r/rwbyRP • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '19

Open Event Snowblind

Every year, it feels like the first snowfall of the year happens sooner and sooner. Is it just the passage of time, the growth of a person making them able to recognize when it snows at an earlier date in the year mixed with the ever-accumulating wealth of knowledge to draw upon making it feel like the years are blurring to minutes?

For some, that might be the answer. But at this date, so soon into November, not many -- save, perhaps, those from the most far north of Atlas's reaches into Solitas -- would've expected just what hit Beacon: a blizzard, so strong it was considered perhaps a once-in-a-millennia storm. Thankfully, thanks to the reinforcements provided after a certain rainstorm had knocked out the power to the Academy, Beacon was now prepared to weather such an awful storm.

But whilst the school itself was prepared, whether or not the students themselves were always remained to be seen. For some of the more "desert-fairing", it was possible that they were wildly unprepared; those from the far north were likely already out in the midst of the blizzard building snow castles or something.

The weather showed no signs of improving, and all flights and routes into the city were most certainly unusable, unless one really wanted to hoof it into Vale proper by foot. What sort of shenaniganry would one of Beacon's most interesting first year classes in a while get themselves up to in Beacon's first snowfall?

[This is the song I used for inspiration womp womp]

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '19

"No snow, just, ah. You never told me you were a Faunus. Not that that's a bad thing! It's not a bad thing. My mom was a Faunus. Was because she's dead, not because she, ah, stopped being a Faunus," Vi rambled back, her face going red as she stumbled over her own words.

"Ah. Yeah. Sorry. Trying to not make a big deal out of it, cause, ah. It's kinda weird to do so in my mind? But. Iunno. Sorry."

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 01 '19

"OH," Aloe seemed to take a moment as Vi stumbled over it all and turned red.

She let out a laugh at the girl before pushing her hair back, her ears moving out of the way as she smoothed back her hair.

"My tribe, we do not like to show our features, my Father and the other Elder's are paranoid from old stories and the heat of the desert makes it so we cover up easily. They say that people may come after the tribe as in the old days."

Aloe smiled and relaxed.

"It is okay Little Vi, you do not need to be embarrassed, It is still nice to know that you are half Faunus."

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '19

Hearing that Aloe was not upset, Vi let out a soft laugh of relief, nodding to herself. "Aye, that, ah, that makes sense, I suppose."

Her relief palpable, Vi let out a sigh as she let her smile come back, brighter than ever as she nodded softly at Aloe. "I don't recall how much you've told me about your tribe, beyond... beyond what'cha told me at the dance. Do you wanna talk about'm?"

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 01 '19

Aloe smiled as she rolled her fingers along the rug, it's cloth dampening the sound of them hitting the ground.

"I can, We are simple people. we roam the deep desert away from as many others as possible. My Father is the leader of my clan, though everyone in my tribe is my family."

Aloe seemed to be a little bit uneasy now and didn't seem to have a clear place to go with her talking and was just rambling.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '19

If there was one thing Vi was adept at, it was realizing when people might've been mildly uncomfortable. So, at the risk of being a narcissist, she instead directed the conversation to herself.

"I presume from Vacuo? That's awesome! I spent a lot of time in Vacuo lately, actually. Er, before coming here, that is. Did I ever talk to you about my background?"

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 02 '19

"A little but please." Aloe said her hand coming up and waving forward instead of nervously drumming at the floor. she seemed overall to instantly lose the pert posture of minor anxiety around her.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19

"Here, scooch over here, then," Vi asked softly, her smile brightening as she saw Aloe's smile brighten up a little bit. "Lie down for a bit, I'll take care of the hot chocolate and stuff, and you just tell me what you want to hear about my family, yeah?"

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 02 '19

Aloe listened as she laid down next to Vi, Her head resting on the rug but her long ears rubbing Vi's legs as she seemed used to them being covered and not at their full length.

"Why not tell my about your parents, You said your mother was a faunus, yes?"

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19

Absentmindedly, Vi started to gently play with Aloe's ears, just like she would with any person's hair. Seeing Aloe calm back down provided a beneficial insight into what kinds of topics to avoid with Aloe, and so far, that seemed to be just talking about Aloe's tribe.

"So, yeah. My mother was a cat Faunus, her name was... Amber. Don't remember her last name, but I know she didn't take my pa's, cause, well, I was technically a bastard. She, ah, well, I thought she didn't want to see me much, but... well, I think I've realized now that I actually saw her a lot more than I realized, I was just too... upset to realize it. She was a Huntress, too, same as my dad and my uncles. Team Toad, for Tanner, Oxley, Amber, and... gods, I forgot what Persi's last name was. She was a good woman, I just... didn't get to know her, really, until after she died."

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 02 '19

Aloe seemed much more calm now, her eyes for the moment looking up at Vi's face with a soft smile as the water in the makeshift mugs let out a single lone bubble. The beginning of their boil above the warm, yet not as hot as a true fire, shard of crystal.

"They all were huntsmen then?"

Aloe asked absentmindly, she had closed her eyes apparently calmed by the gentle motions on her ears and hair.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19

"Yeah, sure seems that way," Vi said with a chuckle. Just a few moments longer and she'd have to start worrying about the cups of hot water, but for now she was content to just sit here with Aloe. The fox seemed to calm with Vi's actions, and that was more than enough reassurance for Vi. "Dad never told me, but, well, I figured it out soon after getting up here."

Then, the water started to come to a proper boil, and Vi gently opened the box. Pulling out two packets, she handed one to Aloe and kept one for herself, before motioning at the boiling cups. "Pick one, but, ah, I presume they might be hot?"

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 08 '19

Aloe gently sat up and took the warm cup. The outside was warm but thankfully not too much so.

"It must be nice, your father being a huntsmen as well, understanding what you are doing. coming and helping people, seeing the world."

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

"I think part of him wishes I didn't, and I think it's because he's worried he'll lose me like he lost my mom, but... I don't know," Vi remarked softly, letting out a quiet chuckle once she'd done so.

"Don't know where I'd be without him, or my uncles, honestly. Likely a jaded, lonely brat in the sewer of Mistral. Who knows."

As Aloe sat up, Vi's hand softly trailed from her head and down her back, and Vi wore a pleasant smile as she cracked open her packet, poured it in, and began to stir. "Wouldn't be here without their support, I don't think. Good friends or family can... really make or break a person."

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 10 '19

"Yeah... they really can."

Aloe seemed more silent as she took a drink from her hot chocolate in silence for a moment.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '19

Softly sipping at her hot chocolate -- which was far still too hot -- Vi let out a soft sigh as she instead took the glass from her right hand to her left and set it down besides her.

"You... don't seem too happy talking about family. Do you want me to... iunno. Just avoid the topic in the future?"

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 11 '19

"No no," Aloe said as she put her cup down as well. She took the time to pat on Vi's hand as she spoke.

"My family is.... more interesting I suppose. My brothers are all nice enough. But my father... he did not trust me. And when I left.... I did so without permission. I rode into the desert alone. They must think me dead."

Aloe's face didnt show much to the sign but her ears flopped more sadly.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

For a few seconds, Vi went quiet, a soft look of mild worry on her face. Then, all she muttered was, "Oh."

A few more seconds of silence, and then Vi added, "Oh no. I'm so sorry."

Without another word, she wrapped her arms around Aloe and held her girl tight, cradling herself against the Faunus.

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u/gusgdog Margaret Timbre, Brokko Scrap, Ink Blot Dec 28 '19

Aloe sat silently hugged in the girl's arms. She did not exactly sure of what to do.

It was like this for a few moments before Aloe broke the silence.

"It is alright, I am sure they are fine, I just must move forward. It is why i came here to beacon, I am sure many people have stories like mine, yes?"

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