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[tempredmental]

Who: Keith, open to anyone (party section is open to positive CR by invite from Shiro and/or Lance who got the list from Keith, but negative CR can crash if you're willing to deal with IC fallout from annoyed and protective Voltrons and friends... LOL / party section is also mingle style and will have a special header in the comments, so feel free to mingle and threadjack each other)
Broadcast: yes, video
Action: Huntress, planetside (including birthday camping trip near Alkaline Lake), open to coming to visit other ships if wanted or random encounters on the Iskaulit
When: Mostly Oct 23! This is his b-day post and late-October/early-November catch-all.

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[When the video came up, Keith was adjusting the angle, and then he sat back to better address the camera. He was sitting in the lounge on the Huntress, and looked super awkward. He didn't like it when Coran thought this was a good thing to try with the team back home, and he didn't really like it now, either. But, he knew it was good for them to be able to get what they needed and wanted here in the Fleet.]

So, I was curious finally, and I looked at that kiosk thing with the fanmail stuff. Apparently, I had some messages, so I'm going to answer a couple.

[He scrolled through the screen until he found one. The way he read them was kind of flat. There was no attempt at acting here.]

happy birthday, keith! if you could ask for three wishes today, what would they be?

Does getting back home count? [He shrugged.] Not that here is bad. A lot's happened here that has been good, and I wish I didn't have to leave behind. But what I do back home? That's important, too. And I always thought of that as more important than anything else I might have wanted. [Mostly. Things with Lance were good, and he really wanted to just stop the whole mission and ask his questions when he found his mom, but neither of those things happened back home. The situation with Lance was a regret, for sure. But, he was glad he finally got his answers about his mom, at least.

He scrolled again, repeating a question he saw more because he was weirded out that someone even thought to ask than any other reason.]

when will you show us your Galra transformation? I think purple would look super duper cute on you

I... I don't have one? [That he knew of. He wasn't even really aware of things that had happened back home.] I mean, at least, I don't think so. I've never turned purple, anyway. [He grimaced a little, definitely not comfortable with that, and moved on quickly.]

Is it true you’re secretly afraid of a cucumber ambushing you?

[He stared for a second.]

I have no idea what that means.

[Moving on...]

Dear Keith, since your armor suit and your pants are so tight, have you considered going commando? I bet your parts and Lance would really appreciate it!

My... parts? [He shook his head.] I'm not even going to answer that one. Honestly... [Annoyed look.] ...that's no one else's business.

[Respond to the video here!]

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[Of course... there was a crate in the cargo bay with Keith's name on it. He was wary, but he finally gave in and opened it. Inside were a few small things in a smaller box packed together, and then two larger boxes, one item each.

In the one smaller box, a few items were packed together:
panther plush
pink hippo cat costume for Snow
leadership for dummies book
hair gel (a hint?)

Then two other larger boxes packed in with the first, each with one item:
voltron cat condo (some assembly required)
red hippo trash can

Keith was not impressed...

Care to find him opening the "gift"?]

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[Shiro and Lance sent out a mass group texts to anyone Keith was friends with (that Keith told them about, but that's pretty much his entire friends list). The afternoon started off with a costume birthday party for Halloween, and eventually turned into a night of relaxation near the lake, camping around a bonfire with spooky stories, s'mores, and other nice fun stuff throughout the two parties. And, because it was a costume party, Keith actually did have a costume.

Mingle in this thread!]

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Comments

[the_tailor]

[He's still a little sore and achy come late morning considering the...celebration he'd given Keith at midnight (with tonight being a camp out, they wouldn't have any privacy then, after all), but in good spirits. It's his boyfriend's birthday, after all, and Lance is intent on making it as awesome as he can for him.

Once he's made sure that his gifts for him are wrapped up all nicely, he goes to join Keith in the cargo hold, eager to see what sponsor drops the other paladin has gotten. Under his arm are two packages of his own, though.

Lance strolls in, unsurprised to see a very confused Keith staring into a large box. He smirks and walks up to him, giving him a big ol' sloppy kiss on the cheek.]

Alright, what awesomeness have we got here?

[tempredmental]

[Keith smiled a little, scrunching his face up as Lance kissed him so sloppily, and then cautiously moved the lid so his boyfriend could see what was inside.]

I... have no idea.

A lot of it's kind of... weird.

[the_tailor]

Weird how?

[Lance peers in, helping unpack some things. He's in hysterics over most of it--the hippo trashcan is so going in their room, and the cat condo if there's enough room. He hums as he takes out the hair gel.]

Someone else is trying to say something, love.

[tempredmental]

[Keith pouted the entire time.]

This isn't funny, Lance.

[He huffed a sigh.]

Well, you can have it, because I'm not using it.

[the_tailor]

This is hilarious and you have no sense of humor.

[He puts the panther plush on top of Keith's head.]

You might look pretty snazzy with your hair slicked back for a special occasion, c'mon.

[tempredmental]

I made Hunk laugh.

[MORE POUTING- HEY... Keith took the panther off his head with another huff.]

I don't like it slicked back. It feels weird. You know that.

[the_tailor]

I still think you could do some really cool things with it if you just let me help you out, but nooooo, be all boring.

[He sticks his tongue out. Teasing Keith isn't the only thing on the agenda, though, and he holds out a small, meticulously wrapped package.]

It's probably not as good as anything in there, buuuuut....

[tempredmental]

Like you do so many different things with your hair...

[He blinked, though, his grumbling taking a somewhat surprised pause when Lance held out the small gift. He wasn't sure if he was ever going to really get used to having so many people acknowledging his birthday like this. Keith gave Lance a small smile as he took the box and opened it.

Inside, he found an antique pocket kit for maintaining his blades. Lance had gotten something engraved on the inside of the case.

You're a cut above the rest. <3, Lance

Keith chuckled.]

A cut above the rest, huh?

[the_tailor]

I would if my hair was long enough!

[He waits as Keith opens his gift, rocking on his heels, feeling a little anxious. Lance always does when he gives a gift to Keith--always worried if he's going to like it or not.]

Yeah, get it? 'cause...you know. Blades.

[tempredmental]

Maybe you should grow it out.

[Keith chuckled again and smiled. He grabbed Lance's hand and pulled him closer to give him a kiss.]

Thank you.

[the_tailor]

[He chuckles against Keith's lips, kissing back.]

I've never really had hair longer than this. What, you want me to grow it out?

[tempredmental]

[Keith shrugged.] It's up to you. I mean, you're so crazy about taking care of it, I don't know that you could handle the stress of having more. [Smiiiiiiirk.]

[the_tailor]

Um, excuse me. I definitely could. I know how to take care of longer hair even more than you do, and you have longer hair! I mean, then again, you know as much about haircare than Shiro knows about proper cooking.

[tempredmental]

Hey... I know enough to keep it clean. It's fine on its own.

[Keith frowned.]

[the_tailor]

Yeeeeeah, yeah, okay.

[He'll just be kissing that frown off of his face, kthx.]

I'm glad you liked the gift, though. I was worried it wasn't gonna be enough or something.

[tempredmental]

[Okay... the kiss worked... Keith couldn't help but smile a little. He nodded at Lance's concern.]

It's nice. [He squeezed Lance's hand.] It's actually really thoughtful.

[the_tailor]

[There. That smile is a lot better.]

Only the best for you, babe.

[tempredmental]

[Have a hug, Lance.]

Thanks.