[ He cannot convey all of this to her. He does not yet know enough to convey it to anyone. But he thinks of the Lab, and of how she had looked there, young and warm and human. He thinks of how she had tried to kill him, and then, worse, of how she had held him.
This place is changing her. It is twisting her as it has twisted him. He realizes, with a horrible lurch, that he can no longer predict her moves. This is not their usual chess game: the rules and the players have all been disrupted. This is something new, and it has been set upon all those he cares about.
For better of worse, Willow is one of them. ]
I am sorry to hear you were injured, Willow. Please do what you can to remain safe. It may be best for you to stay at your current location until we learn more.
As I have said, I've a great deal of experience facing creatures of this sort. You do not need to worry for me.
The first thing it said was 'fetch the wizard.' I hoped it was just a case of mistaken identity until it accused me of lying. Aside from Rei, you're the only other person here who uses magic that I hang around.
I'll be okay, you don't have to worry about me either. I'll be careful. Besides, I don't think it'll be back - it didn't find out anything useful, and I did manage to hurt it at least little too, I think.
We might not have Grimm at home, but this isn't exactly the first time I've ever seen monsters. Sometimes a little early warning can help, even if you don't think it's going to be able to surprise you. Let me know if you change your mind, okay?
This might gently be called alarming. Ozpin is not inclined to call it what it is, which is frightening and impossible. But Deerington does seem to thrive in making the impossible real.
No, he does not want her anywhere near him, right now. ]
This is very unusual behavior for a Grimm.
I will do what I can to investigate... and not to put myself in harm's way.
[She hates this, being essentially told to stay home and stay out of trouble. She's never encountered a monster in Deerington before that was determined it needed to single-mindedly go after one individual, and Ozpin pointing out that this is unusual behaviour for the Grimm in his world brings up plenty of questions.]
Keep me posted, will you?
Do you have any idea at all why it might after you?
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This place is changing her. It is twisting her as it has twisted him. He realizes, with a horrible lurch, that he can no longer predict her moves. This is not their usual chess game: the rules and the players have all been disrupted. This is something new, and it has been set upon all those he cares about.
For better of worse, Willow is one of them. ]
I am sorry to hear you were injured, Willow. Please do what you can to remain safe. It may be best for you to stay at your current location until we learn more.
As I have said, I've a great deal of experience facing creatures of this sort. You do not need to worry for me.
[ This is, of course, a bald-faced lie. ]
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I'll be okay, you don't have to worry about me either. I'll be careful. Besides, I don't think it'll be back - it didn't find out anything useful, and I did manage to hurt it at least little too, I think.
We might not have Grimm at home, but this isn't exactly the first time I've ever seen monsters. Sometimes a little early warning can help, even if you don't think it's going to be able to surprise you. Let me know if you change your mind, okay?
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This might gently be called alarming. Ozpin is not inclined to call it what it is, which is frightening and impossible. But Deerington does seem to thrive in making the impossible real.
No, he does not want her anywhere near him, right now. ]
This is very unusual behavior for a Grimm.
I will do what I can to investigate... and not to put myself in harm's way.
Thank you.
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Keep me posted, will you?
Do you have any idea at all why it might after you?
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[ (He doesn't need it confirmed. He has seen her, already. She touched him. He knows she is here, and real.) ]
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