Weiss prided herself on her ability to read people. And by that she means call people out exactly as they are. Or at least, how her mind perceives them.
Ruby: Blissfully ignorant, naive and overall immature, but has a good heart and an unflinching belief of right and wrong.
Blake: Very untrusting, but rightfully so, though her inability to trust new people can get frustrating at times she has a stable cause she holds to.
Yang: A big sister in the best possible ways, but her own immaturity and rough and tumble mentality made her headache inducing.
But if there was one person Weiss was unable to read, it was Yu Narukami. For somebody who prided himself on trusting bonds and working with other people, he himself never really gave away much about himself. He could go from a stoic, mature and responsible individual one minute, to confusingly dense, trolling, and borderline oblivious the next.
It gave Weiss the sense that Yu had more layers than she would have thought. But simultaneously most of his reactions or interactions gave her the impression that he could just be a complete and total idiot that just happened to put on a good image of being more aware of things than he let on. Either way, he was an individual that Weiss had learned to respect for numerous reasons, and wanted to learn more about. So when Yu called Weiss one day to come and see Inaba, she happily agreed.
It gave her a good excuse to work on a report she had planned for her finals before Winter break. With that done and dusted, she'd be able to enjoy her time during the holiday season without bother.
(Plus with Ruby and Yang caught in their Dragon Ball Super binge playing Super Saiyan God every fifteen minutes, it was a welcomed reprieve. Sorry Blake, you'll have to find your own way to make do.)
Weiss soon arrived in Inaba from the train station, finding Yu waiting patiently for her in his own casual attire, with the black zip-up jacket and gray sweatshirt, with white undershirt. He jumped slightly when he first saw her, namely because she was dressed in clothing that looked far different from her standard clothes. She was now dressed in a royal blue button up shirt, with a white jacket that reached her knees, black pants that reached up to her belly button, and a pair of matching heeled, leather boots.
"What?" she asked, catching onto Yu's stunned silence.
"Apologies," Yu replied. "I was just surprised. You're not dressed like a ballerina today."
"Ballerina?" Weiss asked indignantly. "What's that supposed to mean? Are you telling me I typically look like a ballerina?"
"Do you want me to answer that?" Yu asked, causing Weiss to ground her teeth in frustration.
"Well if you must know," Weiss replied, "I thought that it'd be best that I dress how people in your world tend to dress. I've done my research and know your people tend to dress a little more, shall we say, 'restrained' than people on Remnant look. So I just decided since I was going out alone with you today, I might as well not draw as much attention to myself as we tend to do when we're in our... groups. But if it's such a surprise, I might as well change back."
"That's not what I meant," Yu replied. "You look great no matter what you wear. Plus, I like this look on you."
Weiss felt her cheeks heat up, if only briefly. "Thank you," she replied. "So, shall we go? I want to see everything that I can for my report."
"Certainly," Yu replied, holding out an arm for her. Weiss was befuddled for a second, until she realized that he was holding out his arm for her to hook with his own. She felt her face redden again, a bit flustered over the gesture.
"What's wrong?" Yu asked.
"N-nothing," Weiss replied. "It's just... a little formal don't you think?"
"Not so much," Yu replied. "I just figured since we're going out like this, it would only be polite. But if you want, we can just walk normal."
"N-nonsense," Weiss said, grabbing his arm. "You already bothered to do this much, so I might as well."
Weiss was half-expecting some snide comment from Yu as another stab, but he was silent the moment after. Apparently, the conversation was done. The two walked for only a minute, however, before they caught a taxi to take them to the town itself.
Weiss merely jotted down in a notepad for a second, before Yu poked her arm and gestured out the window to a gas station they passed by. "You see that?" he said. "That's where I first encountered Izanami. She was the being that was responsible for every incident that I had after, and also gave me the power to use my Persona."
"Fascinating," Weiss said, jotting down these notes.
Yu wasn't very vocal on the rest of the matter revolving around this 'Izanami' creature, as they finished their drive towards Inaba. From there, Yu pulled Weiss along as they walked through town.
Inaba was certainly... exotic, compared to the places Weiss was used to seeing in Remnant or Ragna's world. Even the cities like Kanzakai or the sights she witnessed in Japan on her visits to Gessen or Hanzo were much more advanced when compared to Inaba. Yosuke certainly wasn't kidding when he referred to Inaba as "out of the way," Weiss had to give him that much credit.
The town was so small Weiss felt like she had seen pretty much the whole thing merely on the drive over. To make matters worse, it had begun to rain, which Weiss had anticipated upon checking the weather earlier that day. Which, what she'd heard from the Investigation Team, was pretty average.
But for some reason, Yu was pretty energized upon getting out of the taxi, pulling Weiss by her hand into the town, which only caused the heiress even more flusterings. Though, she supposed it made sense given his strong connection to the place despite physical appearance alone.
"Come on," he said, "I know a great spot we can go to first. That is, if you're hungry."
"I-I mean, sure," Weiss replied. "I haven't eaten too much today."
"Great," Yu replied. "Come with me."
He lead her by the hand, Weiss keeping pace beside him. She felt greatly self-conscious about this, despite her remarks to be polite to Yu's attempts at being a gentleman. The two passed by a number of individuals on their way to where Yu was indicating, and to all of them, they would look like a couple. To which, Weiss was strongly indignant.
She was a proud Huntress (albeit in training) and an heiress. She was certain that she would never need a male companion in her life. True, she flirted with Neptune and found him attractive, but even she could see it as just a crush. An attraction on nothing more than the physical level.
She wasn't one to just throw herself into a relationship. She wanted to be seen as independently powerful and not somebody's second half.
The two eventually arrived at a small restaurant in the middle of tow, Yu charging his way inside without a second's consideration! "Aika!" Yu declared upon entering the shop. "We require sustenance"!
"Wait!" Weiss said. "Yu Narukami! What in the name of Dust do you think you're-!?"
"Oh, hey Narukami," the waittress said calmly. "Been awhile." Her casual greeting was enough to elicit a confused "huh?" from Weiss.
"So," the waittress said, "you found another one, eh?"
"If by that you mean friend," Yu replied, "then yes. This is Weiss Schnee. Weiss, meet Aika-chan. She is a friend of mine from Yasogami, whose family owns this diner."
"O-oh," Weiss said. "That explains a lot. N-nice to meet you miss."
"Nice to meet you as well, Weiss-chan," Aia replied. "Well, if you two want, you can sit anywhere you like. We're not busy today."
"Sure thing," Yu said, pulling up a chair at the bar counter, with Weiss sitting patiently beside him. Weiss picked up a menu and began pilfering through, with Yu merely watching her go. Apparently he already knew what he was getting, which only made Weiss feel impatient to make a choice since he was waiting on her account.
"Is there anything here that isn't swimming in grease-?" Weiss asked, but upon realizing what she said she clamped a hand over her mouth. She checked for Aika, who was working in the back. "I-I am so sorry," Weiss voiced to nobody in particular, "that was incredibly rude of me."
"Got a patricular taste, don't you Weiss?" Yu asked.
"D-don't make me sound spoiled!" Weiss replied. "In fact, you know what, I'll just get what you're having."
"Really?" Yu asked. "Are you sure about that?"
"Trust me," Weiss replied. "Anything that's good for you, is fine by me."
"Suit yourself," Yu replied. Aika came out of the back that moment, Yu merely giving her a determined nod. Aika reciprocated, and ran into the back. Weiss heard a bizarre number of clanks and hissing from the back, before Aika appeared back out with two massive bowls in hand which she set down in front of both customers! (In a manner that felt very deja vu inducing in Weiss for reasons she couldn't recall.)
Weiss felt her eye twitching in confusion at the sight that lay before her. It was a metric ton of noodles, with a thick, layer of beef sauce, with a fried egg topping the dish. The thing looked like it weighed as much as a bowling ball, and was certainly unlike anything that Weiss would normally desire, let alone subject herself too.
"What in the name of Remnant is that?" she asked.
"That," Yu replied, "is the Aiya Rainy Day Challenge."
He confidently clapped his hands together in a prayer gesture, head lowered and eyes shut, before he went in! Weiss on the other hand was just curious over what in the world she was supposed to do with this thing. But a cursory glance up at Aika, who was looking at her with a cocky grin, prompted Weiss to just throw caution to the win and go for it!
Several minutes later, however, the petite sized heiress felt strong amounts of regret flowing in her veins as her head lay on the counter in defeat. As she presumed, her stomach felt like it was seated with that bowling ball weight uncomfortably nestled inside, causing her to groan in actual pain. And she had barely even made a sizable dent in the "food" that was sitting in front of her.
Yu on the other hand looked mighty contented. While he had eaten more than Weiss, he still had a hearty portion left in his bowl too. He calmly lay his chopsticks next to his bowl, putting up his hands again as he thanked Aia for the meal.
"I would be happy if you would wrap my bowl up for me," he said, Aia giving him a "peace" gesture in response.
"Would Weiss-chan like hers to-go, too?" Aika asked.
"Not this side of the Abyss," Weiss replied in a half-dead gasp.
"Wrap hers up for me too," Yu replied, Aika delivering another peace sign. They wisely left the food to be picked up later, as Yu acted as Weiss's crutch as she was almost carried out of the shop.
"So you mind telling me," Weiss asked, "why you would subject me to a fate that makes me feel like my stomach is about to pop like a balloon?"
"That's a place my team and I frequented," Yu said. "We would go there often to discuss cases related to our investigation. It's a favorite hangout spot for everyone from Yasogami. Plus, Aika is a great host."
"Yeah," Weiss replied. "Looking back on it, she was very polite and courteous. I wish I could've left her a tip."
"We can do that when I go back for the food," Yu replied. "Do you feel like you can walk?"
Weiss scoffed as she took a few paces away from Yu and flipped her ponytail. "I can manage just fine on my own," she said. "Wherever you go, I go."
"If you say so," Yu replied, gesturing for her to follow. Even as he did, however, he grabbed her hand again.
Weiss was close to recoiling and yanking her hand away. But for some reason found herself unable to. She genuinely deemed it as rude in her head and merely just let him be as he would. The two walked down the Central Shopping District, passing by the number of shops that Yu pointed out to Weiss that he went to number of times to help out or purchase items for his investigation. He even stopped by a nearby alleyway to point out something else of interest.
"This is where I entered the Velvet Room in the daytime," Yu said. "The entryway doesn't appear to be open now, but if Elizabeth or Marie are anything to go off of, I'd think it's still around from time to time."
Weiss jotted this down eagerly on her notepad. She was making note of everything that Yu told her, but this one really stuck out. Later on down the road, they passed by the Amagi Inn.
"So this is Yukiko's family inn, eh?" Weiss observed, making a note of it in her notepad. She scowled slightly as she recalled how Yukiko had gotten kidnapped.
"It must've been awful for her," Weiss said. "Being trapped in that TV World."
"But you see she's doing fine," Yu replied. "And according to her, it felt almost like a dream. Same thing goes for Kanji, Naoto, and Rise."
"I suppose," Weiss replied. "Still can't help but feel bad."
"Of course," Yu replied. "You're sympathizing. But you know how strong they are now that they've come past it."
"Right," Weiss said proudly. The matter was dropped for a moment, until they passed by the area leading up to Yasogami High. "So this is," Weiss began, "or rather, was your school?"
"Yes," Yu replied. He looked around curiously for a moment, before looking up at the telephone pole. "And that's where one of the victims was found."
Weiss looked up in the direction that Weiss indicated. "Really?" Weiss asked.
"Yeah," Yu said, appearing with a rather firm expression on his face. One that had a deep pondering, recollecting the past experiences he had. "Yosuke's senpai, Saki Konishi. The two had been close, at least Yosuke thought so. And he became really hurt when he heard she was dead."
Weiss looked back and forth between Yu and the pole again. She gained a saddened expression as she heard this brought to her. She recalled something about Yosuke having a connection with one of the victims, but she never considered how he actually felt about it.
Yosuke frustrated Weiss so much that it became impossible for her to ever consider his feelings on many things. She never considered how he thought or cared about things, totally failing to be the better person she hoped to be in relation to him. The two just had such a tendancy to bounce off of each other from their different lifestyles Weiss was just incapable of thinking from his perspective.
Yu seemed to notice Weiss's expression and how her writing had slowed significantly on her notepad, reaching out to her for a moment. Weiss jumped slightly as she felt his hand, looking at him in surprise. "Are you okay?" he asked.
"O-oh, yeah," Weiss replied. "It's just... Yosuke and I don't get along, you know that. We just get on each others' nerves so much because of our differing lifestyles, so I find it hard to ever take his opinions seriously. But hearing what you said about his... 'senpai' being killed and how it affected him, I think it might be better... better to take his thoughts more seriously."
Yu smiled warmly. He didn't really give his input, whether or not he thought her idea was right or wrong. He merely just let her figure her feelings out for herself, which Weiss appreciated.
"Come on," he said, taking her by the hand again.
"Wait," Weiss said, realizing they were walking away from the school. "We're not going into the high school?"
"I don't think we can get in," Yu said. "Besides, I don't really need to go there again. Let me show you a favorite spot of mine instead."
Walking off the side of the road, Yu lead her down into what appeared to be a riverbank. He described it as the Samegawa Flood Plain, which ran along the path towards Yasogami practically through the entirety of Inaba, according to Yu's report.
"This is, and was, one of my favorite places in Inaba," Yu said.
"Oh yeah," Weiss said, spinning in a circle to look around. "Why is that?"
To her surprise she heard a 'thunk!' right beside her, before turning to see Yu pulling out a fishing line from a pack that he just... had. "D-did...?" Weiss said. "Did you always have that on you?"
"I did," Yu replied. "And now you'll see my true power!"
He let the line loose, and tossed it into the river! Weiss was baffled for a moment, before recalling what Yosuke and Hyde had said about Yu being an avid fisher. But was he seriously doing that now? Here?
"Yu," Weiss said, "you can't honestly be thinking of-?"
Yu suddenly yanked the line out of the water, and pulled a decently sized fish along with it! Weiss gaped at the sight, as Yu merely turned to her with a happy smile on his face. Not an arrogant grin or anything like that, but genuine pride.
"I stand corrected," Weiss observed.
Yu put the fish back in the river, before packing his things up.
"So," Weiss said, "what did that have to do with helping my report?"
"Nothing really," Yu replied. "But I guess you could mention that this is where I had some good moments of bonding with the others."
Weiss looked at him curiously, egging him to elaborate. Yu pointed to the exact spot they were standing. "Right here," he said, "I had a good few talks with Kanji. And over there some," he gestured in the direction up the bank, "was where I had a good talk with Yosuke. Well, talk, as in we beat the tar out of each other."
"What?" Weiss asked.
"It was a bonding moment," Yu said. "And just up that way," he said, pointing up the road some, "is where Chie would often call me out to train."
"I see," Weiss replied. "So this whole spot is connected."
"That it is," Yu said, grabbing Weiss's hand again and pulling her along again.
They walked back along, Yu telling Weiss stories about his time at Yasogami High School as they made their place into the housing district. He did cut his stories off, however, as they reached a not particularly interesting home in the middle of town. There was nothing to help it stick out compared to the rest, it was just there.
"Narukami?" Weiss asked. "Why are we here?"
"Well," Yu replied, walking up to the door, "I figured if we're here, we might as well see my family."
"Huh?" Weiss asked. She wanted to argue. Like, really argue!
She did not plan on meeting Yu's family so soon, like this! In such a spontaneous manner! She figured it wasn't that odd to believe, but she hadn't mentally prepared for it in all her wanderings around town!
Yu knocked on the door, despite Weiss's internal flusterings, as a small child opened it in response. "Big bro!" Nanako cheered in delight, hugging Yu around the waist, with Yu patting her head affectionately.
"Hey there Nanako," he greeted warmly. "How've things been?"
"They've been great!" Nanako said. "Just yesterday, daddy took me to see this new movie! And then we went looking at Christmas trees. We can't get a big one, since our house isn't that big, but we were looking hard!"
"That's great to hear," Yu said.
Nanako took a step back, seeing Weiss standing behind Yu. Weiss gave her a smile, touched by her childish nature, with Nanako awestruck by Weiss's appearance. Weiss was confused by her startled look, before Nanako tugged Yu to kneel down so he could listen to her.
"Big bro," she said, just loud enough so Weiss could hear, "is that a princess?"
Weiss felt her face turn radiant the next moment as Yu gave a good natured giggle. "In a manner of speaking," he replied.
"Yu Narukami!" Weiss said sternly. She rolled her eyes, before kneeling down and holding a hand out to Nanako. "I'm Weiss Schnee," she greeted. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Nanako. Yu has told me a lot about you."
"Oh! You're Weiss!" Nanako said, happily shaking her hand. "Big bro has told me a lot about you! You sound really funny!"
Weiss felt a crack inside of her. Funny? she thought. I don't know if I should take that as a compliment or an insult.
"Shall we?" Yu said, gesturing for Weiss to go inside. The inside of the home of Dojima was rather homey and contented. Far more relaxed than things like the Schnee's extravagant mansion or the chaotic construction of Team RWBY's dorm room.
"Dad shouldn't be too late," Nanako said. "He said ten at the latest."
"Not too late?" Weiss asked. "You should be well in bed by that point. It's a school night, isn't it?"
Nanako shook her head. "We're on winter break now," she said.
"Oh," Weiss blinked.
"Even still," Yu said, "you should get some rest by then. We'll greet Uncle when he gets back."
"Okay," Nanako relented. "But until then, tell me about what you've been doing, Big Bro!"
Yu chuckled as he sat down with Nanako around the living room table, Weiss watching him talk as she sat on the sofa. The manner that Yu interacted with Nanako was quite like the relationship between a big brother and a little sister, which is what everyone had told Weiss about in regards to the two. It was enough to put a large smile on her face as she watched them go.
Every now and again, Weiss would point out an "inconsistency" in regards to some of the circumstances that had happened back between the group. For example:
Yu: "So Ruby-chan had this great idea to use her cape as a paraglider off the top of the Junes mall."
Weiss: "Brilliant? More like boneheaded! She's just lucky she didn't get a concussion or crack her skull!"
Yu: "Well how about that time when Yang and Heart decided to do-?"
Weiss: "Equally dumb! Don't even finish that!"
It was enough to make Nanako laugh. "You're both so funny!" she said.
Weiss felt her face flush again. "I-I don't know if I'd call myself 'funny'," she said.
"It's alright Weiss-chan," Yu said. "You're hysterical."
Weiss gave him a skeptical look. "Now I know that was an insult," she said. Once more, Nanako laughed.
Eventually, Yu got Nanako to go to bed, tucking her in and wishingher good night. That left Yu and Weiss alone until Dojima himself got back home, which Weiss felt somewhat uncomfortable about. The idea of being alone in somebody else's home made her feel a bit uneasy, yet Yu continued to go along with his typical easy-going attitude.
"Come on," Yu said, "since she's in bed, I can show you to your room, Weiss."
Weiss was startled. "My room?" she said. "You didn't tell me you had a room for me here."
"I though it was obvious," Yu replied, looking stunned himself.
"Yu, you don't have to do that," Weiss said. "I have the money. I can just get a room at the Inn. It's no trouble."
"Nonsense," Yu said. "It's even less trouble for me to offer you a room here."
Weiss took a breath. If there was one thing she knew about Yu for sure, it's that he took no as an answer even less times than Weiss did. When he got cemented in something, it was nigh impossible for him to ever relent or compromise. A prime example was when he "convinced" the girls to compete in that Beauty Pageant that Yosuke had ingeniously come up with.
"I suppose," she said. "Again, if you went through the trouble, then I might as well."
"I just said it wasn't trouble," Yu replied, causing Weiss to blush in defeat.
"Just show me," she said. Yu merely smiled as he gestured for the guest room.
It was rather simple, with a simple fouton up against the wall beneath the main window, with a small television set up against the opposite wall on top of a dresser to the side of the door. "I can deal with this," she said.
"Glad to hear it's to your standards," Yu said.
Weiss bit her tongue. While she would normally reprimand Yu for his snide comments, she couldn't deny that it was partially her fault for continuing to accidentally bring up her nobility.
"Seriously," she said, "I do appreciate this Yu. You are very kind."
"Glad to know you think so," Yu replied. He blinked a few times as he saw Weiss visibly deflate. Outright dramatically.
"Weiss," he said, "are you okay? You suddenly look tired."
"I'm fine," Weiss said, brushing him off. "Just... you know how it is. Finals. Work. I've just been very busy lately and I suppose the relaxation of today has finally gotten the best of me."
Yu walked over and gently nudged her to sit on the fouton. "Here," he said, "just relax. You should get some sleep too."
"No, none of that," Weiss said, waving a hand. "I need to greet Dojima. It would be rude of me to not even say 'hello' to my actual host upon him returning home when I'm staying in his home."
She took a sharp intake of breath when Yu reached around and unclipped her tiara shaped hairpin, allowing her hair to drop like a lead weight. "Hey!" she said, swiping her pin back. "Who gave you the right to do that?"
"Well you can't very well sleep with that in," he said.
"I already told you," Weiss said firmly.
"And I'm telling you," Yu said, "that it's no trouble. You deserve a moment to well and truly rest. It's alright. Truly."
Weiss still looked uncomfortable with the idea, but reminded herself on how Yu didn't really give up on anything. "Fine," she said. "If it'll get you to stop. Then I will get some sleep."
"Good to hear," Yu said.
Weiss was still silent for a moment, before she finally managed to make herself meet Yu's eyes.
"Narukami," she said, "why are you so polite to me? I mean, I guess at your core you're polite with everybody, it's not like I'm saying you're not. But I just noticed... you seem to act differently around me,"
"Really?" Yu asked. "I honestly never realized it. But I suppose if I had to think about it, I would say it's because I respect you. Mostly from everything you've done."
"You have such a weight on your shoulders and you've worked through every possible channel to make the most of yourself. So I guess it's just an admiration for your effort."
To Weiss's surprise, Yu reached out and gently brushed a finger over her scar. She almost never let anyone touch her scar, and got defensive whenever anybody so much as brought it up. Nobody tended to bring it up because, it was rather obvious it would be something she'd be defensive over.
But for some reason it felt different with him. It was like she didn't mind him feeling it.
"I'm sorry," he said.
That definitely threw Weiss for a loop. It was as if he sensed every bit of struggle and pain she had felt from her family in that one moment and could only offer his deepest condolensces. It was almost as if he had looked into her mind.
It downright made Weiss envious. The fact that he could seem to just see right through her like she were made of glass, when she could barely understand what his actual personality was like. But for its worth, she could definitely see by looking into his eyes that he was, at this moment, so genuinely kind and empathetic.
"Feel free to lay down if you like," Yu said. "You can use my lap as a pillow, if you want. I'm not going anywhere."
Weiss felt her face redden again, snapped from what felt like a daze. "I don't think I should," she said.
"No, really," Yu said. "I don't mind. You deserve rest."
Weiss let Yu nudge her over, allowing her to rest with her head against his lap, comfortingly petting her head. Weiss didn't know why she would let him do this. She never let anyone act such a way around her. But for some reason with him she just... let go.
Yu later, after Weiss had fallen asleep and was allowed to rest for a significant time, he found himself in the kitchen while she continued to sleep, making himself some hot chocolate. He was happy to help Weiss have a good day and get a good amount of information for her report. Truth be told, he didn't really think of actually looking specifically at information regarding the investigation itself. He really just wanted to show her a good time in Inaba, highlighting his many favorite places.
But more than that, he was happy to have Weiss have a relaxing day around the country town. A time in a place that he had grown to love so much.
As he considered this, he couldn't help but recall what Weiss had said before. About him acting differently around her. It truly was something he never considered.
Yu didn't really think it over, but he did tend to bust with most of the people he knew. Even the girls on his team could get messed with every now and again. But with Weiss, well, he didn't really think it over.
The thing was, Yu loved everyone equally. He didn't really put up any limitations with people. He always put other people first no matter the situation, and never really considered what he wanted.
So the idea that he might be treating somebody differently, was enough to make him ponder. Ponder about his relationships and who he was. "I act differently around her," he echoed. "Huh. Well how about that."
A/N: And so we have this one! Now I would like to apologize for taking long with this one, AGAIN. However, I figured I was ready for a bit of a break again after writing what is EASILY one of my best chapters in a long while if what your reactions tell me. However, getting a response asking me when the next chapter was going to come up was my kick to finish what I had here and get it posted.
So just to start out I will say first and foremost that I will officially try to write these more so that way people won't have to wait so long to get more. Your patience is and always will be appreciated, and henceforth, I figure it's only fair and respectful to you all to get you more chapters as soon as I can get them out. And beyond that, get them out faster.
I will say I have plans to obviously do some Christmas related chapters, I'm just about done with what could end up being either the first one or the only one, and will get that posted well before the 24th so you can rest assured on that one. And I've been looking over recent suggestions and will definitely do a new chapter based on one of those ideas, probably after Christmastime. So I would just like to say again, thank you for your patience and consideration, it truly does mean the world to me.
That being said, how the heck have I not done a chapter related to Weiss and Yu as of yet!? Seriously, that's quickly become one of the biggest ship pairings that I have brought up, going up there with RubyXHyde and YosukeXMakoto! So how have I forgotten that!?
So, yes, I decided that it'd only be right that I put some focus on that. I liked playing around the idea that Weiss doesn't understand Yu as a person the way she typically does, considering that Yu is such a bizarre character when he's able to expertly play around both maturity and immaturity to such a degree, it's only fair for her to look at him in confusion and yet simultaneously want to try to understand him.
It was pretty easy to work around this chapter, just by having Yu show Weiss around Inaba and see his world. Could I have stretched it out and put a bit more emotion into it? Of course I could have. But frankly, I was more concerned with getting what I had out to you guys. And in the end, I do like what I gave.
I liked the emotions I had between Weiss and Yu. I liked their interactions and the way they connected. And ultimately, that's all I wanted to do. Just dedicate a chapter between these two.
On that note, Review Time!
To SolarS: Yeah. I've thought about redoing the cook-off in the past, but I had the sneaking suspicion if I tried that, bodies would drop!
To Trinity Sparks: Thanks for understanding. I was really nervous how my response would be taken, and I'm glad to hear back. And I can definitely try out your other suggestion in the future!
To Naoto Redgrave: Yes. A person of culture as well, I see ;)
To mikkeljerome13: Honestly, there are certainly more scenes from Persona 4 I find funny. The camping time, where Mystery Food X was first introduced. The ski trip. Trouble comes from recalling more of them, since I've been needing to go back into Persona 4. But I can certainly find more I'm sure of it.
To BooDawg: I am aware that Rachel loves Ragna, to a degree at least. But I'm unsure if Ragna reciprocates, as everything I've seen implies otherwise. (Plus, while Rachel is technically immortal from what I understand she physically looks, like, twelve so that's kinda etchy.) But again, I could totally be wrong.
And to the guest that pointed out I forgot Jaune at the end of the drag contest... Yes. Yes I did. Truth be told, I was struggling to try integrating him in that entire time until my mind just gave up I guess. I will probably go back and redo that part to include him, but yeah, I am sorry I dropped the ball on that one! XD
And thanks as always to all the suggestions! Be sure to let me know what you think, and until next time (which should be soon) I'll see you all later!