Surprisingly well for now.

(Aaaand Mind Collector and I are back in business! Sorry to disappear for so long, but you guys would NOT believe how relentless RL has been for me. Still is, to be honest, but I'm settling into a new routine.)

"Yeah, she's one of my teammates," Emerald told Jaune as Neo reached them, Neo making a mental note that she would have to disguise herself while working for Roman now, and maintain her normal appearance during the festival, instead of the other way around.

"Wait, I thought her name was Trivia... Oh, right, Neapolitan is a nickname," Jaune realized. Looking at her pink and brown hair along with her pale skin, he added, "And it fits quite well."

Neo gave a sour look, and turned a questioning glare on Emerald, who raised her hands in defense. "H-hey, don't look at me! *I* didn't tell him!" she defended herself.

"Oh, it was in the directory for exchange students," Jaune said, coming in for the save. "SOME of us DO pay attention you know," he added... Conveniently leaving out that it was Pyrrha who had been paying attention, not him.

"Ah," Emerald sighed in relief that Neo's ire was no longer on her, and Neo gave a shrug, and went to give her order to the ice cream stand, holding up her scroll to communicate it.

"Silent type huh?" Jaune noted.

"You have no idea, I have never heard her speak, like, ever," Emerald remarked.

"Why's that? Is she mute, or is it like an oath of silence or something?" Jaune asked, crossing his arms and tilting his head curiously.

Emerald turned a deadpan look at him. "...she never said," she replied with a perfectly straight face.

"...right, walked right into that one," Jaune acknowledged, chuckling, eliciting a giggle from Emerald, and an amused smirk from Neo, who got her namesake ice cream.