A Much Needed Talk

[arcward]

Who: Jaune Arc and Chrom
What: Jaune might maybe have feelings for Pyrrha?
Where: Chrom's room
When: February 1

[Jaune's been trying to sort this whole Pyrrha thing out, he really has, but he's getting nowhere. He always thought it was Weiss he really liked but Pyrrha.. it was different with her. He's completely stuck.

Which is why he's heading to Chrom's room.

Now, he's sure if Chrom is seeing anyone or anything like that, but look at the guy. He has to be popular with the ladies. Which means he has to have some sort of experience with this kind of thing, right? ...Right?

Well, he's the best Jaune's got in any case. Besides, Chrom always knows what to do. Still, he can't help but be nervous. This is kind of a potential life changing event for him, after all.

He takes a deep breath before knocking on the door.]

Chrom? Are you in there? Do you have a sec?

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[shepherd_prince]

[Kulevi's little white arms are a blur of motion that boggles Chrom where he stands, and his attention flicks back and forth from Kulevi to the screen. Try as he might to figure out how she's pulling up this information, it's just too fast and too complicated. At last the screen comes to a halt, Pyrrha's name emblazoned at the top left corner with her 3-D model slowly spinning in place on the right, a proud warrior in her gold trimmed armor, but wearing a gentle smile just as easily as she wears her shield and javelin.]

[Chrom reads slowly and carefully, trying to absorb the information as best he can. His brow furrows and both hands plant themselves on the console as he leans forward.]

The tournament is disrupted by someone named Cinder, Roman, Neo, and Adam. It says...she was about to have the abilities of the Fall Maiden transferred to her, to stop an invasion of creatures called Grimm. Those powers go to Cinder instead. They fight, but...

[Chrom looks back at Jaune, then shakes his head.]

Cinder will be the victor if her history continues along that path.

[arcward]

[Jaune swallows hard when Chrom mentions Pyrrha's death befor taking a deep breath, trying to focus on the facts rather than their meaning.]

Grimm are monsters on my world. My school trains hunters to protect the people from them.

Cinder... I know her. I haven't spoken to her, but I've seen her around. She's from another school but she came here to fight in the tournament. What's she doing with Torchwick though? He's a major player, and not on the good side.

[He shakes his head. He doesn't know enough on either of them, and he's not going to be able to find out anything on them while he's here. He turns his attention to the only part he might be able to find out some more intel on.]

I don't know what the Fall Maiden part means either, but maybe Pyrrha does? I guess I could ask her if it means anything to her, but then she'd want to know why I'm asking and I can't tell her that she's - that she'... I just can't.

[He's given up trying to hold back his feelings; it's just too hard. He looks at Chrom, tears running down his face and voice hitching as he speaks.]

I don't know what to do, Chrom. I can't lose her. I can't.