Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-9962367-20130726233702/@comment-65.8.67.193-20130928125108

Well, that was a thing.

ZatiriaZ, I like the analogy you made for my post. "Dropping a nuclear bomb in the middle of two warring armies"? Nice. As I have mentioned before, not everything I say means RubyxJaune, but rather it's a way to shoot down all of what people say to support Pyrrha.

Now, for the arguments at hand:

First of all, the age difference. Jesus Christ guys, 2 years? Really? You think 2 years is a big age difference? Sure, in your teens you think the guy two grades ahead of you is more mature, or the girl 2 years younger than you is less developed, but for the love of Christ, is TWO YEARS that big a deal? My parents had a 4 year age difference. One of my uncles is 5 years younger than his wife, the other 3 years older. I mean, a couple of years isn't a big deal, especially when both Ruby and Jaune practiclly have the same mental age.

Everyone here is saying Ruby needs to mature first, and I kinda agree/disagree with this. But have we forgotten about the harem hero himself? I mean, again, the guy quotes his mother and wears footsie pajamas. If anyone needs to grow up, it's more likely him than Ruby. Ruby is simply easily excitable, but we have yet to see anything that really indicates childishness on her part. Sure, she's innocent and naive, but those can be explained through lack of social contact and how she was raised. Her inatentiveness in class and her tendancy to not pay attention could come from anything (though most likely ADHD.)

I mean, if you talk about maturity, then no student we've seen so far is really mature, sans Blake and Ren (those two stoics), and maybe Pyrrha. Ruby is hyperactive and cheerful, Weiss is a part-time bitch with a big ass Me-Complex, Yang has quite a sunny disposition and doesn't seem above being a trickster, Nora is. . .  well, Nora. . ., and team CRDL seems to be comprised solely of douchebags (seriously, I hope they get their asses kicked BIG TIME!)

And again, one of myprevious arguments (just to reiterate a point) was that a relationship doesn't have to start with love-at-first-sight. At this point, we know Ruby thinks of Jaune as a friend. Possible (very weak) schoolgirl crush on him? Maybe. Likes him? To a degree. Just because she isn't throwing herself all over him (thank goodness for that, I'd cry if Ruby did something so mature TT.TT) doesn't mean there won't be something later. Likewise with Pyrrha, just because she shows obvious affection for Jaune (which can be interpreted as something similar to being a protective older sister) doesn't mean the two are likely to happen. They may not hapen at all.

With the whole Velvet situation, I'm gonna wait and see how this works out. She's colored in, has a name, and seems to have had a role (as the victim of bullying) in the latest epsiode. There's a chance she will be a decoy ship with Jaune, maybe vying for his affection. Or maybe she'll try asking him out and they'll date for a while. Certainly, she may be here to do exactly what we all want either Ruby or Pyrrha to do; just ask the lucky sunnova bitch out.

Okay, I'm doing many rants, huh? Everytime I post here, it seems I'm writing an essay rather than trying to get my point across in a short, concise manner. But if at least one person understands my point, then I've done my job well. And as I've mentioned before, not everything I say is to promote RubyxJaune, but mostly meant to even the field. With how the show is currently going, none of our ships are even remotely close to sea worthy yet. And I'm fine with that.

Again, I'll support Ruby because I want to. She's a girl put into a somewhat awkward situation (at least in her mind), given more preasure than she feels is right for her, and is dealing with trying to make friend under a myriad of social issues, including awkwardness and ineptitude. She's exactly what she seems; a girl so out of touch with society that her best friend is her weapon (which she caresses, and refers to as sweetheart while purring), her sister is basically her social crutch, her first friend away from her peers is a dorky guy with plenty of issues of his own, nearly called herself Crater Face in an introduction with Blake, and still keeps trying to make friends with people. And despite the fact that RWBY and JNPR seem to be friends with her, she's most liekly still out of her element there.

As for Jaune, he's extremely socially inept it seems. Doesn't know what (Pyrrha said) is considered to be basic knowledge, quotes his mother, uses his fathers advice as a reference for trying to get a girlfriend, and seems to lack the basic survival skills (sans apparently being able to make a torch out of NOWHERE!!). Not to mention, he seems clumsy (as seen when he fumbled with his sheath/shield and sword), childish (as much as Ruby or morso even with the footsies and his calling Aura a "forcefield" of sorts), forgetful (locker situation of course), and overall lacking confidence in himself (to quote him right before JNPR and RWBY fight the Deathstalker and Nevermore respectively, "Run and live. That is an idea I can get behind!" (which Ruby even acknowledges by smirking towards us, the audience)).

I mean, these two seem like a good match and all. But again, some of the complaints are valid. But allow me to expand on them. Instead of just Ruby, both Ruby and Jaune should do some growing up. That isnt just for them, but it's also critical if you Pyrrha shippers want any chance of those two ending up together. Pyrrha seems like she might be patient with Jaune, but I doubt she could keep up with his childishness for long before wanting him to grow up. With Ruby, the two would be an excellent match with their personalities, but between the both of them there would not be nough maturity to form a single adult. They may not need it. Who knows? But I digress.

Bottom line, all your arguments are belong to us. And we are currently shooting them down. Meanwhile, I'll continue to strip off the shoddy additions you guys are making to PyrrhaxJaune while slowly adding minor pieces to RubyxJaune. To whichever goes seaworthy, I salute you! But, even if it turns out to be a dud, I will stick with RubyxJaune. Why? Again, I have no logical explanation. I simply see Ruby as someone who needs a crutch, whether living or non-living (Crescent Rose). And I think Jaune would be a good crutch for her, for now. He's not a douche, he can kinda empathize with her, and the two get along rather well, despite initial impressions ("Aren't you the guy who threw up on the ship?" and "Well what if I called you Crater Face?") not being the best (thought they were funny).

Tl;dr, still supporting RubyxJaune. I'll stick with team ArSe until the very end. In the meantime, I'll continue to kill any arguments against it!!