Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3146930-20140405195216/@comment-3146930-20140406012652

I wouldn't consider Hunters to be Freelance workers. It is possible that a Hunter could rent out their skills, but it would probably be on their own time. However Hunter is considered an actual career and there are school out there dedicated to teaching people how to become one. Most of the staff at the school are also Hunters or possibly retired Hunters (going by Peter Port and maybe Ozpin himself). If they were in reality going from job to job, there wouldn't be schools set up like there would be for engineers or doctors. But then again, who pays the bills at Beacon? I mean they use giant airships to transport students and appear to be at the height of technology. Not to mention that none of the students appear to be paying anything. Just going by the main characters, Blake is a fugitive who probably cut off most of her ties to her past life, yet she can go to Beacon. Ruby and Yang may only have one living parent (assuming Summer Rose is dead), so unless he has a really good job, how is he affording this? Jaune also doesn't really fit the part of a rich kid. Yes his Grandfather or Great-Grandfather fought in the war, but he himself seems isolated from the world of battle and his attire doesn't exactly scream "Rich!" I mean he has a hoodie on under his armor, which itself is probably old.