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Extra 007: Grimm Blue Radio 2020

"Everyone ready for this?" a cynical red Reaper asked the three others with him as they gathered onto the set.

"More than ready! I could barely sleep a wink last night!" a young lady responded to him excitedly with sparkles in her eyes.

"Hmph, that figures. Just make sure you don't make a fool of us and fall asleep during production," a young blond dressed in blue ordered, carrying a blue-sheathed katana onto the set.

"Are you sure you can bring your weapon here?" a second blond asked nervously, this one dressed in a dark hoodie underneath white armor. "Maybe it'd be better if you left it back in the-"

"Just try to take it from me," its owner threatened, holding the blade up and threatening to unsheath it.

"You ass. Can't even wait until we get on stage to start making threats?" the first man said, growling at his younger sibling.

"If you're going to take issue brother, then maybe we should skip the formalities." A hand now resting on the katana's grip, a chilly mist starts to emanate from the blade as it is slowly unsheathed.

"NO FIGHTING UNTIL WE PERFORM!" the young girl demands, stomping her foot on the ground. "I was barely in the last few chapters! You two need either get along or get off of the stage!"

"...Someone's oddly into it," the older Reaper decided before looking to his brother. "Truce?"

"For now," he silently agreed, fully sealing the dangerous blade once more. "Are we ready?"

"Signs say we're about to go live in three… two... …. …"

(Lights suddenly flicker on, revealing a small set made up of four chairs in a small arc around a small table. There are two red ones in the center, a blue one on the left side, and a yellow one on the right. Behind the set is a bright neon sign with the show's title)

Everyone: "GRIMM BLUE RADIO!"

(The hosts then take their color coordinated seating as the accompanying music, Rebellion II, starts to play. Ragna then takes the papers laid out in front of his seat, grabs out a set of reading glasses which were honestly just there to complete his appearance of a host)

Ragna: "Thanks for joining us for our first debut of this side program. Before we get to the show proper, I've actually got a note from the author thanking everyone for making his Grimm Reaper series what it is today."

Ruby: "That's right! At the time of posting this, the main story has finally hit the Four Hundred Favorite milestone! So from all of the cast, we'd like to thank you for tuning in regularly for these stories!"

Jaune: "I don't want to sound ungrateful, but hopefully I start to get a little more screen time in the upcoming chapters. I think I was more of a side character that entire first season…"

Jin (scoffing): "Oh? You mean like in RWBY proper?"

Ragna: "Dick move Jin, dick move…"

Ruby: "I wouldn't be so worried about that, I think we're going to have a couple of story points set up for you the next season. Who knows, you might even get an earlier semblance unlock, maybe even a different and stronger semblance to boot!"

Ragna: "Maybe, but that's not what we're here to talk about. We've gotten just a few fan requests from the last chapter posted. I guess it's understandable since we're just starting out, but let's get going on the subject. Going in no particular order, we're starting off with a question from P3R50N4 that asks the four of us what our Team Name would be."

Ruby (jumping in her seat): "Oh! Oh! I've got this one! I've been coming up with ideas ever since I found out that we were hosting together!"

Jaune: "You… you have? But wouldn't it be difficult since we're just two R's and two J's?"

Ruby: "Normally it would be, but I've decided that we'll be able to use last names for our new team name! I'd have to use and R either way, but we can get a B from Ragna's title of Bloodedge, a K from Jin Kisaragi, and an A from Jaune Arc. This makes us… TEAM BARK!"

Jin: "...She can't be serious… Oh god, she is."

Jaune: "Team BARK? You mean like the sound a dog would make?"

Ruby (smiling): "Sure! Either that or the stuff you'd find on the outside of a tree, but let's go with your idea!"

Ragna: "Sorry Rubes, but I don't think anyone's going to treat us seriously if we end up calling ourselves that. Maybe switch around the A and the R? We can go as Team BRAK (Break)?"

Ruby (tearful eyes): "But… Dogs…"

Jin: "Brother, move on or she'll use her eyes and convince you to have us sound like bootleg Pokemon gang."

Jaune: "After Team YELL, I don't know how bootleg we'd be able to get. They might actually use that idea for the next region and create a Team MEOW for the companion version."

Jin: "Touche."

Ragna (adjusting his glasses): "Right, let's see here… This next one's from EpicLinkSam and it's… oh. Another character comparison questionnaire for me, let's see. First up is Dante…"

Jaune: "I don't think there's much to say, everyone and their mother already compares the two of you to each other, Jin with Vergil… what about Noel and Lady/Trish?"

Jin: "Not that last one, as far as I'm aware."

Ragna: "Next is Vash the Stampede… I dunno, that one seems like kind of a stretch. I mean we both have red jackets, but we don't look or act anything alike. Red coat only is taking it a little far."

Ruby: "You mean the LOVE AND PEACE! guy from TriGun? ...Yeah, you're much more violent than he is."

Ragna: "Clearly… Cloud Strife. Giant swords, spiky hair… I guess the only reason I'm compared to him more frequently is because of how iconic he is."

Jin: "...I wasn't going to say anything, but even I'll admit I'm excited for his remake in March."

Jaune: "For sure!"

Ruby: "Of course!"

Ragna: "I already pre-ordered my copy, even comes out on my birthday. The next comparison is Gintoki and the answer is an obvious yes, especially if you listen to the Gag reels from my game in Japanese."

Jaune: "Also one of your Alt colors is a clear reference to him."

Ragna: "That too. Guts from Berserk, same as Cloud above. Sol Badguy… I mean he is my ArcSys predecessor; he and I are going to share some connections one way or another. Last up is Velvet Crowe. This one's actually a little interesting because up until this point I've been newer than all of the characters on this list. Here though, Velvet's the fresher blood."

Jaune: "So you're saying that she's the one being compared to you?"

Jin: "Have you SEEN her arm? I'm honestly surprised they didn't go all in and have her perform Darkness Consume You."

Ruby: "I haven't seen whoever that is at all, I'm still only halfway though Tales of Zestiria."

Ragna: "Finish that first, THEN play Tales of Berseria. Trust me, it makes the entire experience so much better (especially since they fixed the upgrade system). We're done with the character comparisons, but EpicLinkSam still has a request for Jin and I to-"

Jin: "I'm ready when you are."

Jaune: "But he didn't even say what you're doing."

Jin: "There's only one thing that he'd ask the two of us to do. I only hope that my dear brother is still up to form."

Ruby: "Are you guys going for dramatic or cheesy here?"

Ragna: "Dramatic, always dramatic."

(The lights around the studio suddenly go off, encasing the entire area in a deep darkness. A single spotlight shines down upon Jin, guiding him as he runs onto the set. Coming to a stop near the center, he looks up with a snarl at the figure lounging laxly against a large throne.)

Jin: "DIE MONSTER! YOU DON'T BELONG IN THIS WORLD!"

Ragna (still hidden in the shadows): "It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by HUMANS, who wish to pay me tribute."

Jin: "Tribute?! You steal men's souls and make them your slaves!"

Ragna (smirking as a haunting black aura glows around his right hand): "Perhaps the same could be said of all religions…"

Jin (swiping his hand to the side in disgust): "Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!"

Ragna: "WHAT IS A MAN!?"

(As the Reaper violently rises to his feet, a spot light finally shines down and fully reveals him. With his regular red coat gone, he now wears a brilliant blood red cape and that reaches down to his ankles. He's holding a glass of red wine in his left. His expression is of someone this is truly disgusted by all that mankind has done.)

Ragna: "A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk…"

(He tosses the wine glass to the side, causing it to shatter and spill everywhere.)

Ragna: "HAVE AT YOU!"

(The spotlights then go dark, encasing the stage in darkness once more. When the light fully returns, Ragna and Jin are both standing behind their seats and giving bows for their performance. Ruby and Jaune are both applauding and continue to do so until the two are seated)

Ruby: "Never knew the two of you could act."

Jaune: "So do you guys practice those lines regularly or do inherently know them because you have the same VA's?"

Ragna: "Both really. Took me a little practice to finally get that whole Dracula role down. That's all from Sam, so I think it's time to move onto the next request. This one's for Ruby; The Unplanner asks if you've given any thought about adding another weapon in the event that you ever get disarmed. They're suggestion is a form of a pistol/shuriken that can either bounce off of Weiss's Glyphs or be a shared weapon between you and Blake."

Ruby: "Hiya Unplanner! That's a really awesome suggestion you've got there and you know what they say; the more weapons the better! I should totally get to work on some new designs and-!"

Jin: "Even if you carried an army's worth of weapons with you, it still wouldn't do anything to fix the issue you've got. If you're completely vulnerable, even in the split second it takes you to draw another weapon, the enemy will quickly see to capitalize when that happens and strike you down."

Ruby: "...Are you insulting me, warning me, or just trying to give me advice?"

Jin: "All three; no matter how good you are with a weapon or how many of them you carry, that's a weakness you'll have to cover eventually…"

(Ragna then actually feels a chill creeping down his spine as he notices look Jin's sending his way)

Jin: "As luck would have it, I hear we have someone here who's a master at both unarmed combat… and teaching."

Jaune (remembering his 'training' with Ragna): "Ruby… it was nice knowing you."

Ruby (nervous): "Eh?"

Ragna: "Hmm, maybe if it comes to that… Either way, it's going to be a while until we get to an 'upgrade point' for weapons or armor, probably better just to let fighting skills speak for themselves in the story for now."

Ruby: "But to answer the question asked, YES. I would love to add a new weapon… or if Ragna wants to trade again for a bit..."

Ragna: "Let's just move on. Our next letter is for Jaune and… oh, this actually ties into training."

Jaune (pleading in his mind): (Please no.)

Ragna: "He's asking about the training that you went through with your team during Chapter 15 and if they were really all that sadistic while they were doing it."

Jaune: "Oh that. I mean, I wouldn't exactly call it sadistic… I reserve that word for what Ragna did for training."

Jin: "You mean the training that gave you the biggest power boost in the series thus far?"

Jaune (angry): "The ends don't justify the means!"

Ragna (considering): "Huh, so this is what my master kept seeing…"

Jin: "It's better to just move on with the question, how was your training with the rest of Team JNPR?"

Jaune: "It depends what part they were asking about. Combat form training? Good and I feel like I learned a lot from Pyrrah. Stretching with Amane had my body feeling like it was going to snap. Sparring with the entire was actually kinda fun despite how out of breath it left, even with how frustrated Nora was that she couldn't get through my defence. Then she decided to bring in Azrael and… I stopped having fun."

Ruby: "How did you survive that?"

Jaune (bewildered): "I DON'T KNOW! He kept rushing at me shouting that he'd tear the flesh from my bones and I just kept running and dodging! It was working so I kept doing it! ...After a while, I think he started to stop caring out of sheer disappointment."

Ragna (internal): (Should probably let him know that Nora and Pyrrah came up with the idea to bring him in for sprinting exercise) "I mean you got trained either way, and the last chapter even I trained you for a bit. Maybe this Season you'll be able to bust out in a couple of kick ass scenes."

Jaune: "I'll have to pull a couple of those out if I'm going to help my team to qualify for the Vytal Festival. That wouldn't speak well of us if my team doesn't even make to the first round while we have an unbeatable powerhouse like Phyrra Nickos on our side."

Jin: "You'll have several pairs of eyes on you, putting further pressure to perform well… I wish you luck with your effort."

Ruby: "Did Jin just say something nice?"

Jin: "Shut your mouth, woman."

Ruby: "There we go!"

Ragna (annoyed groan): "Quit it you two, else I'm moving on without you. The next review comes from Unknown Calamity and they're got a request for Jin. They're asking that you make the best shaved ice that we've ever had and… apparently they're insisting that you have to use Yukianesa."

Jin: "...Is that right?"

(The Kisaragi heir has a cocky smirk upon his face as he rises to his feet, grabbing Yukianesa from its resting place against his seat. Moving past the table, he shoots a look to Jaune)

Jin: "And you said I shouldn't have brought this."

(Fully unsheathing the crystalline blade, a thick frost seems to cover the entire room. From the center to the room a giant icicle seems to rip up from the floor. To the naked and untrained eye, Jin doesn't even appear to flinch before slowly resheathing his blade yet once he finishes, countles cuts appears around the giant slab of ice causing it to shatter into pieces, barely the size of hail. Not all pieces were cut so finely as in the center of the icy explosion there were four goblets also made out of ice. Jin rushed head first into the self created snow storm, dancing fluidly as the dodge each and every piece of ice and grabbed the goblets. Spinning gracefully, he gathered all of the ice into each of their holders before throwing them to the table where they landed dead in front of each announcer seat. The tip of the icicle had been saved to create the spoons for his treat, so quickly snagging those out of the air he threw them to where they impaled himself inside the icebowls he'd created)

Ragna (exasperated smile): "Dammit, he's always gotta show his shit whenever there's ice involved."

Jaune: "Not to say that wasn't totally awesome, but aren't you forgetting something? You didn't add in any of that syrupy flavors that makes a snow cone what it is. Can your sword already flavor the ice when you create it?"

Jin: "Pfft. First off, those syrups are already the same flavor…"

Ruby: "Wow, someone's played Persona 5."

Jin (scathing glare as he takes his seat): "SECOND… I think you'll find that adding those disgusting non-natural sugars won't be required for ice this well made. See for yourselves."

(A bit reluctant at first, each of the three takes a hold of the ice spoons, surprised that while its indeed cool to the touch, it doesn't seem painful or even possible of causing frostbite. Taking an actual bite of Jin's creation leaves them awestruck)

Jaune: "This… This can't just be ice! (goes for a second taste) And yet somehow it has to be! (a third) There's nothing giving it any hint of flavor or sweetness, but somehow every bite is such a surge of refreshment that it's completely overwhelming!"

Ragna: "The shape and texture of this is perfect as well. The shards aren't too big that you have to force yourself to crunch them all at once, though they're not so thin that you're biting through mush. There's a collection of crackles every time you take a bite!"

Ruby: "He even managed to make the whole thing the perfect temperature! If hadn't made it cold enough this would have already started to melt, but the way he froze it I feel like I could eat this all day and not get a hint of brain freeze!"

(Though he's yet to take a bite of his own creation, it's impossible not to see how proud of his own work Jin is right now as the other three can't slow themselves from partaking in the shaved ice masterpiece he's created. If only he used his cryokinesis for culinary creation instead of suicidal destruction.)

Ruby: "So just to make sure, no one's going to start moaning uncontrollably as their clothes get torn off, are they?"

Jin: "Wow, someone's watched Shokugeki no Soma."

(Author's Note: WEAR HEADPHONES)

Ragna: "Alright, I'd say that Jin managed to deliver and then some. Let's move onto the next and from what I can tell the final letter we were sent. This one's for all of us from darkhound115 and it's to describe the best and worst parts about each of our teammates and also who out of them would make the best replacement for leader."

Jaune: "That's… kind of personal."

Jin: "What does it matter? They'll never hear of this."

Ruby: "That kinda makes it worse actually."

Ragna: "In that case I'll be the one to start us off, all cards on the table. For my partner Tsubaki, the best part of her clearly has to be her drive. She's committed to goals no matter what obstacle gets in her way. Problem is that her downside hits that good side of her a little too hard; since she's so focused it can feel like she has a lot of trouble seeing the bigger picture. She'd obviously be my first pick for a replacement Team leader, but that bigger picture part would worry me."

Jin: "Then it would be up to you and your other teammates to give her proper guidance in those other areas, wouldn't it?"

Jaune: "You're right, clearly… but wouldn't she still have final say? I feel like that could still cause some issues. Might be better to keep things where they are after all, Ragna's sort of the type that goes with the flow more easily."

Jin: "Hmph, when it suits my brother at least."

Ragna: "Speaking of going with the flow, there's our local Mad Dog. I actually almost admire how laid back he is most of the time. There's not a whole lot can upset him or even throw him for a loop… he's pretty chill honestly."

Ruby: "Ragna, you're not allowed to lie."

Ragna: "Moving onto the downside, I'M one of those few things that really sets him off. Meaning that when he's around me and there's the slightest chance of us fighting, it's like a shark smelling blood in the water. Once he catches wind of fighting, not much can actually calm him down."

Ruby: "...That makes sense, too much sense."

Ragna: "And then we've got Noel… I mean, she's nice… I guess? Didn't really talk with her much the first Season. The best thing I can say about her for sure is that she's actually the best gun user at the academy. Her firearms might not transform into melee weapons like everyone else's, but she makes every bullet count. Downside… timidness, end of story."

Jaune: "You sound like you really don't want to-"

Jin: "He said his piece, we move on. Woman, it's your turn."

Ruby: "To start with, Weiss is a lot like Tsubaki in that she's a hard worker. She's got a lot of pride on the line and that's always going to push her to be the best that she can be. It can always make things a bit competitive with her, but that can make things fun for everyone!"

Ragna: "Fun… right."

Ruby: "Come on, you know it's fun too! As for her downside… she's nicknamed Ice Queen for a reason. She's great when you get to know her, but a lot of her first impressions have made it tricky for people to get to a second impression stage. Kinda blew up at me when we first met."

Jin: "I was there when you both undocked, if I recall correctly you blew HER up."

Ruby: "Only in the literal sense!"

Jaune: "That's so much worse."

Ruby: "Blake's a really cool cat if you'll pardon the pun… Wait, am I allowed to say that?"

Ragna: "I wanna say… maybe? I know someone who'd beat my ass for saying it, but that might just be him."

Ruby: "Either way she's the calm and collected one of our group, she seems to move both fast and carefully while her weapon can deal some serious damage! The only problem is that it feels like she's still really recluse. She's managed to open up a lot since she came to Beacon, but it still feels like she's holding a lot from us."

Jin: "Which can easily be applied to someone else sitting here."

Ragna: "Bug off Jin."

Jin (readying Yukianesa): "What don't you try to stop me?"

Ragna: "NO! AND KEEP IT IN YOUR GODDAMN PANTS!"

Jaune: "Is this how siblings act with each other?"

Ruby: "Not with Yang and I we get along great as sisters. There's not a lot that I can say without coming off as biased with sisterly love, but Yang's just always there for you. She's always got you back, won't let you down, and faces everything with a smile one her face! ...The problem is she's a little hotheaded. There isn't much that she'll use to handle a situation besides her brute force. That can make things a little tough for the rest of us to follow… and sometimes I just get worried that eventually she's going to hit a wall."

Jaune: "That sounds like her to a T. So who do you think would be the best partner if for some reason you couldn't hold onto the job?"

Ruby: "I think each of my teammates have both good and… not so good for differing reasons, but I think I would probably end up giving it to Weiss only because she's the one that would actually want to be the leader."

Ragna (scoffing): "Hah! I wonder how long before she'd start insisting that her team dons clothes with Schnee Dust Corporation logos branded across them?"

Ruby: "She wouldn't do that! ...Now… Maybe an accessory or two?"

Jin (silent contemplation): (Given recent events, I doubt that she'd want much to do with her father… even if she is the heiress to that company.) "Shall we move on?"

Ragna: "Go right ahead, you're next. And if I'm remembering right, your team isn't put together much better than mine. What's their leader got to say about that?"

Jin: "Our team functions just fine, brother. In fact my own partner Celica's ability to heal could prove to be invaluable… even if she's only needed to use it to heal a few scrapes and bumps after a sparring match thus far. The obvious downside is that she's unable to contribute any other way, meaning she'll be more of a liability until need her."

Jaune: "So for the festival?"

Jin: "After we get through our team rounds, she's the easiest bench. As for Amane, he might seem a bit odd in the head at times, but he somehow knows more about what's going on than he lets on. The thing that's tough to get around is that he's far too playful. There have been several mock battles that he could've won with a little more effort, but he simply threw in the towel and thanked the participants for their 'dance'."

Ruby: "He didn't do that for me."

Jin: "Then you were too fun for him to tease."

Ragna: "He's something alright, but he's at least better than the pervert he's partnered with."

Jin: "You actually don't give Kagura enough credit; once you've gotten past those few annoying qualities of his, what do you have? A skilled, powerful warrior, and a natural born leader. Had I not been shackled with this burden of leadership, I'd quickly give it to him."

Ruby: "I'm already really surprised that you're giving him this kind of praise, but you don't even want to be a team leader?"

Jin: "I'm the type that prefers to lead by action and example, not by orders… though I certainly have training in that certain field."

Ragna: "What's Jin's trying to tell you in so many words is that he's actually a pretty big show off, despite trying to stay stoic. Last up is you Jaune, what've you got to say about your team?"

Jaune: "Not a lot needs to be said about Nora; she's energetic, she's hyper, and she only ever goes a full 100… that's both an advantage and a disadvantage."

Ragna: "That sounds exactly like Tao…"

Jaune: "Who?"

Ruby: "You'll meet her next season… if she hasn't already run off. What about Pyr-?"

Jaune: "Ren's got the silent and cool thing going, but there's also a lot more to him than just that. He's awesome in a fight, does a lot in our group projects, and can even manage to reign Nora in with some success. His downside is kinda weird though… can anyone read that guy?"

Ragna: "Not even a little, and people say that I'm the closest friend he has aside from Nora. Last person we'll have to talk about today is Phyrra Nikos. You've probably got a lot to say about her."

Jaune: "Honestly what can't I say about her? She's kind, intelligent, and she has a great sense of humor. She's completely confident in her abilities and it really shows when she fights. All her movements seem so flawless."

Jin: "Hmph, so how large is the shrine you've made for her?"

Jaune (flushed): "I-! I haven't made-! What makes you think I-!"

Ragna: "Calm down Jaune, he's just being an ass as usual."

Jin: "You're no saint either, brother."

Ruby: "But with all that good stuff you have to say about her, it's probably hard to pick out a downside."

Jaune: "I… I actually have one in mind… it's really stupid though. It's… it's the fact that ever since we were assigned partners, she seems to think the world of me."

Ragna: "I don't follow, how is that a downside?"

Jaune: "Because it puts a lot more pressure on me; she's basically giving me unconditional praise and and team loyalty. If I'd earned it that would've been one thing… but now it feels like I've gotta start making some drastic improvements, otherwise I'm disappointing someone who's giving me the chance no one else would."

Jin: "You do realize that you're already contributing more to your team than just combat, don't you?"

Jaune: "I am?"

Jin: "Think. Whenever you've had your team watching your back, the tactics that you've chosen to employ have successful without fail. Perhaps you haven't been able to contribute much to said strategic moves, but you have everyone in the right place to work effectively as a team."

Ragna: "Whoa, Jin…"

Jin (scowl): "What?"

Ragna: "Nothing, just… that's the nicest I think I've ever seen you be to someone."

Jin: "You're mocking me."

Ragna: "No, I'm honestly not. It was really refreshing to see for a change."

Jaune: "Thanks… I'll keep trying my best with what I've got. But I still want to get stronger on my own."

Jin: "I never said you couldn't… idiot."

Ruby (whispering to Ragna): "Is he just being a Tsundere?"

Ragna: "More than a little likely. But with all that said and done that was our last question of the segment."

Jaune: "So we're done here?"

Ruby: "Looks like it. Thanks for coming on Jaune! You as well Jin!"

Jin: "You say that like we were the guests."

Ragna: "In a way you kinda are. While this selected group included all four of us, Ruby and I are going to be the permanent hosts for this whenever these events pop up again. Just so that we have someone that can keep things moving along."

Ruby: "That and because Ragna can add snarky commentary."

Ragna: "That too, but it's time for the four of us to sign off. We've got an end of year party to be getting to, so until next time…"

Everyone: "HAPPY 2020 FROM GRIMM BLUE RADIO!"

Author's Note:

Well, I certainly had fun writing this. It's been a while since I've written one of these Q&A esque stories so it was pleasant to come back to. I won't be doing another of these for quite a while, so be sure to stay tuned for when the next one hits.

Not that the end of the year is over (FINALLY) I'm back on a much more manageable work schedule. Updates are going to start coming out at a much more natural pace and hopefully I can start making them a little longer to boot. I've a big chapter planned for this story on Valentines day, so be sure to check in for that one.

Let's go over the reviews that weren't questions or skit prompts.

Mugen7: Ugna Paradise… are you thinking it should be another of the Island series?

Wlyman2009: Ah, I see. Don't really read the comics myself.

Darkpitt65: Sorry, but I'm afraid I'll have to change the team around. I can still try to have Azrael included in the plot.

Guest: I would update Azure Guilt, in fact I have a chapter in the works… but with Strive coming out I wanted to wait to see what it gives to the canon.

Fernandamichelleraya: Thanks, here's the real 'radio' experience for you.

ENJOY 2020! Ciao!