[ 2B calling him her partner makes perfect sense to Ruby, and also encompasses how important that link is to her. Ruby feels it with her own teammates, after all.

But at the question, she shakes her head, her eyes locked on the shifting reflections again. Oscar's timid smile. Jaune's serious look. ]

No. I don't see him. I see... my teammates. My partners. My family. We fought together, back home, went through so much. Being here without them, it feels... [ She pauses, searching for the right word, and glances over at 2B again. ] ...empty. Lonely. I miss them. I wish... I wish I could have somehow dragged them with me...