The ships passengers seemed to be slowly opening up, and Yu could just make out some of the conversations that had begun. Ideas about weapons and Grimm, about the way they look and the way they actually are. Gossip about others, sly glances, questions about being partners. Ah, right, partners. She stopped her pacing and sighed, rubbing the back of her head, mind wondering about who would be best to pair up with, until an unfamiliar voice rose up from behind her.

[i]“Your wings are quite beautiful.” [/i]

The sudden compliment caught Yu slightly off guard, and she turned around quickly to face a rather pretty brown-haired girl, who also seemed to be surprised by the kind words she had passed on. Yu blushed faintly and then nodded once, a silent thank you and a silent hello. The brunette eventually introduced herself as Clementine and held out her hand in greeting, probably trying to wave away the awkward air that had settled between the two, and Yu slowly took the hand and shook it once, keeping her grip light.

"Hello, Clementine, my name's Yu. Pleased to meet you." She smiled a small, distant smile and then took a step back, bowing her head lightly in another form of greeting that had stuck with her after growing up in such an... Oriental household. Yu then allowed her eyes to cross over Clem, taking in the pretty girl's armor and tallness with an impressed gaze. This girl seemed to be well off, she was tall and strong-looking, probably had some experience earlier in life. A good option for a partner, perhaps. She slowly brought a hand over to her cloak and rubbed at the longer feathers, hoping to calm herself, and then she glanced up at Clem and rose her arms outwards, as if she were going to take off flying right then and there. The cloak was attached to her wrists and elbows with thin ribbons, which made it follow her arms movements like webbing, and as she rose her arms higher the cloak spread out more and more. Yu nodded towards her arms then glanced at Clem again,

"I... Uh, don't actually have wings, see?" She allowed her arms to drop, the cloak once again enveloping her body in a flurry of inky colors, "thanks for the compliment, though." Her mouth widened into a toothy grin, eyes narrowing playfully. The ice had been broken, and Yu had already found something interesting about this girl. She reached forward without hesitation and managed to clamp her hand around one of the long braids at Clem's side, moving forward slightly to examine it closer, grunting slightly as the hilt of her weapon dug lightly into the side of her gut as she leaned. Nice hair, pretty, shiny. Healthy. Yu smirked and glanced up at Clem, flicking the end of the braid too-and-fro in front of the other girl's large eyes,

"So, why're you here, Ms. Clementine?" Yu questioned, straightening up just a bit, still swishing the hair around like a paintbrush between her fingers, "to become a Hunter, I'm guessing? Yes, that's probably the only reason why you'll be sat on this ship." She smirked, eyes narrowed, but then quickly froze up as arms wrapped around her back. Touching, touching, someone was touching her. Yu gaped and attempted to turn, but was completely stopped as fingers ran through her feathers, tugging gently at the plumage that was gathered closer to her neck. Her hands released Clem's braid and clawed, eyes narrowing into red slits as the hand continued to roughly massage at her feathers. Everything about this mysterious person touching her screamed danger, but the hand wrapped around her neck was strong and closed so tightly around her remaining down that it would be painful to pull away now. Now, Yu wasn't one to get flustered, such a weakness was often withheld for events of true embarrassment, and right now didn't seem to be a good time to explode thanks to the surrounding group of potential enemies and teammates. A sudden weight on her shoulder made the bird faunus teeter, and after re-balancing herself Yu turned to glare at the source, face burning as a light voice complimented her plume. Something white and long brushed her forehead and twitched. Bunny ears, another faunus was draped over her shoulder right now.

[i]'And a touchy one at that.'[/i]

Yu quickly sucked in a deep breath and calmed down just enough to regain her ability to speak,

"Thank you for finding such interest in my feathers, I [i]sooo[/i] wanted to feel someone tug them out." Sarcasm dripped from her voice, heavy and thick. The bunny then introduced herself as Azalea, asking for Yu's name in return, but she simply smirked and reached upwards to grab onto one of the ears that were sat upon the pink-haired girl's head. Once she had a reasonable grip in the appendage, Yu pulled. Lightly, not wanting to cause actual pain, just hard enough to match the amount of pressure she had felt in the beginning. She relaxed her tugging slight and turned back to face Clem, eyes hard with discomfort, and then she returned her glare to Azalea, pulling at the bunny ear once more,

"The name's Yu, glad to make your acquaintance, rabbit. Let's be good friends." Yu allowed her voice to tighten, trying to sound sweet as Azalea did, all while she pulled harder and harder, as if she were trying to flip the bunny-girl over her shoulder by the ear