09x04 - A Cat Most Curious

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Calm down into depths of no.

In.

When? Please. No, no. Here, kitty, kitty kitty.

Here, kitty. Kitty. Oh, come on, Katie. A cat's hindquarters. Um.

Excuse me. You're excused.

Uh. Hello, Cat.

Curious cat. Which one do you go by?

Oh, I don't go by. That belongs to the days and the years.

But if you are asking me what I am,

I do suppose I am indeed a cat. Most curious.

Of course. Look, my friends and I really

need to get to that giant tree.

And so far, nothing we've tried has gotten us any further.

It looks to me like we're even farther.

Yeah, I think that's because we're six inches tall.

It could be both. The tree, tree, tree tree tree.

Of course, that is most definitely impossible.

You do not go to the tree.

The tree goes to you. Unless, of course, you're me.

You see? Not even a little bit.

Well, that's your problem. It's a matter of perspective, I'm afraid.

But couldn't you take us, then? You've

been there before, so..

Why would I ever want to go back? Yes.

I'm glad we understand one another. No

sense in seeing a sight seen.

Please. You helped Alex when she was Alex.

Alex. Alex. How do you know her?

Are you friends of hers? Lifelong nemesis.

Wait. Don't tell me. Okay. No. Tell me.

Yeah, well, we don't know her personally.

Just. She wrote a book about her

entire adventure in the Ever After.

A book? Is it well liked? It's

kind of a childhood favorite of everyone's where we're from.

Yes. Oh, please. I simply must know more.

What did she write about? How was I portrayed?

And do I smell a mouse? Um, from one cat to another. Could

you give us a minute, please?

Oh, so they're spoken for. Well, please.

Please hurry. I have so many, many questions.

Are we sure they're not called the constantly

annoying cat? Got him. Totally roasted.

Thank you.. Guys. The curious

cat was described as an ally with an appetite for information.

Just because they don't want to go back

to the tree doesn't mean we can't lure them there.

Okay. Yeah. We just need to keep their attention along the way.

That shouldn't be too hard. We know

all sorts.. Of the cat's gone. No. No. Ha ha!

Oh. Wait up. Didn't you have questions for us?

We'd be happy to answer them. Oh. I sense a but approaching.

No, no, I mean, we do still need to go

to the tree, but that'll take ages, right?

Plenty of time to tell you all

the stuff from our world. Ha! Look,

I've never seen a scroll before. Ooh!

Luminous rectangle. Ooh! What does this button do?

Why is it painting tiny, flat versions of me?

Is that what I look like? Smiling? Hook, line and sinker. Exciting.

So the old man and the boy share a body. Now

that's got some uncomfortable implications. Who thought

that was a helpful way to reincarnate?

The same people who put a city in the sky.

Oh, speaking of Atlas, did that girl

from the Vinyl Festival ever come back in a notable way?

There's just so many characters to keep track of.

Wait, what was my original question?

Blake, it's your turn. You asked about

the origins of remnant. That's right.

Those two brothers talk about a God complex, am I right?

All in all, a rather entertaining summary,

though I felt some of the character voices were a bit uninspired.

Looking at you wise Huntress again, it's Weiss. Just Weiss.

Apologies to your credit. You lot certainly

know more about the beginnings of remnant than Alex did.

That girl could barely see past her own nose.

What do you mean? Oh, you know,

just hilariously concerned with trivial things.

Yeah, but she learned her lesson in the end, right?

I'd certainly say so. Oh, would you look at that?

The edge of the gardens. Acre.

This entire world is put together like

a bunch of mixed up puzzle pieces.

How does anyone make sense of this?

Each acre is made specifically for its inhabitants and their roles.

Is it not like that on remnant? No.

How strange. It never even occurred to me to ask that before.

I have a question I'd like to ask.

How much longer before we're back to regular size?

Not long at all. The garden is just

down this path and is sure to have

all the ingredients we need for a lovely go-gurt parfait.

Just don't go talking to anyone without me. If you're not careful.

We might get our heads cut off. That is how we met, isn't it?

Your remnant folk are such troublemakers.

Well, I'm sure we'll cause a lot

less trouble once we're back to normal.

I don't see what all the fuss is about.

Some of my best friends are six inches tall.

If I were you, I'd be more worried about

who was that scary sorceress you mentioned.

Salem. How many more relics does she

need to end the world again?

How are you even supposed to stop her now that Atlas is gone?

Uh. Hey, rubes.

I, uh. Maybe we shouldn't worry about home right now.

We've got enough problems. To the cat. What?

Oh, no. I wasn't paying attention. Where

did they go now? Oh, they saw a bug.

And you didn't say anything. It was a very interesting bug.

Of all the characters from the book,

why did it have to be the cat?

Why couldn't we have gotten help from

the Lively Carpenter or the Rusted Knight?

One was sweet, one was handsome, and neither

of them had the attention span of a goldfish.

You know, I bet you could find a..

Goldfish in one of these ponds.

Hey, do you hear that?

Mm.

Hmm. Hmm.

Is this the garden? It certainly looks like a garden.

But where's that humming coming from?

What are you. I'm getting really tired of that question.

What question? What are you? Oh. That question.

Isn't it obvious? I am an herbalist.

The herbalist? At least until I'm not anymore.

Oh, good. Well, all questions answered then.

Sorry to bother, but my friends and I could use some help.

See, we're trying to get to that giant tree, but..

Help getting to the tree. I guess everyone needs help these days.

Everyone.

Well, are you coming in or aren't you?

You can make us a go-gurt parfait, right?

Mhm. I must say you all seem a bit

hesitant. What did you say you were again? We're huntresses.

And what exactly does a Huntress do?

Fight monsters, I guess. I'm sorry. I don't understand why this matters.

I don't understand how you don't understand.

I am an herbalist. I make medicines

and remedies to help others on their

journeys. It is what I am.

So, do you know what a huntress is? Or do you guess..

Huntress are heroes? We protect those who can't protect themselves.

Thank you. No. Would you say that your good huntresses.

Look, can you help us or not? I am trying, but you are making

this far more complicated than it needs to be.

We all have our titles, our roles to play.

But in order to help you become

whatever it is you need to become,

you should really have a better understanding of what you are now.

Okay. How do we open mushroom door?

Oh, this is how a king winds up a prince.

Follow me. My work is never done.

Oh, please take a seat.

Um, actually, I think maybe we should be going. Right, Ruby?

This won't take long. Um, just answer the questions.

No. Are you sure? You know? You have to be sure of what you.

And of what?

Blake.

What? You don't have to go forward.

You know. You could go back.

Back to before. What? What are you talking about?

It's simple. Really. You could just be human.

Or just a cat? If you wanted. Really?

It's up to you. Why would I do

that? Like I said, it's simple.

Much simpler than trying to be a bridge between humans and Faunus.

Why struggle with that responsibility? The Schnee..

Name. Why bother anymore? What does it even stand for now?

Instead, you could be a nobody.

Could you imagine? Not a single bit

of baggage upon your shoulders. Isn't that what you want?

To be free. To be something simpler.

To be whole again. No. My losses, my failures.

Those, more than anything, are what have

shaped me into who I am. Showed me how I need to grow.

If there's something I'm missing, it's not because I've lost it.

It's because I haven't found it yet.

And the only way to do that is to keep going.

A simple life wouldn't be my life.

My family, my friends, my culture. I belong

to them just as much as they belong to me.

To give that all away wouldn't be simplicity. It would be betrayal.

I don't know who you think you are,

but let me tell you who I am.

I am the granddaughter of a hero and the child of a village.

I am a citizen of a fallen kingdom and an heir to nothing.

I will not be defined by my name

because I will be the one to define it. I am me and I..

Am a huntress. I am a huntress. I am a huntress.

So are you a huntress? Like the

ones you read about in books.

I. I don't know. They always saved the day,

didn't they? Always knew what to do.

Always won in the end. But life isn't like a fairy tale.

That's right. It's up to you to make things better,

isn't it? Everything all depends on you.

Your sister needs you. Your friends need you.

The whole world needs you to keep fighting

forever and ever against an invincible monster that took your mother.

Mom was the best. But even she failed.

And that doesn't seem fair. None of this seems fair.

What am I supposed to do? You can do whatever you want.

Be whoever you want. You don't even have to be Ruby Rose.

What are you going to be?

Get away from her.

Hey hey hey hey. Oh, my. That's a bit much.

Oh, herb, look at yourself. You're done.

You're supposed to be helping others find

their way. But you've lost your own.

Please let me help. And take a little

bit of my heart. You'll feel much better.

I do apologize. I always was a bit

of a workaholic. Hunches. Was it? Peculiar things.

Huh? Oh, I found the cat.