Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20130927034714/@comment-10390252-20130927091231

Okay, let's take this down from the top:

1) Well, my hopes for Team CRDL to be the token sane ones amid the high-performance insanity of RWBY and JNPR is dashed. Still, I guess the show needed a 'Malfoy & Co' to act as in-school adversaries and it looks like that's CRDL's role;

2) Faunus confirmed; they're very obviously really anthros given Velvet's agonised reaction to Carden grabbing her ear. It's also clear that Beacon is a mixed-race school, although you wonder how long that's been the case; CRDL's behaviour suggets that there is still a lot of racism in society. By the way: Velvet Scarletina, the bunny-girl Faunus is important enough to have a character name and a logo. I expect her to be a recurrant background character. I also think she's going to be paladin!Jaune's first damsel in distress and a romantic rival for Pyrrha;

3) Blake's Faunus status is not confirmed but any doubt she's an equality supporter has been swept away;

4) HP Bars! I love that! It's obvious in my eyes that there is going to be a video-game-esque tornament section, maybe in Volume Two, that's going to be filled with shout-outs to stuff like Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!

So, what's my prediction for Jaunedice Pt.2?

I think that Jaune will wander off, feeling worthless and a stain on the shoe of his team-mates. He'll meet up with Velvet the bunny-girl, who is in tears (Carden pulling at her hears really hurt you know - those things are sensitive!). He tries to comfort her but, in the end, she wants to know why no-one would stick up for her. The excuse that 'they're the biggest guys in the year' doesn't cut much ice.

Jaune then runs into Glynda; when he complains about the treatment of Velvet, she responds that a Huntress needs to stand up for herself. If she can't handle a few bullies, she isn't fit to be a huntress against monsters and crooks! Jaune, annoyed, snaps out that Hunters are also supposed to help those weaker than themselves. Glynda shoots Jaune an inscrutable look and agrees. "Everyone must fight to their personal strengths," she adds. "I am not the only Hunter who is aware of what is happening. I am bound by my duty as a teacher but others are not; what will they do, I wonder?"

Cut to tomorrow at breakfast. Carden starts picking on Velvet again. Jaune suddenly slams his fork down, storms over and clocks the bigger boy but good. "You know, Carden, I didn't really care what you did to me. I can take a meat-head who thinks he's funny but picking on a sister Huntress just because she's a Faunus? That's low and I'm going to show you just how low you've got. You. Me. The Duelling Circle. Now."

The last half of the episode will be the Jaune vs. Carden smack-down. Carden is winning based on brute strength. Then Jaune flashes on Glynda's cryptic comment about 'personal strength'. Instead of trying to beat down Carden, he uses his smaller size and greater agility, also using his shield to keep knocking Carden off-balance by deflecting his blows to the side. The two HP bars are equal and then Carden falls further and further behind. Finally, Jaune slashes at his knees and then catches him in the chin with the edge of his shield and the bigger boy goes down for the count.

Teams JNPR and RWBY applaud and Velvet runs over to hug and kiss Jaune (much to Pyrrha's clear jealousy). Suddenly, Carden rises up and, with a beastial roar, tries to cave in Jaune's skull with his mace. He is surrounded by purple light and slammed back onto the floor. "Striking a foe from behind after the end of a formal duel, Mr Winchester?" Glynda remarks coldly. "It appears that, despite your skill as a fighter, you've still got much to learn about honour. Perhaps you can think about it whilst you're in detention with me for every night for the rest of this week."

Glynda looks at the others. "I'll ignore this unsanctioned duel as the cause appears to have been just. DON'T do something like this again." She then turns to the cowed-looking other members of Team CRDL. "I will respond very poorly to any attempts at reprisals. Now, get your poor excuse for a leader to the hospital wing and ensure that I don't see your faces or hear your names outside of class for the rest of the semester."

The end scene will be Pyrrha on the viewing deck, watching the sunset. Velvet skips up. After a few inconsequential words, the bunny-girl ask Pyrrha if there is something going on between Pyrrha and Jaune. "I don't want to get in the way of anything; if I am, I can disappear."

"No," Pyrrha responds with a game smile. "There's nothing between us but friendship and being on the same team."

"Good!" Velvet chirps and skips away again.

Alone, a tear slips down Pyrrha's cheek. She wipes it away impatiently. Fade to Black. "I am a warrior and I am a Mistralii," we hear her say. "I am strong and I will endure."