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[rnjr]

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action.

[yielded]

[ Guess who is excitedly bouncing into Ren's bedroom! Well, of the two ladies on the team, Pyrrha is far less prone to irreverent frolicking, but sometimes the mood strikes. I don't know, maybe she's channeling her RWBY chibi counterpart, or maybe it's just the Arkos honeymoon period that makes life awful for everyone.

Whatever the reason, she doesn't really display any situational awareness. ]

Jaaaune!

[ For one, Jaune's not there. ]

I have condoms!

[ It's said in a sing-song tone. (Can you believe this is significantly tamer than what I initially intended?) ]

Re: action.

[rnjr]

[ w h y

There's a tense, lingering silence as he stares at her, the book in his lap (something about root vegetables) completely forgotten in the wake of this phenomenally awkward moment. At least this isn't how he found out that Pyrrha and Jaune were sleeping together, but gods that didn't make it much better.

Silence, for a bit longer.

A cough. ]

I'm... glad you're both being safe?

[ ?????????????????? ]

[yielded]

[ Pyrrha slowly, slowly... turns around...





... and squeaks. It's directly followed by clapping her hands over her mouth.

(A small package falls to the floor.) ]

Ren! [ He knows his name. ] -- When did you get here? [ As in, the room. ]

[schmisse]

Well, is it funny? I bet it is!

[ She is so determined to make Ren laugh today. ]

[kaboop]

Ren!

[Maybe Ren is quietly reading or sipping his tea or trying to chill out on the couch and by chill out we mean take a nap.

Whatever he's doing, Nora is now dangling upside-down in front of his face, and she's just going to extend her finger and poke his nose and - ]

Boop.

[rnjr]

It certainly is.

[ he's so bad at sounding convincing ]

[rnjr]

An hour ago, maybe?

[ It's one of the few places he thought he could escape to for uninterrupted reading, buuuuuuuuuuut he's learning that this is not the case in any way whatsoever. ]

... I can go.

[ If they... need the room........ ]

[rnjr]

[ He opens one eye - his attempt at midday meditation had, in fact, turned into a midday nap on the sofa, so he's only half-awake as he's greeted by the sight of Nora's finger in his face. The light prod at his nose draws a smile to his lips, as it always does. ]

Hello to you, too.

[ ren that's not what boop means read the lyrics ]

[yielded]

No, don't go!

[ Pyrrha brightens, setting aside the brief flush and hectic sweep of scandalised bashfulness for something more companionable.

She doesn't want to kick him out of his room, either. ]

I've been meaning to talk to you, actually.

[ ... about this? ]

[rnjr]

[ That's not concerning at all, given the context, but he manages to keep his very strong feelings of uncertainty buried deep down beneath a blank facade. ]

... About this?

[ look it IS a very valid question given the circumstances ]

[yielded]

No!

[ Some panic creeps back into her tone. This is certainly not what she wants Ren to think of her now!

...

Lightning-qiick, she reaches down and picks up what she had dropped. It disappears into her person. ]

I simply wanted to see how you were settling in, or - if there's anything you need.

[rnjr]

[ too late you and jaune are skanky teens now that shit's canon ]

Oh! Um... I'm settling in as well as can be expected, I suppose. This world is still very strange, but having familiar faces around helps.

[ Some moreso than others. ]

Weiss has started to introduce me to using Dunamis, but it's a bit challenging for me. Have you gotten the hang of it, yet?

[schmisse]

...

[ He's so bad. ]

Ren.

[yielded]

[ And yet, she sits down on Jaune's bed like she owns the thing. Yeah.

Ren, you're in this conversation now. ]

It came fairly easy to me. [ Like... everything else... ] It's a bit more unpredictable than our semblances, though. It's not your fault if it takes a little while.

[rnjr]

... Yes?

[ please be gentle ]

[rnjr]

I'm not surprised.

[ she is, after all, The Pyrrha Nikos. ]

Weiss suggested I start with small tasks, but if you have any other advice I'd gladly hear it.

[schmisse]

Was that not funny?

[ Trick question! There's no right answer!! ]

[rnjr]

It was clever.

[ that's not the same thing. ]

I don't always laugh at things even when I think they're funny, though.

[schmisse]

What?

[ What kind of mentality is that... ]

Why not? Why would you hold your laughter back like that?

[rnjr]

It's not like it's intentional. That's just... how I am.

[ ... ]

Is that weird?

[schmisse]

Honestly? Really weird.

[ sorry ren ]

[rnjr]

[ Wow. What does one even say to that? ]

...

Is there anything else, or...?

[schmisse]

I just want to prove that I can be funny!

[ Yeah... ]

[rnjr]

Why does my opinion of your sense of humor matter so much?

[schmisse]

It doesn't matter!

[ Wait, no. ]

I mean— I know I'm funny!