Before we begin I would like to make a statement...
I will never do a full-length reaction like I did last time. One review suggested No Game No Life and I like that idea, but I need a scene to use and which audience member we should look at that world from. For the most part, I DO try to pick characters that are similar to their theatre counterparts.
For example, I do think Emerald could have gone either way in allegiance depending on who pulled her off the streets, just like Frisk who can either be a savior, a murderer, or something in between based on the Player's play style.
The similarities don't have to be super major, but simply along the lines of "Yeah, I could see character X being that way"
So Long-story-short if you want to make a suggestion or a request go ahead and do so. But please pick a specific moment from that requested world. Naturally, I'm still having the audience pass the ball around so to speak, so I'll specify any additional details I'll focus on as to choosing what to show next at the ending AN.
That being said, let's begin.
Inspiration: SpyXFamily
Fox hummed as they noticed a door opening "I see you are the first to return as well Miss Rose" they greeted the young reaper who dashed back into the room with a wide grin on her face.
"You bet! I'm done with my homework, we just finished today's training, and we're well-rested and ready to watch some more worlds!" she cheered as her teammates trickled in behind her.
Fox hummed "How long has it been since you all left?" they checked their watch "By my watch you've only been gone for about twenty minutes."
Weiss scoffed "When we left it was nighttime so we all decided to sleep. Then classes in the morning through the afternoon followed by some team training and studying. All in all, it's been about a day since we left here"
"Interesting, I'm more amused that everyone seemed to have the same thought as you four though" Fox mused seeing as team RWBY was the first to return from their break.
"Hey! We didn't miss anything did we?" Jaune called out poking his head into the room. "It looks like we haven't" he grinned as his teammates followed him into the room.
"Hello!" Pyrrha waved seeing team RWBY
"Hey Pyrrha, Vomit-boy keeping up his training?" Yang asked teasingly
"You bet he is!" Nora cheered
"Ugh, you're all so loud" Emerald muttered as she and Cinder entered the room as well. "How can you all be so energetic after all that work?"
"Mind your posture child" Salem chastised the mint-haired girl as she entered behind her. "Others will not respect you if you take a slovenly appearance." Emerald quickly straightened her posture under Cinder's critical eyes.
"Lady Salem!" Velvet greeted politely as her ears perked up
"Velvet, dear, is your partner not joining us today?" Salem questioned noting the lack of the beret-wearing Coco.
Velvet laughed awkwardly "There was a fire-sale downtown for designer lines. It took everything I had to get out of going with her." the Beacon students all sweatdropped knowing how Coco was when it came to clothing.
"I see not everyone came back" Qrow muttered as he entered the room and took a seat immediately pulling out his flask. "Oh and she's joining us this time" he thumbed over his shoulder as a woman in red armor and blood-red eyes entered the room. "Don't worry I filled her in on the important details."
"So this is my drunkard brother's latest time waster?" Raven mused looking around the room hiding her nervousness around Salem. Seeing Velvet and Salem's closeness she hummed "So it's true, the Queen seems to be fond of the rabbit girl"
"She is polite and her expressions are cute" Salem admitted with a simple head tilt "If you are worried for your life, do not be. I will not be the first to break the armistice here Raven Branwen"
"Feeling the love here Mom" Yang muttered deadpan as the older woman more or less ignored her presence.
"She's your mother?" Blake asked in surprise. she narrowed her eyes and took a second look at both women "Oh... I see it now" she muttered noting both their hair and their figures.
"Just where are you looking, Blake?" Yang asked losing some of her heat as she smirked at her partner. Raven snorted and took a seat next to her brother.
Fox waited a moment longer before shrugging "Well it seems as if we can begin. Emerald, you were the subject last time, who would you like us to focus on now?"
Emerald gulped as everyone focused on her. "We should see one about Cinder" Salem rolled her eyes at the predictable answer.
Fox, unbothered, turned their attention to Cinder who smirked "And what should we focus on Cinder?"
Cinder tossed her hair over her shoulder "I wish to see one in which I seize victory" she declared as everyone began taking their seats.
"Well, the scene that comes to mind is a little short, so would you like to see that and a few more snippets, shall we say, of this version's life?" Fox asked as everyone took their seats
{Empty, Qrow, Raven, Empty, Empty
Emerald, Cinder, Salem, Velvet, Empty,
Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Blake, Empty,
Empty, Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, Ren}
Cinder hummed before nodding her head in acceptance.
The scene opened with Cinder Fall sitting in the passenger seat of a car as she stared blankly at the man she was beginning to admire. Jaune glared at the car that had slammed into them 'Survivors of the smuggling ring...' he noted as he quickly realized that he wasn't alone and moved to reassure Cinder "I-it appears some of my patients still haven't recovered from their psychotic episodes" he managed to say with a somewhat straight expression.
"Wait, hold up..." Yang muttered as she held a finger up to her forehead. "We only got one sentence in and I need some clarification. What is Vomit boy in this?" she decided as a starting question.
Fox hummed "He's a spy"
Ruby's eyes shone brightly as she grinned "Like secret messages, disguises, and political intrigue?"
"Yes," the childish members of the audience cheered happily seeing their friend in such a cool role.
"Then, who am I?" Cinder asked curiously somewhat unhappy about being enamored with any version of the Arc boy.
"You're an Assassin" Fox stated leaving out most of the details as usual. "And before Weiss asks for context" they smirked cheekily at her as she puffed up her cheeks in embarrassed anger. "It's a cold war era between the two major world powers. People who don't fit the 'normal' molds of society are being accused of espionage and are arrested by the secret police. Cinder works for an organization that 'Prunes' the branches of government, but is concerned that her status as an unmarried working woman might raise suspicions against her, so she is looking for a fake husband to shake off any doubters. Jaune works for an organization that focuses on preventing information or actions from igniting more overt conflicts. His current long-term mission requires him to have a wife and child to gain information on a reclusive political leader who may have ties to a group seeking war. He has already adopted a child for the mission and now only needs to find a wife."
Fox hummed "This little ditty explains it pretty well honestly" they muttered as they switched the screen for a moment.
It's a marriage of convenience
(All for the mission)
I announce you assassin and spy~
But neither knows the truth until you add their daughter too,
a telepath who can see between the lies
Salem blinked "That sounds... quite entertaining, truly"
Fox nodded their head "It's... surprisingly wholesome and other creators agree that this version of Cinder is very likable. Skilled in her job, but quite clueless elsewhere."
"Clueless?" Emerald asked curiously.
"She doesn't quite get what's considered normal to the average civilian"
"Oh dear," Pyrrha mused as she placed her palm on her cheek while Fox brought the viewing back on track.
Cinder mulled it over before slowly nodding her head "Being a doctor must be very taxing" she noted softly.
Jaune widened his eyes in surprise before quickly schooling his features less she notice. 'She actually believed it!' Normally not one to place faith in a higher being Jaune silently thanked whatever was looking out for him that Cinder wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Pulling into an abandoned factory he quickly jumped out and grabbed Cinder by the hand "We should try to lose them in here, there's no telling what they'll do in their current state of mind."
Cinder hummed a little but saw no need to refute his plan and followed along. She frowned a little when Jaune slammed a trash can into one man's head when they rounded a corner though. "Isn't it bad to hit your patients?" she questioned earnestly.
Jaune thought quickly "It's a new manner of treatment! Concussive therapy! It's backed by cutting-edge science!" Cinder wasn't sure, but accepted the answer anyways.
"I see," Salem muttered "She only knows about killing right? So she has no idea if he's telling her the truth or not"
"Correct, since she understands that she has no knowledge of the subject she sees no point in arguing with an expert which Jaune is pretending to be."
Velvet smiled "I think they're cute together" Jaune and Cinder turned red as the others in the room focused on how they looked together on screen.
As they ran a thug leaped out at them from the shadows "Look out Cinder!" Jaune shouted as he threw his makeshift weapon at the man knocking him out. Jaune heard another battle cry and turned his gaze up 'Another one! I can't dodge in time!' he realized as he tried to move his body. As it turned out, he didn't need to as Cinder sent the thug flying with a roundhouse kick causing him to roll along the ground until he hit the far wall and didn't get up. As she got flustered and tried to explain where she learned such a move Jaune couldn't help but smile "Thank you Cinder" He couldn't deny that he felt something when she smiled back.
"Jeez he went far" Nora muttered eyeing the on-screen Cinder's legs. "How did she get that much power out of those dainty legs?"
Cinder opened her mouth to retort, but stopped as a thought crossed her mind "Do they have Aura?"
"Nope"
Cinder blinked "How did I kick him that far? he didn't look light, and obviously, the answer isn't aura enhancement."
"You'll see" Fox smirked at them causing Cinder to tilt her head to the side in confusion while Nora pouted.
As they ran Cinder made up her mind and caught Jaune's attention "Um, Jaune..." she began getting him to glance at her "this may not be the best moment to ask, but why don't we get married?" Jaune froze mid-stride and fell flat on his face.
Someone in the room snorted in muffled laughter.
Cinder blushed as she looked away from him "Basically, if it's all right with you, maybe we could just stay together, and not just for the interview"
Jaune hid his expression by dusting his pants off as he got to his feet "Then let's stop by city hall on our way back to fill out our paperwork" he suggested as he got to his feet and faced her with his practiced smile back in place.
"Huh? Right now?" Cinder questioned in surprise.
"They do say no time like the present" Jaune pointed out. "Oh, right..." he reached into his pocket for the engagement ring he had bought in preparation for seeking a marriage partner. he paused when he noticed a hole in his pocket, looking around he noticed a grenade on the ground as the remaining goons turned the corner. Pushing Cinder into cover he quickly snapped up the grenade and knelt in front of her. As he pulled the pin he began to speak his vows. "Even in sickness, or in sadness..." he threw the armed grenade over their cover into the midst of their attackers "... no matter what hardships await us, until [Cinder: 'murder' / Jaune: 'mission'] death do us part" as the explosion dealt with the goons he slipped the pin onto her ring finger with a small smile adorning his face.
The screen faded to black allowing Cinder to speak her mind "How is that an example of me seizing victory?"
"You married a successful husband and had a lovely daughter without going through any labor pains" Fox pointed out
"A little old-fashioned isn't it?" Salem asked leaning into Velvet's side slightly "I was around before the first Kingdoms and that kind of sentiment was already considered archaic."
"She also enacted a plan to reach her goals and succeeded in completing her task"
Weiss hummed "Well, technically she succeeded in her self-appointed goals."
"It's a little anti-climatic though" Blake agreed simply with a small smile "I'm kind of curious about these little 'snippets' Fox mentioned earlier though." there was a general hum of agreement from the others in the room.
Cinder smiled happily at Penny as they stood in a park at night. She was so excited to teach Penny how to throw a ball properly! "Remember," she started showing Penny the ball in her hands "You can't throw a ball with arm strength alone." she started her throwing motion making sure to do so slowly so Penny could see what she was talking about "You have to step out firmly, twist your hips while shifting your weight, transfer the force to your shoulders," Cinder continued to explain stepping through the motions bit by bit as Penny watched her with noticeable excitement.
"Surprisingly wholesome" Qrow muttered as he yawned into his hands.
"At least she's teaching proper form" Raven allowed as she folded her arms in boredom.
"It feels weird seeing Penny as such a young girl with Cinder as her mother" Ruby muttered to her team who could only nod in agreement.
"And throw like this!" Cinder finished as she threw the ball generating a gust of wind that blew Penny's hair back. Stunned Penny slowly turned in the direction of the ball which was bouncing off of numerous trees in the park while the first one hit slowly fell over as if struck by a mortar shell. Cinder, unaware of her daughter's worries, smiled warmly "Now, let's do our best!"
Cinder preened at her counterpart's physical capability "That was amazing!" Emerald whispered in awe. Qrow looked at his flask in confusion as he gave it a little shake confirming that it was indeed still half full and not empty.
"Huh" Raven simply tilted her head in consideration "So we know she's strong, but is she fast?" as if in answer the screen lit up once more
Cinder fretted as she looked around her in a panic 'Um... the bus stop is...' she jogged in place trying to figure out the best way to get to Eden academy since Penny had forgotten her gym uniform.
Salem covered her mouth with her hands letting out a small giggle "I recall something similar, back when Ozma and I first got married." she reminisced
"Was your husband forgetful?" Velvet asked curiously
Salem actually blushed at the memory "It... wasn't my husband who was forgetful" she saw the interested look in the girl's eyes and looked away even as Cinder and emerald looked on in surprise. "He had just rescued me from the tower, and everything was so new to me... sometimes I forgot proper footwear or... social norms between men and women"
"Oh my gods, you joined him in bathing..." Yang whispered, "I thought that only happened on TV." Salem turned red in the face but said no more.
"It's not a school bus, so I'll have to transfer somewhere" she muttered before a trolley caught her attention "Er... is the bus or the trolley faster..." she whined internally as her shoulders slumped "Oh goodness..." she moaned as an old lady placed her plant on a window sill. However, due to a distraction, the woman placed it too far forward and it fell over and toward the street to Cinder's right. "What will I do if I don't make it in time for her gym class?" as she looked to the sky for guidance she caught sight of the falling plant.
Faster than the eye could see Cinder caught the pot on the flat of her foot, popping it into the air she readjusted herself to launch it up and sent it flying back to its owner when she felt it land on her show once more. The physical exertion having calmed her Cinder glanced down an alley and made her decision. 'I'll just bring it to her myself' she mused glancing around to make sure no one was watching her so she could go all out.
"What" Weiss felt her eye twitching as she saw the frankly absurd display of physical prowess performed by Cinder on screen. "And the woman in the building didn't even notice?" she seethed as Ruby quickly moved to calm her down.
"Well... it was certainly impressive" Blake mused aloud trying to move things along so Weiss wouldn't dwell on things for too long.
With the grace of a cat, Cinder hopped onto a ventilation unit before vaulting off the nearby fire escape swiftly leaping from foothold to foothold as she scaled the building. A child almost saw her when she pushed off a window ledge to zipline across a gap before swinging onto the roof. seeing her path she dropped into a construction zone and made a sharp left around a couple of workers focused on their tasks. "Excuse me" she apologized in passing as she continued on her way. Leaping from the floor she was on she landed into a slide along the crane before somersaulting off and continued making her way to the Academy.
"Nice moves!" Nora cheered "Ren we should totally learn Parkour!" she yelled enthusiastically
Ren hummed "Urban mobility would be a plus if there's work within the city..." he noted as Jaune just sighed
"This is going to hurt" he mused realizing that they would need to set up some time to learn parkour.
Qrow laughed at Jaune's expression "At least learning how to move efficiently is good no matter what environment you're in."
Fox smiled briefly before turning towards Cinder "Would you like to see some more, or shall we move on?"
Cinder closed her eyes for a moment "Let's move on, shall we see what Qrow has to offer?"
Fox nodded their head and turned towards the perpetually drunk huntsman "Qrow, what would you like to see?"
Qrow blinked in surprise before glancing at his nieces "Uh..." he drew a blank causing his sister to roll her eyes. "Oh shut up Rae I was put on the spot!" he complained before putting some thought into it.
"It'll probably be something boring since he's so old!" Yang called out causing Ruby to break down giggling as their teammates rolled their eyes.
"Hey! I'll have you know that I'm a blast to have around a party!" Qrow fumed "In fact let's show them, how about a party scene?"
Fox hummed softly and simply snapped their fingers "I'll see what I can do"
Yor Forger - Cinder Fall
Loid Forger - Jaune Arc
Anya Forger - Penny Polendina
I already have something in mind for the next chapter, but I could use some help for the one after. Qrow will pick Raven next so what characters in other media give you a Raven Branwen feeling or should I just try to make something up?