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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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done. text.

[metalist]

are you coming home on your lunch break?

[ Yeah...

Yeah.



She's cool, she's just hanging out. ]

text.

[beaconed]

i might end up staying home if i do that

[ It's worth noting that he isn't saying yes or no. ]

hey
did you get in trouble with riddlax about the paper thing

[metalist]

[ She's well aware of the implication, but can't contest spending an afternoon wallowing in the bedsheets as much as she knows she should when it negatively affects his job. Pyrrha will bring the question back up later!

In the mean time: ]

I think that's still coming
Don't worry, though. It's nothing i can't handle ♥

[beaconed]

thats my girl!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!!!!!
btw wanna hear something weird?
3 out of the 5 shops i passed by today set on fire
in fact im even staring at a burning dumpster right now
things must be worse than i thought

[ More like, his elemental alignment is finally acting up. ]

[metalist]

[ The fact that their apartment is filled with plants means that Pyrrha connects the dots a few seconds sooner than he likely will. All thoughts of romance flies out of her head. ]

Jaune I really think you should come home

[beaconed]

whoa
does this really get you in the mood

[ He thought the photo would do the trick?! ]

[metalist]

NO

[ The photo had done the trick! Why does she love an idiot. ]

find something that isn't on fire and focus on it
please

[ Who died and made you a mad scientist, Pyrrha... ]

[beaconed]

ok
bit of a weird game but sure

does it have to be anything specific
i'm having a hard time choosing




is this a test

[metalist]

it's sort of like a test

[ Pyrrha isn't really surprised to find she has to coax him through what should be easy instructions. She's gross, though, so it only fills her with fondness. ]

if you do well, you'll get a reward

[ Read: If my suspicions are either right or wrong, we'll bang later. ]

[beaconed]

[ This test seems rigged. ]

i can't seem to do it
everything i stare at for too long catches on fire
this game is frustrating!!!

wait
im staring at a coin on the ground
its not on fire!
i did it!
i passed the test

tho i really should be focusing on putting out those other fires

[metalist]

[ It's absolutely rigged. The winner? Pyrrha's vast and almost aggressive sex drive. ]

Jaune I think you're starting the fires
Remember how we had to buy all that soil and those plant pots yesterday?

[ Their apartment is basically a makeshift greenhouse now. ]

for some reason, I'm making plants grow and you're starting fires

[beaconed]

WHAT

oh man i feel like im in one of those movies
where the main guy finds out hes been the culprit all along
i even came up with a name
"the cereal arsonist"
pyrrha i cant let this name catch on
its too good
i dont wanna be known as that
how do we delete this conversation???

( 1 / 2 )

[metalist]

Go to your messages menu
Find our conversation but instead of opening it, swipe it to the left
there'll be a red DELETE button

[ SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIM RIGHT NOW

Other than, apparently, give him the instructions for deleting their entire chat history? ]

[metalist]

[ Oh, right. There's also that one other little thing -- ]

Jaune, how's the fire
Is it getting bigger?

[beaconed]

what fire

[ Plausible deniability!! ]

[metalist]

[ Corroborating evidence time! Just because he may have deleted their chat history doesn't mean Pyrrha's done the same... ]

[beaconed]

you didn't delete it!!

also i think your device is broken

[metalist]

I never agreed to delete it!

JAUNE
THE FIRE
Please

[beaconed]

its fine!!
it just started raining
what a day
anyway do you think it could be my semblance

[metalist]

please, come home

[ She doesn't want him starting anymore fires! Also, rain means he'll be damp, slick with moisture, hair plastered to his forehead and rainwater pooling in his clavicle -- FOCUS.

Stupid picture. Stupid, sexy boyfriend. ]

I'm not sure, honestly
I don't think so
But we can do some tests if you want

[beaconed]

pyrrha





whats gonna happen if i think about you really hard
coz i gotta be honest i do that a lot
even when i try not to
do you like?? feel hot???

[metalist]

[ > try to be enticing by making fire-related innuendos
> be sensible and confront his concerns

> be sensible and confront his concerns

Sometimes, her life is really hard. ]

I'm fine, Jaune
It's sweet of you to be concerned but I don't think you'll set me on fire

do you know how humans only use a fraction of the strength we're capable of because using more would grievously injure our bodies?
I imagine it's simila
*similar
subconsciously, you know what's safe and what isn't

i really had my money on option a

[beaconed]

yes
yes i did know that
because
im a human

[ Obviously he only just learned that cool fact. Augh, she's so smart and incredible!!! AND NOW HE CAN THINK ABOUT THAT WITHOUT SETTING HER ON FIRE ]

so how do we test it

S O O N

[metalist]

[ Of course, she doesn’t buy his artifice, but endures it with good natured indulgence, smiling fondly down at her CereVice. ]

I have a few ideas

Do you remember how you felt when your aura manifested?
Try to find that feeling again
Keep it in the back of your mind, tucked clsose but away, safe and accessible
*close

[beaconed]

whats the other way

[ Jaune Arc only knows how to keep his feelings in the front of his mind. ]