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day of jaune's return; action.

[yielded]

[ Being in the house the moment he got back was a fortunate accident and one Pyrrha is all too happy to take advantage of. From the living room, it's easy enough to tell who's entering by the weight of their footfalls and Jaune is about twice as large and loud as anyone else in the house. ]

Jaune!

[ So here's Pyrrha, bounding in to the entryway like a way-too-excited giraffe. She hadn't even realised she was going to hug him until she does so, and it might feel a little bit like being crushed. Sorry, partner. ]

You're back.

[ Things Jaune already knows: 1) His name. 2) The fact that he is back. Just sayin'. ]

[continuer]

[ This is the first time she had actually hugged him since their reunion in this world, but not once did he think he would be so overwhelmed by it. Physically, that is, but the emotional reaction won't take long to come into effect, too. Thankfully Nora's own rough hugs had prepared him for this moment. ]

Urk--!! P-Pyrrha...

[ Slowly, with however much freedom he has to move, Pyrrha will feel Jaune's hands on her back. It ends up being an awkward hug with how restricted he is, but he had to return the gesture nonetheless. ]

[yielded]

Oh—

[ Her embrace doesn't completely sever, arms still tucked around him, but she does lean back a bit. He should have room to breathe now. ]

Sorry. Welcome home.

[continuer]

Yeah... it's good to be back.

[ He feels kind of silly for leaving in the first place, considering how much he missed Pyrrha all this time. Still, it's something he needed to do for himself, and he trusted things to go swimmingly without him, if not better.

As he gives Pyrrha time to sever the hug in her own pace, he sorts of glances around the house. It doesn't look like anything crazy happened in his absence, but... ]

Did I... miss anything?

[yielded]

[ She doesn't especially want to let go of him but manages eventually, stepping back and arms falling back to her sides. Although Jaune's note had left open the opportunity to communicate with him telepathically, Pyrrha had politely lapsed into radio silence for those few days, giving him space to do his work without being bothered. (It had sucked.)

When he poses that question, she tilts her head somewhat. ]

Nora discovered this odd candy - it's just flavoured sugar in a straw, but it definitely had an effect on her. I had to forbid it being brought into the house.

[ Seriously, it's now on the House Rules whiteboard. ]

How was your trip?

[continuer]

What... what kind of effect? [ It could be comical or it could be serious. The cynical part of Jaune immediately worries about the latter.

He'll talk about the trip in a sec! ]

[yielded]

Oh, nothing too terrible. I got her to calm down eventually. It was actually kind of fun, like old times.

[ Don't worry about it. ]

[continuer]

Old times, huh...

[ Thank you for allaying the man's fears. ]

Well, it sounds more exciting than my thing! Let's just say I dabbled into some archeology. It's nothing like the movies, if you're wondering.

[yielded]

[ Most likely, Nora was intuitive enough to know that going on a forced sugar high was the best way to distract Pyrrha from her partner's absence. ]

Well, I hope you had a good time.

[ ... what else would you say to your briefly runaway BFF? ]

[continuer]

Let's just say we had archaic and ate it, too! Heh. That's a little... a little industry joke right there, heh.

[ He says it like he's been doing this for more than four days. ]

Well, anyway, I think I'm ready to some real work now. [ Like stuff that pays. In money. ]

[yielded]

[ Pyrrha doesn't hear the second half of what he says right away, because she's too busy laughing uproariously at his "joke". Yeah. ]

[continuer]

[ omg it wasn't that funny!!! But you know what? He hasn't seen her laugh like this in a long time, probably since the dance, so he's in no hurry to cut it short. ]

At least someone got it... [ ...ok it is pretty funny. ]

[yielded]

[ The foyer seems to pinken, brightening like a clear sky touched by the first rays of sunlight. Pyrrha's laughter subsides but her the joy colouring the environment remains; seeing him for the first time in (what feels like) several days, it's easy to get swept up in irrepressible positivity.

Did he say other work? Reminded of something, Pyrrha reaches for his hand, temporarily forgetting that this is the sort of thing she ought not to be doing. ]

I have to show you something!

[continuer]

H-Heh, seems that way--

[ His gaze drops at their joined hands, he's somehow more hyper-aware of the sensation than she is.

...

He yanks his hand out of hers, but quickly maneuvers in a way that appears natural, standing behind her, hands on her shoulders as he ushers her to lead the way. Go, FRIEND!! ]

Shooould I guess what it is?

[yielded]

[ Noticing the change up, Pyrrha wisely declines to comment on it, deciding it's probably for the best. Four days of missing him may have clouded her sensibilities. ]

Of course. It's not a far walk, but I'll tell you if you're getting warmer or colder.

[ Is he going to keep his hands on her shoulders all the way up the stairs? Because zero complaints. ]

[continuer]

[ Of course he isn't going to keep his hands on her!! Gosh, climbing the stairs is already difficult with her directly in front of him. Jaune keeps his wandering eyes elsewhere, like the best friend he vowed to be. ]

...Did... did you get a pet lizard?

[ Let's start with the wild guess out of nowhere. ]

[yielded]

Mmm, cold.

[ She slows down a little bit as they turn down the hall, toward her and Nora's room. He has time for one more guess, perhaps two. ]

Care to try again?

[continuer]

Uh... cactus. N-no! I-- new boots.

[ That's something a girl would be excited to show off, right? ]

[yielded]

[ That's the sort of thing she'd be excited to show off to Nora, not something she'd waste Jaune's time with! But, as that can be construed as equipment-based, she answers, ]

Definitely not a cactus. -- Boots are warmer.

[ Oh look, it's her door. ]

[continuer]

Well, I'm out, that was the best I had.

[ ...it's not lingerie, right? Pyrrha Nikos, this is entrapment! ]

Whatever it is, now I'm really curious! I-I think...

[yielded]

[ She turns the knob and the door opens. Creaking, of course, because why kind of steampunk house door would it be if it didn't creak a little? Pyrrha isn't sure if Jaune has even been in her and Nora's room before - if he has, it wasn't because of her inviting him. The differences between Nora's side and Pyrrha's side are fairly blatant, although Nora's isn't quite the hurricane zone one might expect.

Quickly, Pyrrha leaves Jaune in the doorway and steps past her bed, picking up something and revealing it to him with a bit of a flourish.

There are considerable scratches in the wood and a slight fold in the metal of the tip, but - look! A weapon! Despite it failing to live up to Milo's standards in every possible way, she looks pretty happy. ]

Nora and I went shopping while you were away. [ And this is what Pyrrha bought, instead of new boots. ] What do you think?

[continuer]

Whoa!

[ It's definitely not the Milo that Pyrrha talked about reforging, but he's still pleased to see it nonetheless. It means his partner will be out there and fighting alongside him sooner than he thought. ]

Well? Knowing you, you could turn a paperclip into a deadly weapon, so you'll definitely kick some monster butt with this thing, heh. May I...?

[ He reaches out, hoping he can try holding it. ]

[yielded]

[ She doesn't hesitate to hand it over when asked, standing it upright before letting him take hold.

While he's examining it, Pyrrha continues, ]

I was thinking we could do some of the missions people are offering money for completion. You, Nora and myself.

[continuer]

[ He does indeed examine the weapon as Pyrrha continues. It's kind of cool, even if it's cheap. He tries twirling it, but it's not going so great. ]

The task board, right? I've been thinking the same, between the three of us we could actually tackle some of the bigger ones. Heh, Team JNP!

[ In his excitement, Jaune hurls the spear and drives it through a wall. (This is not a gag tag.) ]

[yielded]

[ Well, that ... happened.

Pyrrha, however, is filled only with fondness at seeing his blatant act of property destruction and most likely unsafe weapon usage - after all, she is a RWBY character, and they're all crazy as a bag of hornets. There's also the fact that she's always had a weakness for Jaune. When he does things like this, she does not singularly react as she should.

So, here they are. With a hole in the wall and her brand new javelin protruding out of it. Some little bits of drywall fall into Nora's comforter.

Walking over, Pyrrha wraps a hand around the shaft of her weapon and pulls it out in one smooth, firm yank. She makes it look effortless, largely because it was exactly that. The wood is somewhat old, yes, but how useful would a weapon be if she couldn't unearth it from various surfaces at a moment's notice? ]

Uh.

[ She's worried about the hole in the wall, now. ]

Can you help me move Nora's dresser? I think we can cover it up.