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[beaconed]

"Helloooo! You've reached Jaune Arc! If I'm not answering, it means I'm probably off somewhere fighting monsters or... doing something really awesome like saving a cat, or the president's son! You know how it is, a leader's schedule can be really hectic nowadays, ha ha! Just kidding, I'm probably in school, but I'd totally do those things if I ha-- [BEEP]"



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[beaconed]

It does look like they left us to pick up the pieces, huh? Are Ruby and Weiss okay, at least?

[flaredo]

... Ruby's good!

[ YEAH, ABOUT THAT. ]

[beaconed]

...It's fine, I checked already. [ he tried texting her before the platform fell, only to get that familiar error message ]

I was just hoping maybe it was a glitch, or something, y'know? These things can happen, right?

[flaredo]

Yeah, but... sorry, Jaune. I haven't been able to find her.

[ Another teammate lost... well, he knows how that is. ]

[beaconed]

Our numbers are getting smaller, aren't they?

[ He means people from home. Sun, Blake, Weiss, Pyrrha, that guy from Haven... and yet he's still here somehow; in his mind, the most useless one of them all. ]

I've seen the place, y'know... the place where they all go? If we can just find a way to get back there, then maybe we can save everyone.

[flaredo]

[ She'll shake you if you call yourself useless, bro-- ]

Maybe it's not a matter of getting back there, but getting control of there... I mean, when I was there, I started fuzzing out too.

[beaconed]

So... if we find this thing that they're all looking for before they do, we could use it to trade for information. Goat guy and Cloudy are bound to know something, I bet!

[kirkwalled]

You're being slightly a coward, Jaune.

[flaredo]

Exactly! We've just got to find this thing of theirs first.

... Easier said than done, but easy's boring.

[beaconed]

Don't worry, Yang, I happen to know people who are very good when it comes to... finding...... things........

[ Jaune looks down to catch Garrett peeing on his leg.

why, dog ]

That's, uhm... yeah... that sure is a dog peeing... yep, g-good job, Garret... you go, buddy, just... don't mind me or anything-- yeah, oh wow, he's still going, okay. Well. Just, t-tell me when you're done... --oh?

.....
[ The flow of pee stops for a second, and then... it goes for just a bit more. ]

Aw, c'mon--!!

[flaredo]

...

Welp, good thing the water level hasn't gone down entirely!

[ You can wash off your pee-soaked leg, how fortunate. And even more fortunately, Yang is keeping all hysterical laughter to herself. ]

[beaconed]

[ He SIGHS quite dramatically. What a week... ]

Let's go home, Yang.

[ He's about to lead the way, but stops suddenly: ]

...If I still have one. Aw, man...

[flaredo]

Worry not, comrade!

[ GRAND FLOURISH AT... well, nothing. ]

If you're homeless, Yours Truly will find you a place.

[beaconed]

You will?! T-Thanks, I don't mind camping outside or anything, it's just...

...actually, I'm more worried about Pyrrha's room. I was trying to keep it the way she left it this whole time, I-I guess it's kinda weird. I mean, who does that? Maybe this was a good thing...! Ah, I dunno... do you think CyBuddies are waterproof?

[flaredo]

... Probably not. I mean, they're easy to get and probably not that hard to repair, so even if one shorts out...

[ JAUNE, YOU'RE MAKING HER FEEL PITY HERE... ]

Anyway, let's not jump to conclusions 'til we get there.

[beaconed]

[ THEY PURCHASED AND NAMED THEM TOGETHER /sobs ]

Yeah, I guess... we got bigger things to worry about anyway.

[flaredo]

Like you not catching pneumonia from this, for starters.

text; during the reconstruction efforts

[undaunts]

Hey Jaune it feels like it's been forever, how are you doing? :D Are you doing okay? You didn't get swept away by the floods right?

text;

[beaconed]

lmao ruby you're so funny hahahaha of course not!!!1

[ That's exactly what happened. ]

i'm good!
in school right now
history is sooooo boring
like why cant we study movies or something
just once lets learn something that i already know!

text;

[undaunts]

I know right. Knowings facts hahaha lame. :)

But then where have you been all this time? I was really wondering!!!

text;

[beaconed]

[ Eh, he figures Yang will eventually tell her anyway, so might as well come clean. Plus it's nice to know Ruby was thinking of him! ]

ok fine i did get swept away
but thats only because i was trying to save a dog!!
then i ran into this guy who can control water

he wasnt very nice

[ Come to think of it, Yang had heard about him, so maybe Ruby knows something about these strange new people, too... ]

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[undaunts]

yeah i thought so

[Jaune's fibs were NOT EFFECTIVE

At least she doesn't seem to be judging him for it.]

Washing people away isnt very nice behavior, no. Are you ok? :(

text;

[beaconed]

i'm actually more concerned about you

weiss hasnt been back

[ He knows this much because he was close with her, too, but Ruby was her partner.

Losing partners sucks. ]

unsent texts;

[undaunts]

that's not

it's just

I mean she's

Don't worry, it's

[undaunts]

[There's a pause, instead of the rapidfire texts from before.]