AN: And we're back! Sorry about the gap, once again. I think I mentioned this in my last upload for the FF7 story (I can't keep these straight anymore), but I got COVID again for Christmas, and then had the usual delays. I'm also finding it kind of a pain adapting Arrowfell. The dialogue is so obviously from a vidoe game that it;s kind of silly.

Chapter 139

"So, this is Essen," Ruby said as Team RWBL crossed the entry gate to a small settlement out in the tundra. The sparse snow-covered houses were made of a mixture of stone and wood, with a large windmill serving as the centerpiece of the village.

"Seems a little small," Tifa said.

"That's pretty much the standard outside the Kingdoms," Weiss said. "Especially out here in the tundra. With the constant threat of Grimm, any place without the heavy security of an established kingdom can't really allow that many people to congregate."

"…That's kind of sad," Tifa said.

"That's life on Remnant," Blake said.

"That guy over there looks important," Ruby said, pointing to a large, bearded man wearing furs and a winged helmet. "Excuse me, sir," Ruby said to him, prompting him to look at them.

"Oh?" the man asked. "It's been a while since I've seen travelers here in Essen Town! The name's Russet Ka, 'Guardian of Essen'!"

"Oh, so you're Russet!" Ruby said.

"You've heard of me then!" Russet said. "I mean, it's no surprise, really. Local legend and all. Thornmane and I take down more than our fair share of Grimm!"

"Thornmane?" Ruby asked, tilting her head in confusion.

"Yes, that's my boss. A former Huntsman from Atlas. Thornmane's network of guardians like myself reaches far across Solitas… but my post is right here in Essen Town! And I must say, Thornmane himself can really fight off Grimm, too! Like no one I've ever seen! Between the both of us, we've got those Grimm running scared on the regular!"

"Grimm don't actually do that…" Blake muttered.

"You two must make a great team," Ruby said.

"Well, to be honest, I've been off my game ever since… the incident," Russet said. "A nearby village, Crossed, was destroyed by a horde of Grimm not too long ago. We managed to track the source of the Grimm to a nearby cave. I set one foot in Essen Cave, and a Sabyr took a bite of my backside! The place is crawling with Grimm!"

"Essen Cave?" Weiss asked. "Perhaps we should take a look…"

"Russet! Could you tell us where this cave is?" Ruby asked.

"Well, I don't recommend you go there, but if you insist… it's just west. Beware, the powerful Grimm in that cave chomped clean through my favorite armor! Why… what's a guardian without his rear armor?"

"Rear… armor?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah. Made only of the finest essential ore, mind you! A new armor could be forged with 2 essential ore. You know, about one per cheek's worth should be enough."

"And you can stop right there!" Ruby shouted, she and the girls blushing profusely at what Russet had just said.

"Well, if you find essential ore, bring it here, got it?" Russet asked.

"Will do," Ruby said.

"I think we should check out Essen Cave," Tifa said.

"Yeah, let's go," Ruby said.

"Man, I'm so bored!" Yang complained as she and Robyn walked around the perimeter above the wall in Mantle. Apparently, this was mostly how the Happy Huntresses spent their time.

"Don't complain," Robyn said. "It's an important job. Since Ironwood has never deigned it necessary to fix the hole in Mantle's wall, it falls to Huntsmen and Huntresses like us to make sure no Grimm are able to slip through the cracks. Someone's gotta keep Mantle safe, and it sure isn't gonna be him."

"But it's just so boring," Yang said.

"Then take it as a sign that Joanna, Fiona, and May are doing their job well," Robyn chastised, but then smirked. "You may be an officially-licensed Huntress now, but you still have a lot to learn, kid. But don't worry. We'll make a Happy Huntress out of you yet."

Yang returned the smirk. "Are you sure we can't do anything about that name?"

"Too late. I already embroidered it on some sweatshirts," Robyn said, causing the two of them to laugh. An alarm on Robyn's Scroll activated, and she pulled out the device to see what it was. "Oh, it looks like time's up."

"Hey, Robyn," a deep voice said, and the two women turned to see Gladio and Ignis approaching them. "Your shift's done for today. Our turn."

"Noct and Prompto have already relieved the other Happy Huntresses," Ignis said. "You two are free to take the night off."

"Thanks, Specs," Robyn said, before pressing a few more buttons on her Scroll. "Alright, Yang, let's go."

"Go where?" Yang asked.

"To blow off some steam."

"You know, it just doesn't make sense," Robyn said as she and Yang walked to… wherever it was that Robyn was taking her. She still hadn't told Yang where they were going yet.

"What doesn't?" Yang asked.

"It's something that I heard yesterday. Did you know that Ironwood has been sending building supplies out into the middle of nowhere?"

"He has?" Yang asked.

"Yeah," Robyn said. "Instead of using them to fix Mantle's wall. It just doesn't make any sense. You wouldn't happen to know what's going on, would you?"

"Sorry," Yang said. "I don't know anything about what he's been doing. I left before he said anything about what's been going on. Only his assurances that everything was for the 'greater good'." Yang made air quotes as she spoke. She, of course, knew that Ironwood was fighting Salem, but she wasn't technically lying to Robyn when she said she didn't know why Ironwood was sending building materials away from Mantle when the city's wall had a giant hole in it. It genuinely didn't make any sense.

"Yeah, that sounds like the kind of stupid stuff he would say," Robyn said with a sigh. "We're gonna have to look into that soon."

"…Yeah…" Yang said. "Just, uh…"

"Hm?" Robyn raised a curious eyebrow at Yang's false start.

"…I don't want to make trouble for my sister," Yang said.

Robyn looked at her thoughtfully for a second. "We'll be careful with her," she said. "But don't forget, we have a duty to the people of Mantle. If Ironwood is doing something to harm them in any way, it's our responsibility to stop him."

"…I understand," Yang said, looking at the ground.

Robyn put a hand on Yang's shoulder. "But I promise, we won't make any moves that can put her in danger. You told me she isn't working with Ironwood because she wants to, so there's no reason to get her caught in the crossfire if we can help it."

"Thanks," Yang said.

"You're a Happy Huntress now," Robyn said. "We take care of our own."

Yang smiled at the older woman, before a chipper voice got their attention.

"Robyn! Yang! Over here!" The two women looked up and saw Fiona waving to them, with May and Joanna standing behind her.

"Oh, there they are," Yang said, waving back as she and Robyn approached. She finally looked up and saw the building the other Huntresses were standing in front of. The large sign out front read Sherriff's Watering Hole in big stylized letters, with large neon beer glasses on either side of the name. "What is this place?"

"It's our favorite bar," Robyn said. "It's where we always go to unwind after missions."

"A bar?" Yang asked. "Um, I think I'll pass."

"What, are you a lightweight?" Joanna asked teasingly.

"No," Yang said. "I had a dad and an uncle with drinking problems, so I'd just… rather avoid the stuff." The smirk disappeared from Joanna's face.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that," May said.

"Well, you don't have to partake," Robyn said, prompting Yang to look at her with a raised eyebrow. "You can still enjoy the company without getting drunk."

"You sure I won't kill your buzz?" Yang asked.

"Nah, Fiona doesn't drink either," Robyn said. "She and Gladio are trying to have a kid, so she already stopped drinking in preparation."

Fiona blushed at Robyn's words.

"Um, congratulations?" Yang said uncertainly, causing Fiona to sigh and Robyn to adopt a massive grin.

"…Thanks," Fiona said.

Robyn chuckled to herself and threw the doors to the bar open, the other Happy Huntresses following along behind her. Robyn confidently strolled up to the bar counter. "Hey! Sherwood!" She called to the bartender. "Give us the usu—"

"What the hell is one of those doing here?" a voice called. Everyone looked to see an ugly, burly-looking drunk man glaring daggers at Fiona.

"Can I help you?" Fiona asked, the typically cheerful and cute woman suddenly looking fierce and powerful as she stared the drunk man down.

"This ain't a zoo," the man said, staring pointedly at Fiona's sheep ears. "Animals like you aren't welcome here."

"I didn't see a sign out front," she said, refusing to back down. Yang crossed her arms and glared at the man as she watched the situation unfold.

"I don't care if General Ironwood himself said you could be here, your stench is spoiling the drinks."

Robyn slammed her fist against the bar. "Listen you ungrateful—"

CRASH!

Robyn was interrupted by the drunk man being flipped through the air and smashing through a table, knocking him unconscious.

"If anything's spoiling the drink, it's the sound of his voice," a familiar voice said. Yang turned and saw a familiar blond man with a massive sword on his back standing over the unconscious body of the drunk man.

"Cloud?!" Yang asked. Cloud's eyes widened slightly in surprise before he simply nodded in recognition.

His clothes had changed since the last time she saw him. His tank top now had a high collar and zipped closed, and a single sleeve hung from his pauldron and covered his left arm. In addition, a long flap hung from the left side of his belt and reached the floor.

"You know this guy?" Robyn asked.

"Yeah, he came to Atlas with us," Yang said before turning back to Cloud. "So, how have you been? You finding work easily enough?"

"I, uh—"

"Hey!" the bartender shouted, interrupting Cloud. "I know you were defending Fi, but you gotta pay for that table you broke." Cloud flinched. "You can't just put it on your tab like all those drinks."

"Um…" Cloud said, seeming to have been rendered speechless. Yang looked back and forth between Cloud and the bartender.

"Wait a minute…" she said. "Cloud, are you broke?"

Cloud simply looked away, a light blush appearing on his cheeks.

"Have you not been able to find a job?"

"…I don't want to talk about it."

"Weren't you a mercenary before you joined up with us?"

"A mercenary?" Robyn asked, raising an eyebrow at their conversation.

"Yeah, but apparently the people here aren't that eager to hire mercs because of all the soldiers hanging around," Cloud said. "And it turns out I can't leave because the borders are closed. So, I'm uh, kinda stuck."

"You still need to pay for that table you broke," the bartender said.

Robyn looked between Yang and Cloud for a few seconds. "Hey, Sherwood, I'll cover for the table."

"You sure, Robyn?" the bartender, who Yang now realized was named "Sherwood", asked.

"Yeah, I can cover it," Robyn said with a dismissive handwave. "No use making a fuss about it. It's not that big a deal. Besides, he broke it defending Fiona, not that she needed it. It's the least I can do."

"Thanks for that, by the way," Fiona said, smiling sweetly at Cloud.

"Uh, don't mention it," Cloud said.

Yang put her hand to her chin in thought for a second. "Hey, wait a minute!" she said. "Robyn, how would you like to hire a bodyguard?"

"A bodyguard?" Robyn asked. "I'm a licensed Huntress. What the hell do I need a bodyguard for?"

"Yang, what are you doing?" Cloud asked, but Yang ignored him.

"Sure, but you're also running for office against Jacques Schnee, and you're running an openly anti-Ironwood campaign. A little extra protection can't hurt. That's where good old Cloud comes in!" She quickly stepped next to Cloud and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "Cloud here is a certified badass!"

"Yang, I don't need pity," Cloud said.

"No, but you do need a job!" Yang said before turning back to Robyn. "So, what do you say?"

"Yang, really, I don't need a bodyguard," Robyn said.

"Hold that thought!" Yang said. "You ever heard of Midas Goult?"

"That gangster from Mistral?" May asked. "What about him?"

"Cloud's the one that killed him!"

The rest of the Happy Huntresses turned to stare at Cloud for a few seconds. He shifted uncomfortably. "Really?" Joanna asked. "That must have been quite the payday for you."

"I'd heard he'd been evading authorities for years," Robyn said. "That's pretty impressive."

"It was nothing," Cloud said.

"The hell it was!" Yang said. "He saved so many people from being turned into golden statues!"

"Not bad," Robyn said. "What's your Semblance?"

"Don't I get a say in this?" Cloud argued, only for Yang to elbow him in the stomach. He sighed. He quickly summoned one of his spectral swords and launched it at a nearby wooden pillar. It embedded itself in the pillar, and disappeared a few seconds later.

"That's how he killed Midas, by the way," Yang said.

"Wow, cool," Fiona said.

Yang sidled up next to Robyn and leaned over to speak into her ear. "I know you don't really need a bodyguard, but would you do this for me? Please? He's a friend of mine, and he's too stubborn to ask for help."

Robyn chuckled. "Okay, you convinced me. Cloud, was it?"

"Yeah," Cloud said. "Cloud Strife."

"Well, Mister Strife, you're hired."

"Huh?"

"From now on, you're my bodyguard," Robyn clarified. "I trust you'll do your job with distinction."

"Of course," Cloud said, standing up a little straighter.

"Good. You can start now."

Yang quietly gave Cloud a thumbs-up.

Finally, after what felt like a million hoops, Team RWBL returned to Essen with 2 pieces of essential ore.

"Did anyone else think this entire detour felt a little video-gamey?" Ruby asked.

"Ruby, you know we don't touch that brain-rotting stuff," Weiss said. "What in the world are you talking about?"

"Well, we found one of the ores in Essen Cave easily enough, but then we had to trade a whole bunch of random stuff to get the second one," Ruby said. "It was like a side-quest in a really bad game."

"I don't really know about it being like a game, but yeah, this was annoying," Blake said.

"I don't know," Tifa said. "This didn't really seem that weird to me."

"Why does that not surprise me?" Weiss asked.

"Ah! You're back!" Russet shouted as he spotted the girls approaching. "Did you find any essential ore?"

"We did!" Ruby said. "We cleared out that cave of Grimm while we were at it as well."

"Excellent!" Russet said. Ruby looked at him expectantly, but he said nothing. Several seconds passed in silence.

"So… are you all good now or what?" Ruby asked.

"Well, to be honest, I'm not much for smithing," Russet said, causing Team RWBL to slump in disappointment. "Do you know anyone that might be able to turn those two essential ores into armor?"

"Seriously?" Weiss asked.

"Hold on now, I even have a blueprint!" Russet said, hurriedly reaching into his bag to grab them and placate the annoyed ex-heiress. He handed the schematics to Ruby.

"Don't we know someone good with this kind of technical stuff we could take this to?" Ruby asked.

"Doctor Polendina?" Tifa asked.

"Yeah, he'll probably know what to do with it," Blake said.

"Stupendous!" Russet exclaimed. "I'll be here waiting. I wear a size double XL, by the way."

"Got it," Ruby said.

"Great," Weiss complained. "More random detours."

"Welcome back, Team RWBL," Doctor Polendina said as they entered his pharmacy back in Mantle. He quickly took notice of the pieces of ore they were carrying. "Oh! What do you have there…?"

"Russet wants to know if you might be able to smith this ore into some double XL sized, uh, rear armor," Ruby said.

"Double XL?" Doctor Polendina asked. "Why, I remember when Russet was just a scrappy little guy… Anyhow, I surely have all the equipment to do it, but I've never made one of those before specifically."

"Here, he gave us this," Ruby said, handing the schematic to the doctor.

"Oh, this looks like it should be easy enough!" Doctor Polendina said as he examined the blueprint. "And you have the materials?"

"Yeah, that's what these are for," Tifa said, placing the ore on a nearby table.

"Hm… all right. Let's give it a try."

Ruby had to hold back her laughter at seeing the finished product. She had never seen armor molded to a person's butt cheeks before, but here they were, sitting before her on the table.

Heh. Sitting.

Her teammates, for their part, looked at the armor in varying levels of disgust.

"There you go!" Doctor Polendina announced. "Perhaps I could give the famous blacksmiths of Anima a run for their money."

"Wow! It looks perfect!" Tifa said.

"Though I highly doubt any self-respecting blacksmith would ever want to take credit for something like that," Weiss muttered.

"While I have you girls… it's about that broken device you left with me earlier," Doctor Polendina said.

"What is it?" Tifa asked.

"The device… it's actually, um…"

"What is it?!" Ruby asked, growing alarmed at the doctor's hesitance.

"This mysterious orb is definitely some kind of container!" the doctor said.

"A container for what, exactly?" Weiss asked.

"I'm not sure. But the core looks like it could harness some sort of energy. Here. Take it with you," Doctor Polendina said, handing the orb back to Ruby. "Hopefully someone out there can tell you more about it."

"Thank you for everything!" Ruby said.

"Of course! Good luck on your journey!"

"Is that… shiny new armor?" Russet asked as the girls returned to Essen to deliver the butt armor to him. Ruby handed it to him quickly, eager to finally be rid of the weird, weird accessory. Much to the girls' embarrassment, Russet put the armor on right there in front of them! "Indeed it is! And it's a perfect fit! You girls are a force to reckon with!"

"Well, we are licensed Huntresses," Ruby said.

"Hah! That surely explains everything!" Russet said. "Not only did you retrieve the ore necessary to create this armor, but you were able to wipe out the Grimm in Essen Cave. All right. You just might be strong enough to solve our… distressing development."

"What distressing development?" Tifa asked.

"It's about those Grimm that seemed to have come out of nowhere lately. A gigantic one has appeared over at the outpost! The threat it poses is not to be taken lightly. In fact, we may be left with no choice but to evacuate our settlement here. I'd go take care of it myself, but you know… I'm still getting back on my feet and all."

"Wait, you want us to go?" Weiss asked.

"You should be able to handle it. You've proven yourselves capable Huntresses after all. Now, you'll want to head to the large windmill in the center of town. Good luck, girls!"

"Gee, thanks," Weiss said.

"Now that we're Huntresses, does it seem like Grimm are more intimidated by us?" Ruby asked as they approached the large windmill in the center of the settlement. "Or is it just me?"

They heard a loud roar, and saw a Goliath turn the corner from the other side of the windmill and start barreling towards them.

"Yeah, I think it's just you, Ruby," Tifa said as everyone drew their weapons.

"Dumbo!" Ruby called out, summoning her elephant companion in a flash of light. She jumped on his back and flew out of the way of the charging Goliath.

"Mushu! Go for the eyes!" Weiss called out, her tiny dragon appearing on her shoulder and spitting small fireballs at the Grimm's eyes.

"You really need to call me more often," he said. "I'm getting bored here."

"…Whatever."

"Genie!" Blake called, her blue-skinned companion appearing and blasting it in the knees with magic. That, along with Mushu blinding it, caused it to stumble during its charge. Tifa ran in front of the group and grabbed onto its tusks with her hands. She grunted with effort as she strained to lift it into the air.

With a roar, she managed to not only lift the Goliath, but toss it into the air, where Ruby had Dumbo ram into it, sending it flying across the courtyard, and landing heavily on the ground. The Grimm struggled to get up, and finally collapsed.

The girls recalled their summons and put away their weapons. "Huh, that was easy," Ruby said, turning her back to the defeated Grimm.

"I would hope so," Weiss said. "After everything we've been through, it only makes sense that we've gotten stronger. Doubly so since the Grimm of Solitas have had to adapt to the harsh weather."

Blake stretched her arms above her head. "I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a nap."

"It's a good thing we were here," Tifa said. "I can't imagine how these people live out here so far from—" She was interrupted by the Goliath suddenly getting up and swinging its massive trunk at them, sending the girls flying.

Ruby quickly recovered and landed on her feet, only to see the Goliath charging at her. But before it could reach her, a pillar of flame shot from somewhere above her and stopped it in its tracks. Ruby looked up and saw four women jump into the air from behind the windmill: a blonde one wearing a white crop top and brown cape and wielding two short swords; a redhead wearing a green crop top with what to seemed to be a pair of drills where her hands should have been; one with black hair wearing green and wielding a whipsword; and one dark skin and black braided hair wielding what looked like a flamethrower.

The four women scattered, with the black-haired one thrusting her whipsword forward into a portal. Astonishingly, two portals opened up behind the Goliath, and two whipswords wrapped around its hind ankles.

The one with drill hands dove into the ground from behind the Goliath, seemed to swim underground until she was in front of it, and emerged from the ground to deliver an uppercut to the Grimm's face. She let out a little cheer before phasing back into the ground.

The hair of the one with the flamethrower glowed red, reminding Ruby an awful lot of Yang's Semblance, before she unleashed a massive barrage of fire from her weapon.

The blonde one's swords began to glow, and then she, too, phased into the ground before jumping up, phasing inside the Goliath, and becoming corporeal again in an explosive manner, destroying the large Grimm from inside.

"Oh, that was cool!" Ruby said as the dust settled.

The four women turned to look at them. "Looks like Bianca was right about those new Huntresses," the flamethrower-wielding one said, lowering her sunglasses to get a better look at them.

"Oh, great," the one with drill hands said. "What are they even doing here?"

"What?" Weiss demanded. "Who are you?"

"Oh look, they talk," the one dressed in green said.

"Hey!" a male voice boomed. "I told you to never come back here!" Everyone turned to see a tall, imposing man wearing a red military-style jacket with dirty blond, shoulder-length hair and beard walking angrily towards them. "Go on!" he continued shouting to the four unknown women. "Leave us alone! You've terrorized us enough!"

"Come on, girls," the blonde one said. "We're done here." In a flash, the four women were gone, each having used their Semblances to escape.

"What just happened?" Weiss asked as the man approached them.

"Your generosity in assisting Essen's indisposed guardian today is greatly appreciated, Huntresses," he said. "Taking on a Grimm like that took courage. Though I must apologize for that dishonorable run-in."

"Don't mention it," Weiss said. "But, uh… who were those girls that went in for the coup de grace?"

"Rogue Huntresses. Mercenaries, you might say," the man said. "They call themselves Team BRIR. The team offers 'protection' to isolated settlements like Essen. For a price, that is. Well, there's no need for their services! Essen already has me and my guardians in place."

"Say, mister, you're a Huntsman yourself, aren't you?" Ruby asked.

"I am. At least, I used to be. The name's Bram Thornmane, by the way. A long time ago I trained as an Ace Operative under General James Ironwood."

"Wow!" Blake exclaimed. "You were in the Ace Ops?"

"Nearly…" Bram said, a faraway gaze entering his eyes before he seemed to snap out of it. "But it's neither here nor there. I work to protect the people by my own authority now." His eyes were suddenly drawn to the mysterious orb on Ruby's belt. "…Oh? What a strange thing you've got there…"

"Huh? You mean this?" Ruby asked, holding up the orb to show him.

"We found that thing at the peak of the summit north of Mantle," Weiss said.

"Right," Tifa said. "And after Doctor Polendina fixed it up, he said it was a container."

"Do you know anything about it, Mr. Thornmane?" Ruby asked.

"Goodness, I'm afraid not."

"Since we found it next to a Grimm attack, we're gonna give it to General Ironwood as a clue."

"I… can't recommend you do that," Bram said. "It could be dangerous."

"Dangerous?" Weiss asked. "How?"

"It very well may be military tech. Allow me to do you a favor and take it off your hands to dispose of safely."

"Oh. Well, all right then," Ruby said, handing the orb to him, which he accepted. "Here you go."

"I'm afraid I must be on my way," Bram said after he pocketed the orb. "The 'Briar Bunch' could be out making a mess of things as we speak. However, if you're looking for clues about unusual technology like that, there's someone I would suggest you speak to. Lieutenant Colonel Olive Harper. She, too, reports to Atlas Academy. You can trust her."

"All right. We're off to Atlas Academy, then," Ruby said. "Thank you, Mister Thornmane."

The girls bowed graciously to the man as he took his leave.

"I think I can see why Russet spoke so highly of him," Tifa said. "He's quite an imposing figure."

"Yeah, it can't be easy organizing guardians throughout all the different settlements like that," Blake said.

"Yeah," Ruby said. "Well, let's go talk to this Harper person."

She took a few steps forward, and several Shadows appeared out of the ground in front of her. She sighed.

"I was wondering when they were going to show up," Weiss said. Ruby summoned her Keyblades.

"You know the drill, girls."

AN: And there we go! Cloud has now been re-introduced, wearing his Advent Children outfit (Yes, I know he and Tifa wore their Advent Children outfits in KH2 and basically changed back into them when they got to Atlas, just ignore it) and has become Robyn's new bodyguard! Like I said, Arrowfell's dialogue makes it a huge pain to adapt, especially when I'm also trying to keep Ruby's issues from killing Adam as an aspect of her character and the game reverted to writing her like she was in Volume 1. However, it gives me a great opportunity to take a bit to establish the new dynamics I set up for this section, like it gives Yang an opportunity to really bond with the Happy Huntresses, it lets me show more of Robyn and develop her a little better. We also meet Bram Thornmane and the girls of Team BRIR.

So, as many of you know, I started rewriting my old Xenoblade 2 story. It's up to three chapters now, and I'm going to be alternating one chapter each of this story and that one so I can be a little more consistent. The FF7 story will come in as Dyna-Man and I work together so it's separated from the schedule. But make sure you read the Xenoblade 2 story! It's not getting enough love and I'm really proud of what I've come up for it.

On a more serious note, money has been really tight lately so I've been seriously considering starting a P atreon page. But only if that's something you all think is a good idea. I'm still thinking about what I could offer for people, and so far all I've got is I'll upload the first half of a chapter as I work on it so people can see it and give me critique. Would that be something you would support?

I want to remind everyone that this story has a TV Tropes page!

As always, thank you very much for reading, and I'll see you all next time!