April System Mingle

[thespaceopera]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Possibly!
Action: April System
When: Month of April!


[Welcome to the Belt, a huge asteroid belt that's been terraformed for life. Here you can explore the different asteroids, become a rock star, race on some ATVs, enjoy not being underwater.

In other words, it's a mingle! Get in everyone!

> System Info ]

Comments

[tempredmental]

Yeah. [Allura was definitely all about diplomacy first, something Keith had to get used to. Being more of a fighter pilot himself, he tended to be a little more wary and defensive just from his nature and training alone. Others in the Garrison were more science-minded and about the exploration aspect.]

I'm Keith. [He reached out to shake hands back.] Paladin of Voltron and now pilot of the Huntress. [He smirked a little.] Should I call you 'captain'? [Keith clearly didn't seem to rely on rank, even if he had a mildly military background. His tone was a little teasing towards Kirk.]

[universal_charm]

Paladin of Voltron sure does sound fancy.

And you can if you want. I won't say no, but you can just call me Jim too.

_{[ He flashed him a grin, taking the teasing and rolling with it. He'd give it back soon enough. ]}

Full name's for when I'm in trouble.

[tempredmental]

That's what Allura calls us. I never really thought about it beyond that.

[He shrugged a little. Keith didn't exactly have attachments to the idea of the Garrison or rank, so he was fine just calling him Jim. He also tended to forget to explain that Voltron wasn't exactly a part of the Garrison, either, mainly because he didn't like to admit that he'd been kicked out before graduating. It wasn't something he was proud of, even if he wasn't all that upset about it, either.]

Jim, it is, then.

So, you self-taught on riding?

[universal_charm]

More or less. It was cheaper than a car when I was sixteen and I could afford it with my part time jobs. Kept it all the way up until I joined up and went to the Academy. Some guy in the ship yard has it now, I think.

Though I did find a classic on our last mission. Which I then crashed during a rescue.

_{[ Oops. He might sound a bit contrite about that. Maybe. ]}

[tempredmental]

Oh, man. A classic, huh? That kind of sucks to have to make that call. Was the rescue at least successful?

[It had to be worth it, right?]

[universal_charm]

_{[ His smile is a touch tighter, just that hint of sadness and guilt layered behind it. ]}

Yeah, the plan worked. Girl had one last good ride at the end - which was kind of a miracle since she'd been sitting there for something like one hundred years.

[tempredmental]

[Keith could understand that. One last good ride was better than nothing, and it had been for a rescue that ended up successful, so there was that, at least. The quip about the age, though, made Keith wonder what Kirk would think of him flying around space in a robotic Lion and a Castle that were over ten thousand years old each and had spent almost all of that time sitting dormant.]

That's good, at least. Better than it getting wrecked for something stupid.

[Like racing across an unknown rocky area at break-neck speeds...]

[universal_charm]

_{[ Probably stare for quite a bit, and then start asking a lot of questions. He won't necessarily disbelieve him but - yeah, that would require questions. A lot of them. He's already heard a bit about it, actually, from Shiro, just not quite in that context. He chuckles at that statement, looking around them and back behind, their tire tracks trailing away into the distance. ]}

Like, say, a race back to the trail head?

[tempredmental]

[Keith smirked.]

Is that a challenge?

[Please say yes.]

[universal_charm]

_{[ His own smirk grew, flipping the HUD down and activating it. ]}

Absolutely. Try not to fall behind!

_{[ It would be super awkward if he lost a younger member of the fleet out on one of these jaunts. ]}

[tempredmental]

[Oh... it was on.]

I should be telling you that!

[He flipped his own visor down and cranked the engine on his ATV. The tires spun, kicking dirt behind him as he slid the vehicle around in a circle to face back the way they had come from, and then he took off.]