Lesse... not-date places for a robogirl... Fuck, where did P3's protagonist take Aigis? Or Elizabeth? Should be places where they can see and be seen so that whoever controls Penny (Atlas) doesn't wig out. A place that's actually fun for Jaune, since most of the interaction will be happening on a different frequency entirely, but not too nerdy.
I'm left thinking Huntsmen exhibit...or a girl-friendly game store. Getting Penny into cardboard crack might be punishable by death on general principle though.
EDIT: Meant the museum show and not a fight, but finding a place to watch some Huntsmen show off could be neat. Plus the timing's about right for Pyrrha to score her 4th championship, so find a place with a tv.
For the not-date with Penny we could bring her to an arcade. Play one of those dance off games. Penny's actually a pretty good dancer from what we see in canon.
More importantly it would be fun for both parties, show off some of the outside world in a non-overwhelming fashion for Penny, be somehting that Penny would be good at so she'll have fond memories, and it will help her develop new interests.
For the not-date with Penny we could bring her to an arcade. Play one of those dance off games. Penny's actually a pretty good dancer from what we see in canon.
More importantly it would be fun for both parties, show off some of the outside world in a non-overwhelming fashion for Penny, be somehting that Penny would be good at so she'll have fond memories, and it will help her develop new interests.
So question. In the past we mentioned how our sword whines if we leave it outside. At the time I took it to mean that they knew about the AI in the sword, and that it only talked to Jaune because that's just how it was.
So Jaune was basically telling the truth and everyone thought he was kidding?
Griffball! Or Remanant's version of it, anyways. Two teams of four aura active players square off in the arena to hit the absolute shit out of a ball with a hammer into the opposing team's goal.
... I mean, some kinda extreme sport must exist, aside from the already mentioned gladiatorial combat. Griffball under a different name is as good as any, I suppose.
As far as other suggestions go, a Huntsman exhibit, somewhere to watch a tournament, game store and a traditional arcade, all very good ideas I'm going to use at some point.
I mean, even without being able to speak, it's pretty obvious that the Transistor is at least as smart as a dog without Jaune's input. They just didn't figure it was... you know, sapient.
Unless you're sending someone a random "Fuck you" of a day, she's the only other character with an active and ongoing plot around her. I mean, it might be for that one girl with the White Fang little brother, but that seems a little odd to roll for that now of all things when it's been quiet for so long.
I'm hoping that the roll was for who accompanies Penny on her date, and the critfail is Ironwood, Headmaster General of Atlas, Overprotective Adoptive Father, New member of the Ozliminati, and all around suspicious of Jaune and his "AI".
.. I mean, some kinda extreme sport must exist, aside from the already mentioned gladiatorial combat. Griffball under a different name is as good as any, I suppose.
Also the other RT intellectual properties exist in RWBY: X-ray and Vav and Camp Camp both get little cameo nods in Chibi, for example. It may well just be Grifball.
I'm hoping that the roll was for who accompanies Penny on her date, and the critfail is Ironwood, Headmaster General of Atlas, Overprotective Adoptive Father, New member of the Ozliminati, and all around suspicious of Jaune and his "AI".
Grifbaaaaaaaaaall!
Also the other RT intellectual properties exist in RWBY: X-ray and Vav and Camp Camp both get little cameo nods in Chibi, for example. It may well just be Grifball.
It's been years since I've watched Inexplicably Popular Long-Form Halo Machinima, so I legit don't know or remember anything about Griffball except for the one-line description I was given a page ago, but it sounds hilarious.
Anyway, I'm... not sure why this one took so long. But it's here now, and that's what matters.
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-Has anybody spoken to Ada lately? I've texted her a couple times, but she hasn't responded at all. I'm kinda worried about her...-
-Yeah I was wondering where she went
I used to talk to her a lot but she just fucking died on Saturday and she hasn't been online since-
-Saturday? When the news about that bar massacre aired?-
-... Yeah, now that I think about it
Think that had anything to do with it?-
-I hope not lol
I just
I hope she's ok, whatever's happening to her.-
-Yeah
Jaune, you talked to her at all?-
You look at the message box in the corner of your eye, and consider…
-Not since Saturday, no.-
No. You can't tell them the truth yet.
-So you have no idea why she's ghosted us-
-I know as much as you two. Sorry.-
Even as you type out the terse lie, it still manages to leave a bad taste in your mouth. At least one of them seems like they could deal with this better than you can. Not to mention the moral support would probably do you some good.
... But it's not really your place to tell them anyway, you suppose.
{We'll tell them when we've got Ada onboard. They'll understand why we didn't, hopefully.}
You're five minutes out of the house, sword and Cell in tow, and already you feel like this is going to be a trainwreck.
{Oh, come on, it's not gonna be that bad. It'll be a chance to relax!}
"Yeah, and show a girl I don't know anything about around the city, while third-wheeling for you and Bracket. What are we even doing today?"
{She mentioned wanting to go to a Huntsman exhibit because she's never been to one before and she's heard good things about the Vale museum, and wanting to get a little more comfortable around large crowds. So, the Huntsman museum and Marble Arcade? Aside from that, I dunno, take her to see a Grifball game? Maybe catch the end of the Mistral tourneys in a cafe, go to a game shop or something?}
Hm? Oh, yeah, who won the quarterfinals?
{Nikos, Adi, Bhumi, and Vulkan. Matches are today, around three our time, if you wanna catch it. You wanna bet?}
No bet. No matter what the matchups are, those are fucking coin-tosses. Maybe closer to the time, you suppose.
Back to business though- you've not been to the Huntsman Museum in a while, so that could be fun, and the sparring rings aren't that far away, Marble Arcade... eh, sure, you can stop by the game store and grab something for Jaana. Now Griffball, that's always a damn riot...
Sure, it's a plan. Schadenfreude, learning about Huntsmen and Huntresses, watching the big game, and getting her hooked on plastic crack.
{Jaune no.}
Jaune yes.
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The clouds, surprisingly enough, clear up on your way to Vale Central, leaving the day blue and sunny for you. Guess you won't be finding out what the waterproofing on your new friend is like.
Meanwhile, your old friends are... uncharacteristically chatty. Not to you, mind, but you always have a certain feeling for when they're yapping at each other, on account of constantly being aware of exactly how much memory is being used at any one time, and boy they're going at it. You've never seen them this excited before.
It's... kind of adorable.
A few buses and a few bemused bus drivers later, you arrive at Vale Central just in time to be fashionably late- around 1:05, just as people are coming from work into town to get something for lunch. Vale Central is a high-ceilinged building, showing off the skylights above to let in the natural light, struts of steel on display painted white, the floor done in plain ivory coloured tiles- the whole aesthetic opening up the building, making it seem larger than it appears. The platforms take up one side of the building, trains leading out to various parts of Vale and even a few beyond. Around you are ticket machines and small shops, a couple of fast food restaurants, coffee shops, convenience stores, and a gift shop for some reason you can't even begin to fathom.
"I don't suppose you know what she looks like, do you?"
{Orange hair, green eyes, shorter than you, not much else. Want us to try and find her?}
Go on then.
You feel a slight twinge in your eye as an imperceivable pulse rings out from your sword, scanning its surroundings in detail. If you wanted to, you could bring up any given fact you wanted to know about the suited man glued to his Scroll, the lady sitting on a bench, nibbling at a sandwich from the convenience store nearby, the contents of the sandwich, any little detail or tidbit you could possibly want to know, you could.
You don't really want to.
{... Huh. We can't... find her, anywhere. Her chips are around, but the signals are... being bounced about somehow. Like she's trying to hide.}
Interference, maybe?
{Maybe. Jaune, you see anything?}
You look around, trying to see through the throng of people for your sword's new friend, and eventually, just for a second, spot a head of orange above a light green dress.
{I... I don't get it. I can see her through your eyes, but I can't... see her. She's bouncing so many signals around the place that the entire station is just... blurred. We can't get a good read on anything. We can try to compensate, but it'll take a second, she's using some really random patterns.}
"You ok?" You ask, the hint of a concerned frown
{Yeah, just, confused. Get closer, maybe she can tell us what the hell is up.}
can't see her either. can see everything else though. should probably upgrade sensor suite on chassis.
{Well, at least one of us isn't blind. Keep an eye out for anything suspicious, ok?}
ok!
Heh.
You move forward, people naturally parting for the man with the huge fuckoff sword following him. Thankfully, Vale Central's regular security are familiar enough with you and your condition that you aren't accosted, and you move quickly towards Penny.
Taking your first good look at the girl, you realise she's actually quite... normal looking. Standing at around five foot five, she's distinctly average in terms of height, certainly no Ada. Her hair is auburn, almost bordering on bright orange, and falls around her shoulders before curling back up to her chin, a small cowlick near the front the only rebel against her hairstyle. As far as clothes go, she wears a light, whitish-grey blouse with odd... not quite metal, not quite glass decorations that seem to glow green. Her stockings are black with green lines running the length of them, that also seem to glow when you don't focus on them, and around her neck, a... collar, you suppose is the word for it, in the same style. In all, her style is rather... old-fashioned.
As she turns to look at you, you realise her eyes are an absolutely stunning shade of green- that sort of dull tone you associate with jade, except they seem to light up, quite literally, they seem to glow ever so subtly and it makes them so much prettier than they have any right to be.
Then an instinct you didn't know you had sees something in them. You stop, a knot in your gut informing you that something is off as her brow furrows, a mix of worry and guilt in her eyes as she gently shakes her head at you, then a little more distinctly, as if silently telling you to not come closer.
behind you!
Before you can react, you feel something press between your shoulder blades, slightly off centre to aim straight through your heart. You feel somebody invade your personal space, their breathing loud in your ears.
{Shit. How didn't we see him?}
"Keep your hands where I can see them, and keep moving." A deep, resonant voice commands you, speaking low so as to not draw attention to himself.
Finding absolutely no reason to not keep moving forward, and one very good one to do so, you keep walking towards the girl, now looking much, much guiltier.
"Flare your Aura, reach for your sword, or speak without being asked a question, and I put a bullet through your heart."
"I gathered." You mutter, the growing nerves getting the better of your mouth.
You feel the pressure on your back grow, and the knot in your guts tightens considerably.
"Now is not the time for snark." He growls.
You hear yourself whimper but bite back an apology. The pressure abates a little bit, and you can almost forget the fact that you have a gun pointed at you.
Almost.
"Now. I'm going to ask you some questions, and if I like your answers, I'll put the gun away and we can talk like civilised people. If I don't, I shoot and step over your dying body. Am I clear?"
"Y-yessir."
"Good. Now. Who are you?"
"J-Jaune Arc."
"ID."
You slowly reach into your wallet and pull out your ID, holding it out behind you for him. The man takes it, reading it over.
"... Alright. You're an Arc." He says, handing it back to you. "Our people found comm logs between the girl and something called 'the Transistor.' Whoever or whatever it is, it spent its time grooming her to learn about her specifications. We only found out because she broke containment a few hours ago to come here to meet the damn thing. So, Jaune, tell me, why are you here today, walking towards that girl in particular, carrying that giant sword that looks suspiciously circuit-like?"
Every word, he comes a little closer, until he's almost growling in your ear, the gun pressed against your back once more for emphasis.
Well?
Status Effect Gained- Off-Guard- you have a gun against your back, of course you are. You're not thinking straight, you're kinda hyperfocused on the gun- no penalty roll, just take a flat -3 to social until the threat is resolved.
[] The Truth- just start talking and don't stop until he takes the gun away from your chest or you're dead.
[X] "You're bluffing. You're not actually going to gun me down in public, you just want me to confess to something you can pin on me."
-[X] You have connections... Fine, you have a connection, so put it to use. Have Blue message Weiss to explain that you're being held up by an Atlas goon and have her call you. Hand over your scroll and hope the heiress of the SDC has enough pull with whoever this guy works for.
[x] Record everything for future use. -[x] Call your family surreptitiously. -[x] Be ready to use Turn() at a moment's notice to avoid getting shot. --[x] Don't say anything incriminating, let this asshole hang himself.
[x] Record everything for future use.
[X] "I'm just here because a girl was lonely and needed a friend, I haven't done anything wrong."
[X] Try to calm down, this guy is (hopefully) bluffing and he (probably) won't do anything stupid in public.
[X] Admit to nothing and don't say anything incriminating.
[X] Have Blue and Bracket do anything they can think of. Call the cops, talk to Penny, hack this guy's scroll for something of use, call Weiss and see if the Heiress of the SDC can do anything to help.
[X] If all else fails, look to Penny. Blue made her sound like a good person, so she wouldn't let you get killed.
[X] "Well obviously it's my AI who asked your AI out on a date. I mean really it should be obvious but maybe I'm expecting to much from people. The only reason I'm here besides being the chaperone is that I can't be more then 100 meters away from its vessel without dying, but hey now that your here mabye I can have some pleasant company once you stop being a complete and utter DICK!"
[x] Write-in: DANGER MODE TURN ACTIVATE
-[x] Jaunt Behind who ever the fuck this is. Scan him. He just lost privacy privileges.
--[x]Ready to ()Spiral a bitch and look for any other dickheads backing this guy up.
---[X] "My AI asked your AI out on a date and since I can't be more then 100 meters away from its vessel without dying I had to come along."
----[x] THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT BLUE!
[X] "You're bluffing. You're not actually going to gun me down in public, you just want me to confess to something you can pin on me."
-[X] You have connections... Fine, you have a connection, so put it to use. Have Blue message Weiss to explain that you're being held up by an Atlas goon and have her call you. Hand over your scroll and hope the heiress of the SDC has enough pull with whoever this guy works for.
-[X] Scan him. He just lost his Privacy Privileges.
[x] This vote should be considered an abstention regarding what Jaune says. Regardless on what he says, however, there's a few things he needs to do.
-[x] Record everything for future use.
--[x] Call your family surreptitiously.
--[x] If it's possible to do so without any outward sign that we're doing it, prepare to use Turn() at a moment's notice to avoid getting shot.
[x] This vote should be considered and abstention on what Jaune says. Regardless on what he says, however, there's a few things he needs to do.
-[x] Record everything for future use.
--[x] Call your family surreptitiously.
--[x] If it's possible to do so without any outward sign that we're doing it, prepare to use Turn() at a moment's notice to avoid getting shot.
