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Pidge Gunderson ([personal profile] pidge_out) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2018-11-23 08:09 pm

Sleep is for The Weak

Who: Pidge, You, (and Lance and Keith's sleeping selves, i guess)
Broadcast: No
Action: S.S. Huntress
When: Now


[ Pidge has vanished from her usual haunts lately. She may still not be completely 100% reconciled with Lance and Keith, but that doesn't mean she's okay with the fact that they've both slipped into comas. Again. Up until now it had seemed like the entire Voltron team would always vanish or go comatose at the same time, though. And it's strange to suddenly be one of the only ones still awake.

The best way she feels she can deal with it is by at least staying near them. Guarding them until they do wake up, or something like that. And the thing that makes watching over them even more palatable is when she digs up all of Keith's markers and proceeds to draw graffiti all over their faces.

Keith gets whiskers. Emo tears. His scar gets colored in red. Angry eyebrows. Bags under his eyes.

Lance gets wrinkles. The words "Purple Paladin" on his forehead. Altean letters.

Should anyone come over to check on the two sleeping paladins, they'll find Pidge there. And they should probably intervene. Because at the moment she's running on a half hour of sleep and five cups of coffee. And is also in the middle of creating a very graphic drawing of a dick on one of Lance's cheeks. ]
wallcrawler: (p7)

[personal profile] wallcrawler 2018-11-24 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Welp. Peter had been coming in here to check on Oliver & company, what with their owners in one of the Fleet's semi-frequent induced comas and all, but apparently now he had this to deal with.

And since he's a little too tired for a more diplomatic route, Pidge'd find herself hoisted up off the floor by the collar shortly after he walked in. Not exactly the most comfortable option for him, given the meager four inch height advantage, but the Green Paladin was light years away from being the heaviest he'd ever had to lift.]


Come on, hand 'em over. You can work on your face tagging once they're able to defend themselves again.

[He'll even hold out his other hand within Pidge's reach, to collect the weapon evidence markers. Because he's all about being helpful tonight, clearly.]
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[personal profile] itsyagirl 2018-11-25 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Lance is still not answering Veronica.

She's growing increasingly worried. Silly as it is, the two usually send each other "good morning" texts, more for her benefit than anything. While she had sent out hers once she'd woken, a response never came.

No cause for worry, right? Just him sleeping in.

But the hours tick by, and there's still no response, so she sends another friendly, teasing message to Lance's communicator.

Nothing.

Starting to get a bit anxious, she finally makes her way to Lance and Keith's room, only to find the door half-open. Really worried now, Veronica pushes it open and steps inside.]


...Pidge? [Her voice is a mixture of confusion and worry. Sure, she's drawn her fair share of dicks on her brother, but it seems like Pidge has been at this for a while. And she may have temporarily forgotten that the Green Paladin prooobably won't recognize her...]
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[personal profile] itsyagirl 2018-11-25 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Veronica knows enough about Katie Holt to know that she's far scarier than she looks. Honestly, even wielding just a marker, Veronica has no idea what Pidge can do, and puts her hands up in surrender.

Frankly, she's paying a bit more attention to her unconscious brother, but she obviously has a situation to de-escalate here.]


I'm Veronica. I'm Lance's sister. [Pause...] What's wrong with him? Why won't he wake up?
itsyagirl: (concern1)

[personal profile] itsyagirl 2018-12-10 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
He's in a coma?

[Veronica is temporarily deaf to everything else Pidge has said, her worried expression only increasing tenfold. She rushes to her brother's side, dropping next to him and taking his hand in both of hers.]

But...I just talked to him last night, he was fine... [She looks like she might cry.]
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hope you don't mind backtagging whoops

[personal profile] itsyagirl 2018-12-17 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Veronica sighs, rubbing at her face before taking Lance's hand and squeezing it gently.]

You're saying all we can do is wait...?

[She thinks that over for a bit.]

Hand me a marker.
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-11-25 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Allura has, of course, come to check on the Paladins as well. This whole falling asleep for a movement and coming back with new horrifying memories isn't something she enjoys seeing them go through, so the least she can do is stop by to make sure they are taken care of. And of course they will be. Pidge is watching them.

Apparently.

And experimenting with her art skills, of which Allura has no place to judge, having none herself.

She was about to comment on using her friend's as a canvas while they're out cold, but she's stopped entirely by seeing some very familiar letters. ]


...Your Altean has greatly improved, Pidge!
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-11-25 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ The mention of the Castle sobers Allura up rather quickly. She knows that it's gone--that it will be gone in her near future--but that knowledge still hurts. It was home, and one of the few remaining, truly Altean things left in the universe.

She knows that she needs to stop clinging to those so desperately, but it's difficult not to.

No need to dwell on that now, not shouldering the loss of her civilization on anyone else. She hasn't seen Pidge in quite a while and her body language alone says that something isn't right. ]


Perhaps we can practice together.

[ She moves closer to where she's scribbling on Lance. ]

May I?

[ Take a seat, that is. ]
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-11-25 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Allura just smiles and takes a seat. ]

Of course I do.

[ She finds that she often has too much time on her hands, especially now that she's splitting piloting duties with Lotor. Sharing a ship with him has caused Allura to be a little more reclusive in her own right, but she's trying not to let that shirk of her duties as a friend as well.

Allura takes the marker and pulls off the cap. ]


Here, try this...

[ She writes something out in quick, elegant Altean script along Lance's forearm. Then reads it aloud. ]

"Felebra sakna oont, Lance."
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-11-25 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Allura nods. ]

Yes, very good!

[ And Pidge can trust that appraisal, as Allura is not a very lenient or merciful instructor, as her Voltron drills have likely shown. ]

It means "please wake up soon". Or rather, it's the Altean word for "waking up", "please", and "soon". Normally a request would take place at the end of a statement, but the time modifier oont shifts that word order instead.
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-11-26 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sorry, Lance. At least she's teaching Pidge how to write nice things?

Allura purses her lips as she watches Pidge write. ]


Hmm...

[ It is legible, but she does reach over to where Pidge forgot a convenient circle above the main portion of the character. ]

Don't forget the accessory vowel. But you've done very well!
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-11-28 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Allura shakes her head. ]

At the very least it's an inoffensive mistake--a light spelling error, rather than something that changes the meaning of the sentence.

[ Any Altean, she says as if there are an abundance around. Thoughts of the colony come to mind, a place she hopes to visit and liberate before it's too late. But dwelling on those thoughts in front of Pidge won't be helpful, so she smiles. ]

Truthfully...that you have any interest in learning Altean at all makes me happy, Pidge.
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-11-29 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Allura places her hands in her lap and watches Pidge work attentively. And Pidge will decidedly get a round of applause when she finishes. ]

Excellent! Much improved, Pidge. You're a quick learner, as always.

[ She smiles. ]

I would be happy to assist you with that as well, if you'd like. I don't get to hear much Altean anymore.
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-12-06 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Allura tilts her head to watch Pidge...take pictures? Oh, likely for studying later. Ingenuity! She's impressed. ]

Hm?

[ English? ]

Is that what you call Earthling?
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-12-16 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Is that so?

[ Allura hadn't even bothered to try and get into the different dialects of Altean, but different languages entirely? ]

Humans are much more complex than they're given credit for.

[ She's learned that on her own. ]

But no, the Castle and your armor should have been translating for you. In this place? I'm not so sure.
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[personal profile] princessences 2018-12-22 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
I had always assumed something similar was at work, but now that you mention it, I am curious. Though I should make a concerted effort to learn at least one of your Earth languages, shouldn't I?