#rwny

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From the Nest 22

- morning -

Jaune: *sigh, looking at the empty spot where team RWNY usually sit* ... I hope Weiss is alright-

Weiss: *opening the doors of the cafeteria dramatically, then spotting Jaune* ... *Walk towards him, without a word*

Jaune: *wince* Weiss, i'm sorry for what i said yesterday and-

Weiss: *slamming down her palm on the table, looking him straight in the eyes* Jaune, i need you to come with me!

Jaune: *blink* ... Sorry?

Weiss: *sigh* I talked with my sister yesterday; Seems like everything you said was true!

Blake: *rolling her eyes, mumbling to herself* So when the faunus told you it was fake news, but when a human does it's true?

Weiss: *confused by Blake hostility* I don't- that's not- why do-

Blake: *sigh* Nevermind, carry on.

Weiss: I-... *shake her head, looking back at Jaune* I'll cut to the chase; l need to learn how to fight without dust! *Bit her lip* I... I can't, in good conscience, continue to support my father's actions and-

Jaune: *Panicking* Woah! Weiss! You don't have to change your fighting style because of your father! That's suicide!

Weiss: *looking down* But what he does is horrible and-

Ren: *calmly pat her back* Weiss, i know your company as the quasi-monopole of the industry, but there are still others you could buy from.

Weiss: *sigh* Like who? I never heard of anyone else who weren't scams.

Nora: *lighting up* Oh, there's the CDC! They aren't big, but that's where me and Ren bought our dust from!

Jaune: *smile* Oh yeah, those guys! They bought back some of the camps we kept raiding. *Nod* They ain't bad.

Weiss: *confused* The CDC? *Pensive* I... Don't think i ever heard of them.

Blake: The Coal Dust Company is the only dust company allowed to trade with Menagerie. *Shrug* Since most of their clientele are faunus, that's probably why you never heard of them; they aren't competing with the SDC.

Weiss: *pensive* I see... *Shake her head* Nonetheless, i wish to learn how to fight without relying solely upon dust.

Jaune: *sigh* Weiss, i don't know why you think i should be the one teaching you how to fight without dust considering i rely on it constantly.

Weiss: *confused* What do you mean?

Jaune: *removing his boots* Look inside.

Weiss: ... *Sniffing them, turning slightly green* They smell...

Jaune: *rolling his eyes* You don't have to put your nose inside! Look at the fabric inside!

Weiss: *taking a look* ... Gravity dust?

Jaune: *taking back his boot* I can't Jump like any of you; my aura control is atrocious. So instead i use these to be an immovable object. And that's the case with almost all of my fighting gears.

Blake: *frown* But your semblance-

Jaune: *cutting her* My INNER aura control, i meant. *Manifest his aura, reaching all around him up to 2 meters* I'm a master at projecting my aura outward, but inward? *Shake his head* I can heal myself and... *Shrug* that's about it.

Nora: *looking at her leader with a puzzled expression* You smashed Cardin through a table and then literally threw him hard enough to break a SECOND table! How-

Ren: *nonchalantly* Jaune is ripped.

Everyone: *look at Ren*

Ren: ... What? You do realize we change together, right?

Blake: ... *Picking up her notebook* How ripped are we talking about?

Ren: *pensive* Hm... I'd say enough to make Nora or Yang blush.

Nora: DAMN! *Look back at Jaune with a grin* Sleeper build much, eh?

Weiss: *frown* But that doesn't make any sense! Outward manifestation is far harder to master!

Jaune: *Sigh* From what my teacher told me, it's due to the way i unlocked my semblance. *Cutting Nora before she could say anything* And before you ask, i'm not going to say how i unlocked it. Bad memories.

Nora: ... *Smile gently with a nod* It's fine, i understand.

_ _ _

Weiss: *sigh, walking back towards the dorm* Who should i ask? *Sigh again* Jaune's out, i certainly can't fight like Yang, so who-

Pyrrha: Hey, Weiss!

Weiss: *looming at Pyrrha, who was walking towards the gym* Oh, hey Pyrrha...

Pyrrha: *tilting her head* Is everything alright?

Weiss: *sigh* Yeah, i just... I asked Jaune about tips to fight without dust, but that was a bust.

Pyrrha: *smile gently* You still don't want to use dust anymore?

Weiss: *shake her head* They made me change my mind on that, but i still think i should diversify my arsenal, you know? *Chuckle awkwardly* I mean, you don't use dust at all and yet you can kick everyone's butt so easily.

Pyrrha: *shrug* I don't mind helping you out, you know? Showing you the ropes.

Weiss: *frown, looking at Pyrrha* You... Don't?

Pyrrha: *chuckle* Why would i? We are friends!

Weiss: *blink* We... are?

Pyrrha: *confused* We aren't?

Weiss: *shuffle in place* I-i mean, i just... I thought you didn't really like me much. You weren't really thrilled by me being in your team, right?

Pyrrha: *scratch her neck, looking a bit guilty* Well, you were kinda... Intense, before initiation. But since then? *Smile* You never acted as if i was different from anyone else. *Sigh* Honestly, i was just afraid you'd put me on a pedestal.

Weiss: *confused* Why? You're good, but i'm pretty sure my sister could still beat you without problems. Or any real huntsman who deserves the title for that matter.

Pyrrha: *laugh* Not wrong there! *Sigh happily* Anyway, wanna join me for training? Yang's already waiting, but i doubt she'd mind you joining us.

Weiss: *nod with a wide smile* Of course! Let me grab my gears and i'll be right there!

[oddlyhale]

I got curious to see if there was any red flags of what lead to the shutting down of RT beside the obvious controversy and did I found a rabbit hole.

If you head to the RT reddit Chesla Atkinson made a post about the email she recieved from Jordan Levin the General Manager of RT about the cancelation of RTX2024

https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/s/Py84R0ELHy

Scroll down to a username by Bobthemine criticize how that RT is taking away big earnings for the company. To which Barbara Dunkelman the Creative Director answer that there are three things.

1) If it making the company lose money

2) people who are fraeting it don't want it anymore

and get this

3) not showing any signs of growth or potential for profitable

https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/s/tczkHYp2Eo

Barbara the commented to another post about how it confusing to supporters who are suprise at the cost of that RTX in order to make profit for RT as well as the hesitation for vol 10. To which she explains that JUST A MINUTE of animation of RWBY cost $12,500 to $35,000 she confirm they could no longer paid this amount of money thus the cancelation of RTX2024 and finding alternate way to make money.

https://www.reddit.com/r/roosterteeth/s/A8mRiuyzOu

Hence why the partner ship with Crunchyroll as RT couldn't be able to paid the cost anymore and why Vol 9 almost didnt happen. This wasn't the first time she mention this about the financial state of RT

https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBYcritics/s/7sQeGmFDeB

Now I'm not trying to be a crazy conspiracy theorist here BUT considering the fact RT stop airing the show on YouTube and if you wanted to watch the show or any other RT shows you had to go to their website. Then season 2 of Genlock being transfered to HBO MAX before being shutdown completely. And the cherry on top all of the scandals that was happening with the company itself.

Everything was a dam waiting to any moment now.

Sure it was popular and trending on Tumblr and Twitter. But just because it was popular here and other sites isn't enought to keep the company standing.

Now this is just my opinion. I really don't think any company is going to pick RWBY for nostalgia purpose yes but with all the controversy, bad handling of finances, and how Barabra states the show need to be profitable (which it hasn't been even with the partnership of Crunchyroll). RWBY will now forever be tied with RT failings and no company wants to touch that.

I also doubt know if RT was genuinely serious if RWNY found another home but with them being vague I'm pretty sure they actually meant it as "we are actually hoping for someone to but this show and we don't actually have a company in mind" so yeah #greenlit volume 10 is more like #please some help a us out

^ ^

Really interesting things that everybody should read!!

They really took RWBY for granted, that's what I'm getting out of this!

RT has a love-hate relationship with RWBY because they begrudgingly have to fulfill the show, but really they want to promote their other projects and 7 thousand podcasts that nobody cared about. They want the old-fashioned Roosterteeth back (gaming, jabbering, podcasting, bro-ing around), but with their fame dwindling and not catching up to today's mainstream, they basically put RWBY through the wringer just for attention.

They never grew up. They never took responsibility and they failed themselves.

When they're destined to shut this year, now they care about RWBY because they know the show is their money maker. Reality hit them like 5 freight trains and it forced them to get a grip. There's nothing wrong with needing help (begging for any company to pick up RWBY,) but they also need to do their part and fix their problems. No company would want to be back-loaded with their bullshit if they don't get themselves together.

I mean even Crunchyroll couldn't help them forever. I wouldn't be surprised if CR didn't want RWBY after their run with V9. If Amazon picks it up - because Amazon tends to pick up anything - then I may be intrigued. Sometimes Amazon airs hits or misses, just like A24 or Netflix.

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#112

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[arc-misadventures]

Proper Signs

Jaune: Blake, we need to talk.

Blake: Okay, what is it?

Jaune: I’m just… I’m just really confused…

Blake: About what?

Jaune: Well you tell me to stop, and when I do you get angry at me. Then you pester me to continue. I don’t want to get into trouble, or hurt you so I stop when you ask me to, but you just get mad at me. I just don’t get what’s going on?

Blake: O-Oh that… Well you see… I enjoy feeling… powerless when you do… stuff to me… so I put up a ‘fight’ because it makes it feel… better…

Jaune: Is this a kink…?

Blake: Kinda… Its more what one would call being a… a bottom… S-Submiting to her top… sub, and the dom… Alpha, and his omega… T-That kind of thing…

Jaune: Okay… Is this also a faunas thing, or do people just like this thing in general?

Blake: It a general thing, humans, and faunas enjoy this kind of dynamic to their relationships. However, us faunas might like it more than others…

Jaune: So, if we’re doing… stuff… And, you are begging me to stop, you actually want me to not stop.

Blake: That’s right! No matter how hard, or much I… B-Beg you to stop, don’t! Don’t you dare stop~!

Jaune: But, what if I’m actually hurting you? How am I supposed to know that I should actually stop?

Blake: Hmm… Sushi.

Jaune: Sushi?

Blake: Yeah, sushi. It will be our safe word!

Jaune: Safe word?

Blake: If I say, ‘Sushi’ it means you should actually stop… Whatever it is that we are doing. Is that okay?

Jaune: Yeah, that sounds okay to me. I’m glad we’re having this discussion, Blake. I’ll feel better next time that I won’t be pushing the line, anything. Thank, Blake.

Blake: My pleasure, Jaune. And, you’re right, we should have had this discussion sooner.

Jaune: Wait, hold up. What if I gag you again? How should I know when to stop; I mean, you can’t really say, ‘Sushi,’ now can you?

Blake: Oh that’s easy: You decide when you’re done, Master~!

[rwbyarctic]

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Token badass and prankster of team F.A.D.E

Based of the series R.W.B.Y created by Monty Oum

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[rwbyuniverseworld]

Some of Jaune's sisters trained to be huntresses and that was part of the reason Jaune wanted to become one as well. They promised to always protect him no matter what. Jaune made a promise to himself to get strong each day so he can also protect them.

[yinyangofnevermore]

Clearly this is significant

The question is just HOW significant?

[xxspellbloxedxx]

Blake and Tawny v1 outfit swap

[conretewings]

I’VE SAID IT BEFORE BUT IT BEARS REPEATING

All the people I see bashing on Hazel/oversimplifying his character who say he ‘doesn’t deserve any redemption’ or just that ‘he sucks’ are more often than not the same people who hardcore stan for CINDER (who relishes in murder and suffering and chaos for the fun of it), RAVEN (who abandoned her daughter, husband/partner and was perfectly happytyo let her brother and OWN CHILD suffer and possibly die), and SALEM (do-do I even need to go on? I do? Okay! Murdered her own children, abused her husband, mass genocide, etc etc). Whats the difference I wonder? Hmm. It’s not like misandry runs rampant in this fandom.

[tumblingxelian]

Lie Ren’s Arc, a Mini Essay:

Idle thought on Lie Ren.

A lot of viewers seemed to think that Ren's character arc began and ended with the Nuck Grimm, but I feel that can't be further from the truth, and I'm gonna go into why here:

So, we all know Ren, he mostly played a secondary and or supporting role in the early volumes a JNPR never got that involved in the plot. Most of what we saw was a almost supernaturally chill and slightly awkward but supportive guy who was very skilled but may have lacked the stamina of some of his allies.

Due to never getting closely tied to the plot, we didn't see much beneath the surface because he was mostly dealing with school drama, but then the Fall of Beacon happened and we see him so wounded he can't even stand, stubbornly trying to go save Pyrrha & Jaune anyway, this I feel is a pretty good sign that Ren is not nearly as chill beneath the surface.

Following that, V4 is what gives Ren and to a lesser extent Nora, real time to shine.

We learn about his home and is destruction at the hands of a Grimm.

We learn about his fathers last words of wisdom demanding he take action.

We see that his Semblance let's him hide & suppress Aura & emotions, which puts his supernatural chill into question.

Then when he encounters the Nuck, he unsurprisingly looses his cool entirely, racing in headlong against a Grimm well suited for fighting his style and almost getting himself killed. Its only Nora dragging him back to a near state of calm that stops this and he particpates in a plan that allows him the chance to effectively execute the Grimm that ruined his life.

Now one can talk about the morality of the act both in general and in regards to Grimm until they are blue in the face but I am more interested in his words. Specifically his speech about taking vengeance for the people killed, he notes his parents and then, himself. Or in other words, some part of Ren sees himself as having been effectively killed by this Grimm.

So even ignoring that while vengeance may be cathartic its still no replacement for therapy, the fact that Ren views himself as such, had to be made to calm down and afterwards while more openly affectionate with Nora, never actually talks about, well, any of that, to me shows his story isn't over, so much as it is just beginning.

Things are pretty chill in V5, which is unsurprising given RNJR's segment is thematically tied to the same sense of comfort & complacency that Ozpin previously had at Beacon that he can't see he's lost. Plus why wouldn't he be calm, he slew the monster that took his parents, they are in a literal safe haven, they have skilled and experienced adults provided stability and a plan of action against a dangerous foe, but one he has every reason to think they can defeat, an idea driven home by Ozpin's claim that they would be defeating Salem as he once failed to do.

Then it all starts coming apart at the seems in V6.

They lose half their team, they lose Ozpin and find out that Ozpin was lying about not only Salem being a foe they can defeat in the traditional sense, but even about so much as having a plan to stop her. He's obviously left tense, frustrated and adrift by this, barely even reacting when Jaune assaults Oscar and only seeming to calm when he's providing some kind of support to his allies or engaging in an operation.

Or in other words, the shock from the realization about Salem's immortality was never addressed. Team RWBY had a miniature arc dealing with the dangers of apathy, surrender and hopelessness, Jaune had a meeting with his martyr'ed team mates mother that helped give him closure and resolve, but Ren & Nora didn't get that,but while Nora wears her heart on her sleeve, Ren only reveals his problems when he cannot control himself anymore.

Thus, as it is we have established that Ren is a bubbling pot of emotions beneath the calm and has never really been shown addressing or dealing with this issues. We see that he sometimes struggles to keep up with his allies & will fling himself heedlessly into danger for them even when he can't fight and that on some level he views himself as having died as a child and finally that Ren usually only returns to "normal" when given structure and a goal to work towards.

With all that set up and established, I feel that Ren beginning to embrace Ironwood's hard line, heavy handed approach and (He thinks) emotionally disconnected approach. Why wouldn't he? Ironwood is providing him a goal, steps to accomplish, the sense that he is actually making progress and accomplishing something, all while presenting the image of someone who has everything together, despite much like Ren Ironwood being a mess beneath the surface.

This was further not helped by the fact he and Nora have always clearly communicated very differently, when things are calm this isn't a problem because they generally had no disruptions in their shared rhythm. But Salem, Atlas, Ren's trauma, that is throwing everything into wack and its clear they've never really had a problem like this before, and don't know how to resolve it, especially when Ren's default method of dealing with emotional problems is to shut down or hide his feelings while Nora doesn't know any other way to communicate than her own because up until now she's never needed to know Ren's.

Ren is a deeply wounded young man who I don't feel has ever tried to deal with his trauma or learn to manage his emotions in a more healthy way; he wants to protect those he loves and feel like he's actually doing something worthwhile with a life he doesn't wholly feel is his own and Atlas provided all of that to him when he was near his lowest point.

Now with all of them declared enemy's of the state, the Relic lost and Salem at their doorstep, I think Ren is going to have entered a new stage in his character arc and development.

[maripr]

But also can we report these people for targeted harassment? They were even talking about doxxing

[taygeta-the-triplestar]

Who wore it better

[conspirwbytheorist-inactive]

Lookin at Ironwood's new robo arm when I noticed something:

Look at that color. It's not silver like the rest of his prosthetics that we've seen. Now. Who else do we know with a fixation on power with a black prostethic left arm because they were a bit too single-minded in their goals?

That's right! Cinder. Now, this could just be a coincidence. After all, with Pietro gone Ironwood had to get a prosthetic from somehwere and Watts strikes me as someone with a warped sense of humor. Or, y'know, jet black arms just look more villanous than silver ones.

But maybe we'll see some cool Cinder/Ironwood parallels? I could see that as a goof way to flesh out the greyness between Ozpin and Salem. After all, if both sides/philosophies could groom and create equally power-mad individuals, ends oriented individuals, can either really hold a moral high ground?

[drakamae]

“Your power just shines”

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LOOK AT HER!!!! Looks like I have to update my AU now

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