When creating the blueprints for the penthouse, Ozpin had overlooked one vital design flaw: bathrooms. It wasn't that he forgot to include one, no he did that. The problem was exactly that: there was only one. And when there are 16 people living in said house with a majority of them covered in food, there is sure to be a bit of a scuffle.
Weiss and Cinder were responsible for said scuffle.
The two roommates were at each other's throats for a good ten minutes, each explaining how they were filthier than the other and how each one deserved bathroom privileges before the other. Really, they were equally dirty; one was covered in syrup and ice cream and the other drenched in punch. In an ironic twist, their arguing would put them last in line as Pyrrha managed to calmly establish a bathroom waitlist ranking everyone from dirtiest to cleanest. Ren was allowed first dibs, as he was the one who cooked the meal after all. The two divas ended up being last, due to their uncivil nature towards the situation.
Neither were too happy with that.
While all this was going down, there was another situation occurring outside.
You see, Ozpin had forgotten one other slight detail before leaving the gang on their own.
To explain the problem better, we have to look at the building itself. The penthouse is two stories tall, with the lounge and grand staircase sitting at ground level and the bathroom, living spaces, and dining room upstairs (It's a really big lounge. Like, much bigger than it needed to be). Taking that into account, when the Lieutenant threw Adam and the dining table out the window, he let his boss fall a good 20 feet down with no way to get back up.
Not having been given a house key to get back inside was Ozpin's fault.
The two Faunus had been stuck outside in the cold night air for a good hour, pounding on the front door hoping to catch someone's attention. If you couldn't have guessed it already, Adam was pissed.
"IDIOTS!" Taurus shouted, kicking up grass, "BUNCH OF SAVAGES! IDIOTS!"
"Easy boss…" the Lieutenant comforted, only to be hit in the head by a lump of sod.
"We've been out here how long, and you want to tell me to be calm?! Someone should have heard us by now!"
"I could try throwing you back up through the window."
"No! You're not touching me ever again!"
"Define touching."
"Well, look at you two dumbasses," a voice from above called. The two Faunus looked up and saw Roman peering out his window. Every fiber of Adam's being wanted to slash that cheeky grin off his face. "Need some help there?"
"Not from you!" Taurus snapped back, walking up to the door and planting his boot on it.
"Ooh, wrong choice of words there buddy," Torchwick said, shrugging and turning back to the room, "I was just about to go down and open that door for you. But if you say so…"
"No, wait! Roman!"
"Say the magic words…"
Adam could feel his tongue burning. The word physically hurt him to say.
"…Please."
"Please what?"
"I'm gonna murder you in your sleep – I mean, please let us in, Roman."
The crook smirked, clapping once. "Give me five minutes, and I'll be right down." As he shut the window, Adam could have sworn he heard Emerald laughing hysterically up there.
"Alright. Good. This is good," Adam and the Lieutenant stood calmly at the door, staring at its redness.
Twenty minutes later, and Adam began to realize that Roman probably wasn't coming down.
"I don't think we're getting back inside tonight-"
"What was your first clue dumbass?!"
It was around 3 AM, and Jaune couldn't hold it any longer.
Carefully sliding out his bed in his blue bunny onesie, he glanced at the beds of his roommates. Sun was snoring into his pillow, his tail hanging out from the side of his sheets. Mercury had fallen asleep with a copy of Haven Harlots draped across his face. The articles must have been pretty boring in that issue, Jaune figured.
"Ngh… Jaune?" Arc jumped at Pyrrha's tired voice, having figured she was fast asleep like the guys. She rubbed her eyes as she slid up in her bed. Jaune did his best to look away, as the unevenness of her nightie was pretty distracting. "You're still awake?"
"Nah. Just a late-night potty trip. I'll be back soon."
"Oh," Pyrrha yawned, reaching over to her desk lamp, "I'll leave this on for you then."
"Thanks, Pyrrha," Jaune said. He went out into the hall and made a right at its end. He collided with a decorative table, unable to see it in the surprisingly dark corridor. It couldn't have hurt Ozpin to get some interior lighting installed…
Soon, Jaune thought he heard the quiet hiss of running water. He hadn't thought anyone was still in there; heck, he had waited an entire extra hour before getting up to pee just to be safe about it! Who could take so long in the shower-
Weiss.
Jaune was quickly flustered at the vision of a soaking wet Weiss stepping out of a misty shower. He propped his hand on the wall to stop the dizziness. He had to go back now; if she saw him here then she'd probably call him a pervert or something. Sighing, Jaune turned to leave with his full bladder when he heard the singing.
It wasn't Weiss in there.
The voice was not as polished as Weiss's was, but it didn't sound terrible. It had almost a haunting quality to it, with a slight rasp created from the back of the throat. They were trying their best not to be heard, keeping their volume to the same loudness as the running water.
His curiosity getting the better of him, Jaune crept closer towards the bathroom. He could make out the words much better now, recognizing the song but not remembering its name. Dog Days of… well, something. The singer was even clapping lightly with herself, trying to pace with the song's beat. Her voice began to spiral into the song's climax, ending the performance nearly out of breath.
Jaune was almost too mesmerized to hear the shower door opening. "…Oh, crap!"
Sprinting back down the hall, he tripped on the table again and noisily picked himself up. He returned to his room, catching his breath in the doorway. Pyrrha heard his loud panting, and rose up again.
"You okay Jaune?"
"Yeah. Just someone was still in there. Gonna have to wait a bit longer."
Nikos looked at the clock, then thought about the bathroom schedule. "Oh, that must've been Cinder. She was last on the list, but she should have been in there an hour ago. I wonder why she waited for so long to take one.."
Jaune let that sink in for a second.
"…Cinder."
"Yes. Cinder Fall."
"Oh, I heard you. I'm just… kind of shocked, that's all."
"Why?" Pyrrha asked, leaning forward, "Did something happen?"
"No, no. Just never took her for the shy type."