The Arc Clan: Sister Tangy
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Weiss was enjoying a relaxing luncheon with her sister out in the Bastinda Gardens of Beacon. The sun was shining and the sky was clear blue save for a few puffy clouds. The tea and cookies were excellent, as was the company. Her sister taking time from her busy schedule to visit was always a highlight for Weiss.
"The arctic foxes have begun to change their fur," Winter said with a small smile, "That has always been a delight."
"I do miss seeing it," Weiss sighed, carefully sipping her tea. "Mm, this Darjeeling is marvelous!"
"Yes, it is a blend Klein found in the Mantle markets himself," Winter said with a nod.
"Really? He went that far?" Weiss asked. She shook her head. "He needs to be more careful."
Winter smiled softly, a secret in her eyes.
"You'd be surprised at how well he can take care of himself," she said. Weiss sighed and nodded.
"Probably. I... I know him much less than I thought I did."
"You can always ask," Winter said gently, "He is not as closed off as you might think."
Weiss grimaced.
"Being in our household, I can't imagine anyone wasn't," she muttered.
Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a familiar head of blond hair. She bit back a grimace as Jaune Arc walked up with a smile. He was dressed in his school uniform, which seemed to be neatly pressed, and his hair was properly combed for once.
"Oh, hello Weiss! Oh, um, I don't think I've had the pleasure," Jaune said with a smile. Winter sized the young man up, before she stood and extended her hand.
"Winter Schnee. I am Weiss's sister," she introduced herself politely. Jaune took her hand and bent down, kissing her palm. This action brought a blush to Winter's cheeks, and Weiss gaped.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, miss," Jaune said with a smile, "I am Jaune Arc, Weiss's..." He looked over at her questioningly.
Weiss sighed and nodded.
"Friend," she admitted, though it pained her to do so. He had become much more tolerable after he ceased his pursuit of her, but his strange family and dorkiness still rubbed her the wrong way.
Winter smiled very fractionally.
"The pleasure is mine," she said with a nod, "What brings you here?"
"I'm meeting a relative of mine," Jaune explained. "She's been busy, but she's finally coming for a visit."
Weiss groaned.
"Another one?!"
"Weiss," Winter lightly scolded her. Weiss flushed and cleared her throat. How was it that her comportment and etiquette lessons failed her whenever one of her Beacon friends was involved?
"S-Sorry. It's just that... Your family is a bit, um... Eccentric," Weiss said.
Jaune blinked.
"Really?"
He blinked again, and winced at Weiss' glare.
"Oh, um, right," he said. "Uncle Mordred's offer of training is still open, you know. She thinks you have great potential."
Winter blinked in interest.
"Uncle Mordred? You don't mean Mordred Pendragon, do you?"
Jaune nodded with a smile.
"Yes!"
"She's not the one you're meeting, is she? Er, he?" Weiss asked, already looking around in dread and listening for old pop music. Jaune chuckled.
"No! No."
"And it's not Alice, is it?" Weiss asked desperately. Jaune frowned.
"No. But you know, she did really like talking with you," Jaune said, almost reproachfully. "She doesn't have many friends. I mean, living ones."
Again, guilt stabbed her in the gut. Especially with Winter's intense stare.
"I… It was nice to talk to her," Weiss managed with a slightly strained smile. She wasn't even lying, Alice was fascinating to talk to and very kind.
If not for the skeleton army in the room, she'd be happy to see her again.
"No, it's my sister Tangerine," Jaune said.
"Tanya!" An annoyed female voice stated. Jaune, Weiss and Winter turned. A short but pretty young woman with short cropped but messy blonde hair, intense blue eyes, and dressed in a neatly kept green military uniform with a darker green longcoat approached. A Dust-infused saber hung at her hip, its hilt etched with the Arc family's rainbow crescent emblem.
At her side was a taller, curvier young woman with long brown hair and a similar uniform with warm blue eyes. Her jacket was softened with light gold accents. She carried a rifle with a long bayonet slung across her back
Jaune beamed and went over to the short blonde woman. He hugged her tightly.
"Tangy," Jaune stated emphatically. The short young woman scowled, but still hugged him back.
"Ugh, if you must," she muttered, "You're lucky you're my brother, you know?"
"I know," Jaune confirmed, "Hey Visha!"
"Hey Jaune!" The brown haired woman greeted back cheerfully, giving him a more enthusiastic hug. "Aw, you just keep getting taller every time I see you!"
"Heh, thanks Visha," Jaune said with a grin, hugging her back just as enthusiastically. Jaune turned and smiled at Winter and Weiss.
"Sorry if we disturbed you-"
"Why don't you join us?" Winter interrupted, standing and saluting. Weiss looked questioningly at her older sister, who saluted Tangy. "After all, it would be an honor to meet with you, Colonel."
"Colonel?" Weiss asked, blinking in disbelief. Tangy sighed softly.
"I suppose my manners are a bit rough after being on the road so long," she admitted. "I am Colonel Tangy Arc. Late of the PMC Salamander, now commissioned into the Valean Defense Force. This is my aide-de-camp, First Lieutenant Viktoriya 'Visha' Ivanova, of Atlas."
"A pleasure to meet you!" Visha gushed, saluting back at Winter. Weiss's jaw dropped.
The White Silver?! The Mad Dog of Vale?! SHE'S HIS SISTER?!
"Shall we eat?" Visha asked brightly, holding up some picnic baskets.
Visha had brought an extensive packed lunch, and set it out on an adjoining, larger table. All five of the party sat down to enjoy it, though Weiss mainly nibbled as she listened to the back and forth between Tangy, Winter and Jaune.
"Ugh, the VDF has become a complete disgrace!" Tangy complained, as she ate some salmon spread on crackers, "I've had to ask the local high schools to send students who want extra credit to clean up Fort Celliwig for lack of workers. I've got my men using their flight rigs to move freight when we don't have enough Bullheads. We've even rigged a few old barges as gunships, and don't get me started on the fortifications around the city."
"Indeed," Winter nodded, enjoying a bit of caviar, "General Ironwood was very dissatisfied with the state of the security systems when he arrived. Hence why he began to deploy so many drones."
"Hmph!" Tangy snorted, "Overreliance on drones is a weakness. You've been using them like troops, when they are force multipliers. Too many things can go wrong with robotic troops. Better to have humans in the C4I loop at every stage to prevent their hacking." She looked over at Visha. "We had to deal with those Cygnus drones for a job. They were a nightmare until Grantz figured out how to hack their server: After that? We shut them down and the mercenaries were easily dealt with."
Winter frowned deeply.
"I will admit, if your cybersecurity is not up to the task it can quickly be turned into a weakness," Winter said softly. Tangy nodded.
"Especially since Vale's defenses have been compromised for some time," she went on, "How else has Torchwick and the White Fang gotten away with so many raids? The security systems across the city have been hacked. The Breach, in a sense, was a blessing, as it showed just how compromised everything was. That's why the Council gave me a commission and the job of cleaning up this mess."
Tangy looked over at Jaune with a small smile.
"You and your team did well, I hear," Tangy said. Jaune shrugged modestly.
"We just did what you taught me," he said, "Stacked up the enemy at their point of entry, denied them open ground until reinforcements arrived. It was pretty tough, and-and RWBY did a lot too." He smiled over at Weiss, whose cheeks burned red. She met Tangy's gaze, which was as stern and cold as an Atlasian winter.
"So I heard," Tangy stated flatly. Weiss winced.
"We… We tried to stop the train but-"
"But you are still inexperienced, and it shows," Tangy stated flatly. Weiss sucked in a breath, kept her chin held high, and nodded.
"Yes…"
"But they were able to get a partial warning to their friends," Winter added, "Which made the difference."
"Yeah! Without that we'd have been caught completely by surprise," Jaune enthused.
Weiss smiled gratefully at her sister, and nodded briefly to Jaune. Tangy slowly nodded, as Visha happily ate some loaded baked potatoes.
"True. The indictment is more for Ozpin and Vale's Council, not you," Tangy said. She glanced at Jaune. "Nevertheless, I'm going to be working closely with all of you to improve security with the Vytal Festival coming up."
She smiled slightly.
"I could use another Captain, Jaune. I could get you a commission," she said generously. "You were always a competent strategist and administrator."
"You mean I beat you at Remnant: The Game constantly and you shoved all your paperwork onto me when we were back home," Jaune replied glibly. Tangy coughed.
"Not just that," Tangy stated. "Still, what do you say?"
Jaune seemed to give the matter some serious thought. For a moment, Weiss's heart began to thump in her ears.
Why do I care if he leaves? She thought angrily.
Jaune slowly shook his head and smiled at his sister.
"Thanks, but no thanks," he said, "I've chosen my path."
Tangy smiled slightly back, and sipped some tea.
"Very well," she said. "Shame. You might actually be able to hack boot camp now."
"Your idea of boot camp is very different from anyone sane," Jaune groused, placing some sausage on a cracker with cheese and popping it in his mouth. Tangy snorted.
"You big baby."
"Sadist."
"Brat."
"Look who's talking, pipsqueak!" Jaune shot back. Tangy's eyes narrowed and a psychotic grin appeared on her face. Her Aura flared ominously. Jaune glared back, resolute, his own Aura roaring to life like a bonfire.
"Say that to my face, dweeb!"
"Only if I bent down far enough to look you in the eyes, tiny!"
Visha sighed as the two Arc siblings glared at one another.
"Come on, siblings shouldn't fight, Colonel!"
Tangy scowled, as did Jaune. They grumbled in unison but nodded.
"You're lucky you're so good at paperwork," Tangy huffed. Visha beamed.
"I care about you too, Colonel!" She popped another hot potato into her mouth, her face an expression of pure bliss.
"I am glad we will be working together, Colonel," Winter finally spoke, nodding to Tangy, "Our joint operations went well last time we were involved. The bandit enclave in Balto?"
Tangy nodded.
"Yes, you Specialists did well," she complimented her, "Made the operation much easier. Our flight rigs let us stay highly mobile but force on the ground is required to hold it. And that will never change."
Winter and Tangy began discussing the operation, as Visha ate happily. Weiss met Jaune's eyes. He smiled back.
"So um," he murmured, "What do you think of my sis?"
Weiss slowly shook her head.
"Your sister is one of the most terrifying mercenaries in Atlas, and now she's a legitimate military commander," Weiss muttered back, "Your family is just surreal, Jaune."
Jaune shrugged.
"They're my family," he said, "For better or worse."
Weiss smiled slightly.
"In a way? I'm almost jealous," Weiss murmured. Jaune looked at Weiss in concern. She shook her head.
"Nevermind," she said softly. "And please let Alice know I would be glad to talk to her again."
Jaune grinned.
She gave him an unlady-like snort.
"Don't think this means I'll be accepting any date invitations from you any time soon," she warned, sipping some tea.
"Er, no, I-I get it," Jaune said, holding his hands up with a nervous smile.
At length, Tangy rose. Visha began to clean up any leftovers.
"It was good to see you again, Jaune," Tangy said. She hugged Jaune briefly, despite his efforts to hold onto her. Visha made up the difference, squealing happily as she hugged him for a while. He reciprocated quite happily in a display that made Tangy grimace.
"I can't wait to see you again, Jaune!" Visha cheered, "I would love to go with you and Ruby to this new cookie shop!"
"I'll let her know," Jaune laughed. Tangy gave a nod to Winter, which she returned.
"I look forward to working on the security for the festival with you, Colonel," Winter stated.
"Same with you, Specialist," Tangy returned. The two turned and headed off, Visha gushing excitedly about various food places they might try. Jaune looked to the Schnee sisters with an apologetic look.
"Sorry we took over your private meeting-"
"No, it's fine," Winter said, waving her hand gently, "It was very informative."
"Yes," Weiss agreed.
Winter gave Jaune an appraising look. One that made Weiss frown.
"Jaune," she said, "I have to do some survey of the city defenses. Would you be so kind as to act as my guide?"
Jaune and Weiss started. Jaune cleared his throat.
"Um, if you think I'd be helpful, certainly! I'd love to!"
Winter smiled, which let Weiss reeling.
What?!
"That would be nice," Winter said, her smile growing just a bit more.
Jaune's Scroll went off. He checked it and sighed.
"Sorry, gotta go," he apologized.
"Quite all right," Winter said with a smile. She held out her own Scroll. "Your number please?"
"Oh, sure!" Jaune said with a smile. He gave it to her, and nodded to both sisters. "See you later!"
"Certainly," Winter said. Weiss held her tongue until Jaune was out of sight, passing back into Beacon through the marble pillars of the garden, before she turned on her sister.
"Wha-What is this about?!" Weiss demanded.
Winter blinked.
"What? I'm just doing my duty. He would be a good field guide to Vale given how things went." She smiled just a bit mischievously.
"I'm not stealing your boyfriend, Weiss."
Weiss turned bright red.
"He's not my boyfriend!"
"Oh. So he's single then?"
"You-I-UGH!"
Cinder Fall scowled at her Scroll. The reports coming in were not encouraging. She lifted her eyes up to Neo, Emerald and Mercury, who were standing in front of her as she sat at her desk in her dorm.
"What do you mean the VDF has competent leadership now?" Cinder demanded.
"Yeah," Mercury coughed, "Colonel Tangerine Arc. Butcher of the Balto Pass, etc, etc. You wouldn't expect a girl who looks like a doll to be such a killer but… Damn."
Neo smirked at the reports, looking rather impressed. Cinder's scowl deepened.
"This complicates things," she muttered. "We're going to need more information."
"If it helps, Cinder," Emerald said, forwarding a bio of a student to her, "She's connected to this student. Jaune Arc."
Cinder frowned deeply as she looked the bio over. The boy was utterly unremarkable save for being Pyrrha Nikos' partner and having several of his relatives stop by. Still…
"We will make use of him then," Cinder pronounced. Emerald grimaced.
"I shall get closer to him at once, Cinder," Emerald stated.
"No need," Cinder said, "This I shall handle myself."
Neo pouted and signed:
Hogging the stud muffin to yourself, huh? Can I murder him after? He looks like he'd be fun to kill.
Cinder rolled her eyes.
"Not until the invasion… Which is already behind schedule as it is!" She huffed. "How could an entire White Fang army be annihilated in a gigantic explosion, run into a whole division of Paladins from the Church of the Broken Table, and get jailed for indecent exposure at a comic convention?!"
All across Remnant, various members of the Arc Family and their friends and allies sneezed.
Note:
Naturally, Tangy and Visha are borrowed from Saga of Tanya the Evil.
"The arctic foxes have begun to change their fur," Winter said with a small smile, "That has always been a delight."
"I do miss seeing it," Weiss sighed, carefully sipping her tea. "Mm, this Darjeeling is marvelous!"
"Yes, it is a blend Klein found in the Mantle markets himself," Winter said with a nod.
"Really? He went that far?" Weiss asked. She shook her head. "He needs to be more careful."
Winter smiled softly, a secret in her eyes.
"You'd be surprised at how well he can take care of himself," she said. Weiss sighed and nodded.
"Probably. I... I know him much less than I thought I did."
"You can always ask," Winter said gently, "He is not as closed off as you might think."
Weiss grimaced.
"Being in our household, I can't imagine anyone wasn't," she muttered.
Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a familiar head of blond hair. She bit back a grimace as Jaune Arc walked up with a smile. He was dressed in his school uniform, which seemed to be neatly pressed, and his hair was properly combed for once.
"Oh, hello Weiss! Oh, um, I don't think I've had the pleasure," Jaune said with a smile. Winter sized the young man up, before she stood and extended her hand.
"Winter Schnee. I am Weiss's sister," she introduced herself politely. Jaune took her hand and bent down, kissing her palm. This action brought a blush to Winter's cheeks, and Weiss gaped.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, miss," Jaune said with a smile, "I am Jaune Arc, Weiss's..." He looked over at her questioningly.
Weiss sighed and nodded.
"Friend," she admitted, though it pained her to do so. He had become much more tolerable after he ceased his pursuit of her, but his strange family and dorkiness still rubbed her the wrong way.
Winter smiled very fractionally.
"The pleasure is mine," she said with a nod, "What brings you here?"
"I'm meeting a relative of mine," Jaune explained. "She's been busy, but she's finally coming for a visit."
Weiss groaned.
"Another one?!"
"Weiss," Winter lightly scolded her. Weiss flushed and cleared her throat. How was it that her comportment and etiquette lessons failed her whenever one of her Beacon friends was involved?
"S-Sorry. It's just that... Your family is a bit, um... Eccentric," Weiss said.
Jaune blinked.
"Really?"
He blinked again, and winced at Weiss' glare.
"Oh, um, right," he said. "Uncle Mordred's offer of training is still open, you know. She thinks you have great potential."
Winter blinked in interest.
"Uncle Mordred? You don't mean Mordred Pendragon, do you?"
Jaune nodded with a smile.
"Yes!"
"She's not the one you're meeting, is she? Er, he?" Weiss asked, already looking around in dread and listening for old pop music. Jaune chuckled.
"No! No."
"And it's not Alice, is it?" Weiss asked desperately. Jaune frowned.
"No. But you know, she did really like talking with you," Jaune said, almost reproachfully. "She doesn't have many friends. I mean, living ones."
Again, guilt stabbed her in the gut. Especially with Winter's intense stare.
"I… It was nice to talk to her," Weiss managed with a slightly strained smile. She wasn't even lying, Alice was fascinating to talk to and very kind.
If not for the skeleton army in the room, she'd be happy to see her again.
"No, it's my sister Tangerine," Jaune said.
"Tanya!" An annoyed female voice stated. Jaune, Weiss and Winter turned. A short but pretty young woman with short cropped but messy blonde hair, intense blue eyes, and dressed in a neatly kept green military uniform with a darker green longcoat approached. A Dust-infused saber hung at her hip, its hilt etched with the Arc family's rainbow crescent emblem.
At her side was a taller, curvier young woman with long brown hair and a similar uniform with warm blue eyes. Her jacket was softened with light gold accents. She carried a rifle with a long bayonet slung across her back
Jaune beamed and went over to the short blonde woman. He hugged her tightly.
"Tangy," Jaune stated emphatically. The short young woman scowled, but still hugged him back.
"Ugh, if you must," she muttered, "You're lucky you're my brother, you know?"
"I know," Jaune confirmed, "Hey Visha!"
"Hey Jaune!" The brown haired woman greeted back cheerfully, giving him a more enthusiastic hug. "Aw, you just keep getting taller every time I see you!"
"Heh, thanks Visha," Jaune said with a grin, hugging her back just as enthusiastically. Jaune turned and smiled at Winter and Weiss.
"Sorry if we disturbed you-"
"Why don't you join us?" Winter interrupted, standing and saluting. Weiss looked questioningly at her older sister, who saluted Tangy. "After all, it would be an honor to meet with you, Colonel."
"Colonel?" Weiss asked, blinking in disbelief. Tangy sighed softly.
"I suppose my manners are a bit rough after being on the road so long," she admitted. "I am Colonel Tangy Arc. Late of the PMC Salamander, now commissioned into the Valean Defense Force. This is my aide-de-camp, First Lieutenant Viktoriya 'Visha' Ivanova, of Atlas."
"A pleasure to meet you!" Visha gushed, saluting back at Winter. Weiss's jaw dropped.
The White Silver?! The Mad Dog of Vale?! SHE'S HIS SISTER?!
"Shall we eat?" Visha asked brightly, holding up some picnic baskets.
Visha had brought an extensive packed lunch, and set it out on an adjoining, larger table. All five of the party sat down to enjoy it, though Weiss mainly nibbled as she listened to the back and forth between Tangy, Winter and Jaune.
"Ugh, the VDF has become a complete disgrace!" Tangy complained, as she ate some salmon spread on crackers, "I've had to ask the local high schools to send students who want extra credit to clean up Fort Celliwig for lack of workers. I've got my men using their flight rigs to move freight when we don't have enough Bullheads. We've even rigged a few old barges as gunships, and don't get me started on the fortifications around the city."
"Indeed," Winter nodded, enjoying a bit of caviar, "General Ironwood was very dissatisfied with the state of the security systems when he arrived. Hence why he began to deploy so many drones."
"Hmph!" Tangy snorted, "Overreliance on drones is a weakness. You've been using them like troops, when they are force multipliers. Too many things can go wrong with robotic troops. Better to have humans in the C4I loop at every stage to prevent their hacking." She looked over at Visha. "We had to deal with those Cygnus drones for a job. They were a nightmare until Grantz figured out how to hack their server: After that? We shut them down and the mercenaries were easily dealt with."
Winter frowned deeply.
"I will admit, if your cybersecurity is not up to the task it can quickly be turned into a weakness," Winter said softly. Tangy nodded.
"Especially since Vale's defenses have been compromised for some time," she went on, "How else has Torchwick and the White Fang gotten away with so many raids? The security systems across the city have been hacked. The Breach, in a sense, was a blessing, as it showed just how compromised everything was. That's why the Council gave me a commission and the job of cleaning up this mess."
Tangy looked over at Jaune with a small smile.
"You and your team did well, I hear," Tangy said. Jaune shrugged modestly.
"We just did what you taught me," he said, "Stacked up the enemy at their point of entry, denied them open ground until reinforcements arrived. It was pretty tough, and-and RWBY did a lot too." He smiled over at Weiss, whose cheeks burned red. She met Tangy's gaze, which was as stern and cold as an Atlasian winter.
"So I heard," Tangy stated flatly. Weiss winced.
"We… We tried to stop the train but-"
"But you are still inexperienced, and it shows," Tangy stated flatly. Weiss sucked in a breath, kept her chin held high, and nodded.
"Yes…"
"But they were able to get a partial warning to their friends," Winter added, "Which made the difference."
"Yeah! Without that we'd have been caught completely by surprise," Jaune enthused.
Weiss smiled gratefully at her sister, and nodded briefly to Jaune. Tangy slowly nodded, as Visha happily ate some loaded baked potatoes.
"True. The indictment is more for Ozpin and Vale's Council, not you," Tangy said. She glanced at Jaune. "Nevertheless, I'm going to be working closely with all of you to improve security with the Vytal Festival coming up."
She smiled slightly.
"I could use another Captain, Jaune. I could get you a commission," she said generously. "You were always a competent strategist and administrator."
"You mean I beat you at Remnant: The Game constantly and you shoved all your paperwork onto me when we were back home," Jaune replied glibly. Tangy coughed.
"Not just that," Tangy stated. "Still, what do you say?"
Jaune seemed to give the matter some serious thought. For a moment, Weiss's heart began to thump in her ears.
Why do I care if he leaves? She thought angrily.
Jaune slowly shook his head and smiled at his sister.
"Thanks, but no thanks," he said, "I've chosen my path."
Tangy smiled slightly back, and sipped some tea.
"Very well," she said. "Shame. You might actually be able to hack boot camp now."
"Your idea of boot camp is very different from anyone sane," Jaune groused, placing some sausage on a cracker with cheese and popping it in his mouth. Tangy snorted.
"You big baby."
"Sadist."
"Brat."
"Look who's talking, pipsqueak!" Jaune shot back. Tangy's eyes narrowed and a psychotic grin appeared on her face. Her Aura flared ominously. Jaune glared back, resolute, his own Aura roaring to life like a bonfire.
"Say that to my face, dweeb!"
"Only if I bent down far enough to look you in the eyes, tiny!"
Visha sighed as the two Arc siblings glared at one another.
"Come on, siblings shouldn't fight, Colonel!"
Tangy scowled, as did Jaune. They grumbled in unison but nodded.
"You're lucky you're so good at paperwork," Tangy huffed. Visha beamed.
"I care about you too, Colonel!" She popped another hot potato into her mouth, her face an expression of pure bliss.
"I am glad we will be working together, Colonel," Winter finally spoke, nodding to Tangy, "Our joint operations went well last time we were involved. The bandit enclave in Balto?"
Tangy nodded.
"Yes, you Specialists did well," she complimented her, "Made the operation much easier. Our flight rigs let us stay highly mobile but force on the ground is required to hold it. And that will never change."
Winter and Tangy began discussing the operation, as Visha ate happily. Weiss met Jaune's eyes. He smiled back.
"So um," he murmured, "What do you think of my sis?"
Weiss slowly shook her head.
"Your sister is one of the most terrifying mercenaries in Atlas, and now she's a legitimate military commander," Weiss muttered back, "Your family is just surreal, Jaune."
Jaune shrugged.
"They're my family," he said, "For better or worse."
Weiss smiled slightly.
"In a way? I'm almost jealous," Weiss murmured. Jaune looked at Weiss in concern. She shook her head.
"Nevermind," she said softly. "And please let Alice know I would be glad to talk to her again."
Jaune grinned.
She gave him an unlady-like snort.
"Don't think this means I'll be accepting any date invitations from you any time soon," she warned, sipping some tea.
"Er, no, I-I get it," Jaune said, holding his hands up with a nervous smile.
At length, Tangy rose. Visha began to clean up any leftovers.
"It was good to see you again, Jaune," Tangy said. She hugged Jaune briefly, despite his efforts to hold onto her. Visha made up the difference, squealing happily as she hugged him for a while. He reciprocated quite happily in a display that made Tangy grimace.
"I can't wait to see you again, Jaune!" Visha cheered, "I would love to go with you and Ruby to this new cookie shop!"
"I'll let her know," Jaune laughed. Tangy gave a nod to Winter, which she returned.
"I look forward to working on the security for the festival with you, Colonel," Winter stated.
"Same with you, Specialist," Tangy returned. The two turned and headed off, Visha gushing excitedly about various food places they might try. Jaune looked to the Schnee sisters with an apologetic look.
"Sorry we took over your private meeting-"
"No, it's fine," Winter said, waving her hand gently, "It was very informative."
"Yes," Weiss agreed.
Winter gave Jaune an appraising look. One that made Weiss frown.
"Jaune," she said, "I have to do some survey of the city defenses. Would you be so kind as to act as my guide?"
Jaune and Weiss started. Jaune cleared his throat.
"Um, if you think I'd be helpful, certainly! I'd love to!"
Winter smiled, which let Weiss reeling.
What?!
"That would be nice," Winter said, her smile growing just a bit more.
Jaune's Scroll went off. He checked it and sighed.
"Sorry, gotta go," he apologized.
"Quite all right," Winter said with a smile. She held out her own Scroll. "Your number please?"
"Oh, sure!" Jaune said with a smile. He gave it to her, and nodded to both sisters. "See you later!"
"Certainly," Winter said. Weiss held her tongue until Jaune was out of sight, passing back into Beacon through the marble pillars of the garden, before she turned on her sister.
"Wha-What is this about?!" Weiss demanded.
Winter blinked.
"What? I'm just doing my duty. He would be a good field guide to Vale given how things went." She smiled just a bit mischievously.
"I'm not stealing your boyfriend, Weiss."
Weiss turned bright red.
"He's not my boyfriend!"
"Oh. So he's single then?"
"You-I-UGH!"
Cinder Fall scowled at her Scroll. The reports coming in were not encouraging. She lifted her eyes up to Neo, Emerald and Mercury, who were standing in front of her as she sat at her desk in her dorm.
"What do you mean the VDF has competent leadership now?" Cinder demanded.
"Yeah," Mercury coughed, "Colonel Tangerine Arc. Butcher of the Balto Pass, etc, etc. You wouldn't expect a girl who looks like a doll to be such a killer but… Damn."
Neo smirked at the reports, looking rather impressed. Cinder's scowl deepened.
"This complicates things," she muttered. "We're going to need more information."
"If it helps, Cinder," Emerald said, forwarding a bio of a student to her, "She's connected to this student. Jaune Arc."
Cinder frowned deeply as she looked the bio over. The boy was utterly unremarkable save for being Pyrrha Nikos' partner and having several of his relatives stop by. Still…
"We will make use of him then," Cinder pronounced. Emerald grimaced.
"I shall get closer to him at once, Cinder," Emerald stated.
"No need," Cinder said, "This I shall handle myself."
Neo pouted and signed:
Hogging the stud muffin to yourself, huh? Can I murder him after? He looks like he'd be fun to kill.
Cinder rolled her eyes.
"Not until the invasion… Which is already behind schedule as it is!" She huffed. "How could an entire White Fang army be annihilated in a gigantic explosion, run into a whole division of Paladins from the Church of the Broken Table, and get jailed for indecent exposure at a comic convention?!"
All across Remnant, various members of the Arc Family and their friends and allies sneezed.
Note:
Naturally, Tangy and Visha are borrowed from Saga of Tanya the Evil.
