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[ She can't help it - Ruby's expression draws into sober lines at Allura's explanation. Sure, she could be a little spacey at times, but she'd never just forget something like this. But if there really was something else at play and it was beyond her control to remember being here before...
It doesn't sit well with her. At all. What had she forgotten? Memories, experiences...friends?
She swallows, grasping a weak smile. ] Thank you for telling me. If I knew you before, then that just means I get to experience getting to know you all over again.
[ She can't help it - Ruby's expression draws into sober lines at Allura's explanation. Sure, she could be a little spacey at times, but she'd never just forget something like this. But if there really was something else at play and it was beyond her control to remember being here before...
It doesn't sit well with her. At all. What had she forgotten? Memories, experiences...friends?
She swallows, grasping a weak smile. ] Thank you for telling me. If I knew you before, then that just means I get to experience getting to know you all over again.
Edited 2017-06-22 00:35 (UTC)
[ Ruby's bouquet might be the hardest to choose in a way that isn't completely cliche. After all, when a girl's last name is Rose, you don't get her roses - no matter how much her skirt may look like one. Turns out, they're called alstroemeria and Ruby will find a bouquet of them on her dresser with a note. ]
Hello, Ruby. One of my tasks for the month involved spending half a day in Sharnaath, taking their abundant flowers bouquets off their hands. It hardly seems worth paying me for but now I find myself with the same dilemma: what do I do with all these flowers? I give them to my dear housemates, of course. This was the last bouquet I got, but it was in no way the least. I hope they make you smile.
Signed, Pyrrha.
[Ruby'll hear a tap-tap-tapping from the nearest window. No, it's not a raven, or even a Qrow, but a brightly colored messenger bird. The letter it carries reads as follows:]
[There's an additional piece of paper behind the note with the gift certificate's information on it. Try not to eat too many sweets all at once though, Ruby!]
[There's an additional piece of paper behind the note with the gift certificate's information on it. Try not to eat too many sweets all at once though, Ruby!]
Edited 2017-07-03 03:02 (UTC)
[ when penny and pyrrha are about as finished with their chat as they're going to be, penny rushes back into the house from the backyard. it's still morning - ruby should be somewhere inside.
she finds her in the kitchen. penny looks panicked, yes, but more than that she looks scared. ]
Ruby... [ this has to be a mistake. it has to be. ] Can I talk to you? It's very important.
she finds her in the kitchen. penny looks panicked, yes, but more than that she looks scared. ]
Ruby... [ this has to be a mistake. it has to be. ] Can I talk to you? It's very important.
H-hello, this is-a Ruby, right? The girl who makes weapons?
[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.]
[ In the mailbox, or possibly delivered to her by trained bird, who knows, Ruby will get a special something just for her! ]
[ when jaune has found penny and brought her back to the house, she does a bit of thinking before she walks up to ruby's room. this wasn't going to be easy to talk about... but it wasn't like she could run away from it forever. at the end of the day, ruby was still her friend. this was just a hiccup in their friendship.
a very large, death-ridden hiccup.
she takes a deep "breath", clenches her fist, and knocks on ruby's closed bedroom door. ]
a very large, death-ridden hiccup.
she takes a deep "breath", clenches her fist, and knocks on ruby's closed bedroom door. ]
[ It's just a bit before midnight, which means it will kind-of-technically be Ruby's birthday? Jaune's still not sure how that quite works with all the timey-wimey stuff, but it shouldn't make this any less special.
As everyone else quietly retreats to their beds, Jaune knows this is only the start of his nightly training sessions where nobody else can bother him. Before he does that, though, he figures he might as well catch a moment with Ruby alone. Plus Yang isn't here, and Jaune misses his sisters dearly, so he feels like this is important to do.
In the kitchen, he sets a lone cupcake on the table and lights a candle on it. Good enough! Ren can make the proper cake later! In the meantime, Jaune contacts Ruby telepathically... ]
Ruby-doobs, I know you're still awake. Can you come down to the kitchen real quick?
As everyone else quietly retreats to their beds, Jaune knows this is only the start of his nightly training sessions where nobody else can bother him. Before he does that, though, he figures he might as well catch a moment with Ruby alone. Plus Yang isn't here, and Jaune misses his sisters dearly, so he feels like this is important to do.
In the kitchen, he sets a lone cupcake on the table and lights a candle on it. Good enough! Ren can make the proper cake later! In the meantime, Jaune contacts Ruby telepathically... ]
Ruby-doobs, I know you're still awake. Can you come down to the kitchen real quick?
[ It's at 4:30am that Weiss gets out of bed. The sun isn't up yet, and so are the other people in the Beacon house. She wants to make sure that Ruby has a good birthday, though. She isn't a member of Ruby's family or anything, and Yang isn't around, so of course it's up to her to make sure Ruby wakes up with a surprise!
She's bought and hidden a box of balloons in their broom closet, but she has to use a pump to blow them one by one. It takes a while, which means by the time Ruby gets up, she'll find their entire bedroom covered in red and black balloons, confetti, and more balloons. Some of the strings have a rose attached to them at the end, too. Count on Weiss to be Extra on all this.
She is also watching Ruby from her bed. (◕‿◕) ]
She's bought and hidden a box of balloons in their broom closet, but she has to use a pump to blow them one by one. It takes a while, which means by the time Ruby gets up, she'll find their entire bedroom covered in red and black balloons, confetti, and more balloons. Some of the strings have a rose attached to them at the end, too. Count on Weiss to be Extra on all this.
She is also watching Ruby from her bed. (◕‿◕) ]
[ birthdays, to ozpin, aren't so important to him personally. living for so long, the concept of celebrating a personal birthday is just a reminder of the fact that this isn't ending. but for the people in ozpin's life, that is definitely something to celebrate -- life is fleeting, for them, and therefore, it should be celebrated.
so it's for this reason that ruby finds a gift, at the house. it's packaged nicely, and contains (1) cartridge of bullets for crescent rose and (1) container of wax for the same doom scythe. there is also a note, with suspiciously neat handwriting (ozpin, it seems, has practiced his penmanship): ]
Ruby:
A very Happy Birthday to you, and I hope that you have a wonderful day with your family and friends. I hope you find these gifts useful, in your adventures and in your upcoming tasks. I have always found gifts of sentimentality outweigh pragmaticism, but I believe both fall neatly in line when it comes to your interests. Please avoid causing collateral damage in your pursuits.
However, I grant them to you with the hope that you will learn to expand your portfolio and learn how to effectively handle yourself in combat without your scythe, as you may not always have access to your weapons in the field. Hand-to-hand combat is just as useful as weaponry, and we must not be so reliant upon our weapons in this universe.
If you would like to learn, or otherwise chat, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
- Prof. Ozpin.
so it's for this reason that ruby finds a gift, at the house. it's packaged nicely, and contains (1) cartridge of bullets for crescent rose and (1) container of wax for the same doom scythe. there is also a note, with suspiciously neat handwriting (ozpin, it seems, has practiced his penmanship): ]
Ruby:
A very Happy Birthday to you, and I hope that you have a wonderful day with your family and friends. I hope you find these gifts useful, in your adventures and in your upcoming tasks. I have always found gifts of sentimentality outweigh pragmaticism, but I believe both fall neatly in line when it comes to your interests. Please avoid causing collateral damage in your pursuits.
However, I grant them to you with the hope that you will learn to expand your portfolio and learn how to effectively handle yourself in combat without your scythe, as you may not always have access to your weapons in the field. Hand-to-hand combat is just as useful as weaponry, and we must not be so reliant upon our weapons in this universe.
If you would like to learn, or otherwise chat, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
- Prof. Ozpin.
[Some time around mid-afternoon, Ruby'll feel her amulet buzz with the sign of a message being left for her. Not a telepathic call, but a voice message that she can listen to whenever she has some time. The voice'll be instantly familiar.]
Hey Ruby~ Happy birthday!
[Yang's tone is as cheerful as she can manage, but there's no mistaking the timbre of somebody who is...pretty bummed.]
Hope everybody's totally spoiling you rotten today. ...Hope the weather's nicer up there today too. Rain on your birthday'd kinda suck...
I uh...I guess I was sorta hoping we'd maybe...magically fix stuff up down here and I'd be able to make it home before the end of the day but...we're still down here. [Strained.] Trying to get these stupid temple doors open. If uh...[A small laugh.]...If Ozpin ever needs some ideas for new security at the Huntsmen academies...should definitely take a trip out here, am I right?
[Ha ha...ha...ahhh...]
I'm sorry...that I couldn't be there for your birthday.
[Again.]
But. [More reassuringly.] As soon as I'm back? We'll have a big celebration. Xiao Long-Rose style. Team RWBY style, Beacon style, all of them, whatever you want. And I'll bring you back something cool while I'm down here.
[Warmly.] I'm so proud of you, Ruby. I know I say that all the time, but I mean it. I've always meant it. ...Every day, I'm just...so glad. That I had a baby sister like you to grow up with. [A pause and then another weak laugh.] Even though you're definitely not a baby anymore.
...I love you, Ruby. [Another small pause, and Yang's voice sounds a little stronger this time.] Anyway, I'm gonna wrap this up before I totally get all mushy and embarrassing on you.
Happy Birthday, Ruby. I'll see you soon okay?
[The message ends.]
Hey Ruby~ Happy birthday!
[Yang's tone is as cheerful as she can manage, but there's no mistaking the timbre of somebody who is...pretty bummed.]
Hope everybody's totally spoiling you rotten today. ...Hope the weather's nicer up there today too. Rain on your birthday'd kinda suck...
I uh...I guess I was sorta hoping we'd maybe...magically fix stuff up down here and I'd be able to make it home before the end of the day but...we're still down here. [Strained.] Trying to get these stupid temple doors open. If uh...[A small laugh.]...If Ozpin ever needs some ideas for new security at the Huntsmen academies...should definitely take a trip out here, am I right?
[Ha ha...ha...ahhh...]
I'm sorry...that I couldn't be there for your birthday.
[Again.]
But. [More reassuringly.] As soon as I'm back? We'll have a big celebration. Xiao Long-Rose style. Team RWBY style, Beacon style, all of them, whatever you want. And I'll bring you back something cool while I'm down here.
[Warmly.] I'm so proud of you, Ruby. I know I say that all the time, but I mean it. I've always meant it. ...Every day, I'm just...so glad. That I had a baby sister like you to grow up with. [A pause and then another weak laugh.] Even though you're definitely not a baby anymore.
...I love you, Ruby. [Another small pause, and Yang's voice sounds a little stronger this time.] Anyway, I'm gonna wrap this up before I totally get all mushy and embarrassing on you.
Happy Birthday, Ruby. I'll see you soon okay?
[The message ends.]
[It doesn't matter where Ruby is in the house, Nora Valkyrie will find her and jump out from her hiding place - from behind some furniture, probably - and blow a colorful party horn while scattering red confetti all over the place.]
Haaaaaappy birthday, Rubyyyyy! [Hurriedly she reaches down from where she had been crouching to thrust a box of chocolate eclairs into Ruby's hands.]
Haaaaaappy birthday, Rubyyyyy! [Hurriedly she reaches down from where she had been crouching to thrust a box of chocolate eclairs into Ruby's hands.]
[ Atsushi doesn't want to bother her on her big day, but he was told a certain someone had a birthday today, and him being a doting mother type who has somewhat adopted a lot of the rwby household into his family, he can't let Ruby feel left out.
So left out front for Ruby is a nice big box nicely wrapped up. Inside are a bunch of comics that verens has made, and a big container of chocolate chip cookies with frosting, done up to look like roses. ]
To: Ruby
I heard today was a special day, so I hope you'll have a great one. Things around here a little chaotic right now, but please don't let that stop you from having a wonderful time.
-Atsushi Kinugawa.
So left out front for Ruby is a nice big box nicely wrapped up. Inside are a bunch of comics that verens has made, and a big container of chocolate chip cookies with frosting, done up to look like roses. ]
To: Ruby
I heard today was a special day, so I hope you'll have a great one. Things around here a little chaotic right now, but please don't let that stop you from having a wonderful time.
-Atsushi Kinugawa.
[Allura might not have been able to come to Ruby's party herself, but the day after the birthday girl will receive a sizeable parcel of cookies: chocolate chip, peanut butter, and even some brightly colored macarons. Accompanying the cookies is a neatly but strangely written note.]
Dear Ruby,
Thank you so much for inviting me to your birthday party; I've greatly enjoyed getting to know you during our time in this world. I wish I could have attended, but my paladin Keith's birthday party was on the same day. I hope those cookies make up for my absence, and I wish you a belated but very happy birthday.
Your Friend,
Princess Allura of Altea
Dear Ruby,
Thank you so much for inviting me to your birthday party; I've greatly enjoyed getting to know you during our time in this world. I wish I could have attended, but my paladin Keith's birthday party was on the same day. I hope those cookies make up for my absence, and I wish you a belated but very happy birthday.
Your Friend,
Princess Allura of Altea
Hey. This is Ruby correct... the weapon loving girl?
[Sometime in the early afternoon, once everyone's had breakfast and the kitchen is free for a couple hours, the smell of baking cookies is going to waft through the house. If Ruby chooses to follow that enticing scent, she'll find Yang at work in the kitchen, humming cheerily to herself as she rinses out the used bowls and utensils.
The entire kitchen is warm. Not uncomfortably so; it's more like somebody lit a campfire in center of the room. And with the accompanying scent of cookies coming from the over, the entire room kinda feels like a warm fresh-baked cookie.
Yang is really really happy about something.]
The entire kitchen is warm. Not uncomfortably so; it's more like somebody lit a campfire in center of the room. And with the accompanying scent of cookies coming from the over, the entire room kinda feels like a warm fresh-baked cookie.
Yang is really really happy about something.]
[Ruby gets a delivery. It's a wrapped stack of Scottish shortbread cookies that've been sprinkled with cinnamon and stamped to look like sylvs. There's a note with them.]
It's a time for gifts where I come from. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
-$crooge McDuck
It's a time for gifts where I come from. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
-$crooge McDuck
[ At some point a day or so after Christmas, Ruby will find a box on her bed -- another wooden one. Unlike the dominoes, this one is a bit bigger with a jenga set inside.
There's a note resting on top of it, tied onto a red friendship bracelet:
Rose-chan,
I'll teach you how to play this one too, if you haven't played it before.
Ouma.
Yet, he isn't actually writing Merry Christmas or anything... ]
There's a note resting on top of it, tied onto a red friendship bracelet:
Rose-chan,
I'll teach you how to play this one too, if you haven't played it before.
Ouma.
Yet, he isn't actually writing Merry Christmas or anything... ]
Edited (i forgot the bracelet smh) 2017-12-25 22:17 (UTC)
[ Early in the month, while both Blake and Yang are away, Weiss decides to talk about. . . well! The elephant in the room. There's not much tension between Blake and Yang now, but it's still not the same as before, so. . . ]
Ruby, can you help me with something in the kitchen? I want to try making a cake. [ And then, casually but rather rushed: ] Also, what do you think about Blake?
Ruby, can you help me with something in the kitchen? I want to try making a cake. [ And then, casually but rather rushed: ] Also, what do you think about Blake?
[ Weiss is away for most of the day so it's a singing telegram person who delivers a cute planter with azaleas in them!
It also comes with a note that reads:
To my dearest Ruby,
I know our relationship started off rocky, for lack of better word, but I'm very glad to have you as my closest friend and most trusted ally. You're not allowed to show this to anyone.
Happy Valentine's, even if the people of Empatheais do not celebrate it.
Yours,
Weiss Schnee ]
It also comes with a note that reads:
To my dearest Ruby,
I know our relationship started off rocky, for lack of better word, but I'm very glad to have you as my closest friend and most trusted ally. You're not allowed to show this to anyone.
Happy Valentine's, even if the people of Empatheais do not celebrate it.
Yours,
Weiss Schnee ]
[Waiting on Ruby's doorstep when she gets home is a mound of candy and roses. There is 1 peach rose with peach ribbons, 3 yellow roses with a yellow ribbon around each, and 3 pink roses with a pink ribbon wrapped around each one. With each rose there is also a box of heart-shaped chocolates with a card. All it reads is:]
- (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
- (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
[Along with all of the others gifts there will be a small package of cookies, as well as a note.]
A treat for a daughter so sweet. Happy Valentine's Day.
-Dad
A treat for a daughter so sweet. Happy Valentine's Day.
-Dad
Edited 2018-02-14 16:29 (UTC)
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