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[redfightinghood]

Um, hey there. Ah, Ruby Rose, here. I'm new, but you probably figured that.

[Okay, she's definitely a little bit nervous. Ruby's not exactly what one would call a social butterfly - she definitely got comfortable enough with Beacon to make friends there, but that's not really relevant anymore. Once she had any downtime in Atlas, she didn't know what to do with herself. And now, THIS? Is a lot to adjust to.

She fidgets and clears her throat.] So, got a tiny question, here...

I think I kinda get the whole familiars thing, but mine is, well... it puts me in a bit of an odd place.

Basically, has anyone ever gotten anything that should be a soulless killing machine back in their world? That, I don't know, would've been born in power surrounding your world's greatest evil...? [That, back home, she has a power specifically meant to ERADICATE things like the Grimm, AKA the very form her familiar has taken.] Anything like that?

[She realizes she's being very specific here.]

Because I'll be honest, the fact my familiar isn't trying to eat me, or anyone around me, is almost more unnerving than if he was.

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[redfightinghood]

[Huh! That kind of surprises Ruby, actually. She hadn't given it a second thought.]

Actually yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I'm having to relearn a lot about HOW I fight or react to dangerous situations, on the other hand.

But, I wouldn't have guessed you weren't human. Honestly, that's pretty cool!

...though, "managing" our problems is maybe giving us a bit too much credit. Things aren't... great from where we left them when I landed here.

[disasdeer]

Yeah, I think that's the case for a lot of people who had something already. It's an entirely different process.

Or maybe I'm just a diligent student.

Hmm, that's no good. I guess it is lucky things are paused while here so there's opportunity to seek out solutions.

[redfightinghood]

So far it doesn't seem TOO hard to apply what I know about our powers back home and sort of... contextualize them differently here? Sort of? I haven't tapped into everything, but I at least feel confident I can defend myself.

[She muses on that last point. That's a good point, actually.]

Well, maybe... It gives me a lot more time to think about it, at least. I've got to try and keep a little positive at least, and not dwell too much on back home, or... well, I don't think I'd be getting much done.

[disasdeer]

Make what you had into something you have, you mean? I can see that.

Well, in theory if we do what we're meant to here - home will be as it's meant to be when we get back.