[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[SharkCultist]

The Arcs routinely send care packages to Jaune and his team, filled with food, drink and sweets including cultural dishes and favorite foods for Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora.

It's all fun and games until Team RWBY find out when Jaune offers Ruby a homemade cookie and a piece of pie during a midnight snack binge.

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Just for some fun put in a bit of culture shock.

Ruby and Yang having vastly different opinions on finding out a hometown special is spicy candy.

Yang is a fan. Ruby thinks it's a sin against confections.

 

[zMADLAXz]

Yang is a fan. Ruby thinks it's a sin against confections.

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You know, having something sour and a bit savory, often enhances the candy or another sweet experience.

Even Spiciness can do that if paired up with above two mentioned flavors. Like the fruit street vendors of my hometown, cut up some Guava, sprinkle some red pepper and salt, mix it in a bag and that makes for a really good snack.

So I think Ruby is possibly missing out on some good stuff. Especially if it's like one of those sugary candy wrapped in some red pepper powder? Oooh that sounds good.

 

[NightDranzer]

Cross-post from SB

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So funny thing...Miles admits that, with benefit of hindsight, he kind of regrets that they made Jaune the ignorant yokel at the beginning of Beacon in order to explain Aura and Huntsmen to the audience. Especially since Oscar would be added later on (at that point, Oscar was simply a theorethical concept as Ozpin's new host; not even a concept art or even name was in the works yet).

It gets even crazier that Miles also admits that if he would assign a specialty to Jaune or say what Jaune's greatest talent would be: it is Aura Manipulation. Especially since Aura Amp also gives an instinctive idea of how to move and harness one's Aura as a passive effect/required secondary superpower (hence why Jaune could instantly use it minutes after activation).

 

[SharkCultist]

You know, having something sour and a bit savory, often enhances the candy or another sweet experience.

Even Spiciness can do that if paired up with above two mentioned flavors. Like the fruit street vendors of my hometown, cut up some Guava, sprinkle some red pepper and salt, mix it in a bag and that makes for a really good snack.

So I think Ruby is possibly missing out on some good stuff. Especially if it's like one of those sugary candy wrapped in some red pepper powder? Oooh that sounds good.

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I'm one of those people who believes Remnant isn't too adventurous with its cooking.

There's plenty of pasta and sandwiches and pizza mostly because those things have a million variations and you can reuse ingredients across the board.

But some things they aren't willing to go out of their way for. So things like Mexican spiced chocolate? Nobody has really considered because they don't wanna waste supplies with experimentation.

Hell even stuff like fireball candies on remnant are most likely a accident when making a different candy. Too much cinnamon added during the process leading to the discovery.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Cross-post from SB

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So funny thing...Miles admits that, with benefit of hindsight, he kind of regrets that they made Jaune the ignorant yokel at the beginning of Beacon in order to explain Aura and Huntsmen to the audience. Especially since Oscar would be added later on (at that point, Oscar was simply a theorethical concept as Ozpin's new host; not even a concept art or even name was in the works yet).

It gets even crazier that Miles also admits that if he would assign a specialty to Jaune or say what Jaune's greatest talent would be: it is Aura Manipulation. Especially since Aura Amp also gives an instinctive idea of how to move and harness one's Aura as a passive effect/required secondary superpower (hence why Jaune could instantly use it minutes after activation).

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Yeah, I am familiar with this. That was one of my inspirations for making Jaune's family backstory. It's possible Isabel and Nick both knew that Jaune would pick up anything Aura related very quickly once it was unlocked. Hence why Isabel was fine with waiting on unlocking it until he got to medical school.

But neither of them expected him to go to Beacon without his Aura being unlocked. They underestimated how crazy determined their son could get... Which they really should have seen coming, given the crazy stuff they did when they were his age.

 

[zMADLAXz]

You know, this story beat of Jaune being the Aura expert makes a lot of sense both in the later show writing and Jaune's character.

Vine hinted that Jaune should be able to extend his Aura, so we can possible see a situation where he can do

A) Long distance targeted boosting, healing of a person.

B) Do an AOE circle that acts not only as a healing spell, Boosting effect but also as a Shield/Barrier. Like Joan's Noble Phantasm from FGO.

If we think about it, he can truly take the tank position even against Salem and still retain his support role for Team RWBY.

Like constantly amping himself and taking all the punishment away from his team and when his team does go on the offensive he can cast basically long range super powered support spells or make an impenetrable barrier to protect them.

And if he gets really pissed? Like a real tank he could probably let off a really large damage attack by condensing his Amplified Aura in a single large scale attack.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

The Beacon courtyard buzzed with the chatter of students, the air crisp with the scent of blooming flowers and polished armor. Jaune Arc, still stinging from his cringeworthy antics at the dance, had been working hard to be a better friend—especially to Weiss Schnee, whose rejections had left him wincing at his past self. So when he spotted her in a heated argument with Flynt Coal, an Atlasian exchange student with a sharp tongue and sharper hat, Jaune's first instinct was to charge in, shield raised. But Pyrrha's advice echoed in his mind—assess the situation—and he hung back, watching from the edge of the fountain.

Flynt's voice cut through the air, laced with venom. "You just strut around like you're the queen of everything, when your father stole everything he ever got!"

Weiss's posture stiffened, her ice-blue eyes flashing, but her voice wavered. "I'm sorry that my father did that! It—It was business, but—"

"But what?" Flynt snapped, leaning in. "You don't have anything to do with it?!"

"I-!"

"You aren't benefiting from it?!" Flynt demanded.

Jaune's fists clenched, but he held steady, his mind racing.

Wow, Pyrrha was right. Taking a moment to assess the situation is great… Okay then…

"Except she didn't," Jaune said, stepping forward with a calm but firm tone.

Flynt's glare swung to him, his trumpet case swinging at his side, while Weiss's head whipped around, her expression a mix of surprise and relief. Jaune met Flynt's eyes, undaunted.

"She couldn't have anything to do with her father's decisions! You're just lashing out at her because you can't get to her dad!"

Flynt bristled, his voice sharp. "Listen, White Knight, you don't have any—!"

"She's a good person!" Jaune cut in, his voice steady, his blue eyes blazing. "I know her well enough to know that! And she didn't do anything, so what does that make you?!"

The courtyard seemed to hold its breath. Flynt's glare burned, but Jaune didn't flinch, his stance solid. After a tense moment, Flynt sucked in a breath, his shoulders slumping as he nodded slowly. He turned to Weiss, his voice softer.

"…I'm sorry. He's right."

Weiss blinked, her mouth parting.

"What?"

"I just… I've been so angry for so long, I wanted something to lash out at," Flynt admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. "But it's not fair to you. Can… can we start over? I'm Flynt Coal, and it's nice to meet you."

Weiss hesitated, then took a deep breath, her composure returning as she extended a hand. "I'm Weiss Schnee. It's a pleasure."

Flynt reached out and took her hand respectfully.

He glanced at Jaune, a grudging respect in his eyes.

"Thanks, man. That was pretty cool."

Jaune flushed, shrugging awkwardly.

"Just… you know… trying to be a good friend."

Weiss's gaze softened, her voice gentle.

"Well… thank you, Jaune. Flynt and I need to talk…?"

"Oh, uh, sure," Jaune said, backing off with a quick wave before heading toward the dorms. He smiled to himself: He was doing better. Being a good friend!

Later, in the bustling Beacon cafeteria, the clatter of trays and laughter filled the air as Team JNPR dug into lunch. Jaune was mid-bite of a sandwich when Weiss approached, her heels clicking with purpose. Team RWBY trailed behind, Yang smirking, Ruby nibbling a cookie, and Blake scanning the room like a wary cat.

"Jaune?" Weiss said, her voice bright. "I wanted to thank you again for helping me with Flynt."

Jaune swallowed, his grin lopsided. "Oh, um, you're welcome. I just wanted to help. Things going okay?"

"Great, actually!" Weiss beamed, her hands clasped. "He asked me on a date… and I accepted!"

Jaune's sandwich paused halfway to his mouth, his eyes widening.

"Oh… Oh. Um… Th-That's great."

"Isn't it?" Weiss said, her smile radiant. "And it's all thanks to you!"

Jaune's heart sank, but he forced his smile to hold, his voice strained but kind.

"You… you betcha…"

Weiss turned and headed off with a skip in her step, oblivious to the shadow crossing Jaune's face. Pyrrha's hand brushed his arm, her emerald eyes soft with concern, while Nora leaned over, whispering loudly, "Don't worry, Jaune-Jaune! We'll find you a better princess!"

Ren sighed, sipping his tea. Ruby winced and reached out to pat Jaune's shoulder, while Yang grinned-Though there was sympathy in her gaze.

"Tough break, Vomit Boy," she said, "But there's more fish in the sea."

Jaune's smile wavered, but he nodded, his voice barely audible. "Yeah… tough break…"

"Or you could share," Blake suggested. Every stared at her. She blinked and lightly blushed.

"Sorry. Should have kept that thought to myself."

"You seriously need a boyfriend, Kit-Kat," Yang sighed. She brightened. "Hey Ladykiller! You got Weisscream with Flynt! What do you say-Wanna go two for two?"

"That would require Jaune-Jaune to have a crush on Blake first!" Nora said cheerfully. Her eye brightened. "Wait! This solves both problems at once!"

"No it doesn't!" Jaune and Pyrrha shouted.

Blake hummed and shrugged.

"It might?"

 

[RandomDragon]

ouch...poor jaune.

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please let this not be another winter situation or something similar where flynt is trying to get his grubby claws on the schnee fortune as revenge against her dad. Because that is the usual case with RWBY or i may be reading into this too much.