[Hi Oz. What's up. How ya doing. Maybe chilling, drinking some cocoa? Well--]
i can't believe you went on a date in ruby's head while i thought you were dead
[He's not nearly as in his feelings about this as he might have been if they hadn't had their moment by Oz's statue but he is still, vaguely, Miffed. Bruh.]
[For many reasons, really. And if they're doing this trust thing again, he needs to take Oz on his word that he would have told him if it had gone on any longer. Still...]
it just would've been nice to know you were alive
[He can't say he isn't a little relieved to have not had the anxiety over his head about his niece and his former mentor merging into one person, though. That would've been. A hell of a thing. Especially in Deerington, where he's struggled with his failures to keep Ruby safe.]
anyway how the hell did you wind up getting involved in them kissing??? i mean if there's ever a reason to shove yourself in a brain closet .....
[Ruby is asking him for advice on how to deal with this and he has no advice, only question marks and internal screaming. It did not help that this was the first he ever heard of this.]
oz no offense but lets never talk about your "experience" with this again
[he was gonna call oz out on not answering the question but now he just kinda lowkey wants 2 crawl into the floor and die?????? god. he has more regrets now than when he started this conversation.]
didn't we talk about not making other people's decisions for them anymore? even if she never wants to talk to you again afterward that's the least you owe her
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text. sometime late feb-ish waves hands
i can't believe you went on a date in ruby's head while i thought you were dead
[He's not nearly as in his feelings about this as he might have been if they hadn't had their moment by Oz's statue but he is still, vaguely, Miffed. Bruh.]
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It is a few seconds of undignified sputtering before Ozpin manages to wipe his mouth on a wrist and type back: ]
Not through any intent of my own, I assure you.
It was a brief but unpleasant experience for all involved.
I'd not made mention of it because, quite frankly, I have been eager to forget the entire affair.
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Ruby simply needed an opportunity to adjust.
We feared it might be permanent.
[ It would not have been a reunion Qrow deserved. ]
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i'm glad it wasn't
[For many reasons, really. And if they're doing this trust thing again, he needs to take Oz on his word that he would have told him if it had gone on any longer. Still...]
it just would've been nice to know you were alive
[He can't say he isn't a little relieved to have not had the anxiety over his head about his niece and his former mentor merging into one person, though. That would've been. A hell of a thing. Especially in Deerington, where he's struggled with his failures to keep Ruby safe.]
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how the hell did you wind up getting involved in them kissing???
i mean if there's ever a reason to shove yourself in a brain closet .....
[Ruby is asking him for advice on how to deal with this and he has no advice, only question marks and internal screaming. It did not help that this was the first he ever heard of this.]
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There is a long delay while Ozpin is in utter despair. ]
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I had absolutely no desire to be "involved".
Ruby made my presence known, at which point the situation became, as one might expect, something of a mess.
[ Yes, he intended to be a secret third party the entire time. Obviously. ]
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cause she made it sound like you were talking to her the whole time
[which, again. why not brain closet? ??? ?????]
she's asking advice and this is SO far out of my league oz
send help
general cw on this thread for uncomfortable proximity of old man to teen romance
I do have a concept of respecting privacy, difficult though such a thing is to maintain under those circumstances.
Perhaps I'll speak with Ruby. These situations are unfortunate and often unavoidable, but I do have a great deal of experience in this area.
[ normal statements that aren't uncomfortable at all ]
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oz
no offense but
lets never talk about your "experience" with this again
[he was gonna call oz out on not answering the question but now he just kinda lowkey wants 2 crawl into the floor and die?????? god. he has more regrets now than when he started this conversation.]
did you at least apologize to the other girl
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Well. ]
I suspect she would prefer not to hear from me.
[ He'll just ignore every other comment thanks ]
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didn't we talk about not making other people's decisions for them anymore?
even if she never wants to talk to you again afterward that's the least you owe her
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Hm.
Damn it. ]
I take your point.
You can tell Ruby I intend to speak with her about it.
And, yes, with Ange.
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i think they'll both appreciate it
[Qrow certainly does. It's always nice, seeing him making an effort. Oz may not be the man he'd all but hero-worshipped as a child, but he is trying.]