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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.

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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.

Hah! Really, what is it with you and fighting in classrooms? [ He laughs as he places her origami note in the locker. The leaf stays on him, though, for good luck. ... Yeah. ]

The only downside is that it takes an hour to recharge... [ IS THAT THE ONLY DOWNSIDE??? ] They're also not that comfortable to be in...

[ Meanwhile, the arrival of the nuclear locker definitely caused some disturbance in the school. In fact, Jaune isn't aware that there's campus security staring right at them from the distance. ~~Hey, you wanted a disastrous day, didn't you?~~ ]

Oh my god, Jaune, who put you into one of these? [ From her limited exposure to the locker, it seems like jumping inside one would be suicide. Surely he isn't as much a daredevil as that... Will she have to up their ante even further?

–no!! ...No. Instead she raises her chin haughtily. ] Maybe I've got a lot of anger to work out. Ever think of that? [ And since she's too busy dicking around Rapunzel doesn't notice the fuss they're accumulating.

Remember her whispering?

More of that. ]

And you called me crazy.

[ ajsaklgfag ]

Y-You?! Anger? H-Hahaha, n-no way, you... [ What is it with this whispering that always throws him off!!! There are a lot of thoughts currently occupying his mind, things he should ask or say, such as "you smell nice" or "why do you have anger issues" or "I'm sorry for calling you crazy please don't stuff me in this locker now that you know my weakness", or-- ]

--Rapunzel? [ ... ]

Am I scaring you again, Jaune?

[ Beat.

No she's not looking at his eyes. What colour even is that? Why is he so weird!?? She's getting that funny electric thrill again. Like in the swamp only with less danger.

...Wait, is there less danger? There are security bots (literal bots or figurative bots?) right over Jaune's shoulder and they do not look happy. She winces. ]

Oh. Ugh. I hope they don't expel us. I was really looking forward to Physical Sciences 10. Quantum physics sounded so interesting...!

Quantum what-- is that German--

[ OH YEAH, those security bots. He was about to get to that, but good thing she noticed them, too. Right. ]

Sssoooo... remember how you asked me about rules? I think we just broke one.

[ No way they're getting expelled, though! Natural Leader Jaune Arc may not be the greatest fighter, but when it comes to plans and implementing decisions? His mind is already turning the gears!

Grabbing the girl by the hand, even with all the books between them, he finally looks her back in the eyes-- ]

Rapunzel? We gotta run! NOW! [ They can't expel us if they don't catch us. ]

[ This has the dual effects of saddening her and filling her with a giddiness like soda bubbles and sparkling grape juice. It's hella weird. ]

Oh no...! Jaune. [ Gosh, she sure is using his name a lot today. Not her fault, of course, because it sounds pretty neat. Yah she likes saying it okay. No big deal!! ] Now we can't... now you're going to get all exhausted and– [ She's panting herself!! ] –and you won't want to continue our hooky adventure...! I was looking forward to that more!

[ That's not quite what happened last time but, you know, close enough.

She trusts him, though. Of course she does. So she lets him direct their movements and focuses instead on the feel of his hand in hers. ]

Heh.

NO!!! [ He snaps back her as he leads the charge. Whoa, chill, psycho boy?? ]

I said I'd get you to an empty classroom!! An Arc never goes back on his word!!!

[ It's still weird that she wanted to see one, but whatever. Somehow, he's invigorated as well! It keeps happening whenever he's around her for some reason. Danger, excitement, it's getting harder to tell the difference lately. Still, why is he yelling so hard? WHO KNOWS.

They run into a hall and speed past the lockers that he was going to show her. ] Lockers here!!!

[ Quick tour out of the way, he pulls her into an empty classroom and shuts the door behind him. She was right about one thing, he's fucking exhausted!! ]

Haa... haa...

[ Man, he sure picked a huge place, though. Even he hasn't been in this one yet. ]

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