[Does he have the energy to even ask if she still means "taxes" or if she means actual taxes. Does she really not realize he sleeps around. Please send help. His face is in his hands.]
I have been around the block, you know.
[A half-hearted protest. What's the use, honestly.]
...But yeah. If we have one, sure. You'll be the first invited.
[his crops are withering here, Ruby. he's dying, squirtle.]
Uh--[He needs a second with that last part. He can't even decide if this is a comment he should sulk about. He's currently leaning toward yes.]
We're...fine? I mean, we've only talked a few times. It's not a big deal or anything.
[Sure, in those few times they've talked about heavy topics like family and loss and grief and mutually given each other assistance in difficult situations, but it's fine. The f-word is serious business okay.]
[Being teased by teens .... a terrible fate. Life is hard when you're an old man and a loner and nobody understands.]
...Now that you mention it, they are kind of similar, aren't they. Heh. Guess your first team never does leave you, even if you don't stay together.
[That's a little more maudlin of a thought than he'd intended, honestly, but before he can back this train up into some bad joke to lighten the mood again, Ruby says that last part and takes all the casually irreverent wind out of his sails. Because, honestly:]
Hey, we made it to this place together, didn't we? How could I not be doing alright, huh?
[Okay, maybe there's the like ... decade+ he's spent being various flavors of not okay despite her general existence! ...But he does genuinely mean it. As long as his family is in Trench, he can handle anything it throws at him. Maybe someday Yang will even make it to this side of the sea, and he doesn't need to have this nagging ache of something missing in this new life they've settled into. Still, nothing in life has really been ideal since STRQ fell apart. He has learned to cling fast to whatever small blessings he can, over the years.]
Maybe a little- Hope this doesn't mean that I have a type.
[She gives a little grin.]
We did! And I don't know- I just worry about you like I do for everyone in the family and team.
I know as long as we all stick together we'll end up just fine here or anyone. But I'm always glad when we end up getting additional members of the family too. You know?
[Have you seen Qrow's standards for getting attached to people, they mostly don't exist beyond "be nice to him".
He puts an arm around her shoulder at that last part, pulling her in close as he lets their foreheads gently bump.]
Fair enough. But I'm okay, kiddo. Better than.
[Trench has been the first time in years he hasn't felt overwhelmed by responsibility or beaten down by powerlessness. It's been relaxing, to say the least.]
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[Does he have the energy to even ask if she still means "taxes" or if she means actual taxes. Does she really not realize he sleeps around. Please send help. His face is in his hands.]
I have been around the block, you know.
[A half-hearted protest. What's the use, honestly.]
...But yeah. If we have one, sure. You'll be the first invited.
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[Sorry Qrow, so sorry.]
That'd be great! But only when you're comfortable with your new buddy. I don't want you to think I don't think you can make friends on your own.
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[his crops are withering here, Ruby. he's dying, squirtle.]
Uh--[He needs a second with that last part. He can't even decide if this is a comment he should sulk about. He's currently leaning toward yes.]
We're...fine? I mean, we've only talked a few times. It's not a big deal or anything.
[Sure, in those few times they've talked about heavy topics like family and loss and grief and mutually given each other assistance in difficult situations, but it's fine. The f-word is serious business okay.]
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[He should probably sulk. She is definitely teasing him about this.]
A couple times is good. You don't just end up bffs over night. Even I had to work to get as far as I did with Weiss.
And you know Ange of course.
I'm just happy you're doing alright here. Give me that- That's all a niece can ask for.
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[Being teased by teens .... a terrible fate. Life is hard when you're an old man and a loner and nobody understands.]
...Now that you mention it, they are kind of similar, aren't they. Heh. Guess your first team never does leave you, even if you don't stay together.
[That's a little more maudlin of a thought than he'd intended, honestly, but before he can back this train up into some bad joke to lighten the mood again, Ruby says that last part and takes all the casually irreverent wind out of his sails. Because, honestly:]
Hey, we made it to this place together, didn't we? How could I not be doing alright, huh?
[Okay, maybe there's the like ... decade+ he's spent being various flavors of not okay despite her general existence! ...But he does genuinely mean it. As long as his family is in Trench, he can handle anything it throws at him. Maybe someday Yang will even make it to this side of the sea, and he doesn't need to have this nagging ache of something missing in this new life they've settled into. Still, nothing in life has really been ideal since STRQ fell apart. He has learned to cling fast to whatever small blessings he can, over the years.]
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[She gives a little grin.]
We did! And I don't know- I just worry about you like I do for everyone in the family and team.
I know as long as we all stick together we'll end up just fine here or anyone. But I'm always glad when we end up getting additional members of the family too. You know?
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[Have you seen Qrow's standards for getting attached to people, they mostly don't exist beyond "be nice to him".
He puts an arm around her shoulder at that last part, pulling her in close as he lets their foreheads gently bump.]
Fair enough. But I'm okay, kiddo. Better than.
[Trench has been the first time in years he hasn't felt overwhelmed by responsibility or beaten down by powerlessness. It's been relaxing, to say the least.]