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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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Heh, you're nice.

... Hey, if you were captain of a ship and it was sinking... would you go down with it?

Jaune... did you?

[ die? ]

What? No, I.... no.

...
S-Sorry, it was a stupid question.

I'm a team leader, did you know that? But I don't wanna be the kind whose team mates take the hits for him, y'know? I should be the one protecting them.

[ ...Should have been. ]

I didn't, but-- [ okay, she kind of gets it now... so somebody did pass.

someone precious to jaune. a teammate. ]

I am so sorry. [ what else is she supposed to say to something like this????? ] But that must also mean how good of a leader you are - nobody can lose you. Should lose you.

Yeah, well... I'd rather it be me than anyone else.

[ It's probably a good thing Athena doesn't have much to say about it. Jaune certainly isn't ready to talk about Pyrrha. In fact, he's been trying to occupy himself with other things ever since coming back here: training, fight club, focusing on everyone's issues but his own - that sort of thing. ]

... But nobody should lose anyone. [ It's not like Jaune could bring himself to kill those who are responsible. He's the kind of guy to risk his life for lowlifes like Cardin Winchester, after all. ] Our lives used to be simple back home, Athena. We trained to be guardians of humanity-- against monsters. But now? I don't know what I'm fighting against...

[ jaune, that's never good. take it from the psych expert. you'd have to face the music at some point. ]

Jaune, do you want some tea?

...... What have you got?

[ This is important, apparently. ]

Soft mint.

[ it's green tea, too. good to fight depression and anxiety! ]

Tell you what, throw in a game of Monopoly and you got yourself a deal.

[ Not... that playing board games is of the highest priority right now, but he still owes her a game and an Arc never goes back on his word. [

[ it would be boring to play monopoly with just two people, but you know what? for jaune, she'd do it. she'd play with him. as long as she gets to be the car. ]

Alrighty. Where... exactly do you live?

[ should have asked that sooner, oops. ]

Here. --I mean, heh. Sorry. Y-You, yeah... yeah, okay, I'll, uh, I'll text you then.

[ Adi's answer every time this subject comes up in RP because who the fuck knows where their characters live. ]

[ about an hour later, athena arrives with a bunch of things! THIS IS WHY SHE IS BROKE. a bouquet of yellow roses, some happy balloons, some macarons, a box of teabags, and the board game. THAT SURE IS A LOT OF STUFF!

she rings the bell. ]

Jaune, I'm here!

[ JESUS ATHENA, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY YOU'RE BROKE MATE ]

Oh! Uh. Uhh... A-Athena? [ Jaune leans in slightly, just enough for her to hear him whisper. ] It's... not my birthday...

I think.

[ she just snorts at that, and waves a hand dismissively. ]

Don't be silly. If it was your birthday, I'd be throwing you a party. But these are all for you!

[ they're actually kind of heavy so she offers them to him now. PLEASE ACCEPT HER PRESENTS. ]

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?? ]

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

So, what's up?

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