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[beaconed]

"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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[beaconed]

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.

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[zerotohiro]

...Yeah, I get it. [Jaune trails off, but he does get it. Tadashi was that way for him as well. Instead he listens about Cinder, eyes narrowed the longer he thinks it over. So it's what he thought. Nobody would have suspected her at all and it made it easier for her to strike.

He also seems to understand that Jaune's used to being overlooked, but he's unsure of how to approach that. So he does what any true bro would do and he ignores it completely, nodding and handing Jaune the gauntlet.]

Cool. Slip those on and put this on your non-dominant arm. That thing's gonna control how fast and slow you're falling. Think you can handle that?

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[beaconed]

Non-dominant arm, huh...

[ He supposes that makes it his shield arm, which would be pretty handy since that's where he used to keep his Scroll, too. Jaune does as instructed! He struggles for a few seconds when he can't figure out which one is the left or right boot, but that's only a brief moment and now he's ready to test them. ]

Jet boots, how do you come up with this stuff, heh... --okay, ready!

[ Jaune hops a few times to get a feel for the new footwear. ]

So far, so good. [ Jaune that's just your normal strength. ] What's the highest I can go with them anyway?

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[zerotohiro]

Probably a couple of thousand feet. [All said so casually like he does this every day. On the other hand he's keeping a close eye on Jaune to make sure he doesn't suddenly bite the dust.] The boots are programmed to work in sync with the gauntlet, so when you activate them with the gauntlet they'll fire up and you'll be airborne. [And to make it easy he even labeled the button with a nice, big "ACTIVATE" sticker. There are also smaller stickers for thrust and slow so Jaune can figure out how to use the gear.]

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[beaconed]

T-That's a lot of feet... [ Jaune hopes his stomach can handle it if he ever needs to go that high all of a sudden. They're about to find out, as he sees the activation device on the gauntlet and presses it.

This is gonna be so cool-- ]

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[beaconed]

[ Think again. ]

WAUGHHH!

[ Jaune's feet shoot up unexpectedly, which makes him fall on his back, and with the boots still propelling him, he's just... spinning on the ground like a bottle. ]

H-Hang on, just-- I got this--

[ He presses another button as he spins, which now boosts him along the ground and straight into a trash bin. ]

This is fine! It's-- I... I meant to do that.

[zerotohiro]

[Anything's better than Jaune throwing up mid-air while Hiro's supervising, let's be honest. He can't help but wince when the boots backfire though, watching Jaune spin before slamming into the bin. At least the boots aren't damaged.]

Think you can mean to shoot upright next time? [He's mostly joking but really, that looked like it hurt. Baymax is already on guard as well to make sure Jaune stays safe.] Turn it off for a sec!