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Yeah! That should be--
A-actually, wait, if you could make it like-a the rocket launcher, are there other things you could make it do?
A-actually, wait, if you could make it like-a the rocket launcher, are there other things you could make it do?
Yeah, of course! I could make it function as almost anything else.
[ It doesn't even have to be within reason. Professor Oobleck's weapon doubles as a coffee thermos, for crying out loud. ]
[ It doesn't even have to be within reason. Professor Oobleck's weapon doubles as a coffee thermos, for crying out loud. ]
[At a time when Weiss is conveniently out of the house, Ruby's gonna find herself joined by one (1) sister. Whether she's chilling in the living room or their shared bedroom, wherever, Yang's going to trudge in and flop herself dramatically into the nearest piece of empty furniture, be it the sofa, or a bed, or even the floor, it really won't matter.
With her head pressed into whatever she's lying on, she's going to give an overly anguished groan. Behold the rare Call of Embarrassment of the wild Yang Xiao Long.]
With her head pressed into whatever she's lying on, she's going to give an overly anguished groan. Behold the rare Call of Embarrassment of the wild Yang Xiao Long.]
[ Ruby is, in fact, on the living room floor, sketching out a design for a recent weapon commission she got. When Yang appears, though, only to throw herself unceremoniously onto the sofa, Ruby looks up from her work and tucks her pencil behind her ear.
Something is...definitely up! ]
Uhh...Yang? I think your face is in Jaune's butt groove!
[ Just saying. ]
Something is...definitely up! ]
Uhh...Yang? I think your face is in Jaune's butt groove!
[ Just saying. ]
[There's a badly muffled and only barely audible:]
I feel like Jaune's butt groove.
[She is, however, going to turn over with another agonized groan, draping her left hand despairingly over her face.]
I don't know how to break this to you, Ruby, but your beloved and incredibly cool big sister...is a total moron.
[Well, it can't be that bad if she's still trying to joke around but...]
I feel like Jaune's butt groove.
[She is, however, going to turn over with another agonized groan, draping her left hand despairingly over her face.]
I don't know how to break this to you, Ruby, but your beloved and incredibly cool big sister...is a total moron.
[Well, it can't be that bad if she's still trying to joke around but...]
[ Oh...this sounds like it's going to be a good story, she can just tell.
Ruby sits up, folding her legs underneath her as she tries not to grin too obviously at Yang. ]
Ohhhh, yeaaaah? What did you do that was so moronic?
Ruby sits up, folding her legs underneath her as she tries not to grin too obviously at Yang. ]
Ohhhh, yeaaaah? What did you do that was so moronic?
You bet it is! Okay, I'll make sure your hammer is nice and collapsible!
[Gawd Ruby at least pretend to be concerned about her terrible plight here, geez.
Yang shifts a little in discomfort on the couch, keeping her hand over her face.]
I kissed Weiss.
[Not only does she say it quiet enough you'd probably have to have Blake's hearing to pick it up, but she grumbles it almost completely unintelligibly.]
Yang shifts a little in discomfort on the couch, keeping her hand over her face.]
I kissed Weiss.
[Not only does she say it quiet enough you'd probably have to have Blake's hearing to pick it up, but she grumbles it almost completely unintelligibly.]
[ ....
...
...???
She sniffed ice???
Were those even words, Yang?
Ruby shuffles over to her sister, poking her in the shoulder. ]
Um. What? Tell me, not your hand!
...
...???
She sniffed ice???
Were those even words, Yang?
Ruby shuffles over to her sister, poking her in the shoulder. ]
Um. What? Tell me, not your hand!
[ For a moment, Ruby just stares at her, square and dumbfounded.
Because...what? ]
Because...what? ]
[ It might have made more sense if she did say she sniffed ice.
She sticks her finger in her ear.
No, no earwax blockage to account for. ]
She sticks her finger in her ear.
No, no earwax blockage to account for. ]
[ YANG KISSED WEISS? Her sister kissed her partner and BFF? How is - what -
HOW IS SHE EVEN SUPPOSED TO FEEL ABOUT THIS ]
HOW IS SHE EVEN SUPPOSED TO FEEL ABOUT THIS ]
[ Whatever she does, she should try to be supportive, because Yang obviously feels really weird and bad about it so!!! ]
....Oh. Um - you...did? Weird... [ THAT'S NOT SUPPORTIVE ] I mean!!! Cool! Was it cold?!
[ aren't you so glad you told her, yang ]
....Oh. Um - you...did? Weird... [ THAT'S NOT SUPPORTIVE ] I mean!!! Cool! Was it cold?!
[ aren't you so glad you told her, yang ]
[ Ruby tilts her head, eyes narrowing. ]
How do you accidentally kiss someone? Did your faces fall into each other, or something?
[ To be fair, that happens a lot on TV and in movies... ]
How do you accidentally kiss someone? Did your faces fall into each other, or something?
[ To be fair, that happens a lot on TV and in movies... ]
I don't knooooow.
[She sits up with a huff, gesturing with her hands as she sets the scene.]
It happened in Briarlan. We were in a bar and we'd just beaten up a bunch of pirates and everything was great. We started talking about the bar we went to for flirting practice and how we both had a great time and I said we should do it again and Weiss said yes.
And then...I don't know. I just got really happy?? I know-...I know it had to be the crystal stuff making me giddy or something, but then I picked her up into a hug and we spun around a little and then I kissed her.
[She says it with the same candor as if she'd actually said, "And that's when I ruined everything".]
[She sits up with a huff, gesturing with her hands as she sets the scene.]
It happened in Briarlan. We were in a bar and we'd just beaten up a bunch of pirates and everything was great. We started talking about the bar we went to for flirting practice and how we both had a great time and I said we should do it again and Weiss said yes.
And then...I don't know. I just got really happy?? I know-...I know it had to be the crystal stuff making me giddy or something, but then I picked her up into a hug and we spun around a little and then I kissed her.
[She says it with the same candor as if she'd actually said, "And that's when I ruined everything".]
[ Well, if there's a good time to kiss someone, it's definitely after beating up a bunch of pirates. But Ruby's never considered it. What would it be like if her sister and her partner dating, or something???
....It could be really fun!! Or really weird. For Ruby, anyway. ]
So...what did she do when you kissed her?
....It could be really fun!! Or really weird. For Ruby, anyway. ]
So...what did she do when you kissed her?
[Deadpan.]
She asked me if I was "okay".
[Which, looking back on it, isn't the worst reaction she could have gotten from Weiss following a surprise smooch. To be totally honest, Yang's not sure what kind of reaction she would have wanted so she's just gonna put her head in her hands.]
And her face was bright red. I think she was really embarrassed.
She asked me if I was "okay".
[Which, looking back on it, isn't the worst reaction she could have gotten from Weiss following a surprise smooch. To be totally honest, Yang's not sure what kind of reaction she would have wanted so she's just gonna put her head in her hands.]
And her face was bright red. I think she was really embarrassed.
[ Yeah, coming from Weiss? That doesn't sound too bad. But it doesn't sound great, either, and really, Weiss' reaction only matters as much as Yang wants it to. ]
Oh, Weiss would get really embarrassed even if Neptune kissed her. You should talk to her about it! I don't want you guys making things weird by being all awkward around each other!
[ They'll upset the balance of the team!!! ]
Oh, Weiss would get really embarrassed even if Neptune kissed her. You should talk to her about it! I don't want you guys making things weird by being all awkward around each other!
[ They'll upset the balance of the team!!! ]
[Another groan emanates from where Yang has her face in her hands. Upsetting the team balance is exactly the thing she's worried about. Things are dicey enough already with just the three of them here. The last thing she needs is to scare off another member of Team RWBY somehow.]
That's gonna be a fun talk. [She lifts her head, pitching her voice up with fake pep.] "Hey Weiss. Sorry I kissed you totally out of the blue a couple days ago. I didn't mean anything by it. No hard feelings, right?" ...Euuugh.
[She drops her head back into her hands.]
What if she's still hurting because that guy she liked vanished? I already turned her down once before, this is just gonna make everything worse.
[Sure Weiss was bewitched by those pixies or whatever the heck they were that first time, but Yang really doesn't want to hurt Weiss's feelings like that again. Not when it's her own dumb fault this time for doing something so stupid. She just doesn't know what else she can possibly do.
She's also not quite sure why she's stressing out so much over this. Wanting to spare her friend's feelings is definitely part of it, sure, but...]
That's gonna be a fun talk. [She lifts her head, pitching her voice up with fake pep.] "Hey Weiss. Sorry I kissed you totally out of the blue a couple days ago. I didn't mean anything by it. No hard feelings, right?" ...Euuugh.
[She drops her head back into her hands.]
What if she's still hurting because that guy she liked vanished? I already turned her down once before, this is just gonna make everything worse.
[Sure Weiss was bewitched by those pixies or whatever the heck they were that first time, but Yang really doesn't want to hurt Weiss's feelings like that again. Not when it's her own dumb fault this time for doing something so stupid. She just doesn't know what else she can possibly do.
She's also not quite sure why she's stressing out so much over this. Wanting to spare her friend's feelings is definitely part of it, sure, but...]
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