The latter.

(For those of you who don't know what Ria meant by immunity from effects of the Note, there are details in a little side story branch starting multiple chapters back. It's not needed per say to read the main branch, but it will aid in comprehending events as they go along.)

"Oh, I think you'll figure it out..." Ria winked, before floating up through the roof.

"...well, this one better be nice, worth the literal pain of her showing up..." Jaune replied. "First time she appeared, I bashed my head on a rock," he told Yang.

"Well, it's a good thing you have a hard head... Both of them," she winked, flustering Jaune.

"Well, at least rising early has given us some time before Professor Peach's class," Pyrrha remarked.

(Yes she is a real character, you can find some artwork on her on the wiki, she is apparently the Dust professor.)

"Hey, good point," Jaune remarked with a grin.