[A nod, and a knowing smile. Anyone who knows Nora now would have trouble imagining it.]
I'm fairly certain unlocking her Semblance had something to do with that. Getting struck by lightning and surviving would probably change anyone.
But, yes, she was and orphan even before I was, and the first time I met her she was being bullied by some other children for having dirty, different clothes and stealing mouldy bread out of the trash to eat.
[ Ahahaha. Emerald gives him a smile. ] Migraine-inducing semblances aren't as fun as lightning.
[ At this point she doesn't really feel the need to hide it. Between what Yang saw and what everyone saw at Haven, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. ]
Most people in that position don't have anyone to help with that kind of thing since it's hard to feel positive emotions like that. It's pretty surprising she didn't end up Grimm bait, but I'd guess you had something to do with that.
[ Otherwise she can't see them ever being as close as they appear to be. ]
I did what I could to keep her safe, but she took the reigns herself eventually. We both wanted to become strong enough to keep people [and themselves] safe.
That said, my Semblance is fairly... passive in comparison.
[He knows it. There are a lot of people with similar stories that were at Beacon, or even the other academies, saved by their determination to keep new generations from becoming orphans like them. Ren isn't so optimistic as to think that for every orphaned student at an academy, there wasn't three more on an unfortunate road like Emerald had been.]
We needed to find out who Ozpin was going to select as a potential maiden. Once everything was torn down, all Cinder would need to do was follow the most likely candidate to Ozpin, and Ozpin to Amber. The Magnets versus Robots thing was just a bonus from knowing it.
[ Emotional muting though.. ]
The world I was in before this was all about emotions. Magic was even tide to them. I wonder what muting them would've done...
[Again, things he didn't learn about until much later. Even Jaune didn't have the full story until Jinn told team RWBY, and they in turn filled his team in at Argus.
But that made a lot of sense, that they were looking for something specific.
Too bad that 'specific' thing just happened to be their now deceased teammate.]
I'm better at dealing with negative emotions, but I can help people relax and calm down some as well.
[ Emerald certainly doesn't have the full story. Less going forward since Cinder was no longer telling her and Mercury things. Salem didn't care to inform them. But she knows a fair amount- at least for the general maiden, Salem is unkillable, Grimm are totally manipulable and customizable, and so on. ]
No wonder Nora likes you so much.
[ If she was a former street rat, Emerald can absolutely see wanting to latch onto someone who could actually make the constant fear of not knowing where your next meal was coming from go away. Nightmares about survival, shelter, water and food insecurity, Grimm, other people- be they fellow homeless competing for resources, police, bandits, or even just normal judgmental jerks-- those things still plague Emerald to this day, just with the added flavor of Salem being a hundred times worse. Ren sounds like some kind of zen-generator. ]
[That was what brought them together - his Semblance saving the both of them during the Grimm attack on Kuroyuri.]
I'm sure she has other reasons... but that probably started it.
They've been friends this long, it would be strange if that was the only reason she was still at his side.
At least until Prismatica had different plans.
It was getting late, and most of his day had been used up in this failed attempt at helping with the suits. As nice as it was to be able to just talk with Emerald he didn't want to just hang around there forever.]
I think I'm going to head out. You can message me if you ever need anything, though.
I can't promise anything, but I won't fault you for asking.
[ Probably. She doubts he could ask for anything too weird. He seems like a sensitive guy. So she gives him a brief wave and nods, before going off to get out of this suit hellhole. ]
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I'm fairly certain unlocking her Semblance had something to do with that. Getting struck by lightning and surviving would probably change anyone.
But, yes, she was and orphan even before I was, and the first time I met her she was being bullied by some other children for having dirty, different clothes and stealing mouldy bread out of the trash to eat.
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[ Ahahaha. Emerald gives him a smile. ] Migraine-inducing semblances aren't as fun as lightning.
[ At this point she doesn't really feel the need to hide it. Between what Yang saw and what everyone saw at Haven, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. ]
Most people in that position don't have anyone to help with that kind of thing since it's hard to feel positive emotions like that. It's pretty surprising she didn't end up Grimm bait, but I'd guess you had something to do with that.
[ Otherwise she can't see them ever being as close as they appear to be. ]
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I did what I could to keep her safe, but she took the reigns herself eventually. We both wanted to become strong enough to keep people [and themselves] safe.
That said, my Semblance is fairly... passive in comparison.
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[ Ren, without parents, managed to take care of Nora, and somehow they both managed to make it. ]
What is it? We really only catalogued the girls at Beacon.
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[He knows it. There are a lot of people with similar stories that were at Beacon, or even the other academies, saved by their determination to keep new generations from becoming orphans like them. Ren isn't so optimistic as to think that for every orphaned student at an academy, there wasn't three more on an unfortunate road like Emerald had been.]
Emotional muting. Why only the girls?
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[ Emotional muting though.. ]
The world I was in before this was all about emotions. Magic was even tide to them. I wonder what muting them would've done...
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[Again, things he didn't learn about until much later. Even Jaune didn't have the full story until Jinn told team RWBY, and they in turn filled his team in at Argus.
But that made a lot of sense, that they were looking for something specific.
Too bad that 'specific' thing just happened to be their now deceased teammate.]
I'm better at dealing with negative emotions, but I can help people relax and calm down some as well.
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No wonder Nora likes you so much.
[ If she was a former street rat, Emerald can absolutely see wanting to latch onto someone who could actually make the constant fear of not knowing where your next meal was coming from go away. Nightmares about survival, shelter, water and food insecurity, Grimm, other people- be they fellow homeless competing for resources, police, bandits, or even just normal judgmental jerks-- those things still plague Emerald to this day, just with the added flavor of Salem being a hundred times worse. Ren sounds like some kind of zen-generator. ]
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I'm sure she has other reasons... but that probably started it.
They've been friends this long, it would be strange if that was the only reason she was still at his side.
At least until Prismatica had different plans.
It was getting late, and most of his day had been used up in this failed attempt at helping with the suits. As nice as it was to be able to just talk with Emerald he didn't want to just hang around there forever.]
I think I'm going to head out. You can message me if you ever need anything, though.
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I can't promise anything, but I won't fault you for asking.
[ Probably. She doubts he could ask for anything too weird. He seems like a sensitive guy. So she gives him a brief wave and nods, before going off to get out of this suit hellhole. ]