Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-210.4.98.158-20130906173718/@comment-16348034-20130906191456

BenRG wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if the legal situation of Faunus is similar to blacks in the segregation era. Different schools, different seating areas, not allowed on 'human-only' transports. Just by being at Beacon, Blake is probably breaking so many laws it isn't funny; she could end up doing serious time if it comes out in an uncontrolled way.

My preferred scenario? Team RWBY become public heroes for stopping one of Roman's schemes dead in its' tracks, live on global TV. There is a lot of media attention on them for a while and Lisa Lavender is approached by a source she calls 'White Mask' (it's Adam) who provides proof of Blake's dual heritage. Being a sensationalist reporter to the core she runs the story, hoping to create easy headlines that will further her career. There are the predicable shouts of outrage and expensive individuals threatening Beacon with lawsuits for allowing the cream of the next generation of humanity's defenders to be 'corrupted' and 'defiled' by Blake's presence.

Ozpin responds that the Beacon Academy founding Charter does not specify a species for students, only that the meet the physical and academic admittance criteria, which Blake does. Additionally, the general mood of the populace is equivocal. Yes, she's a half-breed but... didn't she save all those people's lives? They've seen her in action and seen her in her more everyday life thanks to the obsessive media coverage of Team RWBY since then. For the first time, the tone of the debate about Faunus civil rights has swung that the majority believe the assumptions behind segregation are flawed. People can no longer claim that Faunus are inheritly 'inferior' to humans.

I have a lovely mental image of Lisa interviewing Blake and trying to provoke her into some kind of 'animal' response by needling her with openly slanderous questions. Blake is almost offensively polite and factual; Lisa's director cuts off the feed when the reporter starts getting annoyed at not getting the desired response.

The interview is never aired; the sentiment in favour of Faunus equality and in favour of Blake personally is simply too strong for VNN's owners to risk it.

It is anyone's guess if this outcome was Adam's goal when he contacted Lisa.

LISA: Miss Belladonna? I just want to say that... it was nothing personal, okay? I've got nothing against your kind myself; I was just doing my job.

BLAKE: The sad thing, Ms Lavender, is that you genuinely don't understand why that is the worst and most amoral mindset of all for someone to have.

WEISS: VNN will be hearing from the Schnee family lawyers, Lavender. I won't let you get away with this!

BLAKE: Weiss... She isn't worth it; none of them are worth it. Just drop it.

WEISS: Blake...!

BLAKE: Just... drop... it. Meanwhile...

YANG: Nora, where's the five lien?

NORA: I already told you, IT DOESN'T COUNT!

And their fight levels several buildings, multiple trees, and a hotdog cart.