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"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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can you make other animals besides owls, owl-kun?

this is a VERY IMPORTANT MISSION though

failure will not be tolerated etc etc

[ He's being trusted with an important mission?! Time to get serious around here. ]

if i've seen the animal, i can probably make it!
did you want a bird on your hat, too? we could get you a goose.

definitely not for me

for my girls

[tenka you might want to elaborate since jaune doesn't know you that well

no?

ok]

[ replies instantly. ]

girls?! i'm great with girls! what do you need, lay it on me!

if you try to lay a hand on my girls i'm going to throw you into the pond and let the monsters in it eat you

[DON'T REPLY SO FAST]

[ What the-- his attitude sure turned around quickly... ]

lmao did someone hack your phone? hellooooo tenka??

NOT KIDDING, OWL-KUN

[but it's def still tenka

the aniki is strong with this one]

i don't even know your girls! and what does that even mean? i'm a nice guy, i swear! all my best friends are girls!!

[ Not to mention he has seven sisters of his own. Needless to say, he gets along comfortably better with girls than with guys. ;;; ]

yeah yeah that's what they all say

[tenka should know. probably. except not because tenka doesn't know anything about girls except for what his childhood best friend literally beat into him]

ANYWAY my point is that i wanna get my girls some nice gifts and i remember you saying you wanted to beat sousei

so i thought we could do an exchange

we don't need to make a deal for that, i'm happy to help!

but what kinda exchange?

that's what i thought

i wanted to give my girls some presents and i thought they'd like things like your owl hat

and if you want to get stronger than you can be personally trained by kumou tenka, the strongest of shiga

[ There's a good five minutes of silence, and then he replies. ]

hey just to clarify, we're talking about you right?

did you forget my name already

deal's off

[ He only knows him by "Tenka"... ]

come on! some things just don't come across well in text form, like sarcasm or randomly speaking in third person!

i think that's a problem with your education then, owl-kun

[getting tenka to admit that he did something wrong is like pulling teeth]

anyway!! do we have a deal?

[ T-This guy's so bipolar compared to the calm and wise Master Sousei... but beggars can't be choosers! ]

deal!
i feel like i should ask though.
are "your girls" something like your daughters or your sisters?

[keeping up with tenka is a full-time job, it's true]

i made them part of my family here, so they're my sisters

i have something that i feel like i should ask too

why do you want to get stronger?

[ It's not a question he's asked often, but he answers it easily like it's something he's been rehearsing in his mind for a long time. ]

i always wanted to be a hero like the arcs of previous generations. it's been my dream for as long as i can remember, but i was never good enough.

what i really want though, is just to be strong enough to protect my team and my friends. if i can do just that alone, i'll be content. you remember pyrrha right?

[ . . . . . . hm. Tenka's text back actually takes a while as he thinks about it. It's definitely not a bad reason - in fact, it's something similar to what he told Sousei when they were younger. Eventually he responds.]

yeah i remember her

go on.

[He has more questions but for now he'll let Jaune continue to have his moment.]

she's the strongest person i know from our world.
we're supposed to be partners, but i feel like i drag her down more often than not.
i mean i know she likes to help, but just once i wanna be the one who's got her back.
i know, its stupid.

it's not stupid

[That's the first text that Jaune gets. Tenka's writing up something more eloquent than that too but first - he wants Jaune to realize that it isn't stupid to want to live up to your partner. After all, Tenka's belief that he just might be a burden is what separated him and Sousei for 10 years. He'd rather not have anyone else suffer through that, even if it's less likely to be so dramatic.]

you have good reasons to want to get stronger

one of these days, tell sousei. don't leave anything out.

[Tenka's not sure if it'll entirely shake Sousei's unwillingness to teach Jaune but he also knows that his partner is far, far more lenient than he comes off as regularly.]

until he takes you on, i'll teach you.

Your Secret Santa is Apollo Justice. Have fun!

[ . . . ]

Don't screw this up.

H-Hey... [ That last part feels personalized just for him. ]

i happen to be a great gift giver fyi

[ Jaune's not sure if saying all of this would sway Sousei either. He said he would only teach him if Jaune had something to offer in return, and something tells Jaune that sewing fake animals on hats won't work as easily on Master Sousei. ]

thanks! i won't let you down.
now is there anything else i should know?
like their names, or ages, or at least how many i gotta make!

[What is sent first is a photo. It is a familiar stuffed wombat, with a less familiar highschool girl with bright red hair and a smile to match. It looks like a selfy. Of a wombat and a girl. What little of the background you can see is a night sky.

It is followed by a text.]

i kidnapped your wombat.

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