Author Notes: So, been reading The Writer Games by CollegeFool and Coeur and I'm like "I got ideas, I'll suggest some'. And I do, but then I'm like "I got ideas, I'll write them." Lets see what I can do, lets see how tough it is.
My Prompt: RWBY meets cyberpunk
Concept: Technological advanced enough that the Grim are a much smaller problem, but that hasn't made the world a better place.
Jaune is a little punk whlives in a rough neighborhood. He wants to be a big time gangster, but after pulling a job with Torchwick he gets finds a secret and starts getting hunted by everyone.
City of Vale, a harsh city with major corporations controlling stuff, the white fang is still a terrorist group (fauni looked down upon like mutants), and many citizens having to get by through criminal enterprises, like one Jaune Arc
Jaune Arc has to take care of his seven sisters (actually street kids he has taken in), but he still has some of that pride thing so he wants to be a big time gangster. So he goes looking for work with Junior who doesn't really take him seriously (not helped by his unimpressive flirting with the twins) but they do keep him around.
Then one Torchwick comes looking for people, and Junior a little shorthanded since some blonde PI came and busted up the place so Jaune has a chance at the big time.
They are going to rob some shipment from an Schnee Company thing, with Jaune driving the getaway vehicle. But shit goes wrong, the goods are loaded on the truck but then the Schnee specialist comes (glad they came up with the term for alternate huntsmen) and tear up, forcing Jaune to flee with the goods by himself while everyone scatters.
Ends up crashing the truck somewhere after losing his pursuers, and that leads to the box opening, and revealing a girl inside. Our favourite robot Penny.
Since he didn't sign up for kidnapping, needs to avoid the specialists, and Penny seems innocent he flees with her and hides her.
This leads into the bigger plot. The Schnee's want Penny back, and Roman wants his product back, and the White Fang are just dicks, so after dealing with attacks from them Jaune finds himself roped up with the resistance/social reform group led by Ozpin, known on the internet as the great and powerful oz. And further adventure that lead to the lovable goofball pulled into this chaotic world, with Penny at his side as maybe a reverse conscience. Maybe stop the whole aura draining project to make robot army.
Self Impressions: Ya, it is tough. This really this feels mostly like the beginning of the story and I admit I have no clear idea how to end it. I mean I can imagine a whole bunch of little scenes and how the characters fit into this new setting while keeping most of their personalities intact.
Like the White Fang being very close nit with Velvet and Sun part of it too, mostly for personal protection (low men on the totem pole, mostly just live in the same neighbourhoods).
With no hunter schools Yang becomes a private eye, searching for her mother who was a specialist who disappeared while doing odd jobs around the city. And to keep Ruby away from their drunk father she has her live with her. And instead of being a weapons nut Ruby is a hacker.
And with any cyberpunk setting there would be quite a few cyborgs. Mercury with rocket legs, Weiss with a metal skeleton, Neo able to speak through an electronic voice thingy, many things.
So ya, lots of ideas for the worldbuidling but not to much for story. Have to work on that for the next one.