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[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).}

Comments

[tempredmental]

It would be nice if we did, honestly.

[Keith's tone sounded a little dark and bitter at that.]

But, considering we end up back at exactly the moment we were pulled from... I don't know. Maybe it's something to do with the passing of time.

[The others had all been shocked to see Keith had aged two years while he was gone from them. Maybe, whatever was dragging them into this universe was doing something to revert them back enough that no one back home would notice they'd been gone.]

[princessences]

Perhaps...

[ She goes quiet for a moment, musing. ]

I suppose you would understand that better than anyone else at this point, wouldn't you?

[ Allura smiles, albeit lightly. ]

I feel that I should play a proper host. Would you like something to drink? The kitchen isn't anything like we had on the Castle, but it does have necessities.

[tempredmental]

I guess so.

[He understood where she was trying to go with that. He had gone through that quantum abyss, after all. Time slippage was kind of something he now knew about firsthand.

At her offer, though...]

Oh... you don't have do that. [He gave her a weak smile.] I'm okay. [Though, he'd likely relent if she insisted.]

[princessences]

I do, but I want to as well.

[ Which means they're going to the kitchen. Allura is a stubborn host when it comes to her friends. ]

The Captain has introduced me to "peanut butter sandwiches". They're very sweet. Have you had one before?

[tempredmental]

[Keith smiled a little to himself as he followed her. Might as well. He wasn't going to turn down Allura's hospitality.]

Yeah, I have. Usually with some sort of fruit on it, but it's not bad. I find it's better with the fruit, but we don't really have that often here, so just the peanut butter isn't terrible.

[It was one of the closest things to Earth food he'd been able to get in a long time now.]

[princessences]

Oh, with fruit? I believe most things are improved with fruit.

[ She is happy to hear that. ]

Do you have any recommendations? Perhaps we can get some at the next port.

[ The kitchen itself isn't much to be excited about, but she does know where the cups are. ]

We have water and some energy drink supplements. Oh, and coffee. Do you have a preference?

[tempredmental]

I guess that depends on what kind of fruit they have at the next port. I like either grape or strawberry jam from back home, and I've found a few things around different places along our route that seem to be close. [It was a thought.

He shook his head a little at her question about a drink.]

Just water's fine.

[princessences]

Grape or strawberry jam?

[ She has no idea what those are. ]

Very well.

[ Water is easy enough to get--she offers him a bottle. Much easier. ]

As...interesting as this place can be at times, I am curious to see where we land. I haven't really had much opportunity to explore outside the fleet yet.

[tempredmental]

Uh, yeah... grapes and strawberries are both a type of fruit on Earth. They can be eaten right after being picked or you can do other stuff with them. Jam is something made from fruit, and it's usually spread on toast or bread or other things like that. You can use it to make sandwiches and stuff.

[Keith took the offered bottle and opened it easily.]

Yeah. We don't have much control on destination ourselves. The ships can only fly so far away from the Marsiva before they threaten to self-destruct. Then we have to turn them back. I don't think anyone actually pushed it past the limit the last time we tried. [So, yes... Keith had tried.] So, yeah... each new place is kind of a surprise.