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[ Siiiide steps as she comes closer, slightly turning away in tsundere fashion. Don't you make fun of him!! He clears his throat, trying to stand as straight as possible for maximum tallness. ]

--besides the one I'm using now, I'll have you know I learned a little bit of Japanese! Hah! [ Like...... ten words or so, courtesy of one Peko Pekoyama. ]

[ You almost just choked on your own bad lines ok just let her be nurse for a day. ]

Japanese, huh. [ But in that case, she will spin away too! Albeit with a grin thrown over her shoulder. The people stopped in the halls have mostly cleared off by now. ] There are kind of a lot of Japanese people here, aren't there? For instance? I can say san already!

I know, right? --I mean, hai! How many did you have in your old school? I think I'm Jaune-kun in Japanese...

What old school. [ looking around ] This is my very first time. Weiss and I weren't even sure if there was a school here.

...

Jaune-kun.

[ She didn't go to school?!? Wait-- ]

You know Weiss?! That's great! We can all hang out together! Man, school's gonna be awesome...! Rapunzel-kun. [ ? ]

Know Weiss, h-haha! That's an understatement. I practically am Weiss. I mean–

[ That was completely the wrong thing to say and it's entirely too late by the time she realises this, yes. ]

Mm. Yeah. Heh! Weiss is wonderful. She's so brave. Um. Don't you, ah. Don't you - have class right now?

You... are Weiss? You're not making any sense.

[ He tries to see the connection, other than the fact that it sounds like she's trying to get rid of him. That is Weiss! ]

W-Well, I guess the robot has shown you pretty much everything...

Mn nn. [ Shaking her head. ] The robot hadn't shown me quite everything yet. We only just made it down the main hallway and around this corner here. There's still all the rest...

[ Come on J smile! ]

I could use a guide now that my old one's gone. I just - hope you don't mind playing... What was it. Uh– Hooky? I hope you don't mind playing hooky with me too much. If you want to.

Oh, that's what you're saying? Well.

[ ........ Okay, he's not entirely sure if he even has class right now. What day is it? Doesn't matter-- ]

--yeah. Okay! I'll play hooky with you! [ And he does smile, but it's that pathetically helpless kind of smile, as if he's just been spared from abuse. ] I'd be a jerk if I didn't after that note. Heh. Really...

D-Do you... need help with your books? That's quite a load there. Wow.

[ Huh what books. Didn't he just say yes. Who gives a shit. ]

[ OH RIGHT! ] O-Oh! Right! My books! Books are heavy. Heh. You can take half, I guess. I'm pretty tough. Wow, you– You really want to come with me?

[ He'd gotten her message and hadn't made fun of the trashy clover included and he's going to play hooky with her and it's going to be terrible. What a day. Is she getting him in trouble for this? Well, it's done now. ]

[ The only way to wrestle back control of this situation is by looking cool so Rapunzel tosses her hair and pops a hip. ]

Good. Because playing hooky is expressly against the rules here and I want to be the first thing I do.

[ Nailed it. ]

Know any other school rules, Jaune-kun?

[ Holy shit, she really is cool. He's carrying a popular, cool chick's books!! OH MY GOD-- ]

Pfwhaha... fff... hah.

[ Okay, now use words this time. Also stay in control!!!! ]

--you... like to break the rules?

[ Disaster~ disaster is a comin'~ ]

No. I don't like to - break rules for the sake of it. [ This much is true. She'll also defer to his judgement at this point: wherever you go, you're leading the tour J! ] I've... just decided not to let anything hold me back from the things I want. Or the things I'm interested in.

Right now... that happens to include the rules. It might still include them depending on which ones you know.

[ TO THE LOCKERS. ]

Hm... I think I know where you're coming from. [ Pfft, who needs credentials to get into Beacon, right?! Eff that noise. ]

S-So what are the rules against hooky holding you back from doing the thing you want so much that you're breaking them? -- Not that I'm against it! Not at all... [ In fact, he's taking the scenic route to the lockers just to extend this tour. ]

[ Jesus man, that is like the matryoshka doll of sentences. Full stop.

Rapunzel wrinkles her nose as she's puzzling it out. ] Jaune... kun. Aha. What are you talking about?

[ The hammer drops after a handful of footsteps with just her ponytail bobbing and silence. ] Oh! ...Oh. Well. Namely that you aren't allowed to leave campus before classes are through for the day. I wanted to explore. And that groups of two caught trying to skip school will have to sacrifice credits? I, uh. I wanted to know what some of the empty classrooms would be like with you. [ WHAT?? she doesn't mean anything naughty by this at all!! ]

I... don't know if these are the actual rules, though. My source was dubious.

Edited (this was an in character tag mistake ok!!) 2016-01-21 10:12 (UTC)

[ He nods along to everything as he listens to her ramble, until one of the books unceremoniously falls out of his hand when he hears "empty classrooms with you".

...

He just quietly picks it up again and makes no further comment. Just keep walking, Arc. ]

R-Right. Well! They're, haha... they're not actually that strict on truancy here, believe it or not. Unless your teacher happens to be human! ...ish! [ As in, not an npc robot. ]

You've never been to school, right? [ Now that he remembers her earlier revelation, that's probably what she means about seeing an empty classroom with him. Okay! Less nervous! ] You really wanna see it with me?

I... Yes. Yes to both. [ Unfortunately if he pushes this particular issue any further, she's wont to get snappy. Not that she knows why; it's entirely out of character for her to be impatient with other people's questions of clarification...

Oh who cares. She's doing her best not to look at him, fighting the growing wave of annoyance, whatever its mysterious source. ] Is that so hard to believe? You question yourself a lot you know. [ Yeah she's not the one coming up with excuses to– ]

...Of course I want to see it with you.

Anyway. It's a good thing we ran into each other, you! What rules does this place have if not the truancy ones? Can you not get arrested for bringing weapons or other items on school property either? That'd be good.

Edited 2016-01-21 10:41 (UTC)

S-Sorry... [ For questioning himself, but he also senses that he stepped on a sensitive issue with the school thing. Maybe she also lied about going to combat school or something?? ]

T-That's a good question, actually. I have my own locker from home that I keep my weapons in, sooo I never had trouble with that rule. ...Wanna see it?

[ Do you want to see him summon his rocket propelled locker that leaves craters in grounds when it lands? ]

--wait, why do you need a weapon in school?!

[ The fact that he misinterpreted her entire affect gives her pause for a moment. She snaps out of her tsun(ish) sulking, opens her mouth, and almost corrects him. Then the moment passes.

O-OH WELL!!

Kids with weapons in multiversal schools: all the rage! Weapons are a much safer topic for now. ]

That... would definitely be pretty cool. Now that I know you're real and not some guy from my dreams, I can actually let myself get to know you. [ Weird thing to say yolo. ] Is that all you keep in it? Your weapons?

[ internal jaune tbh

real jaune: POKER FACE. ]

Y-Yeah... dreams... heh. Well then! You might wanna step back, just a bit... I don't get to use this often, h-hahah...

[ He types in the passcode in his Scroll. Incoming dangerous locker in 10 seconds! ]

Oh, yeah, it's, uh... mostly for my weapons, but it does have some other things like-- [ WHATEVER HE SAYS AT THIS POINT IS DROWNED OUT BY THE SOUND OF A ROCKET LOCKER LANDING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE BEHIND HIM ] --and stuff.

[ Somehow, out of everything else that alarms him in life, this is normal for him. ]

W-WHA--?!

[ Rapunzel, on the other hand, doesn't take it the best.

She whirls around and her hair goes whirling with her, snapping out like the tongue of some angry, golden dragon. She's tied a jade ring into the bottom of it; whoever gets hit with the heavy ornament is going to suffer some serious damage. Hey. For a girl who could technically achieve immortality, she's pretty concerned with staying alive u no!!!

HAHAHA here's where the jumpy, hypervigilant panic response to loud noises comes in too I GUESS ]

Jaune, get down! I - I'll protect us!

W-WHOA, wait! Us? Rapunzel, i-it's fine!!

[ Funny how her reaction makes him jumpier than the stupid technology from his world. The locker does however open up by itself, revealing Crocea Mors in its sheathed form and Combat Ready (too soon?). ]

That's, haha, wow, I.. I totally forgot that this isn't a thing here...! I'm sorry! [ Really! This is only like the second time he's used it in Cerealia. ]

[ Too fucking soon. ]

It's... it's your...

It's... your locker. [ Rapunzel heaves a sigh that she feels in her bones and settles back. ~~Combat ready no more......~~ ]

Oh. Oh, Jaune, that was so– ... Wow.

[ It was definitely NOT the coolest thing he could have done. Nevertheless! She will approach the steaming pile of... locker now to investigate.

CHRIST MAN!! ]

Heh. Heh heh. I hope you don't have to do that every time you need to use this guy. Otherwise we're going to be doing damage to a lot of empty classrooms.

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