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[He has his face covered, so he can't see, but he does feel the shift in temperature. So this wasn't sparring, but something else. He lowers his arms and just stands there. His hair is probably a mess by the time Weiss is finished, but he's dry.
[ She puts Myrtenaster at her hip and moves back over to him. ]
Of course not, but I don't have a portable blow-dryer and towel with me at work. This was just easier particularly since you need to understand more about Dust and I'm not going to let you run off after a stunt like this.
Does it taste better than the plain stuff? I heard you can flavor it different ways.
I'll admit I should have waited to use it somewhere less crowded than here. Like a park or something. But I actually did think about this before I tried it. I guess at least I learned Dust makes a good substitute for a blow-dryer.
Completely better. You're supposed to cook it in things and it absorbs the flavor. Then you can fry it and it gets crispy on the outside and has all the flavor of whatever you cooked it next to without all the fat and calories.
[ She shakes her head. ] That's not what I meant. If you want to start learning, it's about time I started teaching you. It's been far too long since I've had someone actually interested in Dust. Sun and Yang don't use it and Blake... Blake hasn't been doing what we have and that's my fault, so she's been even more isolated than I have, which means I haven't had anyone to enjoy Dust with so if you're so interested you're going to freeze yourself to a street corner, you're going to learn. Come on. [ They're going to her car. ]
But if you cook it in meat won't it absorb some of the meat calories?
[He stalls there for a moment, trying to wrap his head around the fact that freezing himself on the sidewalk turned out to be a good thing. Weiss doesn't seem upset though, more motivated than anything.
...She did grow up the heiress to the most prevalent Dust company. He really shouldn't be as surprised as he is, and he wants to learn. Following her.]
[ Actually having something she's good at, the best at here? It's something she can find a small amount of satisfaction and pride in still. She's taking it where she can get it. ]
I don't follow. I think I'm okay with just eating it.
Aww. [He slumps, his disappointment more for show than anything. He actually feels like he's found some direction thanks to Weiss. He doesn't know how much it's helping her, and he isn't sure if he really thinks he has a chance to be good at anything, but he knows Weiss is incredibly skilled with Dust and he doesn't want to disappoint her.]
[ she rolls her eyes and unlocks the car doors, getting in the driver's seat. ]
Get a license and I will consider it but until you show me you actually know how, I'd like to keep my car in one piece. Now, tell me everything you remember about dust on the way. [ so she knows where to start ]
You know what, maybe I will. Maybe I will get a license and pass...the licensing exam. Dust is used for energy and combat, there are four main colors but there are other colors too. Powdered Dust like what I was using is a lot more dangerous and difficult to handle because it's so volatile. A weapon like Myrtenaster is safer if you know what you're doing, which you do, because you have it directed in a small space with more precision, so the impact is more precise. Crystalline Dust is still volatile, but easier to control. Dust bullets are even easier.
[ She listens to Jaune. He actually learned what she went over with him before, that's good. Okay. There's still a long ways to go, but it's obvious that Jaune's learning style and hers are.. vastly different. And he's getting impatient, which is the opposite of what you need to do with Dust.
Weiss thinks for a moment. ]
We need to get to Vale, are you going to be okay to pass through Fayren?
[ The amount of Dust they'll need to practice properly.. well, they can't exactly get around that. Dust is only available in Vale unless one of them is planning on opening up another subarchway just so they can run away. ]
In the town- we're not going anywhere that isn't populated, and Sun's all over that place during the day so if we need back-up, it's there. It's not even that far through Fayren to get there.
[He suddenly goes quiet, searching the outside scenery as if evading the question means he can avoid Fayren. He could. But if he did he would never become remotely skilled with Dust. Crocea Mors hadn't been his choice so much as convenient because he needed a weapon. Battler had taken that. He doesn't want him to take this too.]
I don't-- It's the only way we have, right? Let's just do this and get out of there as soon as we can. [He sounds terser than he had before.]
[ She starts the car and starts heading in that direction, quiet for a moment or two before piping up to share. ]
It was Fayren the first time for me, too. Fayren used to be one of my favorite places. Zuko was the Deputy Guardian for his sister. Then Torchwick took me and I didn't want to go back for a while, but I had to. It's easier because it's underground, so not seeing it made it easier not to think about. It's just... another subarchway; a separate area. The forest.. is more difficult. You can see it from anywhere in the town. So that, as unnerving as it may seem, is easier to think about because Battler's not dumb enough to stay in one place. There's no way he's still there, and the forest can't move. Nothing's coming out of it for me, everywhere else is okay. Vale is okay.
[ The last few parts, it's more like she's reassuring both of them. But this is one thing she has a little practice in. ]
[His fingers tense, curling around his sleeve. He doesn't seem to notice what he's doing.]
So psychopaths are attracted to Fayren. Okay. Good to know. Torchwick has a bad habit of announcing it when he arrives so he's not around. Stupid purple suit isn't around. We just have to get to Vale.
...If you ever wanna set another forest on fire I'll tell them I made you trip.
The forest might have spirits that would feel disrespected or would be out of their homes if we did that. Just because our world doesn't have them doesn't mean this one doesn't.
[ She sounds 100% serious about that. Look, she's learned from other cultures here alright. ]
No, believe me, I'd be happy to burn the cabin down but there are a lot of spirits in different worlds. Supposedly I look like the moon spirit from some worlds, and then there's one called Koh that takes peoples' faces. There's the Blue Spirit too, though he was a wanted criminal that some people believed to be a spirit. [ That's the story she's got to stick to. They're passing into Fayren now and Weiss slows down a little, looking like she's being more cautious despite what she said earlier. She keeps talking though, to try to keep her mind off of it. ] Halloween may sound stupid to a lot of people, but spirits exist in a lot of cultures from different worlds.
[His lips thin, eyes pained, and not just because they're in Fayren now. He tries to tear his gaze away from the window, but he can't. He's looking for threats. His voice feels thick when he speaks.] Do you know where they come from? Spirits? Are they just living things without a body, or do they come from somewhere else?
[ She shrugs slightly, driving more slowly. She's going to take a long route along the outside of the city until they're at the closest point and park it behind what looks like an abandoned home on the outskirts. It's not like they can drive all the way through a mideval-esque town. ]
I'm sure there are different types. Those that have always existed, those that became, ghosts. There are the ones in charge of this place too-- they're another different kind. I've never spoken to one personally, but I know people who have.
[They could have driven through a mideval-esque town if Jaune had done the driving, Weiss.]
That's a lot of different spirits. [It sounds like there are almost as many different kinds of spirits as there are Grimm. Maybe more.] We'll probably end up speaking to them at some point. Or you might. Since you're the leader. Especially with the research and everything.
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[He has his face covered, so he can't see, but he does feel the shift in temperature. So this wasn't sparring, but something else. He lowers his arms and just stands there. His hair is probably a mess by the time Weiss is finished, but he's dry.
He looks pleased.]
Yeah. Is this how you dry off everyday?
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[ She puts Myrtenaster at her hip and moves back over to him. ]
Of course not, but I don't have a portable blow-dryer and towel with me at work. This was just easier particularly since you need to understand more about Dust and I'm not going to let you run off after a stunt like this.
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I'll admit I should have waited to use it somewhere less crowded than here. Like a park or something. But I actually did think about this before I tried it. I guess at least I learned Dust makes a good substitute for a blow-dryer.
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[ She shakes her head. ] That's not what I meant. If you want to start learning, it's about time I started teaching you. It's been far too long since I've had someone actually interested in Dust. Sun and Yang don't use it and Blake... Blake hasn't been doing what we have and that's my fault, so she's been even more isolated than I have, which means I haven't had anyone to enjoy Dust with so if you're so interested you're going to freeze yourself to a street corner, you're going to learn. Come on. [ They're going to her car. ]
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[He stalls there for a moment, trying to wrap his head around the fact that freezing himself on the sidewalk turned out to be a good thing. Weiss doesn't seem upset though, more motivated than anything.
...She did grow up the heiress to the most prevalent Dust company. He really shouldn't be as surprised as he is, and he wants to learn. Following her.]
Can I drive?
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[ Actually having something she's good at, the best at here? It's something she can find a small amount of satisfaction and pride in still. She's taking it where she can get it. ]
Absolutely not.
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Aww. [He slumps, his disappointment more for show than anything. He actually feels like he's found some direction thanks to Weiss. He doesn't know how much it's helping her, and he isn't sure if he really thinks he has a chance to be good at anything, but he knows Weiss is incredibly skilled with Dust and he doesn't want to disappoint her.]
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Get a license and I will consider it but until you show me you actually know how, I'd like to keep my car in one piece. Now, tell me everything you remember about dust on the way. [ so she knows where to start ]
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You know what, maybe I will. Maybe I will get a license and pass...the licensing exam. Dust is used for energy and combat, there are four main colors but there are other colors too. Powdered Dust like what I was using is a lot more dangerous and difficult to handle because it's so volatile. A weapon like Myrtenaster is safer if you know what you're doing, which you do, because you have it directed in a small space with more precision, so the impact is more precise. Crystalline Dust is still volatile, but easier to control. Dust bullets are even easier.
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[ She listens to Jaune. He actually learned what she went over with him before, that's good. Okay. There's still a long ways to go, but it's obvious that Jaune's learning style and hers are.. vastly different. And he's getting impatient, which is the opposite of what you need to do with Dust.
Weiss thinks for a moment. ]
We need to get to Vale, are you going to be okay to pass through Fayren?
[ The amount of Dust they'll need to practice properly.. well, they can't exactly get around that. Dust is only available in Vale unless one of them is planning on opening up another subarchway just so they can run away. ]
In the town- we're not going anywhere that isn't populated, and Sun's all over that place during the day so if we need back-up, it's there. It's not even that far through Fayren to get there.
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[He suddenly goes quiet, searching the outside scenery as if evading the question means he can avoid Fayren. He could. But if he did he would never become remotely skilled with Dust. Crocea Mors hadn't been his choice so much as convenient because he needed a weapon. Battler had taken that. He doesn't want him to take this too.]
I don't-- It's the only way we have, right? Let's just do this and get out of there as soon as we can. [He sounds terser than he had before.]
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It was Fayren the first time for me, too. Fayren used to be one of my favorite places. Zuko was the Deputy Guardian for his sister. Then Torchwick took me and I didn't want to go back for a while, but I had to. It's easier because it's underground, so not seeing it made it easier not to think about. It's just... another subarchway; a separate area. The forest.. is more difficult. You can see it from anywhere in the town. So that, as unnerving as it may seem, is easier to think about because Battler's not dumb enough to stay in one place. There's no way he's still there, and the forest can't move. Nothing's coming out of it for me, everywhere else is okay. Vale is okay.
[ The last few parts, it's more like she's reassuring both of them. But this is one thing she has a little practice in. ]
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So psychopaths are attracted to Fayren. Okay. Good to know. Torchwick has a bad habit of announcing it when he arrives so he's not around. Stupid purple suit isn't around. We just have to get to Vale.
...If you ever wanna set another forest on fire I'll tell them I made you trip.
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[ A beat. ] Though finding that cabin and burning it down would feel good as long as I don't have to be inside again.
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[ Do you know how much Dust that would be Jaune?? Too much. ]
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[ Jaune, she swears.. ]
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[ She sounds 100% serious about that. Look, she's learned from other cultures here alright. ]
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[ She shrugs slightly, driving more slowly. She's going to take a long route along the outside of the city until they're at the closest point and park it behind what looks like an abandoned home on the outskirts. It's not like they can drive all the way through a mideval-esque town. ]
I'm sure there are different types. Those that have always existed, those that became, ghosts. There are the ones in charge of this place too-- they're another different kind. I've never spoken to one personally, but I know people who have.
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That's a lot of different spirits. [It sounds like there are almost as many different kinds of spirits as there are Grimm. Maybe more.] We'll probably end up speaking to them at some point. Or you might. Since you're the leader. Especially with the research and everything.
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