Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24416658-20151203145629/@comment-25924729-20151223120309

(Extra long for character development. Also, hope you don't mind this RP getting a little awkward at parts. I'm trying to build a relationship between Laura and Vale.)

Laura looked up anxiously from her salad as Hafleikr entered, expecting news or another test of some kind. Instead, the intimidating boy only took some food and left immediately. She looked to Vale with a small shrug, but the cat faunus ignored her.

“Why do you hate me so much?” she tried starting a conversation.

Vale paused midbite and regarded Laura like she’d just asked the dumbest question ever. Then wordlessly returned to her meal. But Laura wasn’t going to give up that easily.

“Are you jealous because I’m joining the Pilgrims like you?” she tried. No reply.

Laura tried harder to recall anything he knew about Vale. “Is it because I’m training as a Huntress?” A slight hesitation, Laura knew she was getting closer.

“Is it because of your Mother?” That did it.

Vale slammed a fist on the table, rattling the porcelain plates and silverware. “How dare you?!”

But Laura wasn’t intimidated. “How dare I? You’re the one who attacks people in the middle of the street, try to kidnap me and have my friends killed, and don’t even explain why! If you want to kill me, at least give me a reason first!” she snapped.

Vale glared viciously at this heathen, wondering where this sudden courage came from. The battle of wills raged on for a while, neither girl would back down. At last, Vale sighed frustratedly and sat back down. Laura was right, she deserved to know her sins before dying.

“You and your kind, Hunters, are the scum of this earth.” She began. “You call yourselves heroes, keepers of the peace. But nobody faults you when you lie, kill the innocents and destroy lives! You think saving a handful of people gives you the right to get away with the pain you cause so many others? The pain you caused my family?!”

She was on a roll, and didn’t restrain herself as she continued her story of an old Huntress whom life treated unfairly, portraying the person who ruined her as a monster, and denouncing her kind, Hunters, as hypocritical villians. She ended her story with “, that’s why I swear on my life, I will avenge Mother. Huntsmen will burn, Beacon will fall. You will ALL DIE!” she roared hysterically.

Laura paled with the horrible understanding. She finally knew the reason for Vale’s never ending rage, the poor girl was horribly misguided, her entire existence devoted to a psychopath’s dream of revenge. She pitied the unwilling assassin, and tried to convince her.

“Vale… whatever your mother told you, she’s wrong. I understand. I used to think Hunters were suicidal fools too. But I’ve seen them work, they’re nice people who try very hard to make world a better place. Of course, they can’t save everyone, your mother’s case was a tragedy, and I’m truly sorry that things turned out that way for her.”

She stood up and crossed to Vale’s side of the table, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder. “Please stop this nonsense. It’s just… wrong. Let me help you.” The girl was trapped and blinded by her hate, if only she would listen, Laura wanted to help her see the world in a more positive light.

But Vale only shut her out again. “You don’t know me.” She replied coldly, turning her back on Laura and leaving the room. She had enough of this nonsense, wanting to just end the Initiation and get away from here. She wandered the hallways calling “Heathens! Blue girl! (Nacoma never introduced herself) Hafleikr?” impatiently.

Alone in the dining chamber, Laura stood staring into space for a long time. Eventually she let out a sad sigh and followed Vale outside, unaware the entire episode had been filmed by hidden cameras and broadcasted to Nacoma.