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[flaredo]

"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"

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[rollin]

No, I was just sayin'...

[ But speaking of partners... ]

Who's Blake?

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[flaredo]

Blake? One of my teammates from back home.

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[rollin]

[ He plays with the remaining food on his plate. ]

Teammates...?

[ What does that mean? ]

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[flaredo]

We've got combat teams at our school-- Blake's on mine, along with Ruby and Weiss, who's not here. It's kind of like a little mini family.

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[rollin]

Mm.

[ Family. That makes sense. Now he feels bad for feeling jealous for even a moment. Just as he had a place to come home to, so did she. ]

... What's she like? Weiss.

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[flaredo]

[ And here she is wondering why Yata even brought Blake up at all. This dork. ]

... She takes a lot of things seriously, and she's definitely not afraid to speak her mind. She can be fussy, too.

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[rollin]

She sounds like a pain.

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[flaredo]

But she's our pain, so be nice if she ever shows up.

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[rollin]

Yeah, yeah. You don't haveta tell me.

[ Gosh, Yang. Although a little annoyed that he has to be reminded, Yata starts eating again, scooping one of the last spoonfuls of rice into his mouth. ]

An all-girl team, huh...

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[flaredo]

[ she can just sense the arguments in the future... ]

Yeah-- well, there are all-guy teams, too, and Jaune's team is half-and-half. It really all just depends on who you ended up working well with.

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[rollin]

So it ain't random? Who's Jaune?

[ YOUR BOYFRIEND?? No, he knows better than to tease her about that. ]

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[flaredo]

One of my schoolmates! He's the leader of one of the teams, even if he's... actually pretty awkward.

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[rollin]

There's a story behind that, right?

[ Does he hit on Weiss? Vomit on airships? Take on the role of the resident buttmonkey? ]

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[flaredo]

Well, yeah. He tried to hit on Weiss once, and she shut him down in a matter of... what was it, four words?

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[rollin]

[ Yata counts on his fingers as he tries to figure out what Weiss said. "Leave me alone."? Wait, that's three words. Anyway, what a guy. Jaune must be a super nerd. Not that Yata can say anything about it... ]

Who made him leader anyway?

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[flaredo]

The headmaster of Beacon. Once he decides, that's that. And I don't think he chose wrong.

[ His team seemed pretty close-knit. ]

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[rollin]

[ Yata hums in thought. That's right, Mikoto never chose who'd take the helm of HOMRA...

But wait. ]

Then who's your team leader?

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[flaredo]

Ruby!

[ Are you surprised, Yata? ]

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[rollin]

[ He nearly falls out of his seat. ]

SERIOUSLY!? [ But she's also so... so awkward. Not leader material. He can't say that in front of Yang, though. ] Uh, I mean...! Why?

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[flaredo]

Because she's Ruby! She knows how to keep her head in a crisis. And out of everyone, she's always known what she's wanted to do, and why.

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[rollin]

[ He stops and thinks—for a second. ] You mean that's not you?

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[flaredo]

... I thought I knew. [ she smiles, vaguely, down at her plate. ] But someone questioned me on it, and now... I'm not so sure.

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[rollin]

[ Yata's mildly surprised by her answer, but he won't let it go without some teasing. With a grin, he points at her with a spoon. ]

Heh... So you're a kid after all.

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[flaredo]

I think I'm still better off than you in a lot of ways, old-timer.

[ flat. ]

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[rollin]

Hey!

[ But he only takes offense for so long before settling back into a neutral expression. So Yang worries about these sorts of things...]

Well, I'm me. They said I wouldn't get anywhere, but which one of us is actually making a difference, yeah? [ But that was in the past. ]

Back then, I hated everything, and I didn't know how to do it, but I wanted to change the world. Nowadays, I'm just glad there's HOMRA. [ He looks back down at his hands. ] HOMRA changed my world, so I wanna protect it. That's what I wanna do for the rest of my life. Nothing would make me happier, you know?

[ For a moment, his smile tightens and he glances up at her. ]

So, um... What about you? What makes you happy?