A uniformed, sleeping Jaune Arc with his head resting in his hands while a constantly-zooming and fast-talking Professor Bartholomew Oobleck is in the middle of his hyperactive lecture, educating Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, Pyrrha Nikos, Velvet Scarlatina, Hope and Emily.
"This is prior to the Faunus Rights Revolution, more popularly known as the Faunus War!" Declared Oobleck, as he zooms up to the front of the class and the map covered in papers behind his desk. "Humankind was quite, quite adamant about centralizing Faunus population in Menagerie!" Declared Oobleck, as he points at the map of said-area with his stick, then zooms off to the side for a sip of his coffee before appearing in front of the desk. "Now! While this must feel like ancient history to many of you, it is imperative to remember that these are relatively recent events! Why, the repercussions of the uprising can still be seen to this day!" Declared Oobleck, as he zooms around the classroom more, sipping his coffee again before continuing to zoom and talk. "Now! Have any among you been subjugated or discriminated because of your Faunus heritage?" Asked Oobleck.
Some of the silhouetted students raise their hands. Velvet, after a moment, does the same.
"Dreadful, simply dreadful! Remember, students, it is precisely this kind of ignorance that breeds violence!" Declared Oobleck, as he takes another sip of his coffee. "I mean, I mean, I mean just look at what happened to White Fang! Now, which one of you young scallions can tell me what many theorize to be the turning point in the third year of the War?" Asked Oobleck, as a hand is raised. "Yes?" Asked Oobleck. "The battle of Fort Castle. Yeah. Pretty sure that was a turning point" Said Hope. "Precisely! And, who can tell me the advantage the Faunus had over General Lagune's forces?" Asked Oobleck, as he took another sip of his GOD DAMM COFFEE.
Unseen by the professor, Hope accidentally knocks one of his books over, onto Jaune's head, causing him to wake up.
"Hey" Said Jaune. "Sorry" Wispered Hope. "Mr. Arc! Finally contributing to class! This is excellent! Excellent! What is the answer?" Asked Oobleck. "Uhhhh... The answer... The advantage... of the Faunus..." Stuttered Jaune, as he looks behind Oobleck's focused face at Pyrrha, who coughs and motions to her lips as she gives him the answer. "...had over that guy's stuff..." Stuttered Jaune, as he sees Pyrrha cup her hands around her eyes and goes for the most obvious answer. "Uhh... Binoculars!" Declared Jaune.
While Jaune looks pleased with his answer, the class laughs at him and Oobleck back at the front of the class sips his coffee. Pyrrha sighs and slaps a hand to her forehead.
"Very funny, Mr. Arc! Emily! Do you know the actual answer?" Asked Oobleck. "Oh, ah, me? Well, um, it's because of, um, the Faunus have near perfect sight in the dark..." Said Emily, nervously. "And General Lagune was inexperienced, and made the mistake of trying to ambush the Faunus in their sleep. His massive army was outmatched, and the general was captured" Said Blake. "Thanks Blake" Wispered Emily. "Correct, the both of you! Now, class is over. But, could Emily and Jaune Arc stay behind?" Asked Oobleck, as he TOOK ANOTHER SIP OF HIS GOD DAMM COFFEE! SERIOUSLY! THIS IS LIKE ALCOHOL ADDICTION, BUT MORE HEART BEATY.
When the lesson ends, Pyrrha, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren and Hope come out of the classroom, only for Pyrrha and Hope to stop near the doorway.
"You go on ahead. I'll wait for Jaune" Said Pyrrha. "And I'll wait for Emily" Said Hope, as they look back as the after-class talk occurs to the two members of EJNPR.
"You two have been struggling in my class since day one of this class. Now, I don't know if it's a lack of interest for you, mister Arc, or just your, Emily, nervousness, which, after some asking around in the teachers room, is only in my and professor Goodwitch's classes" Said Oobleck, as he takes a long sip of his coffee. "It stops now, ok? You've both worked hard to gain entrance to this school, and we only accept the best of the best, so I expect you to act like it. History is important, gentleman and gentlelady! If you can't learn from it... you're destined to repeat it. Pages fifty-one to ninety-one! I want an essay on my desk by next class! Now! Run along" Said Oobleck.
With that, he zooms out of the classroom and past a waiting Pyrrha in a green and white blur. Jaune comes out first, and Emily behind him. Emily suddenly gets and idea, and runs off, grabbing Jaune's arm and dragging him with her.
"... Well, that just sorta happened to us, I mean, we didn't even participate in that" Said Hope. "It was sort of cool though" Said Pyrrha. "... Sure, if you love watching people run away" Said Hope.
A dejected Jaune and Emily come onto a rooftop of one of the buildings, with a clear view of the glowing green orbs in the central tower of Beacon.
"Emily, I know we're going through hard times right now, but I'm not that depressed" Said Jaune. "Oh, no no no no no! Don't jump, do not jump Jaune!" Shouted Emily, as she pulled him away from the edge. "So, why'd you bring me up here then?" Asked Jaune. "Because. I think we can help each other" Said Emily. "How so?" Asked Jaune. "I could help you train, and you can make me more confident!" Declared Emily. "Emily, I need to tell you something" Said Jaune. "... What is it?" Asked Emily. "I kinda snuck into Beacon..." Said Jaune. "Hey, congrats, so did I. Although, I did it legally" Said Emily. "What do you mean?" Asked Jaune. "Who cares? You're in now. Weather it was the right way or not. Basically, Warera omou, yue ni warera ari" Said Emily. "Warera omu, you knee warera ari?" Asked Jaune. "Oh, yeah, sorry. We think, therefore we are" Said Emily. "What does it mean?" Asked Jaune. "Train me to be a confident person, and I'll tell you" Said Emily. "...Well, nobody can teach someone to be confident. But, someone can be taught to remain calm, no matter what" Said Jaune. "Ah. So I don't need to be confident, but calm?" Asked Emily. "Yes. So what does we think, therefore we are mean?" Asked Jaune. "Heh heh heh. Cogito ergo sum, Jaune. Cogito ergo sum. Now, go get some rest. It's almost lights out" Said Emily, as Jaune went to leave. "Hey, Emily" Said Jaune. "Yeah?" Asked Emily. "You're a good leader" Said Jaune. "... Sure" Said Emily, as Jaune left, and she sat down. "You know, I wouldn't expect to find you up here" Said Hope, as he sat down next to Emily. "Well, it's not like I wanted to be up here. But Oobleck talked to me and I just desided to take Jaune up here. He's teaching me to be calmer, and I'm teaching him how to fight now" Said Emily. "Well, a happy ending then" Said Hope. "Yeah, definitely" Said Emily. "That's a first" Said Hope.