V6E4 Alone in the woods

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We see Ruby staring at the moon through the window, sitting on the staircase of the main house at Brunswick Farms. Snow is drizzling outside. Ruby checks on her team, who are all sitting on the rug and around y/n, who was still in the odd alien form that's also a walking furnace. Maria is reading while sitting on the sofa, while Oscar is pacing back and forth. After checking on the others, Ruby stands up and walks toward Qrow. Her uncle is sitting nearby the window, looking outside with his feet propped on the drawer.

Qrow: "Storm's cleared up for now. We should be able to leave by morning"

Ruby: "That's good"

Qrow: "No… I don't have a good feeling about this place, especially with me around…"

Ruby looks down at a wine bottle on the floor with Qrow's hand hovering near it, then looks back up at him with a questioning glance.

Ruby: "Are you… okay?"

Qrow: "Sure. Tell everyone to get some sleep. I'll wake you guys up just before sunrise"

Ruby walks away as Qrow drinks from the wine bottle. Ruby pauses and looks back at him, clearly sullen over her uncle's increasingly-frequent alcohol use, before narrowing her eyes downward.

Back in the other room, the fire continues to burn. The book Maria is reading has a "III" on the cover, with the previous two volumes on a nearby table.

Oscar: "It's a diary?"

Maria: "The head of this household, Bartleby. Apparently, he and several other families founded this little settlement to try and live on their own. It sounds like it worked, at least for a spell"

Oscar: "Grimm?"

Maria: "Just one of many hardships. Slowed down their farming, made everything harder… It's a shame, really. He seemed like quite the ambitious fellow, always thinking of new schemes to overcome the odds"

Y/n: "so what happened to this place..?"

Ruby: "Hey, guys. Qrow said we should get some sleep. We're gonna head out early tomorrow"

Blake: "Thank goodness"

Everyone gets up to get ready to sleep. Maria hops off the couch.

Maria: "Hmph, the last thing you'll catch me doing is letting some kid tell me what to do. "Go to bed!""

Maria sits on an armchair, turns on the lamp next to it and continues reading from the book. Ruby shrugs and smiles before going to sleep herself. The fire continues to burn in the fireplace. Y/n However, stayed sitting, seeing as how he's currently stuck.

By next morning, the fire in the fireplace has gone out. Sunlight seeps through the curtained window while Team Omni RWBY and Oscar sleep on the floor. Maria rests on the armchair, still holding the book she was reading. Qrow sleeps on the chair by the window, still barely grasping the wine bottle in his hand. A couple other wine bottles are also on the floor. The bottle slips from his hand and clatters on the floor, causing Ruby to wake with a start. She looks around before rubbing her eyes and getting on her feet. She walks over to the window and opens the curtains.

Weiss: "Close the window…"

Y/n: "I can feel the sun stabbing me..."

With y/n finally back in human form, which only left a barely visible scar, Ruby walks over to the entrance hall and picks up the empty bottle Qrow dropped before walking over to her uncle.

Ruby: "Uncle Qrow. Come on, get up"

Qrow: "Leave me alone…"

Ruby: "We overslept"

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