Ruby chuckled a bit as she watched Penny shove forkful after forkful of food into her mouth, practically moaning after each bite. “You should slow down. If you eat to fast-”
Penny started coughing after a bit, trying to dislodge a chunk of meat that got stuck. “H-how… how do you do this?”
“By eating slowly and taking your time. But humans arent meant to eat that quick.” Ruby sat down next to Penny, giving her a soft smile. “I know you’re getting a lot of new sensations, but its okay to take things slowly.”
Penny nodded, feeling her heart start to beat faster as she looked at Ruby in her own body. She wasnt fond of the idea of having feelings for her own body, but knowing it was Ruby… She looked away and blushed a bit, putting a hand to her cheeks as she felt her face warm up. “R-right. Maybe… maybe you can help do this right. I mean, if I have to be you for right now-”
“Of course I will,” Ruby replied, gently picking up the fork and knife and trying not to break them. “Besides, your father told us we need to try to keep others from noticing what’s going on. If they ever find out-”
“Find out what, Penny?”
Ruby nearly jumped as she turned around, giving a nervous smile to Ciel. “O-oh, you know, just… spending a bit of time with my girlfriend.”
“And you’re approximately-” Ciel pulled out her pocket watch and let out a sigh. “-an hour late for our training session. I’ve been looking around all over for you.”
Penny flinched a bit, not realizing that she had forgotten about the training session with everything that had gone on. “Right, I should get-”
Ruby quickly covered Penny’s mouth, giving a nervous chuckle. “I’m sorry, I had forgotten all about it. A uh… mission came up and ‘R-Ruby’ and I were needed to clear out grimm.” A hiccough escaped her mouth, causing her to immediately put a hand to her mouth in slight embarrassment. “It will not happen again. I’m sure we could reschedule-”
Ciel grabbed the back of “Penny’s” shirt and started dragging her off to the training room. “We do not have time to reschedule this. It’s unlike you to forget about something you had promised, but we’ll make up for the lost time.”
Penny sighed as she watched Ruby get dragged off, slumping a bit in her seat. “I will have to make this up to Ruby.” She stood up to follow, only to be stopped by a hand on her shoulder.
“And where do you think you’re going, Runt?” asked Harriet. “You and I have a training mission scheduled.”
Penny paused for a moment, trying to figure out what to say. She very well couldnt tell Harriet that she wasnt Ruby, mostly because she knew Harriet wouldnt believe her, but that would also be throwing Ruby under the proverbial bus. But she couldnt exactly say she was Ruby because that wasnt exactly true either. “I… am needed by the General-”
“Wrong answer, kid.” Harriet deployed her weapon, using the exo-skeleton arms to pick “Ruby” up and drag her away for the mission. “You said you wanted to work on your speed and now’s the best time to do so.”
Penny struggled to get free, no longer feeling the strength her other body had given her. She gave up after a few seconds of struggling, letting out a heavy sigh. “I… alright…”
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General Ironwood pinched the bridge of his nose as he looked over what was left of the experimental rocket that was supposed to get Amity just enough altitude to send a message to the rest of the world. “Let me get this straight: you destroyed this in order to free it from a geist that had made it part of its body?”
Weiss looked away, hesitating for a moment as she tried to get her words together. “W-well, it wasnt exactly… us…”
“There was already some sort of explosion from the dust.” Blake pulled out her scroll and showed a few pictures of the site she took. “Considering what Ruby and Penny had gone through, we’re pretty sure the rocket was the cause of the explosion.”
Ironwood nodded and let out a sigh, turning away from the rocket and looking out the window behind his desk. “And how are Miss Polendina and Miss Rose doing? They’re still recovering, correct?”
Yang nodded. “They’re both recovering but I’m not sure they’re fit for combat right now. Still a bit shaken up from the explosion and Ruby has a wound in her side-”
“Then I’ll let Doctor Polendina know that he has full access to anything he needs to get them both back on their feet. We need Amity to work if we’re going to defeat Salem. And when you see Ruby, send her up to my office.”
“Y-yes sir.” Yang took a deep breath and started walking out of Ironwood’s office, her prosthetic shaking a bit.
Blake noticed and gently took her hand to try to keep her calm. “Everything’s going to be alright. You said it yourself, Ruby and Penny are recovering-”
“That’s not it.”
Weiss looked at Yang curiously. “Then what is it?”
Yang quickly moved Blake and Weiss to a quiet spot in the hallway, making sure no one was listening in. “Ruby and Penny arent… exactly themselves anymore.”
Blake sighed. “You’re going to have to explain what you mean. Did something happen to make them lose their memories?”
“N-no, they’re literally not themselves.” Yang hesitated for a moment, trying to find the right words. “They uh… their minds are… switched.”
Weiss blinked a couple times, keeping a straight face as she spoke up. “They… switched minds?”
“I know it sounds crazy but Ruby is Penny and Penny is Ruby. I… I dont know how it happened but it had to be something in that explosion with that rocket. You saw the dust and even you couldnt recognize some of it.”
Weiss thought back to the geist they saw, trying to remember what dust was attached to it. There was plenty she knew she recognized, but then again, some of the dust didnt reflect the light quite right. Almost like they shined in a kaleidoscope of colors…
Blake shook her head and started walking back to the dorms. “I’m sure you’re just imagining-” She stopped in her tracks as “Penny” flew through the wall, nearly hitting her.
“Penny” rubbed the back of her head, letting out a sigh. “How does she control these things…?” She turned her head and smiled as she saw her team. “Hey guys… er… I mean… Sal-u-tations! Did you find the rocket?”
Blake and Weiss both turned to stare at Yang, who had a smug smile on her face.
“Yeah, we found it.” Yang walked over to help “Penny” up, shaking her head and keeping her voice in a low whisper. “I thought you were supposed to be trying to keep a low profile until we figured out how to fix this, Rubes.”
“I’m sorry but there isnt exactly an instruction manual-”
“*Manual download commencing,*” chimed a voice in Ruby’s head.
Ruby paused for a moment as letters and data flashed in front of her eyes, filling her mind with everything she needed to operate her new body. “Okay… nevermind. Guess there is one.”
Weiss slowly walked closer. “R-Ruby? Is that really you in there?”
Ruby instinctively saluted to Weiss, giving a smile. “Ruby Rose reporting for duty. Now if you will excuse me, I need to show Ciel that I’m combat ready!” Without a delay, Ruby rushed back to the training room, letting her floating array out and using it to guide herself through the walls.
Blake hesitated as she watched, slowly raising a finger. “Should… we be concerned?”
Yang nodded, turning around to thead to Peitro’s lab. “We should let Pietro know what’s going on.”
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Community Event Feedback
Hey guys! Me again. As mentioned in my last ooc post, I’m gonna be coming up with community events for RWBY rp accounts. I’ve solidified that I will be hosting them every Saturday, starting with this upcoming Saturday!
I already have an idea in mind for what this upcoming one could be that could end up getting some pretty interesting interactions and even get more people out there with maybe people they haven’t interacted with before! The idea is of a body swap event for all of Saturday for those who would be interested in participating!
How this would go would be that each person reaches out to someone to act as their partner and discuss which of their muses would bodyswap with each other. Obviously multimuse blogs can partner up with a different person- one for each muse. Additionally, icons aren’t necessary nor required since that would be quite a lot of effort for something that’s meant to just be fun and entertaining!
I think this could be a lot of fun, but ultimately I am asking for people of the rp community to leave me feedback by replying/reblogging this post- preferrably reblogging it so that way more people are aware of it. I generously ask for honest opinions on it! If enough people aren’t interested in it, or would rather a different event, then I will scrap the idea and come up with a new one!
So that’s why I’m making this announcement now so that way people have plenty of time to submit their thoughts on it and we have time to alter anything should it be needed! Have a good day, and I hope you all look forward these weekly events!
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