Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20141003002601/@comment-9090085-20141004071805

Mercen-X wrote: Yeah, I came to that conclusion when Blake mentioned "hideout" and then Oobleck said "exactly". Grimm don't need hideouts, so, for whatever reason, Oobleck is actually here for the criminal element and is clearly aware that this was the girls' personal mission or had already made it clear to them that this was their collective goal. Between getting on the airship and being in flight, there may have been some information we missed.

I imagine Ozpin made the mission with the intention of having RWBY take it right from the start - why else would he put it up the the first year student missions if no first years can take it? I'm sure he briefed Oobleck on RWBY, the team he would be working with.

Hence, Oobleck has no need to pretend that he and RWBY don't have the same mission: To find the WF hideout. On top of making it easier for everyone, it also means RWBY has no need to try and give him the slip, as they're all working towards the same goal.

(This, by the way, makes Oobleck and RWBY (some of)the "scouts" Ozpin was talking about last episode)