Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27966940-20170517013010/@comment-25936766-20170803055138

Phantomlink959 wrote:

Context: Henry is a self absorebd cock waffle........ Mmmmmm.........I don't know.....he was honest about his ignorance, but I'm not quite sure he's a "self-absorbed cock waffle".

....In fact, at some points he doesn't sound exactly self-assured, like Neptune and Jaune did practically everytime they tried to flirt with her. And that's something, considering how in Jaune's case Weiss didn't even look at him to begin with most of the time.

''Henry: Henry. Marigold.''

Weiss: Weiss Schnee.

''Henry: I know, I saw your performance. (cringes at himself) Obviously. (clears his throat) You were wonderful. And I promise I'm not just saying that 'cause you're pretty.''

Even if he "stumbled a bit" due to the fact that she was the SDC Heiress herself and not just some cold random girl, there's the fact that Neptune and Jaune had no real problems even when they knew who she was. So it sounds less like it was due to her status.

And then there's this part:

''Henry: Honesty, remember? So, you thinking about buying it?''

Weiss: No. I don't think so.

Henry: Yeah, kinda pricey for a painting.

Weiss: (annoyance in her voice) It's to raise money.

''Henry: Oh really? For what?''

''Weiss: For what? (throwing him a disgusted look)''

''Henry: Heheh, I'll admit, I only come to these things for the food and drinks...And the extraordinary company. Of course.....So what, is it another Mantle fundraiser or something?''

....I'm sure you know, "don't mistake for malice that which can be justified as ignorance". He didn't even know what the charity was for. Sometimes, someone's ignorance may feel insulting, but sometimes people just don't know, sometimes not even about major events.

Weiss never even told him that it was for what happened to Vale, either. Based on Henry's words, he only knew it was a charity, not for what (and on that, we either blame him or we blame whatever idiot advertised the whole thing). Who knows, maybe he would've at least noted the seriousness of the situation if Weiss just told him "It's for Vale".