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[ Weiss has been keeping to herself for a few days, really only having spoken with Ruby and Jaune so far.. but this situation has come to a climax. She can't take it anymore. She has to do something! Even if it means acknowledging the other people who may or may not actually be pirates. ]

I'm going to ask you all a question and one of you had better have an answer! Is there anywhere in this place to sleep that isn't full of smelly drunkards? Maybe a place with an ice machine that looks a little more like it's got zero chance of bugs.

[ Weiss's tone is dead serious. She has absolutely no tolerance for this quality of rooming. Bunk beds, dorm rooms? Fine. They're clean, warm, and more than comfortable at the top school for huntresses and hunters. They definitely aren't situated over a noisy bar. The other option was to actually get a ship and she wasn't going to deal with a tiny little dinghy-- that would probably be worse than the room. ]

I know my standards can be a little high sometimes... but there is absolutely no way I'm staying in a place that's not even fit for animals for one more night. [ The last three words are punctuated to emphasize her point. ]

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I suppose so. That might explain why no one who lives here has exactly been friendly if they had something to do with bringing us here, though.

I assume most the general public find us rather frightening as well.

How do they tell us apart from them if we just get clothing from their time period?

[ Well, a cloak. She's planning a cloak. She doesn't want to wear dirty clothes. ]

I am unsure.... Perhaps we stand out as we do not know their culture?

Isn't there anyone here who knows about their culture enough to figure this out?

I am not quite sure, I have spent most of my time here at sea and unpopulated islands.

Are most of the islands unpopulated?

I can not say if most are, simply that we have come across quite a few. Those that have not been I have not had much time to interact with the local populous.

Your trips must be really eventful.

There was an island populated by giant lizards? That was actually quite an event.

Only by giant lizards?

[ Giant lizards she can understand. That seems normal. For it to only be giant lizards would be a little weirder. ]

There were some regular animals as well, though we primarily focused on the lizards.

Were they hostile?

The liards? Some of them. But no more than one would expect of such a creature.

So just like regular animals instead of bent-on-destroying-humanity animals?

[ Not Grimm then. Well that's sort of a relief. Not that she was worried but it kind of sticks with you when your entire planet is split into only 4 kingdoms because the rest of it is inhabited by humanity-murdering monsters. ]

More or less, are you used to such opposing creatures? The kind that truly threaten the livelihood of man?

The creatures of Grimm inhabit most of the earth and are constantly trying to wipe out humanity. They don't have souls, they just kill whatever's in front of their face. That's why people like me go to school to train to be hunters and huntresses to help fight against them.

That is most frightening! I would say they sound near to youkai, though I am sure youkai have some sort of soul within them.

What's different about a youkai from a grimm?

I suppose youkai are more discerning of their targets. Many are violent and dangerous, but most do not indiscriminately kill all things before them. I would have to know more of your grim to say much more.

There are a number of different classifications of Grimm, but the one thing they all have in common is a particular white and red mask. They have no soul, and therefore no aura. They are all dangerous and they're all shaped like animals, but corrupted versions. They've been around as long as we have, but they just want to destroy. It sounds like your youkai are capable of thought and decision-making, so there's a huge difference right there.

That they are, though some are as beasts and share no higher reasoning. However that is only some. They are still for the most part a great enemy to man, as most feed of us in one way or another. Your Grimm sound closer to those of the beasts, who act purely on instinct and instinct alone.

Exactly. I'm sorry that you have to deal with those, even if it's only some of them.

They are easier to put down than the ones who are more capable. But then I am one who is particularly skilled at such acts, and feel more worry for the common man who may run across them without any means of defence.

So you're trained like a huntress then? [ Or whatever the huntress equivalent in her world is. ]

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