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Pyrrha: Have you noticed how Jaune is smiling lately?
Nora: I know, it's like, ridiculous... I mean... I'm sure you would...
Pyrrha: No.
Nora: But?..
Pyrrha: I am happy that he is happy.
Nora: But you?..
Pyrrha: Am happy that he is happy. There's no guarantee that I would be able to cheer him up as they have... I had just as much of a chance as they did... more even... and let's face it... I squandered it... They won, I lost, and I've decided to simply be happy for them.
Pyrrha: *wipes her eyes*
Nora: Pyrrha?..
Pyrrha: I am... quite alright...
Nora: *hugs Pyrrha*
Pyrrha: But I am happy for them. I just wish... I could have... done what they did...
Nora: Pyrrha?..
Pyrrha: I promise you I am happy for him.
Nora: *lets Pyrrha go*
Nora: If that's how you feel...
Pyrrha: We should thank them.
Nora: You think so?
Pyrrha: *nods*
Pyrrha: They have done so much for our leader.
Nora: Okay, yes, they have. Like really have. Smile seems to be his default expression, nowadays.
Pyrrha: I'm so happy to see him like this.
Nora: So, what do we do to thank them? Get them a present?
Pyrrha: *slowly shakes her head*
Pyrrha: I believe the thank you will be sufficient enough.
Nora: If you say so.
Pyrrha: If you could ask them out for coffee.
Nora (texting): On it.
* * *
Ruby, Yang, Pyrrha, and Nora sat in a coffee shop.
Yang: So, what did you guys want to talk about?
Pyrrha: We would simply like to thank you for everything you have done for our leader.
Nora: Yeah, he's like literally smiling all the time, now.
Yang: And what about the things he's done to us?
Ruby: *leans into Yang, nearly pushing her over*
Yang: Okay, yeah, maybe I wasn't supposed to say that.
Pyrrha: We are not here to judge you in the least. We are here to thank you for the positive effect you've had on our leader.
Ruby: He does smile all the time, now...
Yang: His smile is so beautiful.
Yang: *looks away with a blush*
Pyrrha: I know?, isn't it?
Pyrrha: *clears her throat*
Pyrrha: But that's not why we're here.
Ruby: It was our... um... pleasure...
Yang: *snickers*
Yang: You wouldn't believe what we've done... I mean, uh, thanks, guys.
Nora: Just so you know, he's our leader. We really don't know what we'd do without him.
Yang: Oh, don't worry, we've called him much more...
Yang: . . .
Yang: If we keep talking about how much we love Jaune, I just know I'm going to spill something that I shouldn't... so... yeah... just going to say sorry ahead of time...
Yang: *sighs*
Yang: He's going to tan my ass...
Pyrrha: I am terribly sorry!
Ruby: Yeah, Yang actually seems to like it... quite a bit...
Nora: And what about you?
Ruby: It proves I'm loved.
Nora: I do love that Ren stops my more... let's be fair, idiotic ideas, before they get off the ground. Not that I love Ren, or any... thing... I mean...
Pyrrha: You are just good friends.
Nora: Exactly!
Nora: *looks about nervously*
Yang: While we're at it, though, you two have been just as good to him. And Ren.
Pyrrha: Thank you.
Nora: *looks between them*
Nora: Should we... group hug?
Ruby: We totally should!
Yang: Alright... Pyr?
Pyrrha: Of course!
* * *
Jaune: *shivers*
Jaune: There's that feeling again.
Ren: hm?
Jaune: Just like before...
Jaune: *quickly looks behind him*
Jaune: I'm going to get tackled again, I just know it.
Ren: Wasn't the last time a... positive... tackling?..
Jaune: Yes, well... if I knew WHO was going to tackle me and WHEN I might feel better about it.
* * *
Ruby: *peaks around the corner before quickly pulling back*
Ruby (whispering): Target sighted. 30 yards.
Yang (whispering): Now that I think about it, maybe we should have gotten Weiss and Blake, too...
Nora (whispering): A little late for that now, isn't it?
* * *
Jaune: *stops three yards from the corner*
Ren: *stops beside him*
Jaune: *gestures emphatically around the corner*
Ren: *shrugs his shoulder*
Ren: *raises his finger, pointing out his idea*
Ren: *takes silent steps to the corner*
Ren: *makes the last step loud*
Nora: *rushes around the corner, only for Ren to deftly vault over top of her*
Nora: *grabs the empty air and falls over*
Ruby: *trips over Nora and falls over as well*
Yang: *nearly trips over Ruby, and struggles to regain her balance*
Pyrrha: *gently pulls Yang back, helping her regain her balance*
Nora: Rats.
Jaune: Uh... group hug?
Ren: Aren't you forgeting two people?
Yang: Told you.
Nora: Told us too late to do anything.
Pyrrha: *pushes Yang forward*
Yang: *trips over Ruby and falls onto the pile*
Pyrrha: *gently falls on top of her*
Nora: Okay, kind of tight down here.
Jaune: *kneels down*
Jaune: You were planning to do this to me.
Nora: True... but you've got like a ridiculous amount of aura. We were only thinking of you.
Jaune: Thinking of me?
Pyrrha: You've been so happy lately, that we wanted to thank Ruby and Yang...
Jaune: And... I'm going to guess Nora... eventually suggested a group hug...
Nora: You know it, leader!
Jaune: And Ruby and Yang turned it into a tackle.
Yang: he-he-he. Okay, yeah, you got us.
Jaune: You know what?
Yang: *recoils as if her ass just got slapped*
Jaune: Let's do this properly. Ren?
Ren: *takes a picture of the girlpile*
Ren: *texting*
Nora: So, what, we're just going to lay here until they show up?
Jaune: Yes.
Nora: *exacerbated sigh*
* * *
Weiss: *huff*
Blake: Quite the pile you have going there.
Jaune: It could use a couple more.
Blake: Us?
Weiss: And what, pray tell, are you going to do?
Jaune: I was going to hug the pile once it's complete so I don't squash them.
Nora: *emphatically gestures upwards*
Nora: As the girl on the bottom, I approve of this plan!
Weiss: *sighs and slowly approaches the pile*
Blake: *dives on top*
Weiss: *gently lays on the pile*
Nora: Ren, if you come over here, I can hug you with my free hand!
Ren: *silently walks over in front of Nora and hugs the pile*
Jaune: *hugs the pile from the opposite side before stepping back*
Jaune: *holds out his hand to Weiss*
Weiss: *lying contentedly*
Weiss: *eyes open*
Weiss: *stares are Jaune's hand*
Weiss: *takes Jaune's hand*
Jaune: *helps Weiss up*
Jaune and Ren: *help the rest up in turn*
Nora: Despite being squashed the whole time, that WAS EPIC!
Ren: We are in the dorm.
Nora: Oh, right, sorry...
Jaune: *holds his hands out to Ruby and Yang*
Jaune: I'm afraid we have to have a little... talk...
Yang: *takes his hand, and turns to look at Nora*
Yang: See? Told you.
Jaune: Come along.
* * *
Ruby: *stood bent over Weiss' bed with her skirt up*
Yang: *stood bent over Weiss' bed with her shorts down*
Jaune: 10 each. Next time you want to have a group hug, no tackling.
Ruby: 20.
Jaune: 20?
Yang: Yeah, we might have... spilled a little too much to Pyrrha and Nora...
Jaune: 20 it is.