D E F I A N C E .

Koichi’s eyes shifted between Weiss, Smile, and Kyouko. Right away, he had been able to sense the nervousness between the former two - thought he wasn’t really sure why it was. He was sure that he had’t done anything wrong? Maybe it was just his age, or the strong connection that he had with Kyouko that intimidated them. Regardless, he wanted to be able to get past this as quick as possible. He didn’t want them to be uneasy around him.

“Ah don’t worry Kyouko-chan~! Scouting is what I do best after all, and not just with people.” He gave her a reassuring smile. “Finding vantage points around this ruined city shouldn’t be hard at all. I have quite a bit of experience from the Future Foundation.”  

@venanix @rustgrinned @aqulus

❅ Weiss didn’t mind Smile loitering beside her- if anything, she found some comfort in the fact that he trusted her enough to gravitate towards her when she was feeling particularly antsy. She offered him a light ruffle of his hair as he whined about being denied the right to use the flare gun, a smile curving onto her features.

“I suppose I can take the role of looking around for things on the ground with Kyouko, then.” She said with a shrug. “This is rather similar to my orientation to Beacon Academy, sans the... being launched into the forest defenseless and running the risk of potentially being hurt or killed.” Kind of a downer, wasn’t she?

@venanix

to: weiss schnee

from: blake belladonna

(txt): hey. 

(txt): i’m sorry for not checking in on you or the others.

DELETED:  ran into some trouble when i came here.

(txt): had some things i needed to take care of.

pause. 

(txt): i’m just. really glad to see you’re here, weiss. 

TO: blake belladonna FROM: W.Schnee

[ txt ] No harm done, Blake. I’m glad to see you’re alright! [ txt ] You and I both were a bit busy upon arrival, it seems. [ txt ] ... I’m glad you made it over alright. [ txt ] The whole... world ending admittedly gave me a shock. I thought I’d lose you, somehow.

Weiss turned to face her rag-tag team with a smile, eyes jumping from each member. The only unfamiliar person here was Kyouko’s uncle/father figure, Kizakura as he’d been introduced. She couldn’t deny there was some anxiety churning in her chest. Not because Kizakura seemed to be bad, of course, she was just... naturally strung up by the presence of unfamiliar men.

“Kyouko, I’m trusting you to keep a hold of the gun. Smile, you’re rather good at scouting, so you can keep an eye out for places we might not see at first glance.”

[team whisky (wskk)-]

OH MY GOD?

((Time for Travis to fall head-first into trouble))

heya! weiss’ team during the following event is as follows:

Weiss Schnee ( @venanix )

Kyouko Kirigiri ( @aqulus )

Smile ( @rustgrinned )

Koichi Kizakura ( @disastercocktail )

team name is pending while my dumbass tries to come up with a rwby acronym and we come up with something better in the process. maybe ic.

TO: W.Schnee FROM:  霧切 響子.

[ sms ]: That, or you don’t want us out of your sight.

[ sms ]: Love you too.

[ sms ]: They’ll be fine. If Miss Rose has anxiety, she could always find her sister. 

[ sms ]: Or us. Just because we’re in “teams” doesn’t make this a competition. 

[ sms ]: Makoto will be fine too. We’ll be able to cover more ground split up. 

Kyouko knows you better than you think, Weiss.

❅ Even through text she can’t hide her crippling anxiety.

TO: 霧切 響子. FROM: W. Schnee

[ txt ] Is it bad that I want to keep an eye on you two? You’re family. [ txt ] Family with a knack for almost getting killed or getting into trouble, to boot. [ txt ] Love you, jerk. 💙 [ txt ] I’m going to make sure Travis doesn’t fall head-first into trouble, too.

W. Schnee is typing...

There’s a pause between texts.

“And if they’re mad at me for not teaming up with them?”

It’s deleted before it’s sent.

TO:  マザーユニット2

FROM: smile

txt: i want u to know my entire mental state rn is just varying forms of  “thanks! i hate it!” txt: but yea kyouko already found me so hell yea we’re teaming up txt: kinda actually have a will to live who knew

TO: smile FROM: W. Schnee

TO: W.Schnee FROM:  霧切 響子.

[ sms ]: Drop the formalities. Tch.

[ sms ] I already met up with Smile. He’s with me as is.

[ sms ]: I thought you may want to be with your team, however.

TO:  霧切 響子. FROM: W. Schnee

[ txt ] Don’t you ‘tch’ at me! [ txt ] It’s a force of habit. [ txt ] And I figured I’d stretch my boundaries out a little. [ txt ] I’m sure they’ll be fine. [ txt ] At the very least, that’s three members, right?

TO: 霧切 響子., smile ( @aqulus , @rustgrinned ) FROM: W. Schnee

Ooooh jeez, back at it again it seems, At least he still had his phone and everything this time around. Still, being dumped in another unfamiliar place wasn’t the most fun thing.

FROM:  苗木 誠

TO: All Contacts

txt: Ahaha….round two I guess? txt: I hope everyone is faring well at least… txt: That was honestly really scary not gonna lie.

TO:  苗木 誠 FROM: W. Schnee

Ravaged  by illness, Kaito was weak. Legs, however, kept on moving. He continued the search for familiarity in this wasteland filled with shadows. No one he had found thus far was familiar. As he moved further inland, he spotted flowing silver silk that caught his attention. “Weiss?” He never met her formally, but he had spent enough time in her apartment to know her name. The regular hangout spot was the closest thing to regularity he had since being abducted. “One day you’re watchin’ Wall-E the next thing you know you’re in the damn movie.”

❅ The voice was familiar. The heiress paused mid-step and an actual sigh of relief passed her lips as she turned to see Kaito- someone who’d frequented her little movie get-togethers- instead of another dangerous man. His comment actually roused a short bout of laughter from the huntress, who stood up straight and properly approached him.

“Rather annoying, isn’t it? To be put in some strange city, plucked out of it, and placed into another.” She said with a haughty sniff and an upturn of her nose. That brief show of snootiness ended in a smile, a genuine one. “I’m glad you’re the one I ran into this time. You’re certainly a step above some maniac out for my head.” Her brows knit together in thought as she looked the astronaut up and down a few times.

He couldn’t help but laugh, relief washing over him further. Nothing had changed at all it seemed–

TO: マザーユニット2

FROM: smile

txt: first of all good to see you too mum txt: second of all i cant answer tht idk im really confused dhfshdg txt: ill stay put ill stay put if you wanna come find me ill just get myself lost 

TO: smile FROM: W. Schnee

This place…..where? Certainly not home but…. He still had his phone and everything……if he was here then maybe.. [txt from: Smile]  [to: All Contacts]

txt: ssoooo uhm…. txt: hello? txt: i dont know what the fuck is going on but  txt: im just hoping anyone from my family sees this,,,,i at least wanna know someone made it.

❅ ... Weiss couldn’t help the little jump in her heart as Smile’s name flashed across her screen. She was up in an instant.