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CREE.
Owner of the discreet Gilded Cage hideout. Cree has traveled all of El Nysa and established his spies, or "little birds" in every corner of the world. He knows intimate details about important figureheads of both factions, and suspects that the refugees are not all that they seem to be. Despite being a known criminal and the apparent orchestrator of the VIOLET 2710 attacks, he provides work for the lower class and seems to have a generally positive reputation. He has a strong dislike for Ashti.
Cree is almost never seen without a small bird on his shoulder. You might find that you have seen this bird before, and if you listen closely enough, you will hear it speak common to its owner. If you specifically request contact with the the bird alone, it is entirely possible it will carry out a conversation with you.
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Qrow nods and takes a moment to take this in, though. He wants to know the history between Wyver and Olympia, but he's pretty sure others will ask about that. In that case, he can ask them about it later on. ]
Guess I'll make my next question a bit more personal.
[ It's not personal at all. ]
S-8 — that guy was afraid of Ashti. What was up with that?
[ It's more personal than one might assume, for the man before Qrow. He makes no effort to mask his unhappiness with the subject, and it's with a deep breath that he continues. ]
What do you think happened to the girl that was caught, my dear Qrow? Ashti is the guard dog of an Empress, and her wrath is inflicted no matter the circumstances their prisoners might be under. There would be no lawful trial, no public sentence. He very well may have gone back to a life more painful than his final moments, everyone none-the-wiser.
[ Qrow can imagine something like that happening if you surrendered a prisoner to someone who didn't work for the law. He felt upset when S-8 died in front him because he took his own life. Death might be a part of society and everyday life, but that was a death that could have been avoided. Should have been avoided until there was a trial or something. It doesn't feel right.
He keeps his thoughts to himself for now, though. But he does have more questions. ]
I did, [ He answers with a quirk of his brow. Did that coupon mean more than the half-off promo? He questions himself if he should give it back, but he doesn't verbalise it. ]
How much time do I have left? I want to know some things, because even "guard dogs" [ Airquotes included. ] should be treating people justly. Or is this Empress the kind who goes "off with their heads" whenever she's pissed off at people?
You aren't running on hourglass time. I will answer your questions until I lose my patience or my temper, but I advise against the latter.
[ Cree doesn't verbalize his request for the coupon in turn. He simply leans forward in his seat, hand outstretched with an expectant raise of brows. ]
Her methods are not so... emotionally charged. She feels she does not have the time to spend on anything but protecting her own interests, and thus allows any method of torture be conducted on those that oppose her. She funds an Institute that creates people like S-8— creates weapons to be unleashed on Wyver citizens in the name of advancement. Negotiations on finding peace have been rejected time and time again, and blood is spilled because she allows people to foster such an unfounded hate.
[ Qrow tries to remain neutral on the outside, but he can't help but narrow his eyes at the mention of the Institute. So he was right in that those specimens weren't just androids for experimentation. They were going to be used for something—nothing good. The confirmation is enough at the moment.
He fishes out the coupon from his pocket and leans forward to hand it over. ]
What's it for?
[ He had honestly thought it was a regular discount coupon, and was saving it for when he needed it. Still, it isn't his in the first place, so he's more than willing to hand it over. Now, it just makes it seem like it's something more. ]
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Qrow nods and takes a moment to take this in, though. He wants to know the history between Wyver and Olympia, but he's pretty sure others will ask about that. In that case, he can ask them about it later on. ]
Guess I'll make my next question a bit more personal.
[ It's not personal at all. ]
S-8 — that guy was afraid of Ashti. What was up with that?
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What do you think happened to the girl that was caught, my dear Qrow? Ashti is the guard dog of an Empress, and her wrath is inflicted no matter the circumstances their prisoners might be under. There would be no lawful trial, no public sentence. He very well may have gone back to a life more painful than his final moments, everyone none-the-wiser.
The coupon... did you keep it?
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He keeps his thoughts to himself for now, though. But he does have more questions. ]
I did, [ He answers with a quirk of his brow. Did that coupon mean more than the half-off promo? He questions himself if he should give it back, but he doesn't verbalise it. ]
How much time do I have left? I want to know some things, because even "guard dogs" [ Airquotes included. ] should be treating people justly. Or is this Empress the kind who goes "off with their heads" whenever she's pissed off at people?
no subject
[ Cree doesn't verbalize his request for the coupon in turn. He simply leans forward in his seat, hand outstretched with an expectant raise of brows. ]
Her methods are not so... emotionally charged. She feels she does not have the time to spend on anything but protecting her own interests, and thus allows any method of torture be conducted on those that oppose her. She funds an Institute that creates people like S-8— creates weapons to be unleashed on Wyver citizens in the name of advancement. Negotiations on finding peace have been rejected time and time again, and blood is spilled because she allows people to foster such an unfounded hate.
no subject
[ Qrow tries to remain neutral on the outside, but he can't help but narrow his eyes at the mention of the Institute. So he was right in that those specimens weren't just androids for experimentation. They were going to be used for something—nothing good. The confirmation is enough at the moment.
He fishes out the coupon from his pocket and leans forward to hand it over. ]
What's it for?
[ He had honestly thought it was a regular discount coupon, and was saving it for when he needed it. Still, it isn't his in the first place, so he's more than willing to hand it over. Now, it just makes it seem like it's something more. ]