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[J...AUNE...............

He has a point. Which she is so not going to concede to. So. Deflection!!!]

Ugh. Are you trying to sound cool?

Heh. More like I don't usually test things.

[ Wow, that sounded kind of dumb out loud. He only means that this is his first time beta testing a totally awesome invention. ]

I-It's alright, I'm not that hungry anyway. --So! Wheeere's my jetpack?

[ It's not a jetpack Jaune, HE ASKED YOU FOR YOUR SHOE SIZE-- ]

Heh, I wouldn't be in much of a mood for parties right now. ... O-Oh, yeah, let me-- yeah I'll get those for you.

[ Good thing he accepts gifts SO EASILY. ]

Thanks, Athena... y-you really didn't have to, though. [ Isn't she normally broke?? ]

No? Kinda? ...

[ thinking of something clever to say. ]

..........I always sound cool.

That...sounds like a really bad plan, dude. [Dude?? You're the leader, why would you--oh wait okay, he gets it. He glances up, tightening one last strap before he grins and gestures to the boots in his lap and on the bench.]

Jet boots. These are going to be way easier to control than a jetpack since you'll be using them to move. How good are you at multitasking?

Ack! Hiro! What did I say? I said jetpack! I thought I-- w-wait, are those-- i-is that them? They... whoa. They look kinda cool. Yeah, boots, that's... yeah, good call. I can do boots! Jet boots!

[ SERIOUSLY, they look AWESOME!! ]

Sorry, what was the other question? -- Oh, oh yeah. Multitasking. Yes.

[ That's not exactly a clear answer... ]

[Just. So much of this look.]

Who's the expert here? [Trust him.] If you're using them for jumping and falling you want something you can control independently and not a jetpack that'll shoot you across the field. These ones should fit you just fine.

[That's why they're testing, it seems.] Baymax is on stand-by in case you somehow do get launched into a tree. [There's a grin and he offers a boot to Jaune.] Here, try these on.

[SNORTS.]

Of course you do.

[Is she saying that genuinely? Is she making fun of him? The world will never know.]

I felt like I had to, [ they're presents to thank him for cheering her up that past time, too. ]

So, what's up?

Eh, I wouldn't worry, I'm pretty used to getting stuck in trees. [ Jaune takes the boot and starts inspecting it, admiring it from every angle until he abruptly pauses to clarify something: ] --I mean. .......... It hasn't happened in a while.

Heh. [ All jokes aside, Jaune resumes the examination of cool lights and buttons of which he has no idea what they do. ]

...Hey Hiro. I was thinking about that time I saw your memory, y'know, the mirrors and all.

[He wants to say something like "that's really promising" or just make a stupid joke, but he doesn't get that far before Jaune brings up something pretty surprising. He can sort of guess why just based on his conversation with Ruby, but it's not something he was expecting from Jaune.

So he pauses, looking at the gauntlet and pretending to tweak it one more time.]

Oh yeah? What about it...?

It made me wonder what I'd do if I were to see Cinder again. It's easy to say you'll do the right thing, but...

[ ...but it's another thing when you're faced with that choice in the moment. He doesn't want to kill people, he signed up to protect all lives. But who's to say he won't act out like Hiro did? Jaune has always been an emotional thinker first. ]

-- she was here, once, did you know that? Acting like our friend...

--Cinder was here? [He and Naoki had kind of talked about figuring out if she'd been here. Jaune apparently answered that question.] When? Why? Nobody said anything--!

[He's not cool with that. He doesn't have as much of an investment to confront Cinder as Jaune and Ruby do, but…she's still someone who hurt people he cares about. That doesn't answer Jaune's real question though and he sighs, looking at the gauntlet again to adjust its settings.]

…I always wonder what I'd do if Callaghan showed up, you know? Especially with Tadashi here. He's in jail back home. We arrested him after we saved his daughter and he was still there when I got here. Callaghan knew he was responsible for Tadashi's death but he absolved himself from the guilt by staging his own death, too.

When it comes down to it? You gotta think about other people. I know I could never hurt Callaghan without a reason because Tadashi wouldn't want me to. Tadashi's the reason I didn't kill him in the first place. [A beat.] What would Pyrrha want from you? What would she do if the situation was flipped?

[Hey Jaune, look, it's your favorite snow angel in the whole wide multiverse. She's smiling and everything! Here, she'll give a little wave. Please ignore the odd thumping coming from the closet and the oddly-placed piano that seems to be blocking the door! Everything here is perfectly normal.]

Hey Jaune. Are you free today? I was hoping you'd have some time to talk.

[ Seems legit. ]

I always have time to talk, Weiss. [ Wow, way to sound super available. ] --I mean, what, what's up? Are you okay? Hi.

Pyrrha knows I'd do the right thing. She was always like that, y'know? She believed in me, even when I didn't-- [ Jaune suddenly shakes his head and steps forward, away from Hiro, because if he finishes this sentence he'll probably choke up. Better move on from that!! ]

Cinder was here, yeah. She took an interest in Pyrrha and Ruby, which... y'know, I didn't find that weird at the time. [ Because why not? Pyrrha and Ruby are amazing people. ] She didn't pay that much attention to me, though. Guess I wasn't all that important... [ Which is also par for the course, but Jaune will use all that underestimation to his advantage one day. Especially now that he has jet boots!! ]

Heh. I'm ready to try these.

[It is the most legit, Jaune. The most legit ever.]

I just feel like it's been forever since we've talked, and a lot of stuff has been going on lately.

So where's a good place for us to meet?

Somewhere secluded, preferably.

O..... kay...?

Are you still embarrassed to be seen with me, Weiss? I guess rooftops are pretty secluded these days...

[ The perfect place for spilling secrets and extra fighting lessons. ]

Huh? After all we've been through, you'd think you'd know me better than that, Jaune.

[Not that she's going to... elaborate... on that...]

Oh! A rooftop could work! Where's good?

[ Is she being tsun or dere today... ]

Apartment complex B. [ It's somewhere in between their living areas, a middle ground. ]

Should I... bring anything?

[ A snack? A handkerchief? IS SHE OKAY?? He can't even guess the nature of this urgent meeting! ]

Nope! Just let me know when you're there and I'll find you.

[ Right. Well! He does do that, eventually, Jaune texts Weiss with just a photo of the view from the top. Hopefully that's enough! And when she decides to come see him, he'll be exactly there as he said.

He's playing Candy Crush on his CereVice in the meantime. ]

[And it's not much later that "Weiss" pokes her head out of the stairwell leading to the roof. She... may have tried climbing her way up with glyphs but keeping those platforms solid enough to walk on is surprisingly difficult. Ignore the leaves in her hair. It didn't hurt.]

Hey, find the place okay?

[Was that... a joke?]

[ Seems legit. ]

H-Heh, actually, I kinda got B and C mixed up at some point, so I had to-- n-nevermind. Yeah! Yeah I found it. Of course. What's up?

Wow Jaune, you would.

[But she's laughing.]

I guess I just wanted to check in? You've been pretty quiet lately. Is everything okay?

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