Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160109160106/@comment-26206856-20160114023142

Pyrrha's rant isn't just about Jaune. In fact, I highly doubt it has anything to do with him at all until the very end; especially with how she completely ignores him until her rant is over. Here's what I think her thought process is:

Do you believe in destiny?

Jaune: I guess that depends on how you view it.

Pyrrha: When I think of destiny, I don't think of a predetermined fate you can't escape. But rather... some sort of final goal, something you work towards your entire life.

Pyrrha's view of destiny is what she will become after hard work towards that goal throughout her life. That goal right now to her is to become a huntress who protects the world as she states herself later in the conversation. The predetermined fate route is essentially the maiden powers ending up in her lap because it was 'destined to be'.

Pyrrha : Well... what would you do if something came along that you... never expected? Something that had the potential to stand between you and your destiny?

Pyrrha: Or what if you could suddenly fulfill your destiny in an instant, but at the cost of who you were?

Trying to explain but avoid explaining too much the "something that came along that you never expected" is the maiden powers. The powers/transfer have the potential to stand between her and her original goal of being a huntress to protect the world because becoming a maiden means not becoming a huntress.

At the same time, becoming a maiden instantly fulfills her goal of protecting the world with the new powers, but at the cost of hiding and potentially losing herself in the transfer.

Pyrrha: I've always felt as though I was destined to become a Huntress - to protect the world... and it's become increasingly clear to me that my feelings were right. But...I don't know if I can do it.

Jaune: Of course you can. The Pyrrha Nikos I know would never back down from a challenge. And if you really believe it's your destiny to save the world... you can't let anything stand in your way.

Jaune: (realizing his mistake) Pyrrha?

Pyrrha: (turning away, face still in her hands) Stop...

She explains what she thinks is her destiny... to become a huntress and protect the world. And with the fact she was chosen to become a maiden (a protector of the people with immense power, albeit hidden in the shadows) it's obvious she's in line with that goal.

It's here where Jaune pushes her to go forward, to become the maiden, even if it means throwing her life away. He doesn't know it, but his words hold much more weight and consequences than he thinks they do. Pyrrah at this point finally realizes that they have become very close and that his option of throwing her life away also means she will have to toss him (and all other personal connections) away... just as the two have been the closest they have been ever (and she's had the most friends/'real' interaction ever). This stacks on everything else, and causes her to mentally shutdown, reflexively expelling everything from her personal space and pinning Jaune to the wall.

Had she been alone and/or not harmed Jaune, she would refuse the maiden transfer at this point, but since she has now harmed Jaune, and pushed him away (already), she will find it that much easier to drown her sorrows by gambling with her life and taking the maiden powers.

This is why I think she will go to Ozpin to accept, and Jaune will continue to follow her to try and realize/fix the issue, thus stumbling upon the secret of the maidens.