Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140725003808/@comment-9090085-20140725031846

BlackLilliana wrote: I see a maternal relationship between Cinder and Emerald but not really a biological one, I kinda get a Ultear and Meredy from Fairy Tail feeling like Cinder rescued Emerald from some sort of danger and decided to raise her herself after Emerald's family were kileld maybe? Or maybe Emerald just really looks up to her, wanting to be just like Cinder

Considering Roman refers to her as a "street rat", and how she steals when she has no need to(she was going to give all the money she stole from the old store owner to Mercury to shut him up for five minutes), she may have been living on the street as a child before Cinder took her in.

Which makes Roman's joke even funnier:

"Oh, look! She sent the kids again... This is turning out just like the divorce... That was a joke..." (It's the delivery that makes it so funny)

Speaking of funny, the RWBY vs JNPR food fight has a lot of parallels to a real fight between the teams, doesn't it?

Also, after Nora throws the pie, is that Peter and Ozpin siting behind JNPR?

On a more sad note, I think it's safe to assume we won't be seeing Tukson again outside of flashbacks(it would be interesting if he is something more then just a corpse for Emerald and Mercury to dispose of; but I'm not holding my breath).

With Phase 1 complete(collecting more Dust crystals, rounds and vials Roman knows what to do with), it's time for Phase 2(presumably arming and positioning everyone who will be using that Dust in the coming "war"). This is escalating quickly.