstration. "Ah there's a park nearby that should have plenty of space." Cirrus hesitated for a moment then took Sage's hand and led him down the street.

Reaching the middle of the park Cirrus released Sage and moved a short distance away. "Ready for this?" Grinning he summoned a pair of white wings and spread the to their full several metre span with a flourish, after holding his pose for a moment he crouched and took off with a twirl flying low and relatively slow around Sage. After a few passes he swooped down sharply and landed in front of Sage. "So...what do you think?" Feeling cocky and slightly drunk of exhilaration as he usually got when flying for fun instead of fighting he held out a hand to Sage. "Fancy a ride?"

Sage couldn't help feel excited to wee what Cirrus had in store for him, but the moment he took his hand, Sage couldn't help the huge blush on his face. HE'S HOLDING MY HAND! I could die happy now! After a while, Sage finally snapped out of his trance as they reached the park. With held breath he watched with a smile as Cirrus sprouted white wings. He gasped when Cirrus took off, Sage was in pure awe at the sight of Cirrus. "That was breathtaking..." he responded to Cirrus' question on his ability to fly, but when he offered to take him for a ride, Sage couldn't help freeze. After a moment to collect himself, he finally replied with a "Hell yeah!"

Beaming at the praise Cirrus bowed extravagantly. "Why thank you, you're too kind." As he offered his hand his confidence faltered when Sage froze up. Obviously he won't do it, I can't expect him to trust someone he's only known for day with something like this can I? When Sage did reply his enthusiasm caught Cirrus off guard bringing his boldness back full force.

Stepping behind Sage Cirrus leaned down and whispered in his ear. "Just let me handle everything." Putting a bit more power into his summoning he increased the size of his wings and put his arms around Sage's torso. "Alright, here we go. One, two, three!" With careful flaps he took off gaining height much more slowly than before. "You alright Sage?"

When Cirrus walked around Sage and whispered into his ear, he couldn't help the shiver that ran down his body. A small hint of pink began to tint his face as he nodded to Cirrus' command to let him take care for everything. Sage didn't notice that he was holding onto his breath until they got off the floor as he gasped at the height that they where reaching. He snapped out of his silent spell when he hear Cirrus asked him a question. "Never been better!" Sage announced loudly as he looked over his shoulder to glace at Cirrus' face.

Catching Sage's eye Cirrus grinned widely and decided he could step it up a notch. Holding Sage closer to his body he took them into a much faster climb. Once they were high above the buildings Cirrus rolled them over backward into a steep dive, flaring his wings as they got lower he skimmed them over the rooftops occasionally rolling over on his wingtips and glancing down at Sage to check that the aerobatics weren't freaking him out.

Sage was in pure awe as he breathlessly took in everything that he saw. The sudden shift in his stomach as they began to descend only made him laugh and exclaim his excitement. The smile on his face never left as he glanced over his shoulder toward Cirrus to tell him, "This is so thrilling! Are you sure you are not using to much of your aura? The last thing I want is to drop from this height!" He laughed at the last part, showing Cirrus that he was having too much fun.

Carried along with Sage's excitement Cirrus laughed and whooped along with him while doing a barrel roll. Hearing Sage's question he smirked. "Don't worry I've had plenty of practice keeping up summons for a while and besides..." He hugged the faunus even closer to his body. "...I don't plan on letting go of you if I can help it."

Feeling at ease when Cirrus explained that he has had plenty if practice when it came to his semblance, but when he made the second statement, Sage couldn't help his face going scarlet from the thought. His heart skipped a beat before it began to beat faster from both the adrenaline of being this high, but mostly from what Cirrus said. After a moment Sage finally found his voice as he told Cirrus, "Then don't, because I plan to stay like this for as long as I can." He knows that he is still blushing but he didn't care, he said what he wanted to say, there's no way to take them back.

Having made the flirty quip in a moment of madness that he had hoped to pass off as a joke Cirrus was stunned by Sage's bold reply and drifted quietly on a thermal with only the occasional flap to maintain altitude. He had been attracted to the faunus since they had met and had hoped something might come of their outing, he still hesitated to call it a date but he hadn't actually expected anything to come of it. Adjusting his wings Cirrus slowed to as close to a hover as he could manage and shifted so he was "standing" upright in mid-air, carefully he turned Sage around in his arms and stared searchingly into his eyes. "I...I..." He stammered trying to think of something clever before giving up. "I hope I haven't misread the situation." Quickly leaning in before his courage failed him he kissed Sage.

When they began to slow down and hover, Sage began to think the worse. Oh no! Was it wrong to say that!? He tensed up a bit when Cirrus began to turn him around, his face still a bit flushed from what Cirrus said before. Wide eyed at finally seeing how close they really where, to overwhelmed to make out what Cirrus said before he kissed him. It took him a second to register what was happening but he quickly returned the kiss as he closed his eyes. Sage wrapped his arms around Cirrus' neck as he held the kiss for as long as they could. He didn't expect this to happen, but it and Sage was over the moon from all of this.

Feeling Sage reciprocate nearly made Cirrus lose focus and he eventually pulled back reluctantly to keep them from falling out of the sky, panting he pressed their foreheads together. "So definitely read the signs correctly then?" He said breathlessly with a massive grin. "I think we should get back on the ground so I can give you my undivided attention." Adjusting his grip on Sage again he smoothly descended towards Beacon.

Touching down by the cliffs on the edge of the academy grounds Cirrus dispelled his wings before sitting down on the grass and gently pulling Sage into his lap with a smirk. "There that's much better." Putting his arms around the faunus he shifted into a more comfortable position.

Cirrus broke the kiss, which Sage couldn't help the the whine that ran through his mind as he opened up his eyes to look up at Cirrus. With a smile Sage responded, "Definitely... I almost thought I said something wrong back there..." Being readjusted Sage grew redder from Cirrus' comment, making Sage's mind go wild in what he would do to him.

Arriving back to Beacon, he let out a relieved sigh to be back on solid ground. Then Cirrus pulled Sage down to his lap. Sage couldn't help blushing from being held like this, but his smile was still plastered on his face as he wrapped his arms once more around Cirrus' shoulders.

Feeling a touch of disbelief that things had gone this well Cirrus smiled down at Sage. "You're adorable." He said before kissing him again, this time not having to split his attention between Sage and staying in the air he was able to keep it up for much longer while his hand idly stroked Sage's spine. Finally forced to pull away by lack of air he simply held Sage close for a moment. "I wanted to do this from the moment we met you know? Just hold you and not let go."

The small compliment Cirrus told Sage didn't help the blush on his face as it became a bit brighter, but the kiss pushed back his embarrassment as he kissed Cirrus back. Both the kiss and being held so close by the guy he liked caused Sage to feel butterflies in his core, happy that his feelings for Cirrus was a mutual feeling between the two. Sage's lungs were grateful the moment Cirrus broke the kiss for air. "I did as well," he responded to Cirrus' comment, "I guess I was just scared you didn't like me that way... I almost didn't call you today because I didn't want to freak you out with a date..."

Laughing Cirrus nuzzled into Sage's hair as best he could without being poked in the eye. "I didn't even know whether to call it a date or not until a few minutes ago, I didn't even know if you liked any guys that way let alone me. Good thing for both of us you took a chance." He gave Sage a quick peck on the forehead. "I don't know about you but I've never had a first date go this well."

"Y-yeah," he stuttered a bit from the kiss on his forehead and continued, "My other first dates have always been to over the top and boring or just straight up a disaster. I sound myself in the middle of a black-market street fight back in mistral. If it wasn't for Skyler's friends I would have been in trouble." Sage looked up at Cirrus before placing a kiss on his cheek and then placing his head on his shoulder, looking out to the clear sky. "I'm glad you agreed to go out with me," Sage announced in a soft whisper.

Hearing Sage's story about his previous experiences Cirrus looked down at him incredulously. "How did you-nevermind. It took me a long time to work out that I don't like girls in that way and even longer to actually admit it to anyone else." Catching the whisper he tighted his arms around Sage and simply enjoyed the moment. "Yeah, so am I."

Cirrus was unimpressed by Iris' posturing, if anything he was surprised that she was the first faunus outside of that angry mob to sling mud at the Schnee name since he had been at Beacon though the shot at Orion specifically made him raise his eyebrows, he had heard about the relationship between his cousin and Iola mentioned in passing before the incident but Orion had avoided him since then. "Orion broke it off did he?" He said grimly. "I suppose I can't blame her for not wanting to see him after that." Iris' reasoning about Iola's medication lined up with his own until she got to her list of suspects, namely the rest of the team. "I agree it's almost certain someone tampered with Io's medication but don't go throwing accusations at my team just after you've got here."

Qrow caught up with them partway through Iris' threat and looked down at the girl with a mildly confused expression. "Did I miss something?" He whispered to a stony faced Winter who ignored him in favour of coldly staring down the girl that had the audacity to threaten her son to her face, as much as she wanted to give the girl a thorough dressing down she caught Cirrus giving her a pleading look and held her tongue as Iris' considerably friendlier sibling showed up only to be hustled off by his sister.

Once they were gone Qrow raised a hand. "Alright now hold up kid, what was that all about?" Cirrus rubbed his eyes for a moment before replying. "Those were Io's siblings, apparently her sister thinks Io's medication got sabotaged by me or someone else on the team." Turning his attention to Sage he caught the deer faunus as he made his first abortive attempt to stand up. "Woah there I've got you." When Sage tried to get him to say he was alright Cirrus quickly cut him off. "Nope you come first, I reserve the right to fawn over you." Slipping an arm around Sage's shoulders Cirrus helped to hold him up until he felt two sets of eyes burning a hole in the back of his head, looking back he saw his parents staring at them. "Umm...sorry about this." He whispered quickly to Sage. "Mother, dad this is Sage...my boyfriend." He felt a thrill a just being able to say that.

 

[KarenAKAMint]

Phoenix Rose

Location: Airship heading to Vale
Interactions: Jade
Mentions: Brinni

Phoenix turned with Jade to look out the window and answered, "I know this place where there is a bunch of flavors to pick from. But yeah, as long as it's away from Beacon right now..." After a moment he cleared the air, "My mom finally told me about my dad... You remember how I feel about him... so you can imagine how I'm feeling about the news... The worst part is that he's been so close to us but he never even tried to have a relationship with us..."

He ran his fingers through his hair as he tried to keep calm about it all. The last thing he wanted is to get angry around Jade. "I don't want to see him as my father... even if they say he was doing it to protect us. It doesn't help that Summer is over the moon about the rediscovery of our father," he continued, "On top of my break up... I don't know what to do anymore. The only thing I know is to run away, I can't do that now that I have a team." Something in the back of his head he understood what his father did, but his hate was too strong to give him a pass.

Sage Auburn

Location: Dorm Hallways
Interactions: Cirrus, Winter, and Qrow
Mentions: IG42

Sage was grateful to have Cirrus help him up from the floor when the pain was traveling all over his body. He couldn't help smile and blush a bit at his statement of taking care of him. He was so engrossed by the feeling that Sage almost missed his apology. The moment Cirrus dropped the news to his parents, Sage's face went pale. He hadn't even told his team or his own parents about Cirrus so he wasn't ready for him to drop the news at all.

Swallowing his fears, he offered his best smile before saying, "It's nice to finally meet you... I have to apologize, I don't think I can walk at the moment to shake your hands... I'm still recovering from my injuries..." It was true that he was still recovering, especially after his recent fall, but at this very moment, he was afraid he would make a fool of himself, on top of the fact that fear has locked his feet on the ground. Skyler is going to kill someone when she finds me like this... He glanced a few times to Cirrus as he tried to gauge his emotions on the current matter of his parents know that they were dating now.

One this was for certain, he didn't care about what others think about him dating a Schnee. He really liked Cirrus, and there is one thing that his dad always told him, never let anyone stand in the way of being with someone you love. Sage ignored his scroll, knowing his parents might be confused at his sudden change of heart, but one family at the time. "I don't know how much Cirrus has told you about me," Sage shyly smiled as tightened his hold on Cirrus every so often a new shot of pain caused him to flinch, "But I have heard only good things about you two."

 

[ChazGhost]

Valentine Adel, Croc Sustrai, and Emerald Sustrai

Location: Beacon halls - Team SABL dorm - Beacon hallways
Nearby: Who knows
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As Val was calming down Croc's stroll started going off. "Whose calling at this... EM's!" Croc said in excitement before answering his scroll. "Hi EM's! How's it going?" Croc said happily with Val looking at him curiously.

"I'm doing well, though I'm wandering the halls looking for you and I can't find you." Emerald said from her side of the line leaning on the wall looking through a wallet she recently collected.

"Sorry about that... I was helping my girlfriend with something..." Croc said turning a little red telling his mother about Val.

"Mercury did say you got yourself a girlfriend. Why don't you and her come find me. I'm getting bored, these people can't keep a hold of there wallets" Emerald said.

"Sure we'll come find you soon. See you then." Croc said hanging up the scroll. Then he looked to Val who had stop crying at this point. "Would you like to meet my mother..." Croc said before remembering Val clothes were wet from sitting in the shower. "After you change into dry clothes." Croc said looking away turning red again.

"Sure... I guess it's better then just staying here and feeling bad about myself... Just leave the room for a moment so I can change" Val said slowly cheering up. Croc left the room so Val could change. After she did so they headed out to find Emerald. "What is your like mother?" Val asked Croc as they walked down the hall looking for Emerald.

"Well I'm the one who taught Croc the finer things of his trade, so I think you can guess from there" Emerald said right behind Val with smirk on her face after she sneaked up behind her.

Val jumped back and turned around quick to face Emerald. Emerald was dressed more casually in dress pants and blank green t-shirt with a open jean jacket. "You most be Croc's mom..." Val said before Croc jumped in and gave Emerald a hug.

"EM's!" Croc said almost childishly as he held on to Emerald.

"Good to see you to my little crocodile" Emerald said patting Croc on the held with a caring smile on her face.

"You just took my wallet from me didn't you" Croc said smirking still hugging Emerald.

"You did the same" Emerald said before both them started chuckling. Then Croc let go of Emerald and handed back her wallet. Then Emerald gave Croc back his wallet.

Val looked at the two blinking in confusion. ...I guess that were he got his thieving skills from... Val thought before coughing to get there attention. "I'm Valentine Adel" Val said to Emerald with a kind smile.

Emerald looked to Val and walked up to her. "I know I have done my research. I'm Croc's mother, Emerald Sustrai" Emerald said confidently. "Well with that out of the way I do have a question. How far have you and Croc gotten?" Croc and Val both had blank look on there face as they both started turning red. "I'm joking I don't care for an answer, but with the looks on your faces I can guess not far" Emerald said enjoying embarrassing Croc a little.