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[padadin]

Who: Shiro and you
Broadcast: Yes
Action: If you want, he's on the Blameless
When: Saturday evening

[Text closed to Keith - Friday night]

We've arrived to the new system. How are you feeling?

[He doesn't know about the planet bringing back the sensations of the dreams yet, but he worries.]

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[Video - Saturday evening]

[When the feed starts, an armor wearing Shiro is sitting down and taking off his helmet as the light blue lights of his suit go off.]

This is Shiro, co-captain of S.S. Blameless.

[His face is serious, and his tone of voice means business.]

Last month, certain members of the fleet had visions about the planet we were visiting and the incident that happened after. But there are certain dreams that didn't find their match there, and it seems this new system has brought those sensations back. So early today, I went down with a teammate that had those dreams to investigate. [He frowns a bit, obviously not pleased with the result.] There are some small towns, inhabited by the orange-skinned people we usually encounter. They're heavily armed, too, because of a group called the Vieziri. They're dangerous, deadly hunters that have made the locals live in constant fear.

[His hold on his helmet tightens - it's frustrating, not having his lion, being limited in what he can help with. But he continues, the natural leader in him shining through.]

I know we can't stay in our ships forever. So if you go down there, please, don't do it alone. The bigger the group, the better. Bring a weapon with you, if you aren't the powered or magical kind. The locals are willing to sell theirs, too. Keep your communicators safe and close at all times, check the GPS function that our fellow fleet members were offering some time ago. Captains, it would be wise of you to know where your crew is at all times.

[He pauses. There isn't much more he can say other than be careful. So how to end such a feed?]

If a situation like Lyuku's must happen again, I can only hope we're better prepared this time. [ #famouslastwords ]

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[sylphid]

Yes, Mom.

[Yeah, that's... literally all she says.]

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[tough_love]

Then keep your guard up and stay in contact.

[Looma's feeling much better, but given the return of the visions and everything they'd learned about the Vieziri so far, there's something decidedly off about her now- not so much that she's cautious, but that everything about her seems tense and focused. The bridge almost feels more like a war room, with how intently she's studying the readouts from various systems and not devoting much of her direct attention to the broadcast.]

I have ordered the Bishop to descend from orbit. We will monitor the situation on the ground, and provide immediate fire support wherever it is requested.

[Though to be honest she probably won't even wait for a request. The moment any hostile party emerges from that wilderness, it's likely going to get itself blasted into oblivion without hesitation.]

[padadin]

[This isn't new, really. His team has thrown some sarcastic yes, add at him before. Usually he would just roll his eyes or shake his head, maybe joke back, but right now? He isn't exactly in a humorous mood.]

Fie. Are you visiting the planet?

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[tempredmental]

this isnt good

[He'd already been considering contacting Shiro, but it looked like Shiro beat him to the punch.]

[sylphid]

Dunno yet. Maybe.

[Fie shrugs, seeming as indifferent as ever. But really, who knows what's actually going through her head?]

[padadin]

[...quiznak.]

What's wrong? Are you okay?

[padadin]

I will.

[He understands her tension perfectly, it's how he feels too - he's just better at keeping a poker face for the sake of being a good guiding leader. The Bishop... he wants to yell no, don't go, but he knows better. And he trusts Pidge. She knows she can take care of herself. He need to be a good leader, not a coddling brother.]

Pidge has spoken well of your crew, I know we can count on you. But please don't hesitate to come back to orbit if it gets to be too much.

[padadin]

[An excellent question. At times like this, Shiro wishes he could.]

If you do, please let me know. Or at least your captain. Alright?

[tough_love]

I will permit this ship to be removed from the field only if it will not jeopardize those still in harm's way.

This is not negotiable.

[She suspects he means well, but...well, it's definitely a good idea not to attempt having that particular conversation again.]

The ship's weaponry, shields, and flight systems are all operational and fully crewed. I have no intention of not putting them to good use.

[sylphid]

My captain's a talking clock. [Meaning, no, she will not report to him.]

If I remember. [She'll remember.]

[padadin]

But he's still your captain. [By now, Shiro isn't surprised by talking clocks. That second part though... that's good enough.] Thank you. That's all I ask for.

[padadin]

[He wants to say something about Pidge in danger but... let's be honest, he'd do the same. And just because they aren't home, it doesn't mean they stop being paladins. This is the kind of mission they would take.]

I didn't say you shouldn't use them, Looma. Fighting to protect those in harm's way is good. I'm just asking to think twice about engaging the Vieziri if it isn't for the defense. We don't know the details of what makes them so dangerous.

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[alwayscomeback]

[Oh...swell. This is the best news ever. ]

...Yeah, that about lines up with the nightmares. Great, good. I sure was wishing for the day when they'd be prevalent to our lives.

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[universal_charm]

_{[ Because he trusts Shiro as a fellow captain to give it to him straight when he asks questions like this. ]}

What dreams are you talking about?

_{[ He was asleep when they happened, and no one exactly filled him in on them, but then everyone had been dealing with a planet just exploding, so they probably weren't foremost on the mind. ]}

[padadin]

Sokka. You got a dream too, didn't you? Was it one of the Lyuku ones, or one for... here, apparently.

[Keith gave him some details, but he won't mind more.]

[padadin]

Nightmares. Visions, they turned out to be. [He didn't get one, but the tone of his voice and the sympathy in his eyes says he knows how bad nightmares can get.] Before we arrived to the last system, certain members of the fleet had these nightmares - there were a number of them, repeating among some people - and they were all about tragedy and disaster for planet. Then we arrived to Lyuku - it was a singing planet. When it exploded, we had managed to evacuate most of it thanks to the visions that warned us.

[universal_charm]

Another singing planet?

_{[ He frowned, rubbing the side of his neck as he digested that. ]}

And prophetic dreams?

_{[ His frown deepened. ]}

God, if it's not one thing it's another in this Fleet...

(Video)

[soulsflight]

Sounds like a party to me. (As long as her sister stays on one of the ships.) I don't mind playing bodyguard if it's needed.

[goldkiss]

If the Vieziri are only one group on the planet. How are the rest of people who live in the cities and towns? If they're facing a violent group they might need aid?

[mongoosecrow]

Any chance the next planet we visit will be a nice topical paradise with nothing life threatening or terrifying?

[sylphid]

Maybe. He does tick me off sometimes. [But yes, that pun was intentional. Not sorry.]

Mhm, since you asked nicely. [Meaning, yes, but only for you and a few other people.]

[tempredmental]

[There was a delay in the response as Keith debated with himself on how much he wanted to say over text. But an answer finally came.]

the dream came back

so no

not really ok

[passingthrough]

[She looks at him curiously. Something about hearing he was the co-captain of the Blameless. She'd been friends with all that ship's former captains. Well, not Azula, but did Azula have friends?]

I guess it was too much to hope for a party planet after the last stop. [Dryly. And not that she was awake for the last two stops. The Atroma made sure she got plenty of rest. But things had certainly been on the heavy side from what she'd heard and what she remembered before going in. Definitely a change from those early months in the fleet.]

I'll let my crew know. Did you learn anything else about the Vieziri? Are they powered or magical? Any special weaponry?

[There probably should have been a "hi, nice to meet you in there." Business first?]

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[ladybro]

[ it's a mid-afternoon like most other drifting mid-afternoons. the morning work is done -- there's a little gully of time kate has to herself. after all, she still needs must make supper come the evening.

but for now: ]

Hey. Think you've got an hour to spare?

[ they very well could be little more than rooms apart, but this seems like a sensible option. sure. ]

[padadin]

[He smiles. Not widely - he's still tense and worried as fuck. But a little smile for Fie he can do. ...and maybe a pun of his own.] Maybe you just need to give him time.

Great. If you need some money for weapons too, I can lend you. [Not something he'd often offer a young girl but... mercenary. Yeeeeah.]