As some of you may be aware, Willow and I are having something of a disagreement. I can assure you the situation is not so dramatic as it may initially sound. I am simply suffering odd effects of my new apparent blood type, which I suspect have been aggravated by the whims of the season.
[ He ripped a man's throat out with his teeth. ]
I do sincerely apologize to anyone made uncomfortable by the issue [ read: the way he has looked at Ange and Sayo ] and I will certainly be investigating a longer-term solution, in the name of caution.
Do feel free to contact me here while I am away. [ Not that he's salty or anything. ]
[Hello, your local birb is upsetti about this whole situation. And kind of upset he didn't know anything about the situation until now, but first things first:]
[ It's the please that gives him pause. Ozpin, who has found himself low on both dignity and patience today, glares at the screen for a long beat. Then he sighs. ]
We can discuss it. Meet me at the shop on the corner. At your convenience, of course. [ s a l t ]
If it doesn't, you'll have me with you no matter what.
I'm not afraid of you.
[More pointedly, he is afraid of someone getting too happy with the power they wielded. Just because she could do a thing didn't mean that she should.]
Since she's banned you, I feel like she's banned me as well. Wherever you go, I'm going too.
[ For a long moment, he does not reply. But if Oscar looks, he will find the tangle of emotion: it would be so easy to feed from him. Ozpin is a threat because Oscar would let him be. To remain in proximity with him, at the exclusion of everyone else, does truly feel like a danger to his self-control. He does not want to make use of Oscar's loyalty that way.
What he says is: ]
Thank you, Oscar. I will bear it in mind and let you know what I intend next.
[ Oscar knows him well enough: it's a stall. He needs time and distance to consider this. (He needs to shut himself away.) ]
Oz- I'm sorry for everything going on. I'm going talk to Willow and the others about this. But we're going to get you back in the house as soon as possible.
I'm kind of thinking of shorter term possibilities though- Ange's grandpa apparently had like special locks on his door that it made it harder for people to get in. I think we could always like do those in reverse so it's harder for you to get out? And we could like bar the windows. It's not like you live your library room much anyways. It'll be like a staycation!
I doubt that degree of caution will be wholly necessary, Ruby. But if it would bring comfort to some residents [ sOmE rEsIdEnTs ] perhaps you can speak with Ange about emulating her grandfather's space.
I know- I know. I just I don't want you out of the house especially when we don't know how to help you. But I don't want to cause a huge fight by ignoring what the others want.
It's just a temporary thing. But I can ask for some details and see if we can put something together.
Oz. You got kicked out of the house. That's kind of a big deal. Not in like a world ending danger sort of way. But in like a family dynamics sort of way. WE ARE GETTING YOU BACK IN HERE SO WE CAN HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY FAMILY YOU HEAR ME!?
But this.. this, she can't help. Especially since Ange has absolutely zero idea about Ozpin's fun morning visit. ]
I would have appreciated a heads up.
It's one thing if I have to deal with it, but it's another entirely when poor Shannon has to. She's only just gotten here, and she's already been through enough. I can't imagine how startled she must've been.
I understand, Ange, and I do apologize. I'd not realized how my behavior might seem to those unaware of the underlying issue.
[ He did not intend to seem horny. Or, you know, to be caught at all. ]
Please rest assured it is seems to be nothing more than a quirk of blood magic. I seem to have developed a heightened awareness for individuals of certain blood types, which has caught me repeatedly by surprise.
[ Ange hesitates a little before she types. It shows in the way the next messages show up much more slowly. ]
Don't get me wrong. I trust you. If Ruby trusts you, then so do I. [ And it's not like Ozpin has ever done anything that bad during her long stay in the house - other than their awkward initial date-encounter, anyway. ] But I also believe this place is fully capable of messing with our minds. None of us are exempt that. This could escalate into it really messing with your mind even further.
I'm not just saying that for other people's safety, but for your own as well. If it's got to do with our new blood, then there's got to be some way to stop it.
[ He is quiet a long moment to consider this. It's... a level-headed response, he will admit.
So, for the first time, he provides actual information on the situation. ]
The issue first arose in response to a serious injury. It may simply be an overzealous instinct towards defense and healing, perhaps worsened by the season. That is why I thought it best to wait and see.
We all have a great deal to learn about living with these new changes, after all.
[ She will give Ozpin that, at least. Though it already having escalated to creepy old man looks is.. a little problematic, Ange thinks, as someone on the receiving end. ]
We also don't know how rapidly these things could go badly though. I guess I'm just trying to say-- have someone around who can check on you. [ You know, despite the whole 'kicked out of the house' situation, but surely Oz has some friends outside of the people who live here?
.. surely? ]
I don't think we can always trust our own minds and judgements in this place without second opinion. And if everyone is already losing it at this point, I really don't want to see what kind of chaos ensues if you did go full feral vampire.
[Willow sees this and tries to start more than one reply -
Hey, remember that time you promised you'd stop lying?
Nope. Delete.
Something of a disagreement? Like, the ethics of blood drinking and staring at your housemates because you kind of want to bite them too?
No, don't like that one either. Delete.
Check the mirror, Pinocchio! Your nose
A world of no. Delete.
Finally,
If you had just told me the truth, we could have
No. What's the point?
In the end, she sends absolutely nothing. The confrontation with Ozpin and Faith left her more shaken than she wants or has the time to acknowledge and process, and the fighting here is somehow even worse. So she tells herself Ozpin's not himself, and it's better not to engage so she can focus more on finding a way to get him back to normal instead.
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[ He ripped a man's throat out with his teeth. ]
I do sincerely apologize to anyone made uncomfortable by the issue [ read: the way he has looked at Ange and Sayo ] and I will certainly be investigating a longer-term solution, in the name of caution.
Do feel free to contact me here while I am away. [ Not that he's salty or anything. ]
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i know another place you could stay
[Break will do him this favor, he's sure of it.]
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[ He is not particularly in the mood for further blows to his pride. ]
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away from most of the town so you don't have to worry, but you wouldn't be alone with whatever's going on either
[. . .]
please
[Oz, of all people, knows Qrow does not say that word lightly. This is practically an upfront admission of being worried about him.]
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We can discuss it. Meet me at the shop on the corner. At your convenience, of course. [ s a l t ]
to action?
i’ll be there in ten
[A beat. Then:]
thanks oz
[Is that TWO social niceties in one comment chain. What now.]
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This is your Home.
You shouldn't have to leave your own Home because Trench is doing weird things to you.
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But if I must spend a short span of time away for the comfort of our other residents [ VERY POINTED ] I am willing to do so.
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I'm not afraid of you.
[More pointedly, he is afraid of someone getting too happy with the power they wielded. Just because she could do a thing didn't mean that she should.]
Since she's banned you, I feel like she's banned me as well. Wherever you go, I'm going too.
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What he says is: ]
Thank you, Oscar. I will bear it in mind and let you know what I intend next.
[ Oscar knows him well enough: it's a stall. He needs time and distance to consider this. (He needs to shut himself away.) ]
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Just keep me in the loop. That's all I ask.
[In the meanwhile, he's learning from watching Qrow and will be keeping an eye on Oz as discreetly as possible in Bird Mode.]
text;
I'm going talk to Willow and the others about this.
But we're going to get you back in the house as soon as possible.
I'm kind of thinking of shorter term possibilities though-
Ange's grandpa apparently had like special locks on his door that it made it harder for people to get in. I think we could always like do those in reverse so it's harder for you to get out?
And we could like bar the windows.
It's not like you live your library room much anyways.
It'll be like a staycation!
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Lovely. ]
I doubt that degree of caution will be wholly necessary, Ruby. But if it would bring comfort to some residents [ sOmE rEsIdEnTs ] perhaps you can speak with Ange about emulating her grandfather's space.
not here
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I don't want you out of the house especially when we don't know how to help you.
But I don't want to cause a huge fight by ignoring what the others want.
It's just a temporary thing.
But I can ask for some details and see if we can put something together.
Just be safe-
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And I maintain that I am not particularly in need of help.
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You got kicked out of the house.
That's kind of a big deal.
Not in like a world ending danger sort of way.
But in like a family dynamics sort of way.
WE ARE GETTING YOU BACK IN HERE SO WE CAN HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY FAMILY
YOU HEAR ME!?
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It seems unlikely the disagreement will last long.
Try not to be too troubled by it, Ruby.
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But this.. this, she can't help. Especially since Ange has absolutely zero idea about Ozpin's fun morning visit. ]
I would have appreciated a heads up.
It's one thing if I have to deal with it, but it's another entirely when poor Shannon has to. She's only just gotten here, and she's already been through enough. I can't imagine how startled she must've been.
[ The irony. ]
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[ He did not intend to seem horny. Or, you know, to be caught at all. ]
Please rest assured it is seems to be nothing more than a quirk of blood magic. I seem to have developed a heightened awareness for individuals of certain blood types, which has caught me repeatedly by surprise.
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Don't get me wrong. I trust you. If Ruby trusts you, then so do I. [ And it's not like Ozpin has ever done anything that bad during her long stay in the house - other than their awkward initial date-encounter, anyway. ] But I also believe this place is fully capable of messing with our minds. None of us are exempt that. This could escalate into it really messing with your mind even further.
I'm not just saying that for other people's safety, but for your own as well. If it's got to do with our new blood, then there's got to be some way to stop it.
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So, for the first time, he provides actual information on the situation. ]
The issue first arose in response to a serious injury. It may simply be an overzealous instinct towards defense and healing, perhaps worsened by the season. That is why I thought it best to wait and see.
We all have a great deal to learn about living with these new changes, after all.
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[ She will give Ozpin that, at least. Though it already having escalated to creepy old man looks is.. a little problematic, Ange thinks, as someone on the receiving end. ]
We also don't know how rapidly these things could go badly though. I guess I'm just trying to say-- have someone around who can check on you. [ You know, despite the whole 'kicked out of the house' situation, but surely Oz has some friends outside of the people who live here?
.. surely? ]
I don't think we can always trust our own minds and judgements in this place without second opinion. And if everyone is already losing it at this point, I really don't want to see what kind of chaos ensues if you did go full feral vampire.
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(not here, and in the right spot this time)
Hey, remember that time you promised you'd stop lying?
Nope. Delete.
Something of a disagreement? Like, the ethics of blood drinking and staring at your housemates because you kind of want to bite them too?
No, don't like that one either. Delete.
Check the mirror, Pinocchio! Your nose
A world of no. Delete.
Finally,
If you had just told me the truth, we could have
No. What's the point?
In the end, she sends absolutely nothing. The confrontation with Ozpin and Faith left her more shaken than she wants or has the time to acknowledge and process, and the fighting here is somehow even worse. So she tells herself Ozpin's not himself, and it's better not to engage so she can focus more on finding a way to get him back to normal instead.
She still wants to help him.]