"Hey Mata!" Sun called out across the airship docks to the ram horned Faunus. "… and Ilia? Who invited Ilia to our Dudes' night out?"
"I did. Nice to see you again Mata." Jaune came over to join team SSSN and the two White Fang? …or Ex-White Fang? …Blue Fang? Let's just go with Menagerian Faunus.
Sun initiated a team SSSN huddle. "Okay who invited Jaune then?"
"I did. What? Don't give me that look. Jaune is awesome." Neptune refused to wilt under Sun's glare.
"He kind of is." Sage agreed with a shrug.
"Yeah... You're right." Sun sighed in defeat. "But what about Ilia? We can't bring a chick out on dudes' night!"
"Ummm. They can hear you. We're standing literally right next to you." Mata shuffled awkwardly as he pointed at Jaune and Ilia, who stood with their arms crossed.
"Having a woman as cute as Ilia with us will make our group more approachable. Besides Ilia is as much a dude as Scarlet is." Ilia blushed a bit, embarrassed at being singled out for praise by Jaune.
"I feel like that's offensive." Sun looked to Scarlett.
"For Scarlett or Ilia?" Sage scratched at the stubble on his chin.
"He isn't wrong." Scarlett shrugged back.
"Dude's a genius. He is like the ultimate wing man." Neptune had stars in his eyes.
"Fine. Ilia can come too."
"Yay!" Neptune fist pumped excitedly. And proceed to high five Scarlett and Sage.
"I'm not happy about it though. Jaune either." Sun grumbled.
"Okay. Break." With that Neptune initiated a fist bump and the team huddle disbanded.
"Alright. So, welcome to dudes' night out." Sun addressed the assembled teens as if the previous interactions had never happened. "Guys you all know Jaune, including Mata apparently. Guys this is Mata, he is a super cool and all-around great guy who helped defend Haven. And this is Ilia, she stabbed me in the shoulder this one time." Sun gestured vaguely at Ilia, who frowned at the diss.
"Mata, Ilia, these are my teammates. Scarlett, Sage, and Neptune." Sun gestured as each boy shook hands with the pair of Menagerians.
"Neptune, why don't you tell them what you've got planned for tonight." Sun stepped back theatrically allowing Neptune to be front and center.
"First we are going to this new club that just opened in the upper levels. Super swanky. The clientele is supposed to be amazing. Smoking hotties from wall to wall. And that DJ you like is playing tonight Scar."
He took a moment to bask in his triumph. Only to falter at the unimpressed looks of Jaune, Ilia, and the rest of the group.
"Then I thought we could end the night dancing at Club Rouge or something. Well not me, but I thought Jaune would like that."
Neptune brightened visibly when Jaune gave him a clap on the back, and a shoulder squeeze.
"All right! Let's do this!" Sun lead the cheer as they all boarded the air ship.
-~~ KBTS ~~-
"What do you mean you won't let us in?" A bewildered Neptune stood before an imposing wall of a man in sunglasses and a suit. He touched his earpiece for a moment before looking down at the assembled group.
"No Faunus allowed." He sneered.
"Um... Didn't expect that. What do you want to do guys?" Neptune turned back to his crew with dismay.
"Let's just go. He's not worth it." Sighed Sun. Ilia glared hatefully at the man while Neptune looked upset at having ruined his friends' good mood.
What no one expected was for Jaune to step up with a broad cheery grin, but his hand resting on his sword.
"Hi there. Ahh… Ben." He squinted at the name tag that sat at about eye level for him.
"Can I please speak to your manager? Ahhh… please?" He faltered a bit when he craned his neck back to look at the stony face.
"Scram kid. And take the filth with you."
"Hey now. No need to be like that. Let us talk with the manager or club owner and I'm sure we can get this squared away." Jaune's eyes darkened.
"I'm telling you to leave." The bouncer went to shove him. Jaune however just slipped off to the side as he drew his sword and brought the glowing while pommel around to slam into his kidney. The giant of a man fell to one knee as Jaune came up behind him Crocea Mors to his throat, his forearm and collapsed shield pinning the guy's neck against the blade.
"Sorry about that. Let's try and keep this civil okay? Don't want any bloodshed if we can avoid it. Now then, can you PLEASE call your boss?" Jaune's voice remained friendly, however, his demeanor and actions were anything but.
"Boss. We got a problem out front." The now named Ben, slowly and deliberately brought his hand up to key the mic in his earpiece.
Jaune removed the blade and moved back to stand before his stunned friends. Smiling cheerfully, He turned to them as if nothing was wrong. "Blake taught me that move to use against Yang." He smiled proudly.
He stood there with his sword drawn but pointed down, and a big welcoming smile. The doors of the club burst open with 6 more guys in sunglasses rushing out accompanied by the sounds of heavy dubstep. They fanned out around the group in a loose semi-circle while a well-dressed man approached the original bouncer who was still down on one knee.
"Ahh, you must be the club manager, or is it the owner? Either way I was hoping to speak to you about your club's integration policies." Jaune steped forward addressing the man in the fanciest suit.
"Ben, what's going on here?" Ignoring Jaune, he turned to the downed Ben.
"Kid sucker punched me." Ben grumbled as one of the other goons helped him to his feet.
"Ummm, that's not exactly true. Technically he tried to physically assault a deputized huntsman." Jaune scratched at his cheek as he gave a little shrug. Not even looking at any of the thugs, just staring off into space without a care in the world.
"That so. Well Mr. Huntsman I'm sure it was a big misunderstanding."
"Ohh. Okay then. I promise I won't make any more trouble inside. You have my Word as an Arc." Jaune held up his hand up to his chest. And gave the owner a megawatt smile that was all teeth.
"Sorry kid. You and your group are not welcome here. Take your little posse of undesirables down to Rouge's place. He will let any old mongrel in."
"Hmmm. I see how it is... You do know that it is illegal to discriminate against the Faunus in Mistral. No?" The smile left his face even faster than it had appeared. Not that the club owner noticed or cared.
"Kid, nobody cares about that shit. Even if the police did care it's only a 50 lien fine. I make more than that on one drink in the VIP lounge."
"Hey Neptune, what is the Grim warning level at?" Jaune turned his head to look over his shoulder.
"Orange, I think?" A very confused Neptune piped up.
"Right. And as per Huntsman protocol 732 section 3 subsection Bravo. As deputized members of the Haven Defensive Hutsman Corps…"
"We have the right to close any establishment that is causing an increase in negativity!" Neptune finished for him as Jaune nodded proudly, causing Neptune to beam.
"Try it kid I'll have you tried before the Huntsman Board before morning." The greasy corpulent man didn't bat an eyelash at Jaune's supposed threat.
"Hold that thought." Jaune pulled out his scroll and began to dial.
"What is it kid. We are kind of busy right now." A rough, grizzled voice rang out from the speakers of the scroll.
"I was wondering if it'd be okay if we shut down a club. They have an anti-Faunus policy that is creating a rise in negative emotions." Jaune turned to the side holding up a finger to the club owner, essentially telling him to shut up.
"They going to resist.?"
"Yeah probably." Jaune looked over to see the irate owner and the bouncers slash goons cracking their knuckles.
"Don't kill anyone." The detached tone from the scroll had the owner raising his eyebrows.
"I can't promise that." Jaune's smile was all teeth as the sound of weapons deploying behind him made his grin even wider.
"Seriously, Kid, don't kill anyone. I got enough paperwork to do as it is."
"Hospitalization Okay?"
"Nothing worse than general admittance. No ICU. Concussion, broken bones that sort of stuff, but nothing life threatening. And don't break the bar." The scroll disconnected with a beep and Jaune took a ready stance.
"That was Qrow. After Lionheart died, he became the highest ranked Huntsman currently in Mistral. He is trying to sort out the situation at Haven. You know, the place that runs the Huntsman Board?"
"Woah! Woah! Let's talk about this!" The club owner held up his hands in fear. The purple tint his enraged face had taken was rapidly paling to an ashy white. His men wisely took a few nervous steps back.
"Okay. But I think it might be a little late for that." Jaune relaxed his stance, but those behind him did not.
"Can't we maybe come to some sort of arrangement?" The club owner began to sweat profusely.
"Sure. Are you going to change your racist and outdated policies?" Jaune quirked his eyebrow in disbelief.
"Absolutely, you and your friends are welcome to one of our VIP rooms." The man nodded so fast it looked like his head might come off.
"Fantastic! But those sounded kind of expensive. I don't have that kind of spending money." Jaune channeled his best sad Ruby expression.
"On the house?" The owner desperately pleaded.
"No… I was thinking more of a little cash advance. You know, a little spending money we could flash around? Say, ten thousand?" Jaune was now remembering every time his sisters had gotten away with all the cash their Dad had on him.
All his friends looked at him in shock. The club owner paled even further.
"L-Let's be reasonable." He couldn't keep the waiver out of his voice.
"Yeah, let's think about this... We shut you down. That's three days lost revenue before you can even get your appeal heard. That's assuming you have the government connections that you claim. It's a 500 lien processing fee to fast track it either way."
He used his sword to gesture vaguely at the assorted thugs. "These guys will all be laid up or in the hospital still so that's those bills plus hiring new muscle. Not to mention repairs." Jaune was counting it up on his fingers as he spoke.
"R-r-repairs?" The club owner was practically on his knees.
"Well, yeah. It's not like we are going to be gentle or keep things confined to the streets. I was planning on using YOU as a battering ram to take down the doors. Seems like you have a nice thick skull." Jaune gestured at the heavy steel reinforced oak doors of the club.
"Plus, with an entire club to ourselves…. Actually, now that's an idea! We don't HAVE to kick EVERYONE out. Just you guys. Think of the party we could have with all that free booze in there. We'd have to save four or five bottles of the best stuff to bribe Qrow though. But I think he'd be fine with it either way." Jaune's shipper voice did not detract from the clear threat he was making.
"We could invite all the Faunus from the lower levels." Ilia smirked at Jaune. Her respect for the knight rising by the millisecond.
"Good idea Ilia! Here I thought these bigots were going to ruin a fun night on the town." He turned to give Ilia a high five.
"T-t-that's extortion! That's illegal!" The goons had at this point backed away far enough to be essentially out of the fight already. Jaune advanced on the now undefended club owner. Grabbing him by the lapel.
"You think the police are going to care about that shit? We are a hair's breath away from a Grim invasion! They aren't going to lock up two whole teams of hunters. If anything you are getting off easy at only ten thousand." Jaune spat his words back at him laced with malice.
"Fine. You win. Ben, go up to my office and get the cash." The man looked about to faint, he fell to one knee panting when Jaune released his jacket.
"Ohh! Oh! Can you put it in one of those shiny metal briefcases? I always wanted to see one of those in real life. You know like in the movies, when they open it and it's all stacked up with lien?" Jaune looked back at his friends excitedly, as the Owner and goons reacted in surprise to the sudden childlike flip in the blonde's demeanor.
Ben came back a few moments later. Opening up a silver brief case so Jaune could look in with obvious glee.
"Right this way to the VIP rooms." The visibly flop sweating owner gestured towards the front of the club.
Jaune held out an arm stopping Neptune. "Actually, I think we'll head over to Club Rouge. But don't worry we will be sure to send some associates over next week to see if you have upgraded your acceptance policies."
Jaune turned and with an absolutely shit eating grin walked away from the club as Neptune scrambled to show him the way. The rest of the gang followed with a dazed look. Except for Ilia who was busy flipping off the Club owner while wearing the absolutely smuggest grin imaginable.
-~~ KBTS ~~-
"Jaune that was incredible, what made you think to do that?" Ilia came up to walk beside him.
"Well I couldn't let him get away with that. Someone has to make a stand. I'm just sick of seeing people like that get away with it. If you don't fight against it and just roll over the problem never goes away. I learned that lesson the hard way." Jaune shrugged nonchalantly while his friends stared at him with wide eyes.
"People always say it's just words when a bully like that does something to pick on somebody. Or in this case a whole group of people. But words do hurt. When you are told all your life one thing, you start to believe it. That is unacceptable. I had a chance to shut him up and I took it. Didn't help his cause that he looked like an older, fatter, douchier, version of Cardin."
"But ten thousand?" Sage looked on deliriously as Jaune showed them inside the case again.
"I know right? I've never seen so much lien in one place in my life! But it had to be a big amount to make it worth his while to change. He never would so long as he can still make a profit while sticking to his guns." Jaune closed the case with a shrug.
Ilia looked shell shocked. "You did that to force him to change."
"Well, yeah. It's not like we are keeping all that money for ourselves, that would be wrong."
"Would it though?" Sage and Sun had dollar signs in their eyes.
"Yes Sage. It would. But come back next week with a bunch of Faunus and make sure he lets you in. If not? Feel free to rob him blind. Metaphorically I mean." Sage brightened back up rubbing his hands with glee.
"So why do you think he's going to change." Ilia frowned, in her experience people never changed.
"Well the Club is doing well. Guy had ten thousand lien just laying around in his couch cushions. He probably does have connections. Underground and in the government, this is Mistral after all. But if he is shelling that amount out every week? Or twice a week? That's going to hurt his bottom line. Hence why not a dime of it is going to be spent back in his Club."
"That's why we left for The Rouge?" Neptune sidled up almost hanging on Jaune's arm, earning a glare from Ilia.
"Guy can't even stop us. Us shutting him down was perfectly legal. The bribe less so, but it's as much a crime for him to pay the bribe as for us to take it. It'll be his word against ours. The city is desperate for hunters they can't afford the negativity trying us would have. Worst case, I get a stern talking to." Jaune saw everybody nodding along in agreement.
"We have some authority now and can use the existing laws to pressure him to change for the better. People need an incentive to change, they don't all automatically do what's right. We will make it too expensive NOT to do the right thing. After a bit it'll just be normal and everybody will get on with their lives. I doubt he will personally change and suddenly start loving the Faunus. But you never know. And at the very least he won't be so openly racist as it will have a big effect of his profits."
"I'm just in awe right now. Dude you are so cool." Neptune gushed, his growing man crush on full display.
"No need for sarcasm." Jaune looked a bit hurt.
"What? No, I mean it. When I grow up I want to be just like you."
"We are the same age. And really cut it out, now you're just being mean." Jaune looked actually a bit hurt.
Neptune stopped walking looking around wildly for help as his friends moved past.
"Jaune I agree with Neptune. I mean what you did back there is exactly what the White Fang should have been doing all along." Ilia put her hand on his arm and stared into his eyes so he would know how sincere she was.
"It really wasn't anything special."
"It was Jaune. Thank you." Mata joined on the opposite side of Ilia.
"Shucks guys you are making me all shy and stuff." Jaune shifted around bashfully.
Sun meanwhile hung out at the back of the pack watching everyone fawn over Jaune. "When Blake hears about this my chances are over." Neptune just gave him a pat on the back.
"Yep." Sun glared at him but Neptune was still starry eyed looking at Jaune.
-~~ KBTS ~~-
As they walked into The Club Rouge Jaune made a bee line for the bar and began talking to the bar owner. Much to Sage and Sun's disappointment he opened up the brief case and gave the whole thing to the bartender.
He sauntered back to their group as a Faunus with a golden colored fluffy dog tail came up to great them.
"Sirs madam we have arranged a luxury table for you. If you'll please follow me." She led the way up to a balcony area overlooking the dance floor and handed out drink menus. "I'll be your personal server. If you need anything just raise your hand and I'll be right over."
"Holy crap. This is sweet. Why didn't we come here first?" Sun looked around in awe.
"Well we are high rollers tonight. Doubt it'd be quite the same if we weren't." Scarlett chipped in as he shrugged off his coat and claimed one of the velvet cushioned chairs.
"That reminds me. Here, for you guys to spend. But try and only spend it in Faunus owned or friendly buisnesses." Jaune pulled six wads of cash from his pockets and dumped them on the table.
Before they could even wrap their head around their sudden wealth, the music stopped. The club owner, a grandfatherly older gentleman in a fire engine red suit took the mic in the DJ booth.
"First off, welcome to Club Rouge! Tonight, we have a special treat. All food and non-alcoholic drinks are on the house! The bar will be half priced for any Faunus as well. It's all thanks to an anonymous donor in thanks for the Faunus of Menagerie helping prevent the fall of Haven! Now let's get this party started!" He sent a wink toward their table and the music kicked in to high gear. As loud as it was it couldn't drown out the cheers that erupted around them.
Ilia looked at Jaune with wide eyes, something she felt was becoming a common occurrence. Jaune leaned over so he wouldn't have to shout. "I thought the best way to get karmic retribution on that guy was to spend all his money at his competitor's establishment, and do it in the name of the very thing he hates."
"Jaune. You are a hero. Did you know that?"
"Awe, thanks Ilia. I always wanted to have someone say that. You want to go dance?"
"I don't know… I haven't really been someplace like this before. I'm not sure I'd be any good."
"Naw. It's easier than fighting. Come on I'll show you." Before she could say no, Ilia found herself being whisked away to the dance floor, where Jaune proved to be quite skilled and an excellent teacher.
A few moments after Jaune left, Sun finally looked up from the menu. Deciding to get something called Bananas Foster. It arrived only minutes later on FIRE. Ice cream covered in bananas, and on fire! It was the most incredible thing he had ever seen in his life.
Needless to say, Sun had his attention focused on one and only one thing for the next ten minutes. He literally licked the bowl clean (much to Scarlet's disgust). When he finally put it down, he looked around.
"Hey where did Jaune and Ilia go?"
"Dancing. Luckily he left before you started performing cunalingus on your desert." Scarlett snarked in disgust.
Jaune and Ilia arrived just minutes later bringing with them a couple familiar faces. "Hey guys look who we ran into. I assume you all know team SSSN. But Mata here is one of the Faunus responsible for saving Haven. Mata, this is Reese Chloris and Arslan Altan, the better half of team ABRN. I said they could join us at our table if that's okay with you guys."
All the guys scrambled to make room in lieu of a response.
Neptune leaned over to talk to Sun. "See? Ultimate wingman. I don't know how he does it. I tried for weeks to get Reese to notice me."
"So Jaune, how did you end up here. Last I saw you was right after the fall. I was so sorry to hear about what happened to Pyrrha."
"Thanks Reese, it's been tough if I'm being honest..." The whole table winced in sympathy, none more so than Reese. You could practically see the hurt wash over him. He took a big deep breath, had a hearty draught from the ale he had brought back with him, and schooled his emotions determined to not bring the mood down.
"As to what I've been doing? Well, Ruby and my team trekked across Anima to try and track down Cinder and her team. We did some odd missions here and there, took out a pretty gnarly giant stone Geist, fought off an assassin, killed a Nuckalvee and then came here right before the attack."
"You killed the Nuckalvee? That thing has been terrorizing the lands west of mistral for at least a decade. Dozens of huntsmen were hurt or killed trying to stop it!" Arslan was obviously impressed by the feat.
"Well it wasn't like I did it single handedly or anything. I just figured out how to disable its arms along with Ruby to give Nora a chance to disable the legs. Ren is the one who really finished it off." Jaune shrugged off the growing hero worship that was surrounding him, as usual completely oblivious to the admiration of his friends.
"Well if you'll excuse me, I need to go… ahh… check out the facilities?" Jaune finished his beer, got up and headed off towards the bathroom.
"I take it a Nuckalvee is a big deal?" Mata was a little lost in the conversation.
Arslan slid over next to him. "It's like a horse and rider Grimm. Only the two Grimm fused into one. It is super rare and super dangerous. In Sactum they taught us that if we ever come across one the only thing to do was run, that not even the strongest of teams could take it down without sustaining serious casualties. It makes sense that Pyrrha Nikos's partner would be able to do it."
"So yeah, a big deal." Reese summed up. Turning a seat around and sitting in it backwards next to Neptune, while Arslan sat between Sage and Mata.
"Sup. Long time no see." Reese angled her seat towards Neptune.
"Jaune you are my new god." Neptune's utterance went unheard, drowned out by the music.
-~~ KBTS ~~-
Jaune was on his way back from the restrooms when he paused at the bar to observe his friends. Mata and Arslan seemed to have hit it off and were chatting away together. Sage and Scarlett seemed to be making fun of Sun, while Neptune clung on every word as Reese appeared to be telling a very animated story with arms gesticulating wildly.
Reese suddenly stopped when the song changed and grabbed a reluctant Neptune dragging him onto the dance floor. Jaune watched in amusement as Neptune appeared to have a full body seizure, but it was nearly in sync with the beat, the random flailing ALMOST timed to the music. Reese just joined him, putting her B-girl moves on full display, laughing hysterically the whole time.
Jaune felt his Aura tingle like he was being watched. Subtlety looking around he met the eyes of a rabbit Faunus at the bar, before she quickly looked away. He decided he may as well find out what that was about and made his way down the bar. Taking the seat next to her he had a bit of an internal panic about what to say. However, thankfully the decision was made for him.
"Uh hi. I umm, saw you dancing with Ilia earlier. Are you her boyfriend?" The girl's ears folded in half, drooping down making her look extremely vulnerable. Jaune had to resist the urge to hug her, Nora's influence was becoming problematic.
"No, just a friend. I'm not really her type." He gave her a wink, and flagged down the bartender. "Can I get you something to drink?"
She gave him a sideways look. "You know everything is like free tonight right? Some rich guy paid for everybody."
Jaune rubbed the back of his head. "Oh yeah. I forgot about that. But I'm not rich. Just scammed a bunch of money off this racist guy at a different club. It's a long story. Jaune, Jaune Arc by the way." Jaune held out his hand.
"Merah." She shook his hand.
"Any chance the last name is Scarlatina? You remind me of someone I knew at Beacon." Jaune turned giving her a contemplating once over.
"Nope, sorry. You were at Beacon before Haven? Are you a hunter or something? I'm so sorry for what the White Fang have done." Merah had a look of awe and yet her ears betrayed her sympathies.
"Hey no need for you to apologize. And I'm sort of a Huntsman in training. I'm not licensed or anything yet." Jaune waved off her concerns, with a literal wave of his hand.
"Yo. Merah. This human bothering you?" A trio of aggressive looking Faunus surrounded them. Though Jaune remained steady and calm.
"No, he seems okay. He knows Ilia and Sun." Jaune turned around and gave a small wave to a very large woman with a single horn in the center of her forehead. Clearly a rhino Faunus, the tip of the horn was decorated with an ornate bronze or gold covering that looked quite nice against her darker skin. She was flanked on either side by a what appeared to be a possible wolf and he assumed a cheetah Faunus, though Jaune wasn't sure as only her ears were spotted.
"Were you guys there at the battle of Haven too?" Jaune swallowed looking up at the scowling face of the very large woman.
"Katie, here is a recent defector from the Fang." Merah introduced the woman glaring at him.
Jaune rose an eyebrow at the unexpected name. Katie just grunted. "It's short for Katherine."
"Oh. Well it's nice to meet you. Would you care to join us up in the VIP area? I have to warn you though, Ilia may be a badass, but she is also rather shy." He gave a pointed look at Merah who blushed in response.
The cheetah girl, Oranssi, giggled at Merah's reaction before introducing herself. Turns out she was a lynx, not a cheetah. She was evidently going to be a first year at Haven when it reopened. The wolf Faunus never gave her name before bowing out to go check on a friend.
Jaune headed back to his table with the three Faunus women in tow.
"Every time he comes back it's with one more chick than the last time!" Neptune looked on in awe. Earning a glare from Sun and a punch from Reese.
Sage scrambled up to offer Katie his seat, earning a nod and a grunt, but also a smile.
Oranssi started a conversation with Sun, as Jaune introduced Merah to Ilia. Apparently Merah had spent some time training with Ilia. Ilia also saved her from getting shot during the clash with the Fang. Ilia being as shy as she was, never even got the courage to ask her name.
Jaune spent the rest of the evening helping Ilia keep her cool and listening to stories about their adventures. He just soaked up the conversations around him, learning a lot about what growing up as a Faunus was like, both in the kingdoms and in Menagerie. And he spent a lot of the evening dancing.
Katie was an excellent ballroom and swing dancer surprising even those who knew her. She and Jaune amazed and delighted the crowd with a series of acrobatic lifts and throws.
The night ended with numbers being exchanged. Neptune got a kiss on the cheek which left him deliriously goofy. Much to the amusement of Reese and Scarlett.
Mata and Arslan also had a little moment and to Jaune it looked like that might be the start of something beautiful. Maybe Mata would attend Haven, wouldn't that be sweet.
All in all, it was a good night out. Jaune couldn't help but think it could have been better though. Then again with both Ilia and Sun there, things could have gotten a little awkward. Sighing wistfully to himself, he thought, 'Maybe things turned out for the best after all.'
-~~ KBTS ~~-
AN: The legend of Jaune as the best wingman / sidekick begins to spread. In my head I have this image of the movie "The Other Guys" where Sun is the Mark Wahlburg character and Jaune is the Will Ferrell one.
I honestly think Reese would be chill enough to deal with Neptune's issues and insecurities. I haven't seen this pairing before but I think it could work. And why not Mata and Arslan? Neither speak much, if at all. Both are skilled, at least according to Sun's assessment. My ship name is "the lion and the lamb"
Oranssi is Finish for orange. I felt orange is underrepresented in Ruby so I picked the language where the color most sounded like a girl's name. I made her a lynx cause: A) they are a wild cat native to Finland, so ties into the name. B) Sun has a thing for cat Faunus ;)
Merah is Indonesian/Malay for red. She is the bunny Faunus Ilia saved during the attack on haven. Only thing I had to go on for a name is her red shirt. Menagerie and Indonesia are in similar geographical locations and it sounds nice as a name.
And Katie I thought was just funny. Every Katie I've ever known is not what you picture a rhino Faunus to look like, I thought it'd be funny to mix it up. Don't let preconceptions dictate your life, and all that.
Jaune and her dancing was inspired by Steve Carell in 'Get Smart'.
P.S. For anyone interested, be on the lookout for a new story I'll be posting soon. Actually, 2 parallel stories. One rated M due to some crude humor, and a censored K version with the same plot.
It's a comedic adventure story that takes place in an AU where Jaune becomes the Fall Maiden. Pyrrha lives, Cinder dies, Amber sort of lives stuck in Jaune's head (ala Ozpine) and hijinks and adventures ensue. Pairing is more of a slow burn Harem.
