Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33754845-20190916192846/@comment-14909251-20191007012503

Granaatti wrote: Have you ever been flirted by a (older) person who is heavily drunk? I can tell you it's never fun.

The two way I can see this joke going is that either Mama Schnee makes a comment to Weiss how her friend is hot (without Jaune being present) and makes Weiss embarrassed or Mama Schnee drunk flirting with Jaune, making him really uncomfortable and embarrassed at the progress and we're supposed to laugh at it. The first could actually work and be funny, the latter is only "funny" because it's older woman hitting younger man. If their genders were reserved, or let's say we had Qrow starting to flirt with Weiss or Nora, most people wouldn't be laughing. Your scenario is different in that Qrow is something of a supervisor for them and a former mentor of Ruby who they know well, as well as spending much of their time with him over several months. If he started hitting on one of them that would have a very different tone to it. Were a drunk guy lacking that kind of prior connection to flirt with them it would be different and depend on other factors. They are adults now, lest we forget.

Also, Mama Schnee flirting with Jaune would be funny because he's Jaune, not because he's a man. Guy is not exactly a ladies man and has kind of been a bumbling oaf. Him not totally understanding what is happening because he is that naive would be a plus. It would also be funny for Weiss to be reacting because she put him down hard a bunch of times, but has recently had her life saved by him and thus might be feeling a little softer towards him.

However, as I said, there is a greater plot relevance to it as Mama Schnee's behavior could provide a natural segue into Weiss discussing her family troubles with Jaune, who is basically the only character without serious familial problems. After all, she may feel a need to apologize for her mother. A remark to Weiss without Jaune present is not gonna make that happen.