Yang

"So let me get this straight?"

Walt glanced over at Yang in the truck and nodded. "Sure. Fire away."

Yang nodded nodded too. "So we had a crazy morning and it was honestly fun. Especially that last bit."

Walt smiled. "I'm glad yall enjoyed yourselves."

Yang smiled. "Yeah. Everyone had a wicked good time. Anyway you're also trying to give the maid and cooking teams a relaxing day too?"

Walt nodded. "I am. They do so much for us all everyday. They're the viggest heroes in our little family. They're the mortar that keeps our rocksolid foundation together. The least we can do is give them a nreak from routine when we can. I'd like to do more eventually. Give them some real time off or take them on small vacations."

Yang smiled. "That's really sweet... anyway pitting that aside we had an awesome day. So why are we capping it off with a pizza party?"

Walt blinked. "You don't like pizza?"

Yang shook her head. "I do but that's not the point! It's no good!"

Walt blinked. "Wait... hold up... everybody likes pizza, so how is that no good? We're getting all different kinds so-"

"It's lame!" Yang stated. "It's a total "dad" move! "Good job kiddo! Let's get pizza to celebrate!" See what I'm saying?"

Walt winced. "Ok first... ouch."

Yang sighed. "Sorry but someone had to break it to you!"

Walt nodded. "Yeah and I sorta see what your saying. Pizza's hot.. so we'll pick up ice-cream too! That makes it "cool"!"

Yang facepalmed. "Oh goodie... you're hopeless!"

Walt sighed. "What would you do then?"

"Party! Dancing, drinking, paint the town," Yang said. "Something wild and crazy and-"

"And how does that give our support teams a day of rest?" He asked and Yang paused. "Those are the things you like party girl, and that's fine, but everyone has different ideas about what's fun and what isn't. Those "dad" things you derided are the things parents do to try to please multiple types of different folks. Not everyone is a wild, extrovert. Not everyone is kick ass fighter. Not everyone feels the need for speed. Not everyone jumped today and that's okay. Not everyone came to help with training. Some wanted to stay home or felt they needed to take care of things there so we could go out and that's okay too."

Yang nodded. "Ok I see your point. I guess I didn't see the bigger picture there. Sorry."

Walt smiled and took her hand. "Don't be! I'm glad you spoke up! I value your opinion just like everyone elses." He sighed. "Honestly I'd love to do some of the stuff you mentioned. But some might be hard with a group our size... and again problematic. Kali, Willow, Penny, Neo, Pyrrha and Blake among others have all mentioned wanting to go "out for something fancy" and I'd love to... but can you see yourself, Nora, Sasha, Ilulu or others having fun at an opera or art gallery or someplace ultra lux? And honestly that's not always my idea of a good time either. Merida likes simple pleasures as do Sasha, Nora and Sienna too though she's more sensual about stuff. Pirotess likes the outdoors. Raven likes quiet and "dark" things. Neo likes anything where she can have a bit of fun and be "a little trouble" and on and on. Doesn't mean they won't enjoy other things too or stepping outside of a comfort zone a bit. But it doesn't gaurantee a good time either."

Walt shrugged. "And logistically speaking it's a bit hard. Let's say half opt out of doing something. Making reservations for twenty ain't much easier than reservations for forty." He smiled. "Most everyone had a "good" day. I want to do something that pleases everybody else too... or at least try on my day off."

Yang winced internally thinking. *I forgot. It's his day off and he opted to spend most of it training for "work" and now making everyone else happy or trying to.* She looked at him. *For us we see him everyday but for him it's like going home for just a day or a couple hours then gone again for days, weeks even. He's homesick and desperate to spend time with us and instead I... I didn't think about things from his perspective.* "Hey... I think you're awesome FYI." She said. "Sorry if it seemed otherwise. Not my intent."

Walt smiled and reached over to pat her hand. "I know Yang and I think you're great! I love your passion and enthusiasm! Honestly... music?"

"Thanks... and yeah. Sure." She blushed and took his hand. *We're holding hands again,* she thought. *My other hand this time. The flesh and blood one. His hand is so big... warm... and scarred.* "I just realized," she said as Friday played Red Hot Chilli Peppers Scar Tissue. "You've always been a fighter since you were a little kid. We're a bit similar that way."

She watches him smile. "Similar but different? Is that good?" He glances over at her.

She smirks. "It's alright."

Walt laughed and after a moment so did she. "Gee thanks Princess Punch!"

Yang laughed harder. "Does that make Blake "Princess Pinch"?"

Walt laughed but shook his head. "As in "always in a pinch" and needing rescue? Better not call her that!"

Yang laughed. "True. And honestly I'm almost as bad after this last rescue."

Walt shrugged. "Everybody needs help sometimes. Even me like this morning. There's nothing wrong with that. Besides your track record is impressive. You've got the most "wins" in team RWBY after all. That's not something to dismiss lightly."

Yang nodded as The Offsprings You're Gonna Go Far, Kid played. "You think?" She looked at her cybernetic arm. "It also means I get in over my head occasionally."

Walt nodded. "We all do... time and experience minimizes the impact and makes rolling with the punches easier. Learn how to come up swinging and hit back better, harder, meaner, smarter. But that's the life we chose. If someone like us ain't in over their head sometimes they're likely doing it wrong." He chuckled. "That's been my experience anyway."

Yang grinned. "Like us?"

Walt shrugged smiling and blushing. "I see a lot of myself in you. I learned a lot of lessons the hard way too... but the important thing is that you always get back up. You may not always win but it's what you learn from every fight no matter the outcome. If you learn something new everytime and get back up again... then you never really lose."

She thought back to earlier. "That's why you do things the way you do? You could've went for strength and fought those guys hard... but you needed to learn from getting punched, thrown around and hit with busses." She laughed. "You want even more experience!"

Walt chuckled. "Old habits die hard. I keep telling myself stop and retire... but yeah. It's become my bad habit."

Walt pulled into a big parking lot. Yang blinked. "That's not the pizza place is it?"

Walt nodded. "It ain't. That's the liquor store. Come on party girl. Let's grab libations for our "party"." He winked as he got out of the truck.

Yang laughed. "Alright, now you're talking!" She hopped out of the truck before he could get her door for her and offered him her arm instead. Walt laughed, courtsied making her laugh and then took her arm smiling.

Yang looked up at the sign to the surprisingly large building. "What the... are you kidding me?"

Walt chuckled and shook his head. "Nope. I take it it's your first time?"

Yang stared at the Red and Blue sign that said "Beer Bros & Bottle Babes". "Yup. Is it...?

Walt chuckled and nodded. "Appropriately theme "staffed"? It is. They have both wandering around. Duff Man, Tsunade, Captain Haddock... we might even see a Willow or a-"

"Uncle Qrow," Yang sighed. "Well it's a big store. Let's do this." She guided him towards the door.

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