Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20131011014118/@comment-10390252-20131011093435

Where from here?


 * Jaune, either by luck or design, is going to kick open the wasp box.  CRDL will be swarmed (notice that they were all clustered together - they probably all got splashed by the sap) by two-inch-long sting-weilding Grimm Wasps and will run away, screaming like little girls; we'll see JNPR and RWBY watching this display in some puzzlement;


 * After Glynda saves their collective asses from being stung to death, Cardin will loose his cool and attack Jaune. Weakened and not thinking, Jaune will knocking him down a few times (surprising both of them) before Glynda puts Cardin in 'magical' restraints;


 * On the way back to the school, Jaune tells Glynda that he has something very important to tell Ozpin and he needs to see him right away;


 * Before going in to see the headmaster, Jaune tells Pyrrha that he has something very imporrtant to discuss with her, assuming his ass doesn't get expelled in the next few minutes. "What is it, Jaune?" Jaune starts muttering: "Act the hero! Act the hero!" before leaning in and giving her a quick kiss. "Later, I promise."


 * As Jaune goes into the office, a pole-axed Pyrrha touches her lips, grinning stupidly. Behind her, we see Ren, Yang and Weiss giving a grinning Ruby some lien ("A pleasure to take your money away, suckers!");


 * Ozpin tells Jaune he figured out the transcript thing before he even arrived at the school. "Your father and grandfather were both good men aside from their skill as warriors, Mr Arc. I sensed and still sense the same potential in you if you can conquer your stupid pride. There are so many people who care for you and want to help you - accept their help and you may yet achieve your dreams." He then asks Glynda to bring in a badly worked-over Cardin;


 * Jaune and Cardin both get their academic credits to date cancelled; Ozpin informs them that they are in the Last Chance Saloon; Cardin is also put on probation because of his victimisation of various students;


 * As Jaune leaves the office, he sees all of JNPR and RWBY waiting for him. Ozpin is standing at his shoulder. "A hero is only as good as those who believe in him," he murmurs. "Don't fail them, young man."


 * The episode will end with Jaune telling Pyrrha that he is an idiot and that, in a sane universe, she'd be the leader of Team JNPR, not him. With this in mind, he'd be grateful to learn anything she can teach him, if the offer is still open. Pyrrha smiles and tells him that it would be her honour. She then returns the kiss.

I think that Episode 15 will start with Cardin in Roman's warehouse, talking to the crime boss. He'll explain that Roman was recommended to him by Junior as a guy "who can arrange anything if the price is right". Cardin wants Jaune and "his red-headed bitch" to pay for humiliating him. Roman laughs darkly and tells Cardin that he isn't a charity and that his fees reflect the quality of his services. He doesn't want the boy's lien - money he can get anywhere. No, he wants his favour repaid with a favour of his own - he'll explain what it is at a later date. Cardin hesitates and Roman adds darkly that he always collects his debts; failure to pay him would have... consequences. Cardin agrees and Roman orders a couple of Henchmen to see him out.

"Do you really think he would be of use to you?" asks a feminine voice from the shadows.

"My dear Dorothea, that idiotic, egoistic moron could be one of the most important figures to get into my debt in my entire career!"

"Are you kidding? He's a moron! A nobody! He's got nothing you want!"

"That's where you're wrong. He has two things: as you say, he's a nobody and is unlikely to be watched by the authorities... and he has continual access to Beacon Academy."

"So... you're actually going to do this?"

"I'm a man of my word, Dorothea. Find this Jaune Arc and his paramour and eliminate them. Make it... dramatic, just to emphasise to the boy that he is in our debt."

A golden eye opens in the shadows and Crimson turns and walks away.