General Ironwood

James sighed at the mention of Ozpin. Right… Ozpin… During the attack, he couldn’t explain it, but a lot of the inner circle could practically feel his life fade away from Remnant during his fight with Cinder. Which of course meant Pyrrha didn’t stand a chance…

“Ozpin is presumed KIA after the Fall of Beacon. But, given what you and I know about Ozpin, that is a… temporary setback. For him, anyway. Yang Xiao-Long was deceived at the last Vytal Festival Tournament by Salem’s forces, using some kind of special Semblance to make everyone think she attacked an unarmed man… or so my reports say. Ruby Rose was on an enemy’s trail around the same time… she had your ambition. Then my scouts told me of reports of bright silver light beaming from Beacon’s tower and a Grimm dragon being frozen. Then there was a similar attack on Haven that was thwarted. And now, a monster suddenly attacked Argus and was stopped, my Specialist in the area telling me that their vessel may very well have slipped by during the attack.”

Of that, Ironwood doubted very much. From what some of his informants told him, Ruby and her friends may have saved the city that day. Then again, who knew with all these mixed reports.

“I’m sorry to hear that. I hope we can find him again, soon. There’s much I would like to discuss with him.” Summer curtly expressed her sympathy for the temporary loss of Ozpin. Another incarnation dead. She listened tentatively to Ironwood’s explanations. At this point, her tea was cooling down and it was lukewarm. She still continued to sip it, the cup slowly becoming something of a comfort to her. Unfortunately, Summer didn’t have her iconic white cloak at the moment. It made her feel quite exposed. Summer hesitated to comment on what he told her. She felt a mixture of pride and anger. Taiyang and Qrow encouraged all this? They disregarded what she’d said earlier about the girls’ lives? Summer never wanted the children involved in this ancient… battle. Especially not Ruby. The mention of a silver light only confirmed her greatest fears. It may be impossible for her to hide her baby’s talents. And that made Summer’s heart drop. Summer wouldn’t open up about this to James. Her family drama would remain  tucked away. She was already anticipating a tense conversation with Taiyang and Qrow.

“Actually, in regards to Ruby, I’d argue she takes after you the most, Miss Rose.”

From all the drunken ramblings about Qrow’s team from Qrow himself and what James overheard from hearsay in Ozpin’s inner circle, he was privy to most information that a lot of others really weren’t. With Ozpin gone and Haven’s Headmaster turned traitor and then subsequently dead, the inner circle was losing more and more of its influence. It was pretty much just James and his two council seats in Atlas.

That being said, that was enough influence for the time being. Enough to protect Summer and enough to help safeguard her children.

“Yes, I remember. I only wish Mr. Xiao-Long had the same effect on Raven as you did with Qrow. Without you there, it’s been very difficult to… ‘rein him in’ as it were…”

The retrieval of Miss Summer Rose was quite the difficult one. Not to say it wasn’t worth it, as getting her out of Salem’s grasp as leverage certainly would be a big blow to her forces, but he lost a lot of good men during the mission. A memorial service would be held for them after this was said and done, but Summer needn’t know about that. She’d probably just feel despair and guilt, such emotions only fueling the Grimm…

Besides, she looked so… broken… already. Ironwood recognized the expression immediately: scars from being a prisoner of war.

“I had the utmost confidence that Atlas’ finest could retrieve you. I trained them myself. Anyway, if there’s anything I can do to make my warship more accommodating, please let me know. It’ll be a while before we reach Atlas, and I’m still making sure your quarters are comfortable.”

“Heh, Oh, Qrow. Have you… told him yet?” Summer asked.

 She lifted her cup to her lips and sipped the tea quietly. This was very difficult for her. She was far from her usual bubbly self, but that was to be expected. Given the circumstances. She wasn’t entirely ready to talk about it. 

Right. Summer was kept in the dark all these years. She didn’t know the state of affairs of... anything. It was up to Ironwood to fill her in. Getting comfortable in his seat across from Summer, he finally took one of the teacups that had cooled down a bit and took a sip. Good. Still slightly hot.

“Actually, the CCT towers have been down since an attack by Salem’s forces on Beacon. I’m unable to get onto long-range comms and tell anyone of this. I had to act quickly with the information I had so Salem didn’t move you to a place where it would be harder to find you.”

After another sip of his tea and some meditation on what to say next, he figured he might as well put her mind at ease with what he did know. 

random sentences for any / multiple scenario(s). change around as you see fit.

“ who do you think you are? “

“ wait , did you just say you love me? “

“ please just … leave me alone. “

“ i’m so happy! “

“ is this a gift for me? “

“ hey! i’ve got something for you! wait right here! “

“ i love you. “

“ shut up! shut the fuck up! “

“ who told you that?! i didn’t say that! “

“ w — what? “

“ … i’m sorry. “

“ what? ME have a crush on YOU? whaaaaaat?! haha! what? pfft … shut up! “

“ bitch , guess what? “

“ oh my god … “

“ fuck you to fucking hell! “

“ man … go to hell. “

“ what did you just send me? “

“ what did you just say? “

“ they’re totally checking you out right now. “

“ jealous?! i’m not jealous! “

“ are you jealous? “

“ wow … you’re hot when you’re angry. “

“ wow … your smile is breathtaking. “

“ you’re so stupid. “

“ okay! that’s it! put your dukes up! “

“ you don’t want me. “

“ question , you’re not dating anyone , are you? “

“ let me take you out on a date. “

“ i swear to god i’m going to scream at the top of my lungs. “

“ no! don’t tickle me! “

“ i’m not good for you , trust me. “

“ no offense but i’m out of your league. “

“ so , how does it feel to know me? a blessing , isn’t it? “

“ … why does this card say ‘ happy 3rd birthday ‘? “

“ so what will it be tonight? “

“ please , let me listen to celine dion in the dark in peace. “

“ i don’t love you. “

“ you don’t love me. “

“ … is there something you want? “

“ you know , you’re really cute. “

“ god , just let me fucking love you , you idiot! “

“ shh … don’t cry. “

“ i just feel like everything is falling apart. “

“ DON’T YOU DARE! DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE! “

“ hello darkness my old friend … “

@departedrose

“Miss Rose!”

Once hearing about one of Ozpin’s formerly best warriors popping back up on the radar by one of James’ elite reconnaissance units, James knew he had to get an elite strike team spearheaded by himself in order to retrieve her. Warriors with her gift were a high priority target to Salem, so that meant to James she was a high priority package. 

That being said, James was never the type to objectify someone just because they were an objective. He placed a small metal tray with some tea before a couple of chairs in front of Summer and James.

“I am not sure if you remember me, we may have met briefly years ago. I’m General Ironwood. But… you may call me James.”

She lightly cupped the tea with her small, pale hands. Watching the steam swirl up from the dark liquid. Time had passed by so quickly in the last few weeks.Summer could barely process the fact that she was sitting here in a normal room, safe.  She looked up from her blanket and offered a weak smile to General Ironwood. A patient, kind expression on her face. Though it was clear she was anything but okay. “Yes, I remember you… James. Do you remember me? I mean, of course you do. Or- What am I saying… at least by proxy. That is. Heh. I was Qrow’s old partner.” She let an awkward silence hover between them, her eyes darting left and right. “…Yep.”

“Yes, I remember. I only wish Mr. Xiao-Long had the same effect on Raven as you did with Qrow. Without you there, it’s been very difficult to… ‘rein him in’ as it were…”

The retrieval of Miss Summer Rose was quite the difficult one. Not to say it wasn’t worth it, as getting her out of Salem’s grasp as leverage certainly would be a big blow to her forces, but he lost a lot of good men during the mission. A memorial service would be held for them after this was said and done, but Summer needn’t know about that. She’d probably just feel despair and guilt, such emotions only fueling the Grimm…

Besides, she looked so… broken… already. Ironwood recognized the expression immediately: scars from being a prisoner of war.

Happy Mother’s Day from Pocket-Penny!