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Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#46551: Jun 15th 2017 at 12:16:06 PM

I have no problem with the idea that Qrow is both a teacher and goes on missions. The implication is that he never goes on missions unless they're for Ozpin, so his situation isn't going to be like most huntsmen. Juggling teaching and mission duties seems to be something the Beacon staff are expected to do — they're the front line defence for Vale, despite being teachers at the same time, and the school clearly accommodates its staff going out on missions with students.

The huntsmen academies and feeder schools probably have the kind of flexibility required for part-time teaching, part-time missions. The nature of the world they live in probably makes it a necessity.

Or, as I like to think of it, it's like working for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Most of the people who man the lifeboats to engage in sea rescues are fully trained volunteers and have full-time jobs. When an emergency crops up, they're called out of work to attend the situation no matter what it is they're doing at work at the time. Obviously, their employers have consented to this.

Anyway, on the subject of training, I'm working from the point-of-view that Qrow's Semblance benefited Ruby's training — not that Qrow would necessarily see it that way (or Taiyang); I am suspicious that Ozpin would have seen it that way, however.

Ruby wouldn't just be training against a seasoned huntsman, she'd be training against everything apparently going wrong for her during the training as well — it's an extra level to training that most tutors wouldn't be able to give (and we can probably guarantee that Qrow wouldn't want to think this way, but I think the benefit is there, from a Chessmaster or Training from Hell point-of-view).

edited 15th Jun '17 12:25:39 PM by Wyldchyld

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#46552: Jun 15th 2017 at 12:45:09 PM

I was about to complain that Ruby doesn't really showcase the advantages of said training but then I recalled that she's about on par with the rest of her team (maybe even a little better in some areas) despite being two years younger than them so... yeah. If she was with her old class, she'd be The Ace.

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#46553: Jun 15th 2017 at 1:44:03 PM

[up]Good point, I had forgotten about the age difference. It seems that it was mentioned once(?) and never brought up again.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#46554: Jun 15th 2017 at 1:47:02 PM

They never really made a big deal about it, but Ruby's age in comparison to the others was referenced a few times. Mostly in relation to her and Yang's relationship and Weiss calling her a "kid" and "immature".

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#46555: Jun 15th 2017 at 1:51:10 PM

[up]I see, maybe I should re-watch Volume 1...

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#46556: Jun 15th 2017 at 3:10:16 PM

It comes up once in Volume 2 when WBY were talking around the campfire.

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#46557: Jun 15th 2017 at 5:31:25 PM

[up]Interesting, I may just re-watch the series (especially considering that there's time until Volume 5) smile

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#46558: Jun 15th 2017 at 5:40:42 PM

Yeah Ruby age just come to when discussing her status as the naive "simple soul" and all that.

And about huntress...I remenber one youtube user call Fatman that while he call some issue with RWBY(Some I find valid, other are just bogus) one of them said we never know much about the hunter system: a time they look like mercenary job, others times they are like police and others times they look like stright out superheroes, which make the whole deal confusing.

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#46559: Jun 15th 2017 at 5:45:14 PM

I take it he didn't watch the WOR explaining them then?

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#46560: Jun 15th 2017 at 6:49:20 PM

Honestly if we weren't told it'd be hard to tell that Ruby was younger than Weiss.

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#46561: Jun 15th 2017 at 7:08:58 PM

The same could be said for Cinder, whose exact age we don't know beyond her being older than the rest of the cast.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#46562: Jun 15th 2017 at 7:13:42 PM

I've heard it mentioned here that she's 25. I don't know where they got that from, though.

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#46563: Jun 15th 2017 at 7:50:55 PM

There hasn't been an official announcement of how old she is, or really how old anybody is beyond WBY being around 2 years older than Ruby. We can assume that JNPR and CRDL are similar in ages to WBY.

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#46565: Jun 16th 2017 at 4:31:38 AM

[up]...I don't see anything worth enjoying.

Oh, and since RWBY Volume 4 OST is out, we've got the last two songs (for the record, there's also Lusus Naturae and Armed and Ready, but we already had full versions of those).

    Like Morning Follows Night 
Blake
You don't know what it's like to live in shadows
Always regretting what you've done
Spending time counting every little mistake
Knowing it's always easier to leave

Sun
You don't have to spend your life looking backward
We've been through this over and over again
You can't just wish it away
The past is the past, it'll never change
That was before, this is now

S
And when we have a chance to make it better if we try
B
Oh, but I will not endanger one more friend
S
You're free to do the things you want
But listen, so am I
B
I've made my choice
S
And now I'm making mine

S (with B)
Go where you need to
Know I won't leave you
I'll follow you like morning follows night
You can run 'till your pain's through
One thing I won't do
Is let you go alone to face the fight

B
Hard to know where to turn when your life's a disaster
Trying to start all over again
So much shame, so much time that just feels wasted
Feeling like now could never make up for then

S
Life's not a game you can play to get even
We all make mistakes but we need to move on
I know that you hate where you strayed
Forgiving yourself is the only way
Just look ahead
Yesterday is gone

S
I know you think you're being selfless, but you're not
B
I refuse to risk another's pain again
S
The pain is when you shut me out and take off on your own
No matter what, you'll never walk alone

S
See, you'll never understand
What I feel, what I see
What's going through my mind
How it feels being me
All these struggles, all these fights
Long days, longer nights
Trying to search for this happiness
Lost in the lights
But it seems that it's all
Just out of my sight
Just out of my reach,
Can't seem to get it right
Like I'm cursed with this turbulence
Placed in my life
Can't push or pull it,
Stuck up in this ball pit
Cycle of pain
All this stress in my brain
I'm just trying to maintain
You could go insane
But no matter what I do
The cries go unheard
Yet I still believe in you
Every breath, every word
Every smile, every glance
Could be another chance
That you'll finally see
The love that is me
So until that time
I'll follow every day
Every step of the way
And continue to say

S (with B)
Go where you need to
Know I won't leave you
I'll follow you like morning follows night
You can run 'till your pain's through
One thing I won't do
Is let you go alone to face the fight

    Home 

Hush your cries, close your eyes,
Stay with me
Let's just dream, quietly
Of what might be

Calm your fear, I'll be near
To you I'll cling
Rest my friend, time can mend
Many things

I don't know the answers
Tomorrow's still unknown
But I can make this promise
You won't be alone

I don't know where we should go
Just feeling farther from our goal
I don't know what path we will be shown
But I know that when I'm with you I'm at home
Yes I know that when I'm with you I'm at home

There's a quiet place in my embrace
A Haven of safety where
I'll dry your tears
Shelter here in my care

But even when we stumble
And someday when we fall
What I will remember
That I had you through it all

I don't know where we should go
Feeling farther from our goal
I don't know what path we will be shown
But I know that when I'm with you I'm at home
Yes, I know that when I'm with you I'm at home

Yes, I know that when I'm with you I'm at home

edited 16th Jun '17 4:38:32 AM by shinigamiPeter

Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#46566: Jun 16th 2017 at 11:30:12 AM

[Cinder] had already fucking won [when she got Silver Eyed]. Anything Ruby could do to her is a minor setback that will barely register with her. At best.

Apologies for being very late to this line, but after seeing how Volume 4 unfolded, this feels like a huge case of Hilarious in Hindsight thanks to For Want Of A Nail.

edited 16th Jun '17 11:30:40 AM by Psyga315

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#46568: Jun 16th 2017 at 4:26:54 PM

[up][up]Oh man, I remember that line even though I've forgotten who said it. Yeah they really were far off the mark.

Man I remember the second half of volume 3 discussion here, you had ludicrous things happening like people absolutely convinced that Yang was going to get gunned down right after episode 6 dropped.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#46569: Jun 16th 2017 at 4:31:08 PM

Archive bingeing this was so bizarre knowing what was going to happen, and yet seeing things being debated that I never would have thought of even in the moment.

Like how so many people were convinced that Pyhrra was secretly replaced by Neo at some point because she was smiling on her way to see Ozpin.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#46570: Jun 16th 2017 at 4:38:15 PM

THAT SMILE WAS EVIL AND YOU KNOW IT

THERE'S STILL A CHANCE SHE COULD COME BACK WRONG.

edited 16th Jun '17 5:25:31 PM by Soble

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Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#46571: Jun 16th 2017 at 4:41:42 PM

When I was watching the Volume 3 Blu Ray with my friend he was convinced at that moment that she was totally evil.

Oh man, we had some good times in that volume along with the not so good times.

Thelastwarrior Since: Jun, 2017
#46573: Jun 16th 2017 at 6:30:50 PM

You know team Rwby hasn't had a true "avengers assemble movement" together.

Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#46574: Jun 16th 2017 at 8:37:07 PM

@Shaoken: Yeah, that was perhaps the Most Triumphant Example of someone going They Changed It, Now It Sucks! or someone being anti-dark.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#46575: Jun 17th 2017 at 12:16:51 AM

The story of RWBY: Grimm Eclipse:

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