Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20131225134740/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140306102253

Ruby's light-heartedness I wouldn't call a defensive mechanism, nor triggered by the death of Summer, I think it's just always been a part of her personality. She may use it more often in times stress because it helped her through the death of mother but I don't think it was caused by it. As for Yang's wildness, I think her behaviour is a facade. Since the death of Summer it appears as if Yang has had to play the matriarchal role for Ruby and in doing so hasn't been able to express her own emotions for fear of upsetting her sister, so she hides them behind a boisterous personality and motherly care tendencies. I'm sure when she's alone she will have had more than her fair share of breakdowns, just that unlike Blake or Ruby she doesn't dare let anyone in on it because she's meant to be the strong one, she isn't allowed to be vulnerable.