[Ryuji happily orders a drink, an appetizer, and a meal. He's not intentionally trying to be rude by ordering the entire left side of the menu, but lately all he's been able to do is eat. Dave keeps a fresh pack of snacks available almost all the time, but his metabolism is just so fast that he can never seem to keep the calories in.
Which means he's finally, after almost a year out in space and a year before that going to gym every day, starting to bulk up. That's not the point here, though, and as he plays with the butter knife against the table mat, trying to carve out a coupon for Fantasy Costco, he keeps himself occupied so that the conversation happens a little bit easier.]
Yeah, I guess. I don't really know what I'm s'posed to do about it, though. [Almost got that coupon.]
I know it's pretty obvious, but... like. I don't wanna die. Or, if I do gotta die, I want it to be something I can come back from. Dunno what... else to say.
[Qrow is stubborn. That's why he wants to fight it. But Qrow has also lost too many people over too long a span of time to insist it won't happen. Qrow has failed too much for that. Even so, he looks Ryuji in the eyes, and he makes his stance clear.]
That means you've gotta be careful on missions. Watch it on the reckless choices, alright?
[He frowns, looking down at the table. That's the problem- he's a reckless person in general. He has too much to lose not to make sure that he gives these missions literally everything he's got.]
Dude... You ain't askin' me not to do the job I'm supposed to do here, right? 'Cause if it comes down to it, bringin' back an entire world of people I miss the hell outta is more important than whether or not I get to enjoy it.
[He says it so nonchalantly, that it's almost a little disturbing. Ryuji's a plethora of resolve, an excess of perseverance. But he also knows what he's willing to give up to make sure certain conditions are met. Dave, Akira, Akechi. His three priorities in life, and he never would've thought that one day he'd be staring down the barrel of that baseball batgun.]
But if you mean gettin' smarter about it, sure. I'm a pretty useless dumbass sometimes. I dunno how to change that either. Just, don't put me in a glass bubble and call it safety, y'know?
I'm not telling you to quit, because I'm not a damn idiot.
[Ryuji would never stand down when other people are in trouble, and while Qrow has made mistakes as far as telling children not to do things they're definitely going to go do, he knows enough to know this won't go anywhere. It's a Huntsman's drive as much as it's anything. A Huntsman doesn't back down from protecting people.]
But yeah, I'm telling you to be smarter. [Qrow leans over to flick Ryuji in the forehead.] Step one on fixing it: don't call yourself a 'useless dumbass.' Come on, kid. The kind of intelligence we're working with here isn't the type that goes in the books. It's tactics and strategy.
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Which means he's finally, after almost a year out in space and a year before that going to gym every day, starting to bulk up. That's not the point here, though, and as he plays with the butter knife against the table mat, trying to carve out a coupon for Fantasy Costco, he keeps himself occupied so that the conversation happens a little bit easier.]
Yeah, I guess. I don't really know what I'm s'posed to do about it, though. [Almost got that coupon.]
I know it's pretty obvious, but... like. I don't wanna die. Or, if I do gotta die, I want it to be something I can come back from. Dunno what... else to say.
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[Qrow is stubborn. That's why he wants to fight it. But Qrow has also lost too many people over too long a span of time to insist it won't happen. Qrow has failed too much for that. Even so, he looks Ryuji in the eyes, and he makes his stance clear.]
That means you've gotta be careful on missions. Watch it on the reckless choices, alright?
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Dude... You ain't askin' me not to do the job I'm supposed to do here, right? 'Cause if it comes down to it, bringin' back an entire world of people I miss the hell outta is more important than whether or not I get to enjoy it.
[He says it so nonchalantly, that it's almost a little disturbing. Ryuji's a plethora of resolve, an excess of perseverance. But he also knows what he's willing to give up to make sure certain conditions are met. Dave, Akira, Akechi. His three priorities in life, and he never would've thought that one day he'd be staring down the barrel of that baseball batgun.]
But if you mean gettin' smarter about it, sure. I'm a pretty useless dumbass sometimes. I dunno how to change that either. Just, don't put me in a glass bubble and call it safety, y'know?
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[Ryuji would never stand down when other people are in trouble, and while Qrow has made mistakes as far as telling children not to do things they're definitely going to go do, he knows enough to know this won't go anywhere. It's a Huntsman's drive as much as it's anything. A Huntsman doesn't back down from protecting people.]
But yeah, I'm telling you to be smarter. [Qrow leans over to flick Ryuji in the forehead.] Step one on fixing it: don't call yourself a 'useless dumbass.' Come on, kid. The kind of intelligence we're working with here isn't the type that goes in the books. It's tactics and strategy.