03x04 - Lessons Learned

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I.

Win. In the end, you fail to save them.

We know. They know the cost of.

There'll be no.

Emerald and Mercury. Verses.

Vocal and Yatsuhashi of beacon. You to.

Hey. Love the outfit, kid. I'll try not to get blood on it.

I can't promise you'll leave without a scratch.

I won't be the one bleeding. Oh, I like her.

Three. Two. One. Begin!

Huh? You should give.

He's good. Yeah, but where's the girl? You want.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Cocoa.

I take it back. I don't like her.

Damn! Go! Watch out! She's in the tree.

And with that final blow, Yatsuhashi is eliminated. What?

Damn.

And with an amazing onset. Emerald and Mercury are victorious.

Cuckoo.

You're leaving? Yes. I was merely

needed to oversee the transport of additional units to Vale.

Our last shipment was lost to an ambush.

I believe you had a run in with its cargo, actually.

It's fortunate those paladins were still in the prototype stage.

Otherwise, your team may not have fared so well.

Weiss, you've done well out here on your own.

You should be proud. I'll be honest,

it was quite amusing seeing father's face

the day you left for beacon.

I can't wait to show him what I've learned.

Oh, and what do you think you've learned?

What do you mean? I'm getting better and better with my glyphs.

I've even started time dilation. And what of your summoning?

I. You know I can't. Don't be ridiculous.

Every company has the ability to summon. We have for generations.

I've tried. It's just. It's the one thing I'm having trouble with.

We Shawnees are unique. Unlike many, our semblance is hereditary.

But that doesn't mean that it will come easily.

Your semblance is like a muscle. The more

you practice with it, the stronger it will become.

But if you only focus on one aspect of it,

if you fail to test the limits of what you think is possible.

And.

Then you'll never truly grow.

You'll never.

You're nothing but talk, kid.

You can do. Really? Sorry. Ninja wins.

Total annihilation. Ouch! And by the way,

don't ever call me Old Biter.

New challenger approaching. Now, where was I?

You were telling us.. About your last mission, right?

Right. I come across a small village

in the swamps west of Mistral.

Right off the bat. I knew something wasn't right.

What were you doing there? I needed information.

Tired from battling grim along the way.

I decided to start my search at the town's inn.

The place was crawling with lowlifes and thugs,

even a few huntsmen that I could

only assume had been hired by less

than reputable people for less than respectable

jobs. And that's when it happened.

What happened? I was defeated by the mere

sight of the innkeeper's skirt. Length.

Total annihilation. You are.. The worst. The.

Best two out of three. So, Uncle Crow,

did you get in trouble with Oz? Pin?

Me and Oz go way back. We're cool.

Cool for an old guy. Not funny. Hey.

So what are you doing here, anyway?

I thought dad said you'd be away

on a mission for, like, ever. Ready?

Well, a professional huntsman like myself is expected

to get results as soon as possible.

Yeah, I get that. We're pretty much pros, too. Oh, really?

Yeah. Read the news sometime. We totally

say Vale while you were gone.

Funny, because I heard Vale suffered a grim

att*ck after you almost managed to stop a train.

Wheels. Total annihilation. But they don't give out medals for almost.

They do. And they're called..

Silver. Well, we helped take down Roman Torchwick.

He's locked up in ironwood ship and crimes

put down ever since. That's basically a bounty mission.

Sure, you may be acting like huntresses,

but you're not thinking like one.

You really think four girls and their

friends could end all crime in the kingdom?

I mean, I didn't think you said that v*olence..

Hasn't dropped since Roman got nabbed. It stopped completely.

No White Fang activity anywhere around the city.

You cut off the head of a king Taijitu.

But now the second head's calling the sh*ts.

That's what Ironwood can't get through that thick metal head of his.

You know, the general. Hey, I know everybody to some extent.

Remember, you're talking to a member of

the coolest team to ever graduate beacon.

Uh, Team Stark. That's when I met your parents.

We were pretty well known back in the day.

Well known for crummy fashion sense. Hey, we looked good.

And I have a number of inappropriate stories that'll back that up.

But I'll save those.. For when you're older.

Oh, gross. Anyway, I'm too old to be hanging

out with a bunch of kids. You're going to cramp my style.

Look, just remember that you've still got a long way to go.

And don't think for a second that graduating means you're done.

Every day out there is worth a week in this place.

You too. You're going to go far.

But only if you keep learning. If you never stop moving forward.

Excellent form. Now think to your fallen foes,

the ones that forced you to push

yourself past who you were and become

who you are now. Think of them..

And watch as they come to your side.

I can't stop doubting yourself. I'm trying.

If this is what you call trying,

then you have no hope of winning the tournament,

let alone succeeding as a huntress.

Why don't you just move back home?

I'm sure father will give you a nice job as a receptionist.

I don't need his charity. But you

do need his money, don't you?

What? How did you know? About that.

Lucky guess. I may have been in a similar

situation when I joined the m*llitary.

So what have you done this time? Well, that's the thing.

I'm really not sure. I went to pay for lunch the other day,

but my card didn't work. How embarrassing, I know.

Well, it was. Why would he cut me off like that?

Perhaps so you'd stop avoiding him and call home?

Emotions can grant you strength, but you

must never let them overpower you.

It sounds to me like you have two choices in front of you.

You can either call him, beg for his money back,

and explain once more why you want

to study at beacon over Atlas.

Or you could continue to explore remnant,

discovering more about the world and honestly, more about yourself.

It's time for me to go.

It was really good to see you, winter.

Until next time, sister.

Some believe.

And the ghost that.

Mean.

Can't find your face on the milk. You should give up now.

milk. You should give up now.