Jaune's crossroads

Jaune retreated back to the JNPR dorm, leaving behind the two ‘enhanced’ girls. He now possessed a better understanding of the book and planned on using said knowledge. But first he needed some privacy to concentrate better. Beacon was too busy nowadays with the transfers milling around the school grounds.

He powerwalked through the corridors, trying not to be conspicuous as he clutched the reality-altering book to his chest. A few students glanced at him but otherwise ignored his presence. For once, Jaune’s ability to blend into a crowd turned out to be useful.

Entering the dormitory wing, he made a beeline for his shared quarters and unlocked it with his scroll. The lock beeped once. Jaune carefully opened the door, and peeked inside.

He exhaled in relief. None of his teammates were present. Not that Jaune disliked them – he’d come to cherish team JNPR since initiation – but he could do without distractions right now. Especially those of the orange-haired kind. Nora was a great friend. Great at not butting into someone’s affairs? Not so much.

“Alright, let’s see…”

Jaune’s gaze landed on the desk close to his bed, and took a seat before retrieving a pen. He turned the cover and began to think.

Ironically, now that he finally got to do whatever he wanted to, his mind both became a maelstrom of ideas yet drew a blank at the same time. Jaune’s options were literally limitless. But the abundance of choice simultaneously made it hard to decide.

Jaune grumbled quietly, chewing on the other end of the pen while staring at the book. Its empty pages mocked him for being so indecisive.

“No! Enough of this.” Jaune said, grasping the pen firmly. “I won’t keep going in circles. Time to act!”