There is only one thing we say to death: “not today”.

[padadin]

Who: Shiro and you
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Also yes
When: Friday night
Note: I haven't changed my icons yet (getting to that soon!), but Shiro looks like this now. Let me know if you character can sense stuff about others' souls, Shiro has been through some shit.

1. Action - SS Blameless

[He returns the same way he disappeared: quietly, just a presence that suddenly poofs on his bed. A very comfortable bed, mind you, but Shiro still groans: his whole body is sore and his head is a mess. That single sound is enough for Procyon, though, who is now running through the hallways to jump right into his master's room and then his lap.

Barking and a celebratory "awoo!" can be heard echoing in the ship. Hi, Blameless, Procyon wants you to know your captain is back.]

2. Network | Video

[This broadcast definitely comes from Shiro's communicator, everyone should be able to tell, but the face appearing first on the screen isn't him - it's Ulaz. He seems to be sitting on a bed - Shiro's captain room, for those that could recognize it.]

Good evening. It seems Shiro, the captain of the Blameless, has returned. However, he needs time to rest and recover. As such, there will be specific hours for visiting him until his recovery has progressed.

What? [Shiro's voice comes off screen, but not for long. He's soon taking a peek over Ulaz's shoulder, showing his very white head now and a lack of right arm. He looks tired as hell too. Surprise?] Ulaz, that's not what we agreed on. I'll stay in bed like you asked me to, but I need to see my friends. This isn't a hospital. [Looking at the camera now.] Thanks to everyone that visited Procyon, and sorry for any inconve--

[Oops, the patient(?!) is being unruly, and so Ulaz decides to cut the broadcast right there before Shiro manages to socialize one more second of his tired time.

Please send help entertainment?]

update: video & action

[outstandingbalance]

Who: Natasha Romanoff + you
Broadcast: video
Action: Vanquish + Heron
When: now-ish?

Video

[Natasha's been out of sight for about two weeks now—anyone who pays close attention might have found her in one of the strange comas that sometimes grip passengers on occasion. When her face appears on the comms, the difference is stark. Not just her suddenly shock blond hair, but she worn, tired.

There's a hardness around her eyes and her mouth.]

Sorry about that. [She starts, her voice firm, tightly controled.] Looks like I blanked out there for a while. There might be some catching up to do.

[It's obvious that she's gotten more time from home. More memories. There's no hiding that. Natasha has no desire and, for the most part, no intention of sharing all she's remembered. The best way she figures to do that is to get ahead of the questions, control the narrative.

Not that she's going to start airing what happened on air, but she can control how she appears to people, how she makes herself available.]

Did I miss anything?

[And she can deflect.]


Action

[After Natasha's broadcast, she forces herself to get moving. At first, she moves around Vanquish, going through the motions of eating, doing a quick check over the ship and crew, making sure everything is in order.

It's a quick round. She makes herself do it before she heads over to the Heron. Or maybe she forces herself to go through the motions to get herself moving, to keep from staying frozen in her own bunk. Either way, before long she's on the other ship, doing another quick survey before she invites herself into the captain's cabin.

It's about the first place she starts to feel safe. There's still an anxiety in her that won't settle, though. It keeps her tense.]

[ video ]

[tempredmental]

Who: Keith, Open
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Huntress, Blameless, or Iskaulit
When: starting August 17 and through the rest of the month

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VIDEO

[The feed was a little shaky as Keith got settled. His voice was a little quiet for a moment.]

...how these happened so close together...

[He was definitely muttering to himself. The picture spun until it was facing him. He looked different. Tired, a little bruised up, older... he'd visibly aged further than Lance, Pidge, or Shiro. His hair was longer and even more grown out than before, and, when he turned to face the camera for real, there was a large burn scar along the right side of his face.]

Hey... just letting everyone know I'm back, I guess. It's weird how close this happened this time. But, yeah. In case you guys were wondering...

Oh, and, uh... thanks to whoever looked after Snow while I was gone. I appreciate it.

[And with that, he clicked off.]

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ACTION

[Keith could be found around the Huntress, the Iskaulit, or the Blameless. There might be a stop or two to the Bishop and the Tourist as well to check up on Pidge and Allura respectively. In person, he was a bit taller, and his shoulders were wider. Guess who's jacket didn't fit him anymore. His shirts were all a bit tight across the top now, too. He was going to need some new clothes when they get to the next system.]

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{OOC: Keith is back! Unlike his buddies, returning home dumped him into a quantum abyss that caused him to age two years faster than anyone else on the team. Once he got back from that trip to the team, he fought Shiro, and the two of them are pretty beat up because of it (hence Keith's new facial scar).}