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Nnnnnnope. I don't need some fancy party celebrating the fact that I lived another year, and I sure as hell don't need everyone pretending to fawn over me. Hard no, pass, whatever. Count me out.
[ Seriously, he doesn't even know how to handle getting minimal gifts around the holidays when everyone is getting them. The fuck is he supposed to do with a birthday. ]
You keep doing favors for me. I keep waiting for the other shoe to fall.
[ Seriously, he doesn't even know how to handle getting minimal gifts around the holidays when everyone is getting them. The fuck is he supposed to do with a birthday. ]
You keep doing favors for me. I keep waiting for the other shoe to fall.
Okay, if you won't throw yourself on the pyre so I don't have to have one, you should at least come rescue me if someone tries to throw me a party then and we can go.. I don't know, bowling or something. [ The one time she wasn't able to escape was when her assistant pulled her birthday from her file and threw her a surprise party.
She has no idea how to bowl but it seems like something Mercury would like to her. Maybe it's because he'd probably pull a polo shirt off pretty well. ]
Is it really a favor if it's going to actively annoy my father and I go over there to get my own Dust anyway?
She has no idea how to bowl but it seems like something Mercury would like to her. Maybe it's because he'd probably pull a polo shirt off pretty well. ]
Is it really a favor if it's going to actively annoy my father and I go over there to get my own Dust anyway?
Any rescue I'm a part of is going to involve breaking in through a window. Very theatric.
[ It wasn't a no. ]
Should I openly announce how thankful I am for this generous influx of free Schnee-brand dust products?
[ It wasn't a no. ]
Should I openly announce how thankful I am for this generous influx of free Schnee-brand dust products?
I would be positively thrilled if you did.
[ And so he won't have to feel like he's in debt, even if Weiss has no intention of holding it over him... ]
If you're really worried about me doing you favors, you can consider it an exchange for the window-breaking birthday rescue.
[ And so he won't have to feel like he's in debt, even if Weiss has no intention of holding it over him... ]
If you're really worried about me doing you favors, you can consider it an exchange for the window-breaking birthday rescue.
Edited (lmao i edited the order of my tag and forgot to change hte middle bit to make sense) 2017-10-04 02:07 (UTC)
Well, now it feels like if I don't do it I'm chickening out. Can't have that.
[ ... ]
When the hell is your birthday, anyway?
[ ... ]
When the hell is your birthday, anyway?
If you hadn't seen them, you wouldn't have any idea what I was talking about~
[Yang looks smug. Her puns are still better than your puns, Weiss, neener.]
Yeah, he showed them to me after offering to do maintenance on my arm. And he didn't even ask for anything in return except to not get punched with it. It's seriously weirding me out, he seemed...I don't know...nice!
[She sighs, dropping her head and rubbing the back of her neck.]
It's like being in some weird alternate dimension. Does he act this way to everyone else?
[Yang looks smug. Her puns are still better than your puns, Weiss, neener.]
Yeah, he showed them to me after offering to do maintenance on my arm. And he didn't even ask for anything in return except to not get punched with it. It's seriously weirding me out, he seemed...I don't know...nice!
[She sighs, dropping her head and rubbing the back of her neck.]
It's like being in some weird alternate dimension. Does he act this way to everyone else?
If you do I'll just break the window and not offer a rescue. Your birthday gift will be a roomful of glass.
[ He already said he'd do it geeze! ]
I'll try not to forget.
[ He already said he'd do it geeze! ]
I'll try not to forget.
Don't say that like you want me to one-up it. I'm sure I could find a way if that's what you want.
[ weiss do not engage DO NOT ENGAGE ]
Wind is my go-to. Don't really use much else.
[ weiss do not engage DO NOT ENGAGE ]
Wind is my go-to. Don't really use much else.
He's a constant source of sexual harassment and dumb comments, but otherwise he's been working really hard to be a better person.
[ Look she's not going to deny that he's an asshole. But he's a much better asshole than before, and if she wasn't sure that any member of team JNPR would hang her for saying it, she might call him a friend. ]
I'll admit I didn't expect him to offer that kind of help, but he's been... surprisingly generous lately. [ Offering her a favor after learning somewhat about her father, then agreeing to rescue her on her birthday if anyone tries to force her into festivities. ]
[ Look she's not going to deny that he's an asshole. But he's a much better asshole than before, and if she wasn't sure that any member of team JNPR would hang her for saying it, she might call him a friend. ]
I'll admit I didn't expect him to offer that kind of help, but he's been... surprisingly generous lately. [ Offering her a favor after learning somewhat about her father, then agreeing to rescue her on her birthday if anyone tries to force her into festivities. ]
As long as no one gets hurt.
[ Look, if anything is going to bring her joy on her birthday if someone tries to force her into a party, it's going to be Mercury doing ridiculous shit to kidnap/rescue her from the festivities. ]
Wind it is. Crystal or powder?
[ Look, if anything is going to bring her joy on her birthday if someone tries to force her into a party, it's going to be Mercury doing ridiculous shit to kidnap/rescue her from the festivities. ]
Wind it is. Crystal or powder?
You're no fun.
[ If he is seriously getting permission to ruin a perfectly good time for everyone else present, he's taking it. ]
Powder. Crystal can work too, but powder gets more mileage with these prosthetics.
[ If he is seriously getting permission to ruin a perfectly good time for everyone else present, he's taking it. ]
Powder. Crystal can work too, but powder gets more mileage with these prosthetics.
[Then he's not just trying to get on Yang's good side so she won't warn the world of what he did to Beacon if other people are getting the same deal.]
...Do you think he's been replaced by a pod person?
[Okay, okay, so he's different. This is going to take a lot of adjusting on Yang's part, she's sure of that.]
Well...what can I say? Good for him. I hope he really means it this time.
...Do you think he's been replaced by a pod person?
[Okay, okay, so he's different. This is going to take a lot of adjusting on Yang's part, she's sure of that.]
Well...what can I say? Good for him. I hope he really means it this time.
Absolutely not. It took a lot of work and patience!
[ SHE HAS BEEN HELPING WITH THIS she has in fact wanted to push him off a building from time to time, alright!! but he's ok now ]
I think he does. There was.. an unfortunate point in time where some of us were dosed with a serum that separated our worst parts from our best parts, and his better half bested his other to save someone. [ A beat. ] And if he doesn't, Garrus is like justice incarnate.
[ SHE HAS BEEN HELPING WITH THIS she has in fact wanted to push him off a building from time to time, alright!! but he's ok now ]
I think he does. There was.. an unfortunate point in time where some of us were dosed with a serum that separated our worst parts from our best parts, and his better half bested his other to save someone. [ A beat. ] And if he doesn't, Garrus is like justice incarnate.
That's...oddly symbolic.
[Is she going to have nightmares about Super Happy Neighbor Mercury popping up in her window with a fresh-baked pie and offers of eternal friendship?]
[SHE MIGHT.]
[But...he really wasn't as terrible as she thought he'd be, and she's still trying to wrap her head around that.]
...What was his Best Part like?
[Is she going to have nightmares about Super Happy Neighbor Mercury popping up in her window with a fresh-baked pie and offers of eternal friendship?]
[SHE MIGHT.]
[But...he really wasn't as terrible as she thought he'd be, and she's still trying to wrap her head around that.]
...What was his Best Part like?
...Pyrrha's here...?
[That's one way to snap Yang out of her melodramatic turmoil. She'd just shouted at Mercury that the people who died that night in Beacon were gone for good, and weren't ever coming back.]
[But that's not true in this place, is it? She swallows past the tightness in her throat.]
Does she know?
[About what should be more than obvious.]
[That's one way to snap Yang out of her melodramatic turmoil. She'd just shouted at Mercury that the people who died that night in Beacon were gone for good, and weren't ever coming back.]
[But that's not true in this place, is it? She swallows past the tightness in her throat.]
Does she know?
[About what should be more than obvious.]
[ Weiss nods. It's not hard to figure out what she means, or to understand why it was such an easy topic change. ]
She knows. I suspect it's why she steers clear of most of us, but I think she's doing a little better. She helped us fight during the last breach.
She knows. I suspect it's why she steers clear of most of us, but I think she's doing a little better. She helped us fight during the last breach.
[If Pyrrha of all people is willing to work with Mercury, does Yang really have any reason to keep holding a grudge? The redhead is better than all of them. She sighs, and smiles quietly to herself as she quickly wipes away a little dampness from her eyes.]
I'm glad she's okay here.
[Yang clears her throat.]
Guess I can't keep going and being mad at Mercury for what happened to her, then, can I?
I'm glad she's okay here.
[Yang clears her throat.]
Guess I can't keep going and being mad at Mercury for what happened to her, then, can I?
[Qubine had seen Weiss's announcement, but had decided to hang back for a few days after their argument (not to mention he spent about three days at the Dream Docks). After all, he'd already made his opinion of necromancy clear, so he had no need to repeat himself. But something about her announcement didn't sit well with him, and it wasn't the talk of raising spirits.]
...I'm curious about something. After you told me that it was wrong to publicly shame people on the network, I couldn't help noticing that you immediately turned around and did it yourself.
[He'll just leave it at that for the moment and see what she has to say for herself.]
...I'm curious about something. After you told me that it was wrong to publicly shame people on the network, I couldn't help noticing that you immediately turned around and did it yourself.
[He'll just leave it at that for the moment and see what she has to say for herself.]
If what you got out of our conversation was that public shaming was the problem instead of discrimination, we were clearly having a different conversation. The problem I had with you was that you were publicly shaming people based on who and what their abilities were. I have no problem if you want to call someone out for discrimination or bad behavior.
Actually, I wasn't. I was speaking my mind on the subject itself. I made no mention of anyone who uses the ability, other than the one who raised those wyverns in Fayren.
[He knows he's not nearly as narrow-minded as Weiss seems to suggest. So he'll review his words and see how one might reach this conclusion.]
I can see I didn't make that clear at the time, so for that I apologize.
Edited 2017-10-05 02:03 (UTC)
No, stating that people who have an ability should never use it because you don't like it in an environment where people like Ted actively rail against it and have outlawed it in the past is not "speaking your mind" on the subject. It's creating a discriminatory narrative. And if I happen to call out the entire group of people who have been doing that since I've arrived in Genessia because I'm sick of hearing the same thing over and over again so that I can explain a way it could be used in a positive way to help prepare us better for emergencies, that's not the same as declaring any use of necromancy as disrespectful, outright stating that you hate it, and also saying that you will stand against it as a whole.
[ Qubine wasn't the narrow-minded one, which is why she didn't call him out specifically. While his post may have prompted the action because she's sick of it, he's far from the only person who's told her that a part of who she is is wrong simply by nature. ]
Your words don't stand alone, Qubine. That's why I spoke out. If it was just about your and my conversation, I wouldn't have even mentioned it.
[ Qubine wasn't the narrow-minded one, which is why she didn't call him out specifically. While his post may have prompted the action because she's sick of it, he's far from the only person who's told her that a part of who she is is wrong simply by nature. ]
Your words don't stand alone, Qubine. That's why I spoke out. If it was just about your and my conversation, I wouldn't have even mentioned it.
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