Vol. 7 part, 2: Ceremonial Circumstances.

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3rd POV.
SDC mine #2.

Outside of the entrance to the mine, four trucks arrive as Teams RWBY, JNR, (Y/n), Qrow, and the Ace-Ops walk outside. Marrow smiles and looks at Clover before attempting to put on a more serious face. Ruby, Jaune, and Nora come together to gaze in dramatic admiration of the Ace-Ops, while behind them Ren, Blake, Weiss, Yang, and (Y/n) watch the three with uncertainty as Nora let's out an excited high pitched squeal.

Nora: "Aaaah!"

She exclaims, while Jaune rushes over to Clover's side.

Jaune: "You guys were incredible!"

Switching to being in front of Clover, making gestures with his hands as he talks.

Jaune: "Oh, the way you took down that Giest without needing to plan your tactics out, you just knew exactly what to do!"

Clover: "Well, Ace-Ops are handpicked to perfectly compliment one another. So we can focus on our assets and leave our liabilities behind."

Marrow then walks by with a confident smile.

Marrow: "Some of us are all asset, zero liability."

Posing and saluting with a grin, while Marrow looks at Jaune. Elm laughs at the canine Faunus, catching his attention. He moves over to Elm and leans in to confront her.

Marrow: "Wha- yeah? Think I've got some liabilities, Elm?"

Elm: "Your brains, for one."

Elm, Clover and Harriet laugh, as Marrow groans and pouts. The former three then walk away.

Vine: "You did ask."

He says to Marrow while walking past him. Nora slides next to Elm with wide eyes and a smile on her face, as Elm looks at her.

Nora: "Hi. Do you need a new best friend? Our pair name can be..."

Nora: "THUNDER THIGHS!!!"

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Nora: "THUNDER THIGHS!!!"

Harriet watches this and sighs, Ruby then runs over to her.

Ruby: "Perfect complementary teamwork. Oh, yeah, I want to have my friends' backs just like that."

(Y/n): "Wait for it..."

Harriet:*Raising an eyebrow* "Friends?"

Elm: "This isn't the schoolyard, kid."

(Y/n): "...yep, there it is."

Behind Elm, Nora was still posed with her hammer in the air.

Nora: "Thunder Thighs..."

She says in a husky voice, Ren walks over to her and picks up a currently stiff Nora under his arm before walking away. Meanwhile the rest of Team WBY join their leader.

Yang: "But, I mean, when you go through so much with someone, it kind of changes things, doesn't it?"

Harriet: "We get along well enough, sure. I count on them to keep me alive. They do the same. But that's the job. We don't confuse the two."

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