Overstepping
PieceThruWar
Not an eldritch abomination
- Location
- The Server Farm
"Man, this sucks. It's been days, when are we gonna get to do something better than moving rocks?" Yang moaned as she shoveled another pile of rubble into the dumpster.
More pale than usual and dripping with sweat, Weiss was a mess. That didn't stop her from trying to play the authority figure. "Xiao-Long... stop whining. T-this is necessary-"
"Yeah, I'll save you the breath before you puke." The blonde cut her off. "I get the adults are on defense duty, but that doesn't mean we can't... I don't know, switch out or something. I mean, we can kill Grimm too, why are we stuck being glorified bulldozers?"
Pausing to lean on his shovel, Jaune piped up, "Eh, it needs done. I'm not gonna complain about getting the safe job."
"Man, I can't believe I thought you were some major cool guy back in initiation." Yang laughed, kicking a rock at him and making him yelp.
"Y-you did?"
"Well yeah, you're not bad looking... don't get cocky, you're no Tsun either... and I mean, there had to be a reason The Pyrrha Nikos of all people went out of her way to take you out." She replied. "Gods, I still can't believe how lucky we were to run into Louise when we did."
"...Yeah."
The girl in question was not too far away, helping move some the really heavy stuff with her sister.
Who was apparently an Ursa.
Yup... that had nearly caused a disaster when the pair had walked up with the old dude and most of DASY had moved to attack. Luckily, between the 'werebear' talking and Vicky jumping in the way of the rest of them, they didn't make a terrible mistake. Looking back, the pink haired girl had mentioned something about turning into a bear, but seeing and hearing were completely different things.
Despite the strangeness of it, everybody was happy for Cattleya's help once the initial panic wore off. The sisters were making more progress with their crazy strength than DASY, CFVY, and BRTC combined. Not only that, but Louise was bouncing back and forth between clearing debris and healing the occasional person they found still trapped in the rubble.
Yang felt a stab of pity as the pinkette fixed one such person's broken legs with a distant horrified expression on her face. Uncle Qrow looked like that some nights when he crashed at their house, just siting there staring into the corner and drinking until he passed out. She could only imagine what was going through her normally reserved friend's head that would make her look that way.
"You know what, forget I said anything." The blonde sighed. "I'm just... frustrated, y'know?"
"Yes, well, you're not the only one." Weiss agreed, slightly more steady after a momentary break.
"Just what the heck was Ozpin even doing that could cause all this?!"
"Ozpin?" Vicky asked in confusion, whipping her head around from where she'd been feeding some of the smaller rocks to her lower mouth.
Not surprised that she'd been too busy with all the lava vomiting and web spinning to help build temporary shelters, Yang explained, "That's the word going around. Apparently the blast had to be really deep beneath Beacon to do what it did and one of the guys from Council Admin says the CCT elevator went down way past ground floor, but nobody knows what for. Even Ironwood blames Ozpin."
"What?" Weiss asked, suddenly much more interested. "The General said as much?"
"Well... no... but whenever people ask about it, he doesn't deny that Ozpin could have been behind everything! He just kinda frowns angrily and changes the subject."
"Yang, that doesn't mean anything! He could just be mad people are accusing his friend... at least, I think they're friends. Considering how he almost always backed Ozpin in the past, this would be a huge smear on his credibility if Ozpin were to be blamed." Weiss argued as Vicky said nothing, just going quiet again as she turned back to watching Louise with concern and eating rocks.
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"Penny? She is currently undergoing maintenance aboard one of my ships. The damage that woman did... her outer layers were reduced to slag, most of her sensors were destroyed, and her joints are all fused, at least the ones that didn't get melted off completely, but you can assure Miss Vallière that she is alive and we are doing out best to ensure she recovers while we wait for Doctor Polendina to arrive."
"Perhaps I could be of some assistance?"
Giving you a skeptical expression, he says, "I can ask if she would like to see you, but I don't think your healing magic would be a good idea considering how she reacted last time."
"Not to worry, I would not risk her life in such a manner. However, I do have some technical skills that could be useful in repairing her body after the changes that my apprentice caused." You explain, to which he nods in understanding.
Pulling out his Scroll, he offers, "I could have one of my men escort you to her if you really think you can help."
"No, thank you." You reply, much to his confusion. "I doubt the facilities aboard a damaged ship in a realm with minimal knowledge of magic would be the best place to conduct the necessary research into her changed state and viable procedures for her repair. If you were to release her into my custody, I have under my employ a pair of individuals that could no doubt have Penny back on her feet in a week or less."
Thinning his lips, Ironwood pauses for a moment before saying, "I'll have to decline as well. Your help has been invaluable, I'll give you that, but you're asking me to remove one of my people from where I know she will at least be kept stable so that you and two people I have never met can attempt to fix her doing gods know what."
Status: Healthy
Magicka: (650/650)
Choose:
[] Yeah, no. This isn't really an offer he can refuse. Insist that he turn her over to you.
[] Meet him halfway by having Moira and Raymond come to Penny with you.
[] Accept his refusal and move on.
[] Write in.
More pale than usual and dripping with sweat, Weiss was a mess. That didn't stop her from trying to play the authority figure. "Xiao-Long... stop whining. T-this is necessary-"
"Yeah, I'll save you the breath before you puke." The blonde cut her off. "I get the adults are on defense duty, but that doesn't mean we can't... I don't know, switch out or something. I mean, we can kill Grimm too, why are we stuck being glorified bulldozers?"
Pausing to lean on his shovel, Jaune piped up, "Eh, it needs done. I'm not gonna complain about getting the safe job."
"Man, I can't believe I thought you were some major cool guy back in initiation." Yang laughed, kicking a rock at him and making him yelp.
"Y-you did?"
"Well yeah, you're not bad looking... don't get cocky, you're no Tsun either... and I mean, there had to be a reason The Pyrrha Nikos of all people went out of her way to take you out." She replied. "Gods, I still can't believe how lucky we were to run into Louise when we did."
"...Yeah."
The girl in question was not too far away, helping move some the really heavy stuff with her sister.
Who was apparently an Ursa.
Yup... that had nearly caused a disaster when the pair had walked up with the old dude and most of DASY had moved to attack. Luckily, between the 'werebear' talking and Vicky jumping in the way of the rest of them, they didn't make a terrible mistake. Looking back, the pink haired girl had mentioned something about turning into a bear, but seeing and hearing were completely different things.
Despite the strangeness of it, everybody was happy for Cattleya's help once the initial panic wore off. The sisters were making more progress with their crazy strength than DASY, CFVY, and BRTC combined. Not only that, but Louise was bouncing back and forth between clearing debris and healing the occasional person they found still trapped in the rubble.
Yang felt a stab of pity as the pinkette fixed one such person's broken legs with a distant horrified expression on her face. Uncle Qrow looked like that some nights when he crashed at their house, just siting there staring into the corner and drinking until he passed out. She could only imagine what was going through her normally reserved friend's head that would make her look that way.
"You know what, forget I said anything." The blonde sighed. "I'm just... frustrated, y'know?"
"Yes, well, you're not the only one." Weiss agreed, slightly more steady after a momentary break.
"Just what the heck was Ozpin even doing that could cause all this?!"
"Ozpin?" Vicky asked in confusion, whipping her head around from where she'd been feeding some of the smaller rocks to her lower mouth.
Not surprised that she'd been too busy with all the lava vomiting and web spinning to help build temporary shelters, Yang explained, "That's the word going around. Apparently the blast had to be really deep beneath Beacon to do what it did and one of the guys from Council Admin says the CCT elevator went down way past ground floor, but nobody knows what for. Even Ironwood blames Ozpin."
"What?" Weiss asked, suddenly much more interested. "The General said as much?"
"Well... no... but whenever people ask about it, he doesn't deny that Ozpin could have been behind everything! He just kinda frowns angrily and changes the subject."
"Yang, that doesn't mean anything! He could just be mad people are accusing his friend... at least, I think they're friends. Considering how he almost always backed Ozpin in the past, this would be a huge smear on his credibility if Ozpin were to be blamed." Weiss argued as Vicky said nothing, just going quiet again as she turned back to watching Louise with concern and eating rocks.
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"Penny? She is currently undergoing maintenance aboard one of my ships. The damage that woman did... her outer layers were reduced to slag, most of her sensors were destroyed, and her joints are all fused, at least the ones that didn't get melted off completely, but you can assure Miss Vallière that she is alive and we are doing out best to ensure she recovers while we wait for Doctor Polendina to arrive."
"Perhaps I could be of some assistance?"
Giving you a skeptical expression, he says, "I can ask if she would like to see you, but I don't think your healing magic would be a good idea considering how she reacted last time."
"Not to worry, I would not risk her life in such a manner. However, I do have some technical skills that could be useful in repairing her body after the changes that my apprentice caused." You explain, to which he nods in understanding.
Pulling out his Scroll, he offers, "I could have one of my men escort you to her if you really think you can help."
"No, thank you." You reply, much to his confusion. "I doubt the facilities aboard a damaged ship in a realm with minimal knowledge of magic would be the best place to conduct the necessary research into her changed state and viable procedures for her repair. If you were to release her into my custody, I have under my employ a pair of individuals that could no doubt have Penny back on her feet in a week or less."
Thinning his lips, Ironwood pauses for a moment before saying, "I'll have to decline as well. Your help has been invaluable, I'll give you that, but you're asking me to remove one of my people from where I know she will at least be kept stable so that you and two people I have never met can attempt to fix her doing gods know what."
Status: Healthy
Magicka: (650/650)
Choose:
[] Yeah, no. This isn't really an offer he can refuse. Insist that he turn her over to you.
-[] Hit him with Paralyze, stab him through the heart, and reanimate him.
-[] Attempt to Charm him.
-[] Attempt to Charm him.
[] Meet him halfway by having Moira and Raymond come to Penny with you.
[] Accept his refusal and move on.
-[] Go to Patch and search for a good place to start a secondary kwama mine.
-[] Follow up on this Relic business, perhaps Summer or one of your other local contacts know something.
-[] Follow up on this Relic business, perhaps Summer or one of your other local contacts know something.
[] Write in.
