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[secondnature]

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[competing]

[ first pidge (again) and now shiro (again)... what a beating. ]

hey

[ by now he assumes keith has checked his messages regarding transfers. ]

howre you doing

[secondnature]

[Losing Shiro without getting an idea where Shiro had disappeared to back home is hard. Having to explain it is even harder. Somehow, he worries less about Pidge than Shiro. But then, is that really so surprising?]

I'll be fine.

They'll both somewhere, right? Somewhere tangible?

It could be worse.

[He is trying to convince himself to some degree, but still.]

[competing]

[ he remembers listening to pidge's rambles about all the work she'd done with her other team while she was away from them, and he tries to find comfort in that. they're still out there, doing good, and he tries to make that dull the sting of missing them. ]

yeah it definitely could

[ and then there were two. ]

can i do anything?
do you wanna be alone?

[secondnature]

I don't know.

[It's a short, succinct answer, all caused by the fact that Keith suddenly feels suffocated by Shiro's words. I want you to lead Voltron. Even here, that belief remained.

The thing is, Keith knows he's changed, both as a paladin and a member of this team.

But that's part of the problem. And the longer he keeps that smothering fear from Lance, the worse he fears it'll be when it comes out.]

[competing]

[ well. it's definitely not a no, and considering who he's talking to, that's pretty much an invitation. still, lance isn't entirely sure how open that door is, so he thinks maybe nudging it open a little further with his foot, without outright barging in will do just fine for now. ]

well
im by the lake trying to feed the kraken
so if you ever decide ill probably be here for a while

[secondnature]

Yeah?

Well, don't fall in.

I can't lose you, too.

[The words come easily. Shifting the focus onto Lance for a moment helps.]

[competing]

[ well if they have to spend a few minutes talking about him, lance is (no surprises here) more than willing to fall on that particular sword. ]

no risk of that here im as agile as a cat!
...that can also swim really well if ever accidents happen
so i guess im more like a tiger

[secondnature]

You think you're as fierce as a tiger?

[competing]

you dont??

[secondnature]

Dude, have you SEEN a tiger?

NEITHER of us are as fierce as a tiger.

[competing]

ok but i can still swim like one
no — EVEN BETTER

[secondnature]

That's because you're a human. Not a tiger. You're not as big.

[competing]

so you agree i could take one

[secondnature]

I NEVER SAID THAT

[competing]

AWW THANKS BABE I BELIEVE IN ME TOO

[secondnature]

IF YOU FALL IN I'M NOT COMING TO HELP YOU

[competing]

ill be fine! its like if pidge fell into a pile of math
ok thats not a great analogy but you get what i mean
though i guess the waters a little colder than im used to
not to mention the actual kraken
but it probably wont STILL be hungry right

[secondnature]

Get out of the water.

[competing]

i want it on record that going in myself to prove a point isnt the same thing as falling in

[secondnature]

Sounds to me like you fell in.

[competing]

did not! check the record!

[secondnature]

You're only saying that because you know the only record we BOTH have is your word on the matter.

[competing]

come on would i lie about something like that??

[secondnature]

Uh

Yeah?

Yeah you would.

[competing]

thats hurtful
anyway youre wrong and im a graceful little mer-tiger