unknownseas | let's consider a change of scenery [group vandalism]

[On Wednesday morning, everyone will find a note outside their suite door. If you can get past Misfire’s dodgy handwriting, it reads:]

Hey LOSERS!!!

Get down to miracle mile 2DAY, 12PM, for some

VANDALISM

[Note: ‘vandalism’ is written with one of those ‘cool S’s.]

kit will be provided BUT if you have a water gun from the machine bring it!!!

P.S no snitches allowed
JK you can come n be target practice ;)

[At the appointed time, Misfire can be found standing triumphantly in the street. Beside him is a pile of spray cans, brushes, and buckets of paint; by the looks of it, he emptied the whole store. He’s wearing the dress Forrest made him too, and using the pocket space to carry even more stuff on him.

When enough people have gathered, he’ll address them:]

Alright, here’s the deal: it’s come to my attention that some of you have missed out some crucial formative experiences, or otherwise haven’t known the joys of anti-social behavior. And, since writing stuff on walls has been a historical expression of dissent, I think there’s no better time or place to fix that.

[Grinning, he picks up something out of his pile - a water gun filled with purple paint.]

Frankie didn’t outlaw vandalism, so let’s make him realize that egregious oversight. In technical terms - go nuts.

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[HE LOSES IT AGAIN.]

[stop stop he’s already dead]

Yes, I understand, I am terrible at this.

[Misfire gives him a weak, sort-of-flailing-pat on the shoulder as he gets his shit together once again.]

And in doing so, you brought joy to us all.

…it was not my intention. But if it is good for morale…

That’s why it works.

[The fact this was a confused and very sincere attempt is truly what makes it.]

…Is that a sword-gun? …Gunsword? [Pause. Thoughtful squint.] …Swun?

…

That is a gunblade.

[And they’re very cool okay]

Tell me you made that up.

[please. he needs this.]

No? They are, in fact, extremely common in the Garlean military...

[garlemald: we looked at all the things that have guns in them for some reason in rwby and nodded in approval]

…That answer’s not as disappointing as I’d thought it would be.

[They’re so silly in an over the top badass kind of way that a whole army using them is a delight.]

And are they a common weapon of choice for angry little bird-things…?

...the snegoviki do not use weaponry. They have some ability to manipulate ice aether.

...

...Is it not common to use... mascots, of sorts, for movements...?

Are you -

[He’s trying he’s trying SO hard to keep it together.]

Just so we’re all on the same page here - are you putting this forward as our official mascot?

It is not as though I can paint anything more complex.

Hey.

Woofie.

Shh.

It's okay.

[Is he still on his knees in despair? He's gonna just squat next to him. Feet flat on the ground. A perfect scav squat.]

Complexity and artistic skill hold no bearing in the world of street vandalism. It's all about getting your point across. It's just that your point has been adorably made. And you know what? It might just set a new precedent for having mascots for movements.

…

I will take it.

[he’ll… get up…]

I do wish I had thought of something more intimidating, but those sorts of things are usually beyond my artistic ability…

[There we go...climb on out of your pit of despair. Misfire'll get up too.]

I'm sure a wolf wouldn't be too hard - if you think about it, they're just a bunch of pointy bits.