[ that definitely earns a laugh, and he allows her to use him for a bit of a support. oh, weiss. ]
I never let people hit me.
[ with some amusement, and he adjusts his cane to provide a bit of a better stable support for her to lean on. and while ozpin definitely was operating as a teaching lesson, and not necessarily as an enemy situation -- weiss did definitely hit him, and he wasn't planning on allowing that to happen. ]
You should have more confidence in your abilities, Miss Schnee. Your successes are yours; celebrate them.
[ She does have a lot of confidence in her skills - there's no doubt about that. She just didn't expect that she would be able to land a hit on the headmaster of Beacon, that's all.
She's even doing her very best to not smile right now, because she wants to jump on her bed and hug her pillow and scream. This is such a huge achievement! ]
[ mildly enough, and ozpin sort of guides her back the way they came, to begin the walk back to the team rwby house. he'll make sure she gets home safely just in case some lunatic decides to attack them YOU NEVER KNOW ]
Would you like to hear my thoughts concerning your strategy now, or later?
Your Semblance drains your Aura quickly, which means you must first dissect your opponent, in as quick a manner as possible. I tend to strike quickly, disarm quickly, before the enemy has the opportunity to drain my Aura. That does not work with every enemy, particularly ones that are difficult to hit, or ones that -- obviously -- are stronger than you are.
[ he pauses. ]
In combat, I focus my Aura in my leg, in order to move quickly without dealing with the old injury. [ welcome to chelsea's headcanon hour to explain why sometimes ozpin limps and sometimes he doesn't ] Distracting my focus in order to hit an obvious weakness is essential, when fighting someone who wants to legitimately cause you harm, and could give you an opportunity to cripple a foe quickly.
[ She listens intently as they walk, already noting down each and every word Ozpin says in her memory.
Then, when she's able to speak: ]
Using Glyphs was very tiring at first. When I was a child and when I had to learn how to use them, I would get tired very easily. Eventually, as I trained further, using it became just as easy as opening a door or even blinking.
I was never able to summon anything until... after the Fall of Beacon. I thought it was a type of Glyph that I could never master.
[ Because she's definitely mastered how to use Glyphs and Dust together. No doubt about that. ]
And I don't want to use my summoning right away in a battle. I'm capable of fighting without it, and I think I'm able to strike and disarm the enemy quickly with just my sword and Glyphs.
[ It also doesn't seem right to unleash her trump card right off the bat, you know? ]
What would sort of exercises do you think I can do to be able to strengthen my Aura? Just so when I do begin summoning a fallen foe, I'll still have a lot of it left, even if it's already mid-battle.
[ it makes sense, especially given weiss' relative inexperience with the grimm and the summoning of it. which, honestly, leads to more questions -- but he shelves them, for now, in favor of answering her question: ]
I believe you already answered your own question. [ mildly, as they walk. ] Training, practice, and paying attention to your Aura levels as you do so, will help prepare your body and your mind for combat. I learned how to conserve my Aura through countless hours [ centuries ] of practice, and training. The more you practice summoning, the less energy it will take, as you grow used to it.
[ he pauses. ]
I find that activating my semblance on my own, and strengthening it privately -- seeing how long I can manage to use it, every single day, by myself, has worked. It gives my body the opportunity to grow accustomed to the power in a relatively stress-free situation, and in addition to that, I train. The longer you devote to your craft, the more in tune with your Aura, your Semblance, your body, and your mind you will become, and the longer your Aura will last in combat.
[ that being said, he pauses -- and stops walking, gently bringing weiss to a stop as well, because they are getting close to the beacon house now, and he would rather ask the question privately. ]
Now -- if you'd indulge in answering an inquiry of my own, Miss Schnee -- provided you wish to answer it, of course. There is no requirement to do so.
[ and he turns to her, expression passive and calm, as it usually is -- but there's definitely a curiosity, in his eyes. ]
I know every Grimm that resides in my forest. [ and ozpin inclines his head, back in the direction that they came: ] That particular species isn't in my own backyard, not without my knowledge.
[ Good advice! Weiss will definitely take these things to heart, and go back to the basics when it comes to practicing the use of her Semblance.
When they stop, though, she looks up at Ozpin. She does not want to divulge the Schnee Dust Company's secrets, but at the same time, this is a project her father and his men have been working on. Weiss has always wanted the SDC to run clean, and that was what she wanted to do if she took over.
If, not when.
She looks away. ]
It was a Grimm produced by the Schnee Dust Company. My father had me fight it as a test. If I couldn't win against it, then I would stay in Atlas and I wouldn't attend Beacon.
[ it's . . . difficult, to read his expression, because the notion of purposefully creating grimm is an atrocious one. and that, certainly, is not weiss' fault or doing, and it would be inappropriate to really . . . give a reaction.
still. to not only create a grimm, but force your relatively inexperienced teenage daughter to go against it as some sort of sick combat ritual so she can go to the school of her choosing . . . there's something to be said for the sheer lack of humanity from jacques schnee, but it shouldn't be said to his youngest daughter.
after a long moment of silence, ozpin squeezes weiss' arm gently, before speaking: ]
I am extraordinarily glad that you won.
[ because only the gods know what would have happened to weiss if she had been forced to stay. ]
[ Whatever the SDC even did with those Grimm they experimented on, Weiss has no idea, but she knows it's not for good. She's not even sure what other dirt there is in the SDC, when she's exposed to so little of it. She likely won't know more about the company for a while, considering the turn of events she's gone through, and will go through if and when she goes back home.
Ozpin squeezing her arm makes her look at him, though. It's comforting, especially with what he tells her afterwards. ]
Yes. [ She's the most glad amongst them all, tbh. Winter is the second one. (Probably.) ] I'd been training with my sister before I was given the test, so she's shaped me to become the fighter I am now.
[ Even if that battle gave her the scar on her eye, defeating the Armoured Grimm was the best things to ever happen to her! ]
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And then, she says something that no other person would probably say. ]
Thank you for letting me hit you.
[ ??? ]
I'll definitely perform a lot better next time.
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I never let people hit me.
[ with some amusement, and he adjusts his cane to provide a bit of a better stable support for her to lean on. and while ozpin definitely was operating as a teaching lesson, and not necessarily as an enemy situation -- weiss did definitely hit him, and he wasn't planning on allowing that to happen. ]
You should have more confidence in your abilities, Miss Schnee. Your successes are yours; celebrate them.
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She's even doing her very best to not smile right now, because she wants to jump on her bed and hug her pillow and scream. This is such a huge achievement! ]
Maybe later, once I feel fit again.
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[ mildly enough, and ozpin sort of guides her back the way they came, to begin the walk back to the team rwby house. he'll make sure she gets home safely just in case some lunatic decides to attack them YOU NEVER KNOW ]
Would you like to hear my thoughts concerning your strategy now, or later?
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[ It'll save them the awkward silence while they walk to the Beacon House. ]
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[ ahem. ]
Your Semblance drains your Aura quickly, which means you must first dissect your opponent, in as quick a manner as possible. I tend to strike quickly, disarm quickly, before the enemy has the opportunity to drain my Aura. That does not work with every enemy, particularly ones that are difficult to hit, or ones that -- obviously -- are stronger than you are.
[ he pauses. ]
In combat, I focus my Aura in my leg, in order to move quickly without dealing with the old injury. [
welcome to chelsea's headcanon hour to explain why sometimes ozpin limps and sometimes he doesn't] Distracting my focus in order to hit an obvious weakness is essential, when fighting someone who wants to legitimately cause you harm, and could give you an opportunity to cripple a foe quickly.no subject
Then, when she's able to speak: ]
Using Glyphs was very tiring at first. When I was a child and when I had to learn how to use them, I would get tired very easily. Eventually, as I trained further, using it became just as easy as opening a door or even blinking.
I was never able to summon anything until... after the Fall of Beacon. I thought it was a type of Glyph that I could never master.
[ Because she's definitely mastered how to use Glyphs and Dust together. No doubt about that. ]
And I don't want to use my summoning right away in a battle. I'm capable of fighting without it, and I think I'm able to strike and disarm the enemy quickly with just my sword and Glyphs.
[ It also doesn't seem right to unleash her trump card right off the bat, you know? ]
What would sort of exercises do you think I can do to be able to strengthen my Aura? Just so when I do begin summoning a fallen foe, I'll still have a lot of it left, even if it's already mid-battle.
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I believe you already answered your own question. [ mildly, as they walk. ] Training, practice, and paying attention to your Aura levels as you do so, will help prepare your body and your mind for combat. I learned how to conserve my Aura through countless hours [ centuries ] of practice, and training. The more you practice summoning, the less energy it will take, as you grow used to it.
[ he pauses. ]
I find that activating my semblance on my own, and strengthening it privately -- seeing how long I can manage to use it, every single day, by myself, has worked. It gives my body the opportunity to grow accustomed to the power in a relatively stress-free situation, and in addition to that, I train. The longer you devote to your craft, the more in tune with your Aura, your Semblance, your body, and your mind you will become, and the longer your Aura will last in combat.
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Now -- if you'd indulge in answering an inquiry of my own, Miss Schnee -- provided you wish to answer it, of course. There is no requirement to do so.
[ and he turns to her, expression passive and calm, as it usually is -- but there's definitely a curiosity, in his eyes. ]
I know every Grimm that resides in my forest. [ and ozpin inclines his head, back in the direction that they came: ] That particular species isn't in my own backyard, not without my knowledge.
[ so, the question: where did she find it? ]
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When they stop, though, she looks up at Ozpin. She does not want to divulge the Schnee Dust Company's secrets, but at the same time, this is a project her father and his men have been working on. Weiss has always wanted the SDC to run clean, and that was what she wanted to do if she took over.
If, not when.
She looks away. ]
It was a Grimm produced by the Schnee Dust Company. My father had me fight it as a test. If I couldn't win against it, then I would stay in Atlas and I wouldn't attend Beacon.
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still. to not only create a grimm, but force your relatively inexperienced teenage daughter to go against it as some sort of sick combat ritual so she can go to the school of her choosing . . . there's something to be said for the sheer lack of humanity from jacques schnee, but it shouldn't be said to his youngest daughter.
after a long moment of silence, ozpin squeezes weiss' arm gently, before speaking: ]
I am extraordinarily glad that you won.
[ because only the gods know what would have happened to weiss if she had been forced to stay. ]
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Ozpin squeezing her arm makes her look at him, though. It's comforting, especially with what he tells her afterwards. ]
Yes. [ She's the most glad amongst them all, tbh. Winter is the second one. (Probably.) ] I'd been training with my sister before I was given the test, so she's shaped me to become the fighter I am now.
[ Even if that battle gave her the scar on her eye, defeating the Armoured Grimm was the best things to ever happen to her! ]