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8) The problem is, he didn't have any reason to go back to the bar except to pay the tab, and he was extremely subdued when doing so. Then the innkeeper and his subdued words afterwards, calling Shiro an idiot, further imply that Shiro won't be coming back to pay the debt himself.

10) Imagine this:

We see crow. Little red cape starts growing from crow's neck. Flash of light/puff of smoke, and suddenly Qrow is standing there with a few feathers on his arms. Feather sink into Qrow's arms.

Boom, it looks like Qrow has actually transformed without them having to animate the entire thing and avoiding this whole 'skip the animation' thing they seem to be doing.