Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-16502426-20131101024335/@comment-14909251-20131118071438

XDex wrote: The problem that all of them have had with Penny is that she is very awkward, and they don't realize why. That's not going to be an issue with Weiss in particular.

The potential problem in the future is the fact that she's not human. If someone on RWBY is going to have an issue with that, it really can only be Weiss. Now, it also may well be someone from CRDL or someone else entirely, or it might not happen at all. Except, why do you presume that it can only be Weiss? I mean, we know enough about Ruby to say she would more likely be entranced by Penny being a robot, but it is not as clear with the others. While I see Yang being similarly awed by a robot, we really have not got much on her character other than her being protective of her sister and sympathizing with the Faunus. The thing about androids is that it is not simply a matter of them not being human, but a matter of them being machines closely imitating human life. She may have some personal beliefs or experiences that would make her less inclined towards the whole android thing.

Blake, is the one who I feel least comfortable speculating about on this point. I get people want to imagine that she would naturally gravitate towards someone being mistreated, but we have only really seen her stick up for her own people. She may not empathize with Penny as much as some think. If Penny is accepted without hesitation by the others upon being revealed as an android, I can actually imagine Blake being resentful of her and them.