A/N: This one's a little long (around 70 words over?), but i just didn't feel like cutting it shorter today. Meh.
Let me know what you think!
Of Complacency and Conspiracies
Day 9: Nothing
"Okay, here's the next plan," Ruby explained, determined.
Pyrrha could hear crinkling on the younger's end- probably her flipping through the pages of her ridiculous binder. The redhead chuckled as she unpacked her bag, balancing her phone between her shoulder and ear. "Ruby, you never told me- why did you decide to get them together now?" The question had been bothering her for quite a while now. This month was undoubtedly Nora's busiest in the season, due to the fast-approaching show. Pyrrha knew that the girl wasn't even talking to Ren much these days- she kept receiving texts from the girl the moment she came home, saying that she was going to bed. Rehearsal and prep was exhausting. "Dress and tech rehearsals are almost here. Is something happening at the end of the month to make the deadline?"
She heard the girl huff impatiently on the other end. "Pyrrha, am I sensing that you don't trust me?" Ruby teased.
"It's not that," Pyrrha laughed, opening up her laptop to finish up a few emails, along with a meal plan for a new client to finish up. "It's just that, I think waiting till after the show might be better-"
"Nope."
"But-"
"Nope."
"Don't you think-"
"Nope. Just trust me, Pyrrha."
She sighed. "Alright," she finally conceded. Ruby was always far too stubborn to be argued with. "What did you want to try?"
"Trivia night!" the girl chirped excitedly on the other end.
Pyrrha frowned. "Well… we do that every month." It was true- their favourite dive bar in the area, Crow Bar, liked to host boys-versus-girls-versus-others trivia night once a month. Those evenings were one of the few occasions Pyrrha allowed herself to drink without worrying about any repercussions. It was always far too rowdy of an affair to be sober during them, anyways. "What's so special this time?"
She heard Ruby tsk in the background. "There's a doubles tournament, Pyrrha! Winners get free drinks on top of bragging rights!"
The redhead winced at the thought. Was she really going to have to look Ren in the eyes and tell him to team up with Nora, of all people, for trivia? While she adored her best friend more than anything- she honestly couldn't even imagine life without Nora by her side- Nora's usual contribution to their monthly team was to rile up the other teams and shout false answers to trick people. It was usually Pyrrha, Weiss and Blake who were in charge of actually figuring out the answers for their squad. Halfway through, they'd lose Nora after she'd go pick up another pitcher, and… yeah, it was never pretty. Hilarious, but not pretty.
"Well," Pyrrha murmured, "the topic isn't exactly romantic usually…"
"Ooh, but this week it is!" Ruby practically squealed. "Yang talked to Fox to secretly add a category of romantic stuff, and he agreed."
Instantly, the redhead sighed again, pinching the bridge of her nose. If Fox was involved… god, it was going to be a mess. The boy was hilarious, but he wasn't exactly subtle. If Ren didn't get up and leave, utterly scandalized, they could probably count it as a win. "Alright, then," she agreed at last. "Who else is coming?"
"Yang and me, Sun's bringing Blake, I heard that Neptune's been trying to convince Weiss to join, but she's refusing since he's not even involved in our plan and so we can't spy with him around, and you and Jaune!"
The thought of bringing the blond made Pyrrha's heart leap for a moment, but just as quickly as her hopes rose, they were crushed again. "Jaune never shows up to them," she said ruefully. "Otherwise, I'd probably know him better by now."
"But he'll show up to this one, or I'll hunt him down and make him show up!" came the cheery response. Suddenly, she added, "Wait, you're getting along, right? I know we definitely stuck you together, and it wasn't exactly your choice, but-"
"He's fine, Ruby," Pyrrha chuckled. "He's sweet."
"Yup!" She could just imagine Ruby beaming. "I knew you two would be a good match. You like taking care of people, and Jaune's- well, he's kind of a handful."
That made the redhead laugh aloud. "I don't mind, it's been fun. I just wish we were better at getting Nora and Ren to actually meet up during the day."
"Pfft it's all good," she heard the younger wave off the concern. "We've still got time."
For what?
"See you later!" And with that, Pyrrha was left looking at her emails, her workspace eerily silent once more.
Well, hopefully this plan will give us more results than the last two. Regardless, she felt a pit of excitement bubble up within her. This would be fun.
