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[the_tailor]

Who: Lance and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: 6/6


[Life hasn't made sense in a long time for him. Ever since the day that Shiro returned to Earth and they found the Blue Lion, it had been one crazy thing after another to the point where he never knew what the next minute would bring. How long has it been? Months? How many?

And then, of course, this has to happen. He paces around the deck he's on, still clad in his armor, looking extremely worried.]

Quiznak. Not good, not good. This is a joke, right? Some really, really elaborate practical joke that Coran's playing on us. Which, dude, not the time or the place! But if this really is real and I didn't just hit my head super hard and went into another coma...

[He covers his face with his hands and groans.]

I gotta save the universe, not be in Big Brother in space! I have to find Blue somehow. I don't care what that dumb computer says, there's got to be some way out of here, or at least to get in contact with the others... There has to be.

[Lance stops, looking down, and mumbles to himself.]

I don't want to be here alone.

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[ladybro]

[ -- oh, brother. don't both of you make her roll her eyes. she'll do it; she really will. ]

Alright, alright. [ she waves a hand as though to ward off what otherwise feels like an inevitable them thing. if she at all noticed lance saying she was pretty, she seems to make no note of it. why should she? she's heard it all before. ] That's the important thing: dinner. I can probably put something together with what we've got on board -- hopefully they don't take too long to assign you to a ship, Lance.

[the_tailor]

I'm surprised Shiro hasn't introduced you to Keith yet, they're practically sort of brothers. And you two seem to be pretty good friends. Dinner sounds awesome, though, definitely! Once I can get off of this welcome wagon--or ship, whatever--we'll make some more concrete plans.

[Yay! Dinner party!]

[padadin]

[Someone should roll their eyes at Shiro. The scolder could do with some scolding himself! The hand gesture is enough for now though, it makes him clear his throat. It's not shame, but hey, close enough. It's not like he meant to hijack her conversation, but the need to Lance no is to strong some times.]

Yes, she's a very good friend, so I want you to get along. [He doesn't use his leader voice, but there's still weight in his words showing how important that is for him, silently asking Lance not to ruin it with his flirting.] I'm sure you two can give it a shot.

[...yeah that's his attempt to lighten the mood, don't mind him. A shrug.]

You know how Keith can be. They'll let you out of the Marsiva by the end of the week.

[ladybro]

[ a very good friend, shiro says. and maybe (just maybe) that catches kate off guard. her attention flickers off the device for a moment while she considers the upgrade. huh. ]

You know me -- [ her smile is light and playful. ] I always take the shot.

What do you say, Lance? [ kate holds the device up and offers it a wink. maybe it's mean! maybe it's unfair! but part of her wants to stress shiro out just a bit. ] Think we can play nice for for the sarge over here?

[ i mean, as long as he's talking like a drill sergeant... ]

[the_tailor]

Shot? You a ranged fighter too?

[He perks up even more at the thought. And--don't worry, Shiro. He'll keep the flirting to a bare minimum, because he's getting much, much better ideas now. Lance gives a wink right back.]

Yeah, I think we can manage somehow.

[padadin]

[...he's regretting this already.

Shiro isn't sulking. He's a Paladin of Voltron, Leader of the Team, he doesn't sulk. Except he may be right now. Just a little bit! Nothing noticeable. Not at all. (A sarge, seriously...)]

I think I'm going to the gym. [Because he needs to punch something right now. But he does add one thing before finally leaving the room.] ...try not to break anything, sharpshooters.

[That's not sarge-ing! Just teasing! Promise.]

1/2

[ladybro]

[ kate watches a space beyond where the device records. one beat, two beats, three... ]

2/2

[ladybro]

Coast is clear. [ she smiles. ] He's gone.

[ and to loop back around to lance's question? ] I'm an archer. Most of the time.

[the_tailor]

[He can't help but laugh, shaking his head. Honestly, it's really good to see Shiro making friends that aren't just his teammates. Lord knows the guy needs them.]

Pass along an apology for me, will ya? Shiro's a great guy, the greatest I've ever known, but I can be...uh, a bit of a brat sometimes, and he knows it.

[But on other matters, like their apparent shared awesomeness.]

That's awesome. I've always been a really good shot, so I'm the rifleman of the team, basically. The sharpshooter, Shiro called me.

[He's still preening over that, can you blame him?]

[ladybro]

[ what shiro needs is to relax and kate would be the first person to tell him so. hypocritically, of course, because she's not exactly practicing what she preaches. ]

Maybe you and I will have to have a friendly competition some time.

[the_tailor]

[Shiro really does need to relax. Honestly, Lance hopes they find a planet somewhere with a decent spa, because of all the people he knows that needs a spa day, it's him.]

Definitely! I'll make sure not to go easy on you.

[ladybro]

[ oh, honey, that's cute. ]

And, gee, I'll try not to do the same.

[ sarcasm drips. ]

[the_tailor]

Hey, I was trying to say that I don't doubt your abilities or anything! It was a nice thing!

[ladybro]

[ sure, sure. ]

-- So. Guns only? Or do you deign to play darts?

[the_tailor]

I'm down with both.

[ladybro]

[ she's not a fan of guns, herself -- but she can use them. shoot true with them, too. but she can't help but ask: ]

Ever try your hand at archery?

[the_tailor]

A handful of times, yep, though I never really had the opportunity to. It's not crazy popular outside of like ren faires and stuff.

[ladybro]

Arguably, that's mostly the same back home. But there are a few of us. [ ... ] Archers, I mean. Professional ones.