Ruby and Yang, alongside several other students, walk out of the ship and head down the paved path to the front of the school.
"Wow..." Said Hope, Yang, Ruby and Emily. "The view from Vale's got nothing on this!" Said Yang. "Vale?" Asked Hope. "It's were we all boarded the ships from" Said Yang. "Ah" Said Hope. "Ohmygosh, guys! That kid's got a collapsible staff! And she's got a fire sword! Ow! Ooww!" Shouted Ruby. "Aren't all staffs collapse?" Asked Hope. "Not the infection kind" Said Emily. "Easy there, little sister. They're just weapons" Said Yang. "'Just weapons'? They're an extension of ourselves! They're a part of us! Oh, they're so cool!" Declared Ruby. "Well, why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?" Asked Yang, before Ruby change Crescent Rose into its scythe mode. "Of course I'm happy with Crescent Rose! I just really like seeing new ones. It's like meeting new people, but better..." Said Ruby. "That's better then making friends? No way" Said Hope. "What do you mean?" Asked Ruby. "Making friends is one of the best things anyone can ever do" Said Hope. "Well, speaking of friends... my friends are here. Gotta go catch up. 'Kay, see ya, bye!" Said Yang, as she ran off with some people. "Wait, where are you going?! Are we supposed to go to our dorms? Where are our dorms? Do we have dorms? I don't know what I'm doing..." Said Ruby.
Ruby falls backwards into a luggage cart, sending cases flying. Someone is standing over her.
"What are you doing?!" Asked a girl in white. "Uh, sorry" Said Ruby, as she stood up. "Sorry?! Do you have any idea of the damage you could have caused?" Asked the girl in white. "Uuhhh..." Said Ruby. "Give me that! This is Dust - mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!" Shouted the girl in white. "Dust? You people collect dust? You people need jebus" Said Hope "What are you, stupid?" Asked the girl in white. "What's your name?" "Agh! My name is Weiss!" Shouted Weiss. "Weiss? Well, White, Blanc, Shiro, Hvítur, Keʻokeʻo, Abyad, Báisè, Bílý. I honestly don't know you" Said Hope, as Emily started smelling the dust. "What... What did you just call me!?" Asked Weiss. "In order? White, white, white, white, white, white, white and white. I just did it in eight different languages" Said Hope. "Why you!" Shouted Weiss.
Emily, who had been smelling more and more of the different dusts to her face, finally sneezes, which erupts into a full-blown explosion of flame, snowflakes, and electricity right onto Weiss and Hope. The bottle she was sniffing flies over the courtyard and at the feet of a girl reading a book, who picks it up and notices the Schnee Dust Company logo on the side as she reads from a book and looks over at the scene.
"Unbelievable!" Shouted Weiss. "I'm really, really sorry" Said Emily. "Ugh, you complete dolt! What are you even doing here? Aren't you three a little young to be attending Beacon? This isn't your ordinary combat school. It's not just sparring and practice, you know! We're here to fight monsters, so... watch where you're going!" "Hey, I said I was sorry, princess!" Shouted Ruby. "It's heiress, actually. Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world" Said the girl reading a book. "Finally! Some recognition!" Declared Weiss. "Rrrrrecognition!" Declared Hope, causing Ruby to chuckle. "The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners" Said the girl with the book. "Oh, I think that means I can hit her in the face!" Declared Hope. "Honestly, it's your choice" Said the girl reading a book. "But, before I do, mind if I borrow that, and ask your name?" Asked Hope. "Ok. My name is Blake Belladonna" Said Blake. "What a nice name" Said Hope, before he took the bottle of dust from Blake, and then looked into her eyes. "You look like someone I know" Said Blake and Weiss. "Someone said my name before. Tell me my name" Said Hope. "Ryoma" Said Blake. "No, his name is Edison!" Shouted Weiss. "You're both wrong, it's Hope. But, that does disturb me. Why would I ever go by the name of a historical warlord or the man who invented electricity?" Asked Hope. Weiss then walked off. "Also, Blake?" Asked Hope. "Yes?" Asked Blake. "I'm sure you can find someone else who will replace him" Said Hope. "No. Never replace him" Said Blake. "Not replace him. And no, we haven't met before to me. I'm just old enough to know eyes like mine" Said Hope. "Ok. Maybe we should talk later" Said Blake, as Hope got out Blake's way, and she walked off. "Wow, Hope. Working your charm on the ladies already" Said Emily. "Sure, charm" Said Hope. "Perhaps we should follow them" Said Ruby. "Well, that may be a good idea" Said Hope, as he, Ruby and Emily followed the crowd.