Penny Is Alive and Well at This Denny’s

Fox snorts before he can stop himself, and Coco suddenly wishes she hadn't left Gianduja in her locker. Maybe this is how they meet and greet in Sunrise. "I... what?"

Goodwitch--who is, to nobody's surprise, something of a polyglot--leans over to say something to Velvet in the lyrical sounds of Menagerie Common, and the Faunus frowns for a second, hare ears flicking this way and that, before she nods and turns back to Coco.

"Ah, sorry. I meant, ah... I am very excited to fight with you."

Oh, okay. Coco's suddenly a whole lot less tense. "Hey, us too--"

But Velvet's already distracted, asking Goodwitch something else at a significantly more rapid pace, and even the professor has to take a second to formulate a response that makes Velvet laugh.

"Sorry again!" she says chipperly, and when she knocks a friendly fist against Coco's shoulder, there's enough strength in her arm to make her stumble back a step. Damn, this girl's actually pretty ripped. Coco's gotta hit the gym more. "Had it right the first time, yes? I am very excited to fight you!"

Oh, gods. "Right now?"

"Yes!" Velvet says, and she throws a few mock punches as if to help Coco understand further. "We... spar? Sparring. Let's fight! All of us!"

"At once?" Fox asks, a little incredulously, although his face doesn't show it. "Three versus one?"

"Yes," Velvet says, and her voice intentionally slows like they're the ones struggling to parse the language barrier here. "Us. We fight. I win."

Coco's laughing before she can stop it, and she motions to Goodwitch to come a little closer. "Teach, translate this for me: that's fucking rich. We're not here to beat her ass black and blue on a first meeting."

"Language, Miss Adel," Goodwitch says, although the tone in her voice tells Coco she doesn't care so much so as she's meant to discourage her. Still, she looks to Velvet and says... something, and Velvet's face shifts from her smiley happy-go-lucky grin to a wry smile, and confidence blooms in her dark eyes in a way that's unfairly attractive.

"Not I who gets beat," she replies, and she enunciates every word slow and even so nobody can mistake her. "I do not lose."

Oh, so that's how it's gonna be. Already, Coco can tell why Ozpin chose this girl; even a person down, CFY is a powerhouse to be reckoned with, and they need someone as bold as the rest of them to keep pace. Coco sees Fox smirk and Yatsu readjust his stance, and she knows they're down to clown.

"Fine," Coco agrees, and Velvet's face lights up. "But you're gonna eat those words."