https://x.com/DigitalCherrii/status/2094591716141711795?s=20

hope this is not cringe, does anyone else see the similarities?

So, Jacques's sent a "rescue party". They're probably going to need a rescue themselves.

CW: minor to moderate injury, blood

https://archiveofourown.org/works/90911546/chapters/244501656

-------------------------

“Everyone remember, we have two primary targets and one secondary. Everyone else is unimportant.”

The speaker reached up to grip a bar overhead as the Bullhead flew through the air. He wore a dusty blue bomber jacket over an ash grey tactical vest and white shirt. A shotgun club of pristine steel hung off his belt as he spoke.

“All three of these kids are active aura-users with experience fighting Grimm, as are their team members. So do not take them lightly.” He pointed out the side of the vehicle to the shuttle that was wheeling around to land below and then the other direction to the second bullhead. “The plan is to overwhelm them with surprise and then bring them to the shuttle for quick transit north.”

“Are there any questions?”

As soon as he said that, a beam of bright green light sliced through the left wing of the shuttle turning its approach into a crash landing. Out the other side, the second bullhead’s engines were suddenly crackling with yellow lightning as they smoked out and that craft quickly lost altitude.

“Oh, bloody...” Someone said a moment before swirling circular symbols surrounded their craft and launched icicles into several vital parts of the craft.

--------------------------------------------------------------

The wind rushed through Weiss’s hair as she made herself a spear to reduce air resistance as she watched the tumbling air-craft below her getting progressively larger. As she came level with it and eyed the mercenaries struggling to get some sort of hold of the situation she summoned a gravity glyph and flipped to catch her feet on it. As she was launched outward, she saw Gambol Shroud wrap around the wing giving Blake an avenue to join her.

https://x.com/sadscruffy/status/2073454260944347275?s=20

(Note: This is not the final version, and the following profile may be subject to change)

Hey, guys! What's up?

Now, I'm a bit new here, so I'm not sure how appropriate this kind of post is, to be perfectly honest.

With that said, I wanted to share my own take on a White Rose kid, so here I am. Hope that's okay with you guys! 🙏

So, without further ado, allow me to introduce: Amaryllis Schnee, leader of Team AMRS (Amaryllis)!

Name: Amaryllis Schnee.

Age: 17.

Gender: Female.

Race: Human.

Height: 5’6”.

Nationality: Atlesian.

Birthplace: Southern Solitas, somewhere outside of New Atlas.

Birthday: January 1st (legally; actual birthday unknown).

Affiliation: Beacon Academy (1st-year Student); Schnee Family (adopted); Schnee Dustworks (formerly, the Schnee Dust Company); Polendina Labs (Intern).

Allusion: Snegurochka, the Snow Maiden, popularly seen in Russian folklore and modern pop culture.

Aura Color: Scarlet.

Semblance Type: Passive; Intelligence.

Hypothetical VA: Kira Buckland.

The Leader and Brains of Team AMRS, Amaryllis Schnee is the adopted daughter of Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee and adopted sister to Lukas. Originally an orphan living in New Atlas, she attends Beacon Academy to honor her adopted name, and ensure that others like her can grow up safe and happy.

Profile: Born to unknown parents on one of New Atlas’s satellite settlements, Amaryllis remembers little of her early life. Only that she was orphaned at an early age: One of the few survivors of a devastating Grimm attack. Sent to an orphanage in the city, “Amy” got along well enough with the other kids growing up. However, her natural shyness would make interacting with other people as a whole quite difficult, often impeding her chances of adoption. As such, Amaryllis tended to keep to herself, unsure of whether she’d ever find a home.

All of that changed one wintery day when, after being separated during a group outing, Amaryllis would come across a boy her age named Lukas - Along with his mothers: Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee. Mistaking her for a lost child, Lukas insisted she come home with them. To which, the pair both agreed, despite Weiss’s initial protests. During this time, a connection would quickly begin to form between them that would be not easily broken, even after she revealed the truth the next morning, before returning home willingly. Not long after, the pair would begin to visit her regularly, eventually offering to adopt her into their family - an offer she happily accepted.

Finally having a home and family of her own, Amaryllis soon benefited from their unconditional love and support, as she began to form new friendships and explore her talents - most notably, engineering. Her new life was not without its challenges, though, as she had to work hard to meet the expectations of Atlesian high society. Something exacerbated by the prejudice she faced for her “uncertain” origins: Many of her peers would whisper that she had ‘lucked out,’ claiming she didn’t deserve her place in the Schnee family, and even accusing her of manipulating her adoptive family.

While she was able to carry on thanks to her loved ones, it was hoped that a family vacation would help to alleviate her troubles. Instead, Amaryllis would witness the suffering caused by the Battle of Kuroyuri - an event that destroyed families, and triggered in her memories long-buried. And yet, this harrowing experience would also instill a sense of purpose in her: To protect others from suffering the pain of loss, as she and so many others had. And so, Amaryllis chose to become a Huntress, hoping to harness her good fortune for the benefit of others, and to repay those who had helped her to blossom in her own right.

Personality: Bright, diligent, and a bit of a perfectionist, Amaryllis is an avid technophile with a keen eye for detail, reflective of deeply introspective nature. Having inherited “Mama Ruby’s” love for weapons and engineering, “Amy” has become a capable tinkerer in her own right. She takes great pride and enthusiasm in her work, often spending long hours in the workshop testing and refining her ideas until they’re just right.

While not as timid as she used to be, Amaryllis still retains her shy demeanor, and can thus be a bit more on the reserved side. As such, she often prefers to stop and think things through first, considering all of her options before taking any course of action. She also possesses a tendency to hyperfocus on her work, often losing track of time — and pretty much everything else. Indeed, it's not uncommon for her to tune people out, forget to eat, or skip sleep in pursuit of perfection.

All of this can make her come off as “distant,” “aloof,” even “scary” at first glance. Often affecting her interpersonal interactions, despite her best efforts to be more sociable. However, those who take the time to get to know Amaryllis will find a kind, thoughtful, and earnest young lady who works hard to connect with others. One who greatly cherishes the bonds she has made with friends and loved ones, often putting their needs before her own, even to her own detriment.

Weapon: Scarlet Bloom, a Variable Function Weapons Platform (VFWP) that, by default, takes the form of a medium-sized shield with an internal Dust cylinder. It can generate Hard-Light barriers for additional defense and can also function as a striking implement, thanks to the reinforced tips on the top and bottom and the ability to channel Dust from the chamber for elemental effects. For dedicated melee combat, it can also transform into a Pata, able to channel Dust similarly to the shield.

Its most prominent feature, however, is its various built-in armaments and tools; most notable of which is the Dust Blaster, which draws from the internal cylinder to fire various types of Dust beams. It fires in a semi-automatic manner by default, though Amaryllis can spam the trigger for a faster firing rate; Alternatively, she can hold it down to fire more powerful charged shots after a brief period, or continuous streams of Dust akin to a flamethrower for close-quarters crowd control.

Besides the Blaster, Scarlet Bloom’s other most prominent features are:

• Two multi-launcher tubes set to each side of the Dust Blaster, able to be loaded with a variety of projectiles. Including: netguns, flares, miniature missiles, bombs, or grenades, and even darts with some modifications.
• A grapnel gun located above the Blaster, which fires a light yet sturdy “whipcord” with a grappling hook attached. It can be used to restrain enemies, swing across gaps, and climb or even rappel up surfaces by retracting or detaching the whipcord.

As well as various miscellaneous features and systems. Altogether, this varied arsenal ensures that Amaryllis is capable of adapting to a variety of situations, so as to help compensate for her less combat-focused Semblance.

Additional equipment: A utility belt with a wide variety of “mission specific” equipment, i.e. sunblock, rubber bands, various kinds of repellent, mirrors (in case of *frickin’ laser beams!!), etc…

Semblance: Heart’s Echo, through which Amaryllis can sense what people in her vicinity are feeling, perceiving them as audible sounds. By default, these emotions manifest as faint 'whispers' or 'echoes,' conveying a semblance of the subjects’ feelings in real-time. Amaryllis can focus on specific “voices” so as to better understand them, and even track the subject(s) through them across a certain distance.

Conversely, she has, through practice, learned how to muffle or even tune out these “voices.” Something which has helped with her Semblance's biggest drawback: sensory overload. As too many voices at once - especially strong emotions, whether positive or negative - can spread her attention thin, overwhelming her if she’s not careful.

Team RWBY talks about communication and training.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/90911546/chapters/244309631

------------------------------------------------

Penny blinked and looked around at the interactions. “Are we still talking about the exercise?”

Weiss turned to Yang. “If this is about the other night, I encouraged you to go out. You all had fun, and I was fine.”

“Yeah, but there’s no real rush either.” Blake pointed out. “We’re busy for a week and have to wait, but there’ll be other chances. Besides, that’s just the most recent thing. I know I’ve let myself fall out of the group once or twice while we’ve been here. I think Ruby has too.”

“Sometimes, I just don’t want to be anybody’s problem.” Ruby bit the corner of her mouth and looked away.

Weiss turned to look at her and tried to think of the times she’d seen the other girl… and the times she hadn’t. “Ruby, no, you’re not a problem.”

Yang watched her sister and looked around. “Okay, we’ve been lucky the last couple of months that the only times there’s been a problem, we’ve been on hand to help out. But yeah, we’re not keeping checked in as well as we did in Beacon.”

“It was easier in the dorm.” Ruby stared at the piece of broccoli on her fork a moment before eating it. “We saw each other at the end of each night and could check in.”

Weiss considered that a moment and nodded. “The separate rooms might be bringing back… certain bad habits.”

Penny frowned as she thought that through and tilted her head as she looked at Weiss. “What bad habits are you speaking about?”

“Well I’m going to guess that Weiss is like and sometimes feels solitude is safer…” Blake let her voice trail off.

https://x.com/legobutch/status/2090291412319310326

https://x.com/sadscruffy/status/2093957659762545137?s=20

https://x.com/fillmargarin/status/2091284752342880628

Sienna has her own things to deal with.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/90911546/chapters/244080441

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

“The mission has been completed, Madam Khan.” Trifa stepped forward and handed her a packet of files which she accepted.

“Ma’am is plenty good enough.” Sienna took the files in question.

“The intel you had for me was very good, Mada….ma’am.” The spider faunus commented. “And I don’t think I’ve seen forged identification nearly as good as these.”

Sienna smiled. “Don’t get used to them. If make too frequent use it’ll mean undue risk to the asset. Give me your overall report. What did you learn as an intern?”

“The director hires and promotes primarily by means of nepotism.” She nervously licked her lips. “There are a few team members and one manager that predate her promotion. He is desperate to catch his boss in some manner of wrongdoing but he hasn’t yet learned that one of her nephews is currently embezzling money from the company.”

Sienna nodded. “Excellent work, some leading words at the right time and the embezzlement begins to look like bribery. Stealing they’d brush under the rug and handle quietly, but betrayal they will want to make a public example of. A few more things like this and we can get Jacques' inner circle to start tearing itself apart and leave our hands clean. How clean was your exit?”

“Oh, I insulted the director’s darling boy.” Trifa smiled. “I got fired.”

“Good, I’ll pass this on to other hands from this point. Get some downtime in while you’re here in Menagerie.”

“Yes, ma’am.” The woman half-bowed before turning around and leaving the room.

And with that, Sienna turned to another set of files. Charted routes and manifests submitted to the Atlas trade commission. Everything she needed to know which ships or flights to prioritize and where might be the best place for an ambush.

https://x.com/jpstephs/status/2093241675393171917?s=46

Weiss stays at the estate while the rest of her team go on dates.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/90911546/chapters/243760296

--------------------------------------------------

“Are you going to be all right here by yourself?”

Blake and Yang stood at the door looking back at her. The both of them were dressed for dancing which was mostly their combat togs, but with Blake’s long white duster replaced with a windbreaker and Yang’s crop top traded out for a silk blouse.

“Yeah, we kind of should have double checked our plans with Ruby and Penny’s.” Yang scratched the back of her head.

Weiss smiled and waved them off. “I’m not here alone, Blake’s parents are here. We can have a threesome date later.”

Blake and Yang immediately started flushing and Weiss closed her eyes, holding out a hand, and giving her head a slight shake.

“Please forget I phrased it that way.”

Blake chuckled stepped up to Weiss side, hesitated for a moment, and then took her hand to lift it up and kiss her palm, the heat lingered and seemed to spread through hand and down her arm.

“I… “ she flushed. “I am definitely forgetting you said that.”

Weiss scoffed with an embarrassed smile while Yang laughed and stepped up to hug her and kiss her on the cheek and started another flush of heat. “Yep, not forgetting anything you said.”

“Mr. Belladonna is going to come down the hallway and hear us talking about that and glower.”

Weiss leaned in to kiss Yang’s lips and then turned to Blake, hugging the other faunus and kissing a patch of bare shoulder between her top’s straps and the jacket.

“Or Mrs. Belladonna will plan the wedding.”

Blake cleared her throat nervously. “No, I’m pretty sure she’d lecture us... and then picture the wedding privately.”

Then she stepped back and waved them off with a smile.

“Go, go. I’m fine. Enjoy your evening.”

She watched them down the stairs and through the trees before turning inside and closing the vast door behind her.

https://x.com/mtdykxkxzzy/status/2092617846199353670?s=46

Meeting with Sienna and make-up for friends.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/90911546/chapters/243483711

----------------------------------------------------

Weiss sat in a chair looking across Ghira’s office to where Sienna sat, hands and fingers folded together over her lap. Looking to her right, she saw Ghira sitting at his desk, arms crossed with Kali sitting next to him with a demure posture, but head turned to watch Sienna. Weiss managed her own straight backed posture herself and kept her mask up while letting her claws slowly rub together.

“Now, I fully expect you to consult with your…” Sienna smiled slightly. “Team, immediately after this, but I’m hoping to keep the number of voices down for the moment.”

“If we start to think this is getting too much for you, we’re putting a stop to it.” Kali turned to look at Weiss and nodded before looking back at Sienna. “Is that understood?”

“Absolutely. I have no intention of asking her to do anything she is incapable of.” Sienna turned from Kali back to Weiss. “And I know these wounds are still fresh.”

“And what is it you are asking me to do?” Weiss kept her voice and manner mild as she spoke.

“I’d like you to share your story. The true story.”

Weiss resisted the urge to swallow, but she did feel her heartbeat a bit faster and for a moment her claws had stilled.

“With Atlas?”

Her voice was steady, that was good.

“Primarily, yes. But eventually everybody.” Sienna lifted one of her hands and gestured out toward Weiss. “You’d only have to be involved once and most of what we need we can get from records. I believe Vale may still have records of your medical exams there. We’ll just need to navigate a few Grimm to reach the hard files.”

https://x.com/justharoo/status/1720860125836316742?s=46