[ Keeping an eye on him, huh.. If he's leaving the house a lot, then surely he's going to notice it if there's someone following him each time, Ange figures. And stalking someone through those parts of town isn't exactly her favourite thought in the entire world.. ]
.. what do you imagine is going on with him?
[ Willow would know that better than she does, Ange thinks. It's not like she's particularly close with the man, after all, whereas Willow seems to be a lot closer.. ]
I mean, not the details of what he's doing. Rather.. why you think he's doing it. What exactly you think is causing him to be 'weird'.
Yeah, let's not get into the details of what he's doing with the Night Walkers... kinda don't need the mental image, thanks.
[As far as Willow has noticed, he isn't leaving the house a whole lot, at least not during the day, and this was the first time she had actually caught him sneaking out.]
I'm not sure what's going on. I don't even have any real theories at this point, but something's definitely up. I just wish he'd tell us so we could help instead of all this sneaking around.
[ Ange's voice trails off. Like she's already trying to start some mental analysis on all of this, despite them really not knowing all that much. But Willow seems so genuinely concerned that Ange can't help but want to think along here. ]
That's how those old men usually are, I think. [ She sure knows some other examples who are just like that. ] It's either that they're too prideful to admit to something, or they think it's something they should leave people younger than them outside of.. even though that just makes everyone worry more in the end.
Yeah... Ozpin's got a lot of secrets. I think some of it might be just because, you know, old habits die hard. Maybe he doesn't want to burden us, maybe he thinks he can handle it by himself, but it still worries me, you know?
For starters, he's our friend, and obviously, I don't want to see him get hurt, but it also kind of tends to spill over to the rest of us too, and I don't want that to happen either.
[ If what Ruby told her is anything to go by, then it sure does seem to be an old habit on Ozpin's part.. In that case it isn't too surprising that he'd rather sneak out for some sort of skeevy business rather than talk to someone. ]
Hey, careful with throwing around that f-word.
[ Yes, friend. Friend is the f-word. She's a tsundere, Willow, please give her heart some space here! ]
.. I get what you mean though. The last thing I want is for everyone from Remnant in this house to start to freak out over something. [ Because that's usually what happens when something happens to one of them.. ] Maybe it'd be easier to ask one of them for help. They know him the best. Maybe Qrow might be able to get something out of him.
[ After all, he's the resident Remnant adult aside from Ozpin. ]
[ There's still some caution in that word, using 'hopefully' instead of 'of course'.. Because Ange knows how wild Trench can be at this point, if November was any indication. They never can know for sure whether or not something is going on that's completely going over their heads. ]
It might even be easier if it's something this place is doing to him, rather than just some personal weirdness. At least that means it should be fading by next month. [ Because most things here don't seem to last that long. ]
What kind of blood does he have? [ Apparently she didn't know - but then again, it's not like Ange is actively going around and asking people about it, unless they happen to mention it to her first. ] Do we know more people with that type of blood? Otherwise we might just not have the necessary comparison material.
He's a Vileblood - I know a few others, like Tara. She's not -
[Okay, Tara has been acting a little odd. She seems a little distracted lately, and sometimes says strange things like she's been lost in thought and just says what's on her mind instead of following the conversation. It's still not like Ozpin's behaviour.]
And Ange is just smart enough to pick up on it. Not the same thing, huh, Willow. And while Ange doesn't want to dig too deep into potential problems that are meant to be between people from the same world only, she can't help but figure.. ]
But.. you do think something is slightly off about her too, even if it's something different entirely? I mean, there could be a link somehow.
[Willow shrugs a little. Tara has been a little different since her arrival in Trench, but most of it is easily dismissed as a combination of the effects blood magic has had on her and trauma.]
A little - I think it's just everything that's been going on. I'm sure she'll be okay. It's not really anything like what going on with Ozpin, so I don't think it's connected.
[ That brief hesitation is mostly since Ange isn't entirely sure if Willow is an objective judge of that, given who's involved.. but on the other hand, she seems pretty close to Ozpin too, so maybe that kind of balances it out. ]
I'll ask around to see if anyone else has been noticing weird blood effects like that, just in case.
Yeah, I'm sure. I mean, I'm still keeping an eye, but a lot of it just seems to be the way her blood magic manifested. It's just a matter of figuring out how to control it - kind of like back when Ruby kept turning into blocks of ice.
Yeah, if you can ask around, that's probably a good place to start too. We probably shouldn't discount the possibility that whatever this is is affecting more than just Oz.
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.. what do you imagine is going on with him?
[ Willow would know that better than she does, Ange thinks. It's not like she's particularly close with the man, after all, whereas Willow seems to be a lot closer.. ]
I mean, not the details of what he's doing. Rather.. why you think he's doing it. What exactly you think is causing him to be 'weird'.
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[As far as Willow has noticed, he isn't leaving the house a whole lot, at least not during the day, and this was the first time she had actually caught him sneaking out.]
I'm not sure what's going on. I don't even have any real theories at this point, but something's definitely up. I just wish he'd tell us so we could help instead of all this sneaking around.
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[ Ange's voice trails off. Like she's already trying to start some mental analysis on all of this, despite them really not knowing all that much. But Willow seems so genuinely concerned that Ange can't help but want to think along here. ]
That's how those old men usually are, I think. [ She sure knows some other examples who are just like that. ] It's either that they're too prideful to admit to something, or they think it's something they should leave people younger than them outside of.. even though that just makes everyone worry more in the end.
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For starters, he's our friend, and obviously, I don't want to see him get hurt, but it also kind of tends to spill over to the rest of us too, and I don't want that to happen either.
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Hey, careful with throwing around that f-word.
[ Yes, friend. Friend is the f-word. She's a tsundere, Willow, please give her heart some space here! ]
.. I get what you mean though. The last thing I want is for everyone from Remnant in this house to start to freak out over something. [ Because that's usually what happens when something happens to one of them.. ] Maybe it'd be easier to ask one of them for help. They know him the best. Maybe Qrow might be able to get something out of him.
[ After all, he's the resident Remnant adult aside from Ozpin. ]
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The smile can be heard in her voice after that f-word remark.]
Yeah, maybe. I think Ruby's willing to help too. I mean, between all of us, we should be able to figure out and figure out how best to help, right?
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[ There's still some caution in that word, using 'hopefully' instead of 'of course'.. Because Ange knows how wild Trench can be at this point, if November was any indication. They never can know for sure whether or not something is going on that's completely going over their heads. ]
It might even be easier if it's something this place is doing to him, rather than just some personal weirdness. At least that means it should be fading by next month. [ Because most things here don't seem to last that long. ]
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I - I don't think this is just like the weird blood type thing, though. I mean, other people would be acting weird too, right?
[Once again, she's being dragged to a place of trying not to think about other people she knows with the same blood type being similarly affected.]
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What kind of blood does he have? [ Apparently she didn't know - but then again, it's not like Ange is actively going around and asking people about it, unless they happen to mention it to her first. ] Do we know more people with that type of blood? Otherwise we might just not have the necessary comparison material.
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[Okay, Tara has been acting a little odd. She seems a little distracted lately, and sometimes says strange things like she's been lost in thought and just says what's on her mind instead of following the conversation. It's still not like Ozpin's behaviour.]
She's not going through the same thing at all.
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And Ange is just smart enough to pick up on it. Not the same thing, huh, Willow. And while Ange doesn't want to dig too deep into potential problems that are meant to be between people from the same world only, she can't help but figure.. ]
But.. you do think something is slightly off about her too, even if it's something different entirely? I mean, there could be a link somehow.
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A little - I think it's just everything that's been going on. I'm sure she'll be okay. It's not really anything like what going on with Ozpin, so I don't think it's connected.
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[ That brief hesitation is mostly since Ange isn't entirely sure if Willow is an objective judge of that, given who's involved.. but on the other hand, she seems pretty close to Ozpin too, so maybe that kind of balances it out. ]
I'll ask around to see if anyone else has been noticing weird blood effects like that, just in case.
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Yeah, if you can ask around, that's probably a good place to start too. We probably shouldn't discount the possibility that whatever this is is affecting more than just Oz.