Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-158.125.243.29-20150329080244/@comment-26259025-20150416174423

I think Weiss is in the right to be honest. Blake lied by omission to them. And, if you think about it, Weiss doesn't exactly go ahead and say "She MUST be a murderer.". But, she's got to be realistic- Blake might be a murdering liar. Weiss is a victim. She didn't want to dislike the WF, and she still has every reason to despise them. She's almost stuck in two minds- she's trying to be this better teammate, but, the White Fang have deliberately caused her and her family suffering. We don't know how she would have acted had Blake just been honest about it- but she ran. And that, though she'd never admit it, terrified Weiss. Remember, Weiss has probably never met a Faunus she could trust. You grow up where a select group of people hate you, that'll stick with you.

However, once Weiss had those 12 hours to think, she seems to grow a little as a person. She may still make snap judgements about people, but she overcomes it. And it makes me think had Blake not been afraid of opening up to her teammates, the whole situation could have been avoided.

But, I'm not having a go at Blake. Blake is really quite righteous, more so than her friends. She genuinely believed the WF were trying to make the world a better, more understanding place. And, when she realised they were not doing this, she bailed. She's almost got this tunnel vision- "I must do anything I can to make this world better."

Weiss is more...self centered. Now, that's not as bad as it sounds. She's just more interested in protecting her own- the Schnee name. I'm not saying she doesn't want to help people, but, she's really less vocal about it than Blake.

But, I think the only reason Blake stood up for the WF was she was terrified of being judged because of something she did in her past. She knew they were doing wrong, and she didn't want that wrong they were doing to be associated with her by her friends. You notice she wipes a tear away when Weiss tells her she doesn't care who she was associated with, or what she did in her past. She actually cares about Blake herself. This comes full circle with the "Better teammate" thing. She cares about her teammate trusting her enough to be open and honest with her. That's why Weiss, though she takes a little bit of time getting there, is in the right.

Like LiveandSound said, Blake was manipulated. She's a victim of the WF. Weiss is alos a victim.

In summary, the White Fang are dicks.