Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151129182644/@comment-26206856-20151129205023

1: What's with the glitch mid opening? Is it truly a glitch, or was it on purpose for some reason?

2: I have a feeling Em has a perception based semblance (much like an oc of mine >.>). It makes you see/not see things to her will. Yatsu was clearly not walking dignified like he usually does, and was knocked out at the same time in the opposite biome by Merc. It could also be another reason they hid in the grass and chose mostly locations that hide Em's abilities from the rest of the viewers. (Grass, dense forest (unlike the JNPR round's forest), and enclosed buildings).

3: Where were Winter/Weiss praciticing/eating? Some private estate in the middle of Beacon? But serisously... Winter was trusted to oversee shipments of Paladins for Ironwood due to an ambush that intercepted the last cargo. It also sounds like the new ones may or may not be better and no longer "prototypes". If not just coincidence, I'd say she took the mission as an excuse to check in on her little sister privately and in person. The Blake/Torchwick meeting from last season still has me very skeptical about how much they've seen of each other. Just like (presumably) Torchwick ambushed the paladin shipment, I wouldn't be suprised if he was ambushing the train from the Black trailer further on up after she cut loose Adam's car.

4: Winter is all about tough love. She's trying to be as harsh as possible to give Weiss an understanding of the real world, how others see her from a higher experience level, and yet clearly opens up after the harsh facts to show she does actually care and is quite proud of how well Weiss is doing on her own. She also quite enjoyed seeing her father get talked back to/ put in his place which sounds like she did at one point, but never fully broke free.

5: "If you fail to test the limits of what you think is possible... then you'll never truly grow." Something tells me this is going down a bad path, but I could be wrong. The Schnee semblance sounds almost out of place. It has multiple aspects to it that all need to be balanced and in check, and is a hereditary thing. (Queue incest theories here.) Why is it that theirs is so unique? Could it have been cultivated somehow? Engineered?

6: Qrow found some unsavory people/huntsmen west of Mistral. Anyone else care to wager that everything up until the skirts was actually part of his mission? Also, Yang doesn't seem to like his humor/behavior but tolerates it whereas Ruby rolls with the punches.

7: Why are you here? You're supposed be on a mission for like, forever... He's there to get results as soon as possible which means his mission is there. Things are going too smootly now that Torchwick is gone. Supsiciously so. Not a drop, but a total cease of all violence in the city which means trouble is brewing in the calm before the storm. (Queue Adam/WF)

8: 'We looked good, and I have a number of inappropriate stories that will back that up.' Yeah, that sounds like something happened. Be it cheating or whatnot, I expect Qrow had his eyes on at least one of the girls in his time, and it led to everyone splitting. He also immediately realizes his mistake at that point which strengthens this questionable line in regards to what happened to Raven. When he gets up to leave, he reminds them they still know very little of the world and it's dangers. And the only way to get better is to keep moving forward. I wonder if a certain someone (Taiyang/Summer) slowed down/stopped when they graduated/had a kid. This would explain the varying views and why the first split happened (Raven still wanted/needed to move forward), and why those two eventually settled together. Note that Wings plays in the background here too which deals with Yang's search for her mother and overcoming broken wings to 'take flight soon'. The search is also the 12 hour stroll she took with Ruby that ends with Qrow saving them.

9: I love Winter. Her taunts to get Weiss to push herself are so well done. Want to give up like a little crybaby? Go back to the person you hate most and beg him to help you. (Receptionists are evil! >:3) Good to know not everything is directed at Weiss. Though I can't tell if Winter overcame the issue and fended for her own, or if she gave in and is still milking daddy as needed.

10: In line with the testing limits of your semblance, the 'emotions give you strength, but don't let them overpower you' line is giving me bad vibes. Think Weiss will give in/snap and run rampant at some point? Perhaps against her own father?

11: There is a good reason as to why Weiss wants to study at Beacon over Atlas. (WHAT IS IT???) This implies that it's not just that she shirked off to become a huntress instead of taking a cushy job, but also left home to become one  for a reason as well. And apparently that reason is good enough to not upset her father (or else why would he give her her money back?). Perhaps she felt that Beacon was less stict/formalized and would help her become more free in time. Notice that Winter also tells Weiss she has an option to give up school (and family) entirely, and just explore to learn about the world and herself to become less sheltered.

12: She's really going to stick it to him. Weiss needs to believe in herself, which is part of what this visit sparks off. Notice that her song has turned from begging the mirror to tell her something (insecure) to telling it she's going to change (forceful and sure of herself).