Distracted. That was the best way to describe Pyrrha Nikos. She hadn't been paying attention in classes in what felt like eons, she had only nominally ben part of conversations between her teammates, and she had been spending more and more time to herself as a result. Ever since that sparring match against that silver-haired student from Haven…Mercury, she remembered his name was. That match hadn't left her mind since it ended so abruptly. There was no doubt in her mind that he had known what he was doing. Not many people could hold their own against her; and yet he not only held his own, but he disarmed her. And then to simply forfeit like he did….something didn't sit well with her about all of this. She needed answers.

So focused on her train of thought, Pyrrha was lost to the world as the bell rang to signal the end of another of Professor Port's lectures. Stranger still, she remained largely unresponsive until her partner spoke up, tapping her on the shoulder. "Pyrrha? Come on, class is over."

Jolting from her reverie, the red-head nodded, rising to her feet. "Right. Sorry, I suppose I'm jus a bit…-"

"Distracted," Jaune finished her sentence for her as he offered her bag. "Yeah, I've noticed. Is everything okay?"

Taking the bag with a grateful nod, she paused her speech a moment. "I'm fine. It's just that sparring match a few days ago, do you remember it?"

Another nod, this time from Jaune. "Yeah. The guy with silver hair, right? Wasn't his name…-"

"Mercury. Tell me. Did anything seem…off, about our fight to you?"

The two headed for the classroom door as he thought about her question. "A bit. It looked kinda like he was holding back, but from where I was sitting I didn't get a good look."

A soft hum of agreement answered him. "It felt like it too. I just wish I knew why."

"Is that what's gotten you so distracted lately?"

A nod. "I've been looking for him every chance I get. I need to get to the bottom of this."

This assertion made Jaune cock an eyebrow. "Pyrrha, are you sure that's a good idea?"

Pyrrha shrugged, turning down the hallway to their dorm. "It's the only idea I have. If I don't figure this out, I'm going to go crazy."

The blond chewed on the inside of his lip a moment, debating on how to phrase what he wanted to say. "I dunno, Pyrrha. There's just something about him that rubs me the wrong way. He's kinda skeevy, honestly."

A soft, reassuring smile flickered over painted lips as she reached a gentle hand to pat her partner on the shoulder. "Your concerns have been noted, but I can handle myself."

A sigh greeted that. "I know you can. Can't I show a little worry for my partner? You certainly do it enough for me."

That comment managed to get a small giggle from the girl. "True." Their conversation was cut short by another red-head bounding up to them, followed shortly by her partner. Nora's chipper disposition did wonders to distract Jaune from the problem at hand, but Pyrrha kept finding her mind wandering back to that fight; replaying it over and over in her mind, trying to figure out what he was playing at. She had to figure out what was going on.

And to do that, she needed to find Mercury.