It was hard to tell if she was eager, or anxious. Her palms were sweaty beneath her gloves, and Clementine’s mind was running a mile a minute as she did her best to calm her lingering anxiety. With both hands sitting tensely along her sides on the grips of Gorgon, and Yggdrasil, she stared out the windows of the airship as she tried to hype herself up, ‘[i]This is it. This is what you’ve been waiting for all your life.’[/i] There was no doubt in her mind that this would be difficult, but she couldn’t help but get swept away in the idea that she was going to be a Huntress. Years of training had finally brought her here, and she couldn’t have been more ready for this first mission. Reaching Laputa would prove to be challenge, but she was confident that she’d find a way. It was a frightening thought that not everyone on the airship would make it through this mission, but becoming a Hunter or a Huntress wasn’t going to be easy. Beacon was only searching for the best of the best, and she understood that even the slightest mistake could end her chances of reaching her goals.

Despite all of her worries, Clementine kept a straight face as she stared out of the window and down at the clouds below. The Emerald Forest was filled with different types of Grimm, and dangers so she would have to keep her guard up, but the brunette couldn’t help but grow anxious to test out her own skill. Apart from sparring with her parents, and taking on smaller Grimm such as Vampire bats, this would be her first experience in true combat. Squeezing Yggdrasil's grip, she felt a flutter in her chest as excitement swept through her. Today was definitely not going to be easy, but Clementine was ready to prove to herself, to the other students, and to all those at Beacon that she belonged here.

The diversity among the students within the airship brought an air excitement within the girl. ‘[i]I wonder who’s going to be my partner?[/i]’ She had heard stories from her parents about how they met. Fighting side by side as partners against the creatures of Grimm as fellow Hunter and Huntress. The idea held an interesting and romantic appeal to it, which sent the girls gaze over the crowd around her. Her fell over the tall, burly fauna. His impatient words and aggress huffing brought a heavy intimidation, but as he spoke she felt her jaw tighten in irritation, “[b]Might jist start killin' 'ere. Git a warm up.[/b]” A silent vow was formed in her head as she turned her gaze away and scoffed lightly, ‘[i]I’ll have to make sure to steer clear of him.[/i]’ This was hardly the time to say such things, but Clementine kept her mouth shut and focused her gaze elsewhere. Falling onto a dark haired girl and fox fauna sitting across from her, she watched as they chatted away, ‘[i]I need a partner, not a team.[/i]’ Looking about the room a little more her eyes bounced from smoking red head, to a blind male standing amongst the crowd in the middle, to another girl eating some pocky. Walking calmly about the airship, her eyes searched around until the brunettes eyes fell along another fauna. The dark feathers that pooled around her caught the girls eye as she watched the feathers glisten with color. 

Crossing her arms behind her back, Clem carefully stepped forward to the dark haired Fauna as she found herself intrigued. Standing before her, brown orbs fell along the other girls peaceful features and before she could think about what to say, Clem blurted out impulsively, “[b]Your wings are quite beautiful.[/b]” Pausing for a moment to admire them once more, the brunette felt her cheeks heat up as she realized how odd that must have sounded, “[b]Ah—I mean, uh,[/b]” Swallowing hard and making the air around her rather tense and awkward, Clem gently stuck out her hand in an attempt to break the tension, “[b]Name’s Clementine, it’s nice to meet you.[/b]"