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3rd Person POV

Robyn cheerfully laughs, lying on her bed in her cell and examining her fingernails.

Robyn: You should've seen the look on Joanna's face. I don't think she'd ever lost a fight before that. At least not fair and square.

Met with silence, Robyn sits up and looks at Qrow and then Jauques, the latter of whom was frantically swatting away at a fly.

Robyn: Tough crowd tonight. Guess Ironwood should've paid for better cell block entertainment.

Robyn stood up and stretched as she spoke, and walks over to Qrow's cell. Her comment had earned a small chuckle out of the man while he stares at Clover's pin.

Robyn: And he smiles. Did I win?

Qrow: Hey, it's your game. I don't make the rules.

Robyn loses her cheerful demeanor.

Robyn: I'm sorry for what happened. It wasn't your fault.

Qrow: It was, though. I made a deal with the darkness, and he paid the price. It was all happening so fast, but Clover wouldn't let up. Could have worked together against Tyrian if Clover just... But the thing that really stings? For the first time in a while I thought, maybe, maybe I could be around somebody- anybody- without my Semblance making it... complicated. And now, it just feels like a childish dream. Gone... like everybody else.

Robyn sadly looks at her hand, listening to Qrow.

Robyn: Believe it or not, I know a little of what that's like.

She walks over to the wall between her and Qrow's cells.

Robyn: When people are worried you're gonna sniff out their secrets, they tend to push you away. It makes a real connection... difficult.

She places her fingers to the cell wall, the Hard-light distorting in reaction to her touch. She then pulls her hand away and looks at it.

Qrow: I--

A small beep is heard, and the door to the chamber opens. Qrow looks over at the door, clutching Clover's pin to his chest, and continues speaking as Atlas soldiers bring Arthur Watts back to his cell, acompanied by a bandaged Marrow and Harriet.

Qrow: Never thought of it that way.

The soldiers toss Watts to the floor before reactivating his cell. Harriet stands in front of Qrow's cell with her arms crossed.

Robyn: What happened to you?

Harriet: Shut up. *to Qrow* You don't get to keep that.

Qrow: I didn't kill him.

Harriet: You keep saying that but it was your weapon covered in his blood.

Qrow lowers his head, Robyn speaks up again, drawing Harriet's attention.

Robyn: If you really want to know what happened, mohawk, why not open this cell and take my hand?

Harriet scoffs and starts walking over to Robyn's cell with a noticeable limp to her movement, Marrow finishes locking Watt's cell.

Harriet: If I open this cell, it won't be to shake hands.

Marrow looks over to Harriet a worried frown appearing on his face.

Robyn: Yeah, because you don't care about the truth. You just want someone to be mad at. Easier than taking an honest look at what side your on.

Harriet narrows her eyes and quietly growls in annoyance. There is a tense silence as Qrow watches the two. Harriet looks over at the security panel for Robyn's cell. Harriet looks at Robyn and shifts her feet.

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