[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[Balorak146]

LoL poor sod. He's never getting that Hoodie back

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Right?

My ex posted a pic a few weeks ago wearing the exact same hoodie that I let her 'borrow' almost ten years ago.

 

[LordofBones]

Crack idea: Weiss is tremendously sheltered, enough that she's been led to believe that the issues with the SDC have nothing to do with faunus and everything to do with 'the poors'. Why else would Blake's top be so ill-fitting that it doesn't cover up her stomach? She's so destitute that she has to wear hand-me-downs and recycle clothes from when she was 10!

Yang: *grinning* "You hear that, Blakey? You're one of the poors now."
Weiss: *happily* "You don't need to hide it, Blake! You may not be a penniless pauper like Yang, but I'm rich enough to support you both until you get jobs and become productive members of society!"

 

[AndrewJTalon]

What Kind of Person

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Yang had been digging for months. Years, really.

Old mission reports at Beacon, quiet questions asked in the wrong parts of Vale, snippets from a drunk Qrow. Every lead on Raven Branwen ended the same way: smoke, dead ends, and the same bitter taste in her mouth.

Jaune found out the way he always did—by blundering into it by accident when he asked what she was looking for in the archives of the library. Out of... She didn't know, exhaustion maybe? She told him.

He didn't say much after. He just sat with her in the archives, his own errand forgotten, and said, simply:

"My family knows how to find people who don't want to be found. If you want… I can ask."

Yang had been skeptical. The Arc name was respected, sure, but Raven was a phantom. Still, she nodded once.

She shouldn't have underestimated them.

Aunt Irene (the one with the quiet eyes and the even quieter reputation) and Uncle Brand (financial genius and bruiser) made a few calls, pulled a few old favors, and three days later the Branwen camp was surrounded before the sentries even finished their morning coffee. The rest of the Arc Clan—Nick with that easy smile that never reached his eyes when family was threatened, Isabel with her doctor's calm, even Nana Arturia standing like a queen who had once commanded battlefields with her husband Shirou, he of Unlimited Blade Works —took Raven without a single shot fired.

They brought her to Radian, and Yang and Jaune traveled there. They landed at the airship port, and made it to the Arc Farms.

They held her in the yard behind the farmhouse, not roughly, but firmly enough that the message was clear: she wasn't leaving until Yang said so.

Raven's red eyes burned when Yang finally stepped forward.

"... Mom?" She whispered.

"You wanted to see me," Raven deadpanned. "What do you want?"

Yang hesitated. She felt Jaune at her back. She sucked in a breath.

"... Why? Just... Why did you leave us?"

Raven snorted.

"You and your father were weak," Raven said, voice sharp as her blade. "The only way to get strength is to take it. Join the tribe. Take what you want. We had a great empire once—until Vale crushed us with their logistics and their self-righteousness. Our path is the only way to survive in this dark world. There is no hope of victory... Not against the darkness. Just survival. That's all. If you wouldn't join me... I had to let you go."

The words hung in the air.

Yang stood there for a long moment, golden hair stirring in the breeze. Jaune's hand settled gently on her shoulder—not holding her back, just reminding her she wasn't alone. She sucked in a slow breath.

She clenched her fists, tensed as though for a fight.

Then she looked her mother in the eye and said:

"You know what? Thank you."

Raven blinked. "What?"

"Thank you." Yang's voice was steady. "I know exactly what kind of person you are now. And if you weren't that kind of person, you never would have left. Mom never would have met Dad. I never would have gotten Ruby." Her throat tightened, but she kept going. "And I love her. I love my mom. So… thank you."

Raven's face became unreadable.

Yang lifted her chin.

"Now do what you do best," she said quietly. "And leave."

The Arc family members released her. Raven stood free, staring at her daughter for a long, silent beat. Something complicated flickered behind her eyes—anger, calculation, maybe the faintest trace of something else. Then she drew her sword, carved a swirling red portal into the air, and stepped through without another word.

The portal snapped shut.

The yard was very quiet.

---

Later, after the family had given her space, Yang sat alone beneath the big oak at the edge of the property, knees pulled to her chest. The tears came quietly, the kind that had been waiting years for permission.

Soft footsteps approached. Jaune hesitated a few feet away.

"Hey… are you okay?"

He immediately grimaced and dragged a hand down his face. "That was stupid. Of course you're not—"

Yang shook her head. A small, watery smile pulled at her mouth. She wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand and looked up at him.

"You asked your whole family to drop everything and hunt down my mess of a mother," she said. "You stood there the entire time and didn't try to fight my battle for me. You just… stayed."

Jaune opened his mouth, closed it, and settled for a helpless little shrug.

Yang stood. The distance between them felt smaller than it ever had.

"I appreciate everything you've done for me, Jaune. More than I know how to say." She took a breath. "So… would you want to go on a date with me? A real one. No competitions, no family conspiracies, no crisis. Just us."

Jaune's eyes went wide. Then the brightest, most disbelieving smile spread across his face.

"Yeah," he said, voice soft. "I'd like that. A lot."

Yang's smile steadied. She reached out and bumped her fist lightly against his chest.

"Good. Because I'm done waiting for the universe to hand me good things. I'm taking this one myself."

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Sindri Industries Data Sheet
Designation: Sindri Industries ASF-29 "Cavalier" Multirole Strike Fighter
Classification: Lightweight Multirole Strike Fighter / Carrier-Based Air Superiority & Precision Strike Platform
Role: Fleet defense, carrier air wing strike, interception, close air support, deep interdiction, and unmanned wingman coordination.
Manufacturer: Sindri Industries (primary airframe and systems integration)
Origin: Atlas

Physical Specifications

• Length: 15.8 m
• Wingspan: 10.9 m (folding outer panels for stowage)
• Height: 4.9 m
• Mass: 13.2 metric tons (empty) / 21.5 metric tons (combat loaded)
• Configuration: Twin-engine, single- or tandem two-seat, mid-wing multirole fighter with blended wing-body and reinforced carrier landing gear. Compact, high-agility design optimized for rapid cycling on carrier or air base.
• Armor: Lightweight titanium-ceramic composite with selective Hardlight Dust reactive plating over cockpit, engines, and vital systems. Emphasizes speed and energy retention over heavy protection.
• Powerplant: 2 × Sindri S-190 Dust afterburning turbofans + 2 x Nachfolger GM-142 Gravity Dust assist thrusters for STOL/VTOL landing.

Mobility & Performance

• Maximum Speed: Mach 1.9 (high altitude) / Mach 1.15 (sea level)
• Service Ceiling: 58,000 ft (17,700 m)
• Combat Radius: 1,100 km (internal fuel + standard ordnance); extendable with conformal tanks
• Maneuverability: Excellent instantaneous and sustained turn rates. High thrust-to-weight ratio and relaxed static stability give it strong dogfight performance against peer fighters while remaining stable as a weapons platform for precision strike.

Armament

• Primary Gun: 1 × Kuznets Ordnance "Charger" 25 mm autocannon (internally mounted, 480 rounds)
• Air-to-Air Missiles:– Wolpertinger Rocketry WR-33 "Gungnir" radar-guided medium/long-range AAM, Kudesnik & Käsityöläinen (K&K) IRM-4 "Yellowfin" infrared-guided short-range AAM
• Air-to-Ground:– K&K "Crocus" GR-18 short range AGM, Wolpertinger KhM-99 "Piledriver" Long range cluster munition AGM, up to 6 × Wolpertinger Rocketry UR-44 "Hive" 68mm rocket pods (19 rockets each; 114 rockets maximum), 1 x Pod Mounted Nachfolger Mk. IV 30 mm Autocannons (externally mounted, 605 rounds), up to 8,000 kg mixed ordnance: laser-guided, glide, and unguided bombs in various combinations.
• Optional Special Weapon: 1 × Odin Electronics LBH-2 "Odin Eye" Hardlight Dust Beam Cannon (external pod; high-energy precision anti-armor / anti-structure / anti-Grimm weapon, limited shots per sortie)
• Hardpoints: 9 external (wing and fuselage) + limited internal conformal capacity for low-observable loadouts when required.

Sensors & Avionics

• Radar: Heimdall IV AESA (look-down/shoot-down, simultaneous air and ground track, high resistance to jamming)
• Electro-Optical / Targeting: Yggdrasil Sensor Suite Mk III (advanced FLIR, Dust-signature scanning, laser designation, and reconnaissance modes)
• Defensive Aids: Integrated countermeasure dispensers (flares, chaff, and Dust-based decoys, jammers)
• C4I & Networking: Full Atlasian CCT Net C4I datalink for real-time interoperability, IFF, and shared targeting with warships, other air assets, sea and ground forces.
• AI System: WATTS (Wingman Autonomous Tactical Teaming System) AI core — enables seamless coordination with unmanned wingman units that can fly formation, extend sensor coverage, or prosecute secondary targets under manned control.

Crew & Variants

• Crew: 1 (single-seat standard) or 2 (tandem two-seat combat-capable trainer / specialized strike variant with dedicated systems officer)
• Key Variants:
• ASF-29A: Single-seat air superiority / multirole baseline
• ASF-29B: Two-seat precision strike and forward air control
• ASF-29U: Unmanned wingman configuration (optionally manned)

Key Features & Design Philosophy
The Cavalier was deliberately sized and configured as a high-performance multi-role light fighter that could be a supplement to the new Jormungandr-class Battle Carriers and as a replacement for multiple light fighters used across the Atlasian Federation. Atlas doctrine treats the Battle Carrier as the primary power projection naval asset; the Cavalier's role is to multiply that asset's effectiveness through rapid-response fleet defense, precision strike, and the ability to saturate an opponent with coordinated manned and unmanned packages. For ground based aviation, it would be a massive boon and would replace all existing legacy light fighters, enhancing Atlasian air defense and power projection as part of the "Improvement-84" Rearmament Program.

It is lighter, more agile, and cheaper to operate in numbers than heavier Valean designs such as the Tempest Viper. The design trades some raw payload and loiter time for superior acceleration, climb rate, and cycle speed. Hardlight Dust technology appears in selective armor and the optional Odin Eye beam pod, reflecting Atlas's technological edge without making the aircraft dependent on exotic systems for baseline performance. The WATTS AI system is the true force multiplier — allowing a smaller number of manned Cavaliers to control additional unmanned wingmen and maintain a denser combat presence than pure manned formations.

History & Service Notes
Developed as part of the Improvement-84 Rearmament Program, the Cavalier entered service as the standard multirole fighter for Jormungandr-class air wings and as a general replacement for light fighters across the Atlasian Federation.

Pre- Faunus War, Atlas operated a patchwork of light fighters and specialized interceptors from several manufacturers. Each type had its own unique engines, avionics, weapons interfaces, and maintenance procedures. The result was a logistical nightmare: multiple parallel supply chains that White Fang and other irregular forces quickly learned to target. Depots, transport airships, and forward arming points became high-value, soft targets. When those links were cut, entire squadrons were grounded for lack of the correct spare parts or munitions.

Sindri Industries was therefore given a clear mandate: produce a single, robust multirole airframe that could replace the majority of those light fighters across the Atlasian inventory and deal with peer and asymmetrical threats as part of the Improvement-84 Program. The Cavalier was the result, integrating neatly into the new Jormungandr-class Battle Carriers and the larger doctrinal shift of the Atlasian Military.

It is intended to operate in mixed packages: manned Cavaliers providing decision-making and high-value weapon employment, while WATTS-controlled unmanned units extend the engagement envelope and absorb risk-Especially against asymmetrical warfare. While heavier fighters exist, the Cavalier's multiple advances and ease of maintenance have made it a favorite of the Atlasian military forces and it has become ubiquitous on Atlasian battlecarriers and air bases.

The type has proven particularly effective in fleet defense screens and precision interdiction missions, where the Jormungandr Battle Carrier's heavy weapons and sensors provide the long-range picture and the Cavaliers prosecute the targets. Ongoing upgrades focus on further integration of the WATTS network and incremental improvements to the Yggdrasil and Heimdall suites, as well as new armaments integration.

Note: I revised the Cavalier. It is now the equivalent of an F-16 Falcon/F/A-18 Hornet, MiG-29 Fulcrum, or TIE-LN TIE Fighter-A multirole advanced light strike fighter with a long suit in technology and interoperability. Works fine on its own, even better when supporting heavy capital ships.